the Year (1989) vs. Ricky Steamboat at WrestleWar Match of the Year (2008) vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXIV Match of the Decade (2000–2009) vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXIV Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (1978, 1987) Rookie of the Year (1975) Stanley Weston Award (2008) Wrestler of the Year (1981, 1984–1986, 1989, 1992) PWI Wrestler of the Decade (1980's) Ranked No. 3 of the top 500 wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1991, 1992, and 1994 Ranked No. 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) St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2007 World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Batista (2) and Roddy Piper (1) WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time) WWF World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) Royal Rumble (1992) Thirteenth Triple Crown Champion Slammy Award for Match of the Year (2008) WWE Hall of Fame (2 times) Class of 2008 - individually Class of 2012 - as a member of The Four Horsemen WWE Bronze Statue (2017) Wrestling Observer Newsletter'' Best Heel (1990) Best Interviews (1991, 1992, 1994) Hardest Worker (1982,1984-1988) 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: Ragin' Cajun Most Charismatic (1980, 1982–1984, 1993) Most Outstanding (1986, 1987, 1989) Readers' Favorite Wrestler (1984–1993, 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 (1982–1986, 1989, 1990, 1992) Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic (1994) Retirement angle Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996) Notes References Further reading External links 1949 births 20th-century professional wrestlers 21st-century professional wrestlers American adoptees American male professional wrestlers American male writers American podcasters Anderson family Living people Masked wrestlers North Carolina Republicans NWA/WCW World Television Champions NWA/WCW/WWE United States