Dead's Fantasy Warfare #2: Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat vs Shawn Michaels

The Dragon vs The Heartbreak Kid. Both had memorable matches with Ric Flair, both had numerous championships, but who comes out on top in this weeks Fantasy Warfare contest?

Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat's Accomplishments

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* Maple Leaf Wrestling
o NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 time)

* Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling / World Championship Wrestling
o NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
o NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Paul Jones (3) and Jay Youngblood (1)
o NWA/WCW World Television Championship (4 times)
o NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
o NWA (Mid-Atlantic version)/WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
o NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)2
o NWA (Mid-Atlantic version)/WCW World Tag Team Championship (8 times) – with Jay Youngblood (5), Paul Jones (1), Dustin Rhodes (1), and Shane Douglas (1)

* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
o PWI Match of the Year (1987) vs. "Macho Man" Randy Savage at WrestleMania III
o PWI Match of the Year (1989) vs. Ric Flair at WrestleWar
o PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (2009)
o PWI Rookie of the Year (1977)
o PWI Stanley Weston Award (1995)
o PWI Tag Team of the Year (1978) with Paul Jones
o PWI ranked him #7 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 1991.
o PWI ranked him #13 of the Top 500 Singles Wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
o PWI ranked him #19 of the Top 100 Tag Teams of the "PWI Years" with Jay Youngblood in 2003.

* Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
o Class of 2002

* World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment
o WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
o WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2009)

* Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
o Five Star Match (1989) vs. Ric Flair: Chi-Town Rumble
o Five Star Match (1989) vs. Ric Flair: 2-Out-Of-3 Falls Match, Clash Of The Champions VI
o Five Star Match (1989) vs. Ric Flair: WrestleWar
o Tag Team of the Year (1983) with Jay Youngblood
o Match of the Year (1987) vs. Randy Savage at WrestleMania III
o Match of the Year (1989) vs. Ric Flair at Clash of the Champions VI
o Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

Shawn Michaels' Accomplishments

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* American Wrestling Association
o AWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Marty Jannetty

* Central States Wrestling
o NWA Central States Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Marty Jannetty

* Continental Wrestling Association
o AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Marty Jannetty

* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
o PWI Feud of the Year (2008) vs. Chris Jericho
o PWI Match of the Year (1993) vs. Marty Jannetty on Monday Night Raw on May 17
o PWI Match of the Year (1994) vs. Razor Ramon in a Ladder match at WrestleMania X
o PWI Match of the Year (1995) vs. Diesel at WrestleMania XI
o PWI Match of the Year (1996) vs. Bret Hart in an Iron Man match at WrestleMania XII
o PWI Match of the Year (2004) vs. Chris Benoit and Triple H at WrestleMania XX
o PWI Match of the Year (2005) vs. Kurt Angle at WrestleMania 21
o PWI Match of the Year (2006) vs. Vince McMahon in a No Holds Barred match at WrestleMania 22
o PWI Match of the Year (2007) vs. John Cena on Raw on April 23
o PWI Match of the Year (2008) vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania XXIV
o PWI Match of the Year (2009) vs. The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXV
o PWI Match of the Year (2010) vs. The Undertaker in a Career vs. Streak match at WrestleMania XXVI
o PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (2010)
o PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1995, 1996)
o PWI ranked him #1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 1996
o PWI ranked him #10 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
o PWI ranked him #33 of the Top 100 Tag Teams of the "PWI Years" with Marty Jannetty in 2003

* Texas All-Star Wrestling
o TASW Texas Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Paul Diamond

* Texas Wrestling Alliance
o TWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

* World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment
o WWF Championship (3 times)
o World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
o WWF European Championship (1 time)
o WWF Intercontinental Championship (3 times)
o WWF/E World Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Diesel (2), Steve Austin (1), John Cena (1), and Triple H (1)
o WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Triple H (1)
o Royal Rumble (1995, 1996)
o Fourth Triple Crown Champion
o First Grand Slam Champion
o WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2011)
o Slammy Award for Best Slammin' Jammin' Entrance (1996)
o Slammy Award for Best Threads (1996)
o Slammy Award for Squared Circle Shocker (1996) Won for collapsing; Owen Hart accepts the award for making Michaels collapse
o Slammy Award for Master of Mat Mechanics (1996)
o Slammy Award for Match of the Year (1996) vs. Razor Ramon in a Ladder match at SummerSlam
o Slammy Award for Leader of the New Generation (1996)
o Slammy Award for Best Finisher (1997)
o Slammy Award for Match of the Year (1997) vs. Bret Hart in an Iron Man match at WrestleMania XII
o Slammy Award for Match of the Year (2008) vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania XXIV
o Slammy Award for Match of the Year (2009) vs. The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXV
o Slammy Award for Moment of the Year (2010) vs. The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVI

^ In October 1990, Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty defeated The Hart Foundation for the title. Despite winning the match, the win and reign are not recognized by WWE, as the ring ropes broke and the match was not aired on television. As a result, Michaels is only officially recognized as a 5-time World Tag Team Champion.

* Wrestling Observer Newsletter
o 5 Star Match (1994) vs. Razor Ramon in a Ladder match at WrestleMania X.
o 5 Star Match (1997) vs. The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell at Badd Blood.
o Best Babyface (1996)
o Feud of the Year (2004) vs. Triple H and Chris Benoit
o Feud of the Year (2008) vs. Chris Jericho
o Match of the Year (1994) vs. Razor Ramon in a Ladder match at WrestleMania X
o Match of the Year (2008) vs. Chris Jericho in a Ladder match at No Mercy
o Match of the Year (2009) vs. The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXV
o Match of the Year (2010) vs. The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVI
o Most Charismatic (1995, 1996)
o Tag Team of the Year (1989) with Marty Jannetty as The Rockers
o Worst Feud of the Year (2006) with Triple H vs. Shane and Vince McMahon
o Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2003)