• Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
  • Class of 2011[120]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Feud of the Year (1996) vs. Eric Bischoff[121]
  • Feud of the Year (1998, 1999) vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin[121]
  • Feud of the Year (2001) vs. Shane McMahon[121]
  • Match of the Year (2006) vs. Shawn Michaels in a No Holds Barred match at WrestleMania 22[122]
• World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment
  • ECW World Championship (1 time)[123]
  • WWF Championship (1 time)[124]
  • Royal Rumble (1999)[125]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • Best Booker (1987, 1998, 1999)
  • Best Promoter (1988, 1998–2000)
  • Best Non-Wrestler (1999, 2000)
  • Feud of the Year (1998, 1999) vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin
  • Most Obnoxious (1983–1986, 1990, 1993)[126]
  • Worst Feud of the Year (2006) with Shane McMahon vs. D-Generation X (Shawn Michaels and Triple H)
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

Other awards and honors

• Boys and Girls Club of America Hall of Fame (class of 2015)[127]
• Guinness World Records – Oldest WWE Champion (September 1999)[128]
• Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Sacred Heart University[129][130]
• Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.