Here is a collection of the highest-rated Kevin Owens matches of all-time. This includes matches from ROH, NXT and WWE. Ratings are from Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Note: Owens went by Kevin Steen prior to WWE for anybody who is confused.
The Highest-Rated Kevin Owens Matches Of All Time
Honorable Mentions (Kevin Owens matches that have received 4.00 stars out of 5)
- Kevin Steen vs El Generico – ROH Showdown In The Sun – Day 1 (2012)
- Davey Richards vs Kevin Steen – ROH Best In The World: Hostage Crisis (2012)
- Kevin Steen vs El Generico – ROH Final Battle: Doomsday (2012)
- Jay Lethal vs Kevin Steen – ROH 11th Anniversary Show (2013)
- AJ Styles vs Cesaro vs Chris Jericho vs Kevin Owens – RAW (April 4th, 2016)
- Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn – WWE Payback (2016)
- Seth Rollins vs Kevin Owens – WWE Hell in a Cell (2016)
Kevin Owens matches that have received 4.25 stars out of 5
Kevin Steen vs El Generico
Event: ROH Final Battle (2010) | Rating: 4.25 stars
Kevin Steen faced off against El Generico at Ring of Honor’s Final Battle event in 2010. If El Generico lost, he was forced to remove his mask. If Kevin were to lose, he had to leave ROH.
Generico won the match after more than 30 minutes.
Kevin Steen vs Adam Cole
Event: ROH/NJPW Global Wars (2014) | Rating: 4.25 stars
Adam Cole and Kevin Steen faced off in the main event at the 2014 Global Wars event. This was a co-promoted event between Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling.
Adam Cole ended up winning to retain his ROH World Championship.
Kevin Owens vs Finn Balor
Event: WWE Beast In The East (2015) | Rating: 4.25 stars
Kevin Owens put his NXT Championship on the line against Finn Balor at the WWE Beast in the East event in 2015. This was a special WWE live event that took place in Japan.
The NXT Championship changed hands as Balor defeated Owens.
Kevin Owens vs John Cena
Event: WWE Battleground (2015) | Rating: 4.25 stars
Owens faced off against John Cena at Battleground 2015. This was for the WWE United States Championship. This was the third PPV match between Owens and Cena (you will see the other two later on this list).
Cena won the match via submission after about 22 minutes.
Kevin Owens vs Cesaro vs Randy Orton
Event: Raw (August 10th, 2015) | Rating: 4.25 stars
Kevin Owens took part in a triple threat match on the August 10th, 2015 episode of Monday Night RAW. The winner earned a WWE Championship match against Seth Rollins later in the episode.
Owens came up short though as Orton pinned Cesaro to win.
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