diving knee drop  early career
back body drop
chop block, usually as a setup for the figure-four leglock
dropkick  early career
flop (dropping face first to the mat, usually after a punch, with theatrics)
knife-edged chop, usually followed by a "woooo" from the crowd
multiple suplex variations
belly to back
poking or raking the opponent eyes
running jumping knee drop
shin breaker, usually as a setup for the figure-four leglock
turnbuckle flip evasion, landing on the apron, with theatrics
managers and valets
james j. dillon
fifi (wendy barlow)
beer money, inc.
"ramblin'" ricky rhodes
"(the) nature boy"
"the dirtiest player in the game"
"the alimony pony"
"limousine ridin', jet flyin', kiss stealin', wheelin' dealin', son of a gun"
"the sixty-minute man"
"the real world champion"
"the master of the figure-four"
"the golden stallion"
"the original party animal"
"dawn" section of the tone poem also sprach zarathustra by richard strauss (wcw/wwe; 1970s2010; 2012present)
"galaxy express" by ryoichi kuniyoshi (ajpw)
"the wanderer" by dion
"easy lover" by philip bailey and phil collins (nwa; 1986)
"dance champion" by kool &
the gang (nwa/cwf)
"dawn" section of the tone poem also sprach zarathustra (remix) by dale oliver (tna; 20102012)
"evolve" (with evolution) by jim johnston
"line in the sand" (with evolution) by motrhead
"fortune 4" by dale oliver (tna; used while a part of fortune)
"immortal" by dale oliver (tna; used while a part of immortal)
"recognition" by cfo$ (wwe;2015present:used while managing charlotte)
international wrestling institute and museum
george tragos/lou thesz hall of fame (2013)
mid-atlantic championship wrestling/jim crockett promotions/world championship wrestling
nwa mid-atlantic heavyweight championship (3 times) nwa mid-atlantic heavyweight title history at wrestling-titles.com
wcw international world heavyweight championship (2 times)
wcw world heavyweight championship (8 times) nwa (mid atlantic)/nwa television championship (2 times) nwa mid-atlantic television title history at wrestling-titles.com
nwa (mid atlantic)/wcw united states heavyweight championship (6 times) nwa mid-atlantic tag team championship (3 times)  with rip hawk (1), greg valentine (1), and big john studd (1) nwa mid-atlantic tag team title history at wrestling-titles.com
nwa world tag team championship (mid-atlantic version) (3 times)  with greg valentine (2) and blackjack mulligan (1) nwa world tag team title (mid-atlantic/wcw) history at wrestling-titles.com
first wcw triple crown champion
national wrestling alliance
nwa world heavyweight championship (9 times) nwa hall of fame (class of 2008)
pro wrestling illustrated
feud of the year (1987) the four horsemen vs.
the super powers and the road warriors
feud of the year (1988, 1990) vs. lex luger
feud of the year (1989) vs. terry funk
match of the year (1983) vs. harley race (june 10)
match of the year (1984) vs. kerry von erich at parade of champions 1
match of the year (1986) vs. dusty rhodes at the great american bash in a steel cage match
match of the year (1989) vs. ricky steamboat at wrestlewar
match of the year (2008) vs. shawn michaels at wrestlemania xxiv
match of the decade (20002009) vs. shawn michaels at wrestlemania xxiv
most hated wrestler of the year (1978, 1987)
most inspirational wrestler of the year (2008)
rookie of the year (1975)
stanley weston award (2008)
wrestler of the year (1981, 19841986, 1989, 1992)
ranked #3 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the pwi 500 in 1991, 1992, and 1994
ranked #2 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "pwi years" in 2003
professional wrestling hall of fame and museum
class of 2006
st. louis wrestling club
nwa missouri heavyweight championship (1 time) nwa missouri heavyweight title history at wrestling-titles.com
st. louis wrestling hall of fame
class of 2007
world wrestling federation/world wrestling entertainment/wwe
wwf championship (2 times)
wwe intercontinental championship (1 time)
world tag team championship (3 times)  with batista (2) and roddy piper (1)
royal rumble (1992)
wwe hall of fame (2 times)
class of 2008 for his individual career
class of 2012 as a member of the four horsemen
thirteenth triple crown champion
slammy award for match of the year (2008) - wrestling observer newsletter
5 star match (1987) vs. barry windham at the crockett cup on april 11
5 star match (1989) vs. ricky steamboat at chi-town rumble
5 star match (1989) vs. ricky steamboat in a 2-of-out-3 falls match at clash of the champions vi: ragin' cajun
5 star match (1989) vs. ricky steamboat at wrestlewar
5 star match (1989) vs. terry funk in a "i quit" match at clash of the champions ix: new york knockouts
5 star match (1991) with barry windham, larry zbyszko, and sid vicious vs. brian pillman, sting, rick steiner, and scott steiner in a war games match at wrestlewar
best heel (1990)
best interviews (1991, 1992, 1994)
feud of the year (1989) vs. terry funk
match of the year (1983) vs. harley race in a steel cage match at starrcade
match of the year (1986) vs. barry windham at battle of the belts ii on february 14
match of the year (1988) vs. sting at clash of the champions i
match of the year (1989) vs. ricky steamboat at clash of the champions vi: rajin' cajun
most charismatic (1980, 19821984, 1993)
most outstanding (1986, 1987, 1989)
readers' favorite wrestler (19841993, 1996)
worst feud of the year (1990) vs. the junkyard dog
worst worked match of the year (1996) with arn anderson, meng, the barbarian, lex luger, kevin sullivan, z-gangsta, and the ultimate solution vs. hulk hogan and randy savage in a towers of doom match at uncensored
wrestler of the year (19821986, 1989, 1990, 1992)
wrestling observer newsletter hall of fame (class of 1996)