What are some of the best Dean Ambrose matches in history? This page will be your guide for all things surrounding the Lunatic Fringe inside of the ring! Ratings are from Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. We have included the Dean Ambrose matches (and Jon Moxley matches) that have received 4.25 stars and above.
The Best Dean Ambrose Matches (aka The Highest-Rated Jon Moxley Matches)
Honorable Mentions (Matches That Have Received 4.00 Stars)
- Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, and Roman Reigns vs Triple H, Randy Orton, and Batista – WWE Payback 2014
- Dean Ambrose vs Seth Rollins – WWE Hell in a Cell 2014
- Dean Ambrose vs Seth Rollins – WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
- Seth Rollins vs Dean Ambrose – WWE Money in the Bank 2015
- Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Chris Jericho vs Braun Strowman, Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper – WWE Night of Champions 2015
- Dean Ambrose vs Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins – WWE Battleground 2016
- Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose vs Sheamus and Cesaro – WWE Summerslam 2017
- Bobby Lashley, Dean Ambrose, and Drew McIntyre vs Finn Bálor, John Cena, Seth Rollins – RAW (January 7th, 2019).
- Jon Moxley vs Jeff Cobb – AEW Dynamite (February 19th, 2020)
- Jon Moxley vs Satoshi Kojima – AEW All Out (2021)
- Eddie Kingston & Jon Moxley vs Lance Archer & Minoru Suzuki – AEW Rampage (September 22nd, 2021)
- Adam Page vs Andrade El Idolo vs Jon Moxley vs Lance Archer vs Matt Hardy vs Orange Cassidy vs PAC – AEW Rampage (October 6th, 2021).
Matches That Have Received 4.25 Stars
Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns vs Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, and Erick Rowan
Event – WWE Elimination Chamber 2014 | Rating – 4.25 stars
The Shield faced off against the Wyatt Family at Elimination Chamber 2014. Both teams would go on to have many solid matches against one other, with this one being no exception.
The Wyatt Family would win the match after Bray hit Sister Abigail on Reigns.
Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns vs Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, and Erick Rowan
Event – WWE Main Event (April 8th, 2014) | Rating – 4.25 stars
This match happened on WWE Main Event back in 2014. It is not often that a match from Main Event gets this high of a rating but the Shield vs the Wyatt Family did just that.
Ambrose ended up pinning Rowan to give the Shield the victory.
Dean Ambrose vs Seth Rollins
Event – WWE RAW (August 18th, 2014) | Rating – 4.25 stars
Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose faced off on the August 18th, 2014 episode of RAW. This was a Falls Count Anywhere match.
Rollins won the match via referee stoppage.
Dean Ambrose vs Bad News Barrett vs Daniel Bryan vs Dolph Ziggler vs Luke Harper vs R-Truth vs Stardust
Event – WWE Wrestlemania 31 | Rating – 4.25 stars
The opening match of Wrestlemania 31 was a Ladder match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. This featured Dean and 6 other participants. The match kicked off the Wrestlemania card with a bang.
Daniel Bryan ended up climbing the ladder for the victory.
Dean Ambrose vs Kevin Owens
Event – WWE Royal Rumble 2016 | Rating – 4.25 stars
At the 2016 Royal Rumble event, Dean Ambrose and Kevin Owens faced off in a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. The highlight of the match was Dean pushing Owens off of the top rope through two tables that were stacked on the outside of the ring.
Ambrose won the match to retain the Intercontinental Title.
Dean Ambrose vs Triple H
Event – WWE Roadblock 2016 | Rating – 4.25 stars
The main event of Roadblock 2016 was Dean Ambrose vs Triple H for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. At one point, it looked like Dean won the match after getting the three-count. Dean didn’t win the Title though. The referee voided the count as Ambrose’s foot was underneath the bottom rope.
Triple H would go on to retain the Title. This was a really fun match and the false finish worked just about everyone.
Dean Ambrose vs Alberto Del Rio vs Cesaro vs Chris Jericho vs Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn
Event – WWE Money In The Bank 2016 | Rating – 4.25 stars
Dean Ambrose competed in the 2016 Money in the Bank ladder match. Dean would go on to win the briefcase.
Later in the same night, he would cash-in on Seth Rollins to walk out as the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
Dean Ambrose vs AJ Styles
Event – WWE Backlash 2016 | Rating – 4.25 stars
Dean Ambrose and AJ Styles faced off in the main event of Backlash 2016. This was for Dean’s WWE Championship.
Styles would go on to defeat Dean to win his first WWE Championship.
Dean Ambrose vs AJ Styles
Event – WWE Smackdown (January 31st, 2017) | Rating – 4.25 stars
Dean Ambrose and AJ Styles faced off on the January 31st, 2017 episode of Smackdown Live. Styles ended up winning after interference from the Miz and Baron Corbin.
Another good match between Dean and Styles.
Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins vs Cesaro and Sheamus
Event – WWE No Mercy 2017 | Rating – 4.25 stars
Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins faced off against Sheamus and Cesaro at the 2017 edition of No Mercy. This was for the RAW Tag Team Championships. This match is probably best known for Cesaro losing his teeth into his upper lip.
Dean and Seth ended up retaining their Titles.
Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Kurt Angle vs Braun Strowman, Cesaro, Sheamus, the Miz and Kane
Event – WWE TLC 2017 | Rating – 4.25 stars
TLC 2017 was a bit of a mess. This was because some of the WWE locker room caught the measles. This forced Roman Reigns out of the match and he was replaced by Kurt Angle.
Kurt, Dean, and Seth would go on to win the match.
Jon Moxley vs Joey Janela
Event – AEW Fyter Fest 2019 | Rating – 4.25 stars
Jon Moxley and Joey Janela faced off in the main event of AEW’s Fyter Fest event. This was a Non-sanctioned match that ended up being plenty violent.
Moxley picked up the win after about 20 minutes.
Jon Moxley vs Shingo Takagi
Event: NJPW G1 Climax 2019 – Day 8 | Rating: 4.25 Stars
Jon Moxley and Shingo Takagi faced off on day 8 of the 2019 G1 Climax tournament.
Moxley picked up the win via submission after about 15 minutes. This came after he was able to lock in the cloverleaf.
Jon Moxley vs Tetsuya Naito
Event: NJPW G1 Climax 2019 – Day 10 | Rating: 4.25 Stars
Jon Moxley and Tetsuya Naito faced off on Day 10 of the 2019 G1 Climax tournament.
Moxley went on to pick up the win.
Jon Moxley vs Juice Robinson
Event: NJPW G1 Climax 2019 – Day 18 | Rating: 4.25 Stars
Jon Moxley and Juice Robinson faced off on day 18 of the 2019 G1 Climax tournament.
Robinson ended up winning after 16 minutes, ending Moxley’s chances to win the tournament.
Jon Moxley & PAC vs Adam Page & Kenny Omega
Event – AEW Dynamite (October 16, 2019) | Rating – 4.25 stars
Jon Moxley and PAC teamed up to face off against Kenny Omega and Adam Page on the October 16th edition of AEW Dynamite.
This was a fun tag team match, with Page and Omega picking up the win.
Jon Moxley, SHO, YOH & Ryusuke Taguchi vs Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI
Event: NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 | Rating: 4.25 Stars
Jon Moxley teamed with Sho, Yoh, and Ryusuke Taguchi in an 8-man tag team match at The New Beginning In Sapporo event in 2020.
Moxley’s team picked up the win after about 12 minutes.
Jon Moxley vs Brodie Lee
Event: AEW Double Or Nothing 2020 | Rating: 4.25 Stars
Jon Moxley and Brodie Lee faced off at the Double Or Nothing PPV in 2020. This was for the AEW World Championship.
Moxley ended up winning after about 15 minutes.
Jon Moxley vs Darby Allin
Event: AEW Dynamite (August 5, 2020) | Rating: 4.25 Stars
Jon Moxley and Darby Allin faced off on the August 5th, 2020 edition of Dynamite. This was for the AEW World Championship.
Moxley eventually won the match after landing the ‘Paradigm Shift’.
Jon Moxley vs MJF
Event: AEW All Out 2020 | Rating: 4.25 Stars
Jon Moxley and MJF faced off at All Out in 2020. This was for the AEW World Championship.
Moxley ended up winning after about 23 minutes to retain his title.
Jon Moxley vs Eddie Kingston
Event: AEW Full Gear 2020 | Rating: 4.25 Stars
The main event of Full Gear was the match between Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston. This was an “I quit” match for the AEW World Championship.
Moxley won the match to retain his title.
Jon Moxley vs Kenta
Event: NJPW New Beginning In The USA (2021) | Rating: 4.25 Stars
Jon Moxley and Kenta faced off at the New Beginning In The USA event.
Jon Moxley vs Josh Barnett
Event: GCW Bloodsport 6 (2021) | Rating: 4.25 Stars
The Bloodsport 6 event featured a match between Jon Moxley and Josh Barnett.
Matches That Have Received 4.5 Stars
Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns vs Daniel Bryan, Kane, and Ryback
Event – WWE TLC 2012 | Rating – 4.5 stars
The 2012 edition of TLC marked the official in-ring debut of the Shield. They faced off against Daniel Bryan, Kane and Ryback. This was a really great showing from the Shield in their first match and showcased their potential as a team.
This was a great first impression from the Shield.
Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns vs Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, and Erick Rowan
Event – WWE RAW (March 3rd, 2014) | Rating – 4.5 stars
The Shield faced off against the Wyatt Family on the March 3rd, 2014 episode of RAW. Both teams have put on some great matches with one another in their careers and this might have been their best one.
Probably even more impressive that it was on an episode of RAW.
Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns vs Triple H, Randy Orton, and Batista
Event – WWE Extreme Rules 2014 | Rating – 4.5 stars
The Shield faced off against Evolution at Extreme Rules 2014. These two groups have faced off a handful of times and this was their highest-rated match.
The Shield picked up the victory after Reigns pinned Batista.
Dean Ambrose vs Seth Rollins vs Rob Van Dam vs Kofi Kingston vs Dolph Ziggler vs Jack Swagger
Event – WWE Money In The Bank 2014 | Rating – 4.5 stars
Dean Ambrose faced off against 5 other men in a Money in the Bank ladder match in 2014. The match was won by Seth Rollins but the storyline between Dean and Seth was the real highlight. Ambrose and Rollins really showed off their chemistry in this one.
Dean Ambrose vs Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns
Event – WWE Fastlane 2016 | Rating – 4.5 stars
Fastlane 2016 featured a triple threat match to determine the #1 contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 32. Dean Ambrose faced off against Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar.
This was a fun match, with Reigns pinning Ambrose for the win.
Dean Ambrose, AJ Styles, Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton and Shane McMahon vs Roman Reigns, Kevin Owens, Braun Strowman, Seth Rollins and Chris Jericho
Event – WWE Survivor Series 2016 | Rating – 4.5 stars
Dean was a member of Team Smackdown Live in the excellent 5 on 5 elimination match at Survivor Series 2016.
This was a fun match that lasted for nearly an hour and featured plenty of big stars. Team Smackdown ended up winning, with Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton being the last men standing for the blue brand.
Dean Ambrose vs AJ Styles
Event – WWE TLC 2016 | Rating – 4.5 stars
The highest-rated match between Dean Ambrose and AJ Styles took place at TLC 2016. This was a TLC match for the WWE Championship.
Styles picked up the win to retain the Title.
Dean Ambrose vs AJ Styles vs John Cena vs Baron Corbin vs Bray Wyatt vs The Miz
Event – WWE Elimination Chamber 2017 | Rating – 4.5 stars
Dean Ambrose was a part of the Elimination Chamber match in 2017 for the WWE Championship.
This turned out to be a really fun match with plenty of fun moments. Bray Wyatt won the WWE Championship for the very first time.
Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins vs Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre
Event – WWE Hell in a Cell (2018) | Rating – 4.5 stars
Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins faced off against Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler at Hell in a Cell. This was for the RAW Tag Team Championships. Both teams have been involved in a feud for the past few months.
This turned out to be a fun tag team match. It was also the highest-rated match of the Hell in a Cell PPV.
Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins vs Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley, and Drew McIntyre
Event – WWE Fastlane 2019 | Rating – 4.5 stars
The Shield reunited for a match at Fastlane in 2019. This was Roman Reigns’ first match back after his battle with leukemia. The Shield faced off against Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley, and Drew McIntyre.
The Shield ended up winning a wild match, where both teams fought all over the arena.
Jon Moxley vs Juice Robinson
Event – NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors 2019 (day 15) | Rating – 4.5 stars
Moxley and Juice Robinson faced off on Day 15 of the NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors. This was for Robinson’s IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship.
Moxley won the match and the Title after about 25 minutes.
Jon Moxley vs Kenny Omega
Event – AEW Full Gear 2019 | Rating – 4.5 stars
Jon Moxley and Kenny Omega faced off in an unsanctioned Lights Out match at AEW’s Full Gear PPV.
This was an extremely violent match that went for almost 40 minutes. Some fans seemed to love it, others seemed to hate the amount of violence.
Jon Moxley vs Minoru Suzuki
Event – NJPW New Beginning in Osaka 2020 | Rating – 4.5 stars
Jon Moxley faced off against Minoru Suzuki for the IWGP United States Title. Moxley and Suzuki beat the crap out of one another for around 18 minutes in a wild match.
Moxley ended up winning to retain his Title.
Jon Moxley vs Kenny Omega
Event – AEW Dynamite (December 2nd, 2020) | Rating: 4.5 stars
Jon Moxley and Kenny Omega faced off in the main event of the December 2nd, 2020 edition of Dynamite. This was for the AEW World Championship.
Omega ended up beating Moxley to win the title.
Matches That Have Received 4.75 Stars
Jon Moxley & Eddie Kingston vs The Young Bucks
Event: AEW Double Or Nothing (2021) | Rating: 4.75 stars
The 2021 Double or Nothing event featured a match for the AEW World Tag Team Titles. It was Eddie Kingston and Jon Moxley vs The Young Bucks.
Matches That Have Received 5 Stars
Jon Moxley vs Tomohiro Ishii
Event: NJPW G1 Climax 2019 – Day 6 | Rating: 5 Stars
Jon Moxley and Tomohiro Ishii faced off on day 6 of the 2019 G1 Climax tournament. This was a hard-hitting match, with Moxley eventually picking up the win.
This marks the first Jon Moxley/ Dean Ambrose match to ever receive 5 stars from Meltzer.
As you can see, Dean has plenty of great matches on his resume. Let us know what your favorite Dean Ambrose match is in the comment section below. Did we miss any? If you notice a mistake, make sure to get into contact with us and we will try to fix it. In the end, Dean has already put together a career worthy of the WWE Hall of Fame.
Also, you can also take our quiz about Dean’s wrestling career here. If you are looking to stay on the same topic, we have a list of the best Roman Reigns matches according to Meltzer.