Championships and accomplishments
- All Japan Pro Wrestling
- Fighting World of Japan Pro Wrestling
- WMG Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Genichiro Tenryu
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- Greatest 18 Championship (1 time)[18]
- IWGP Heavyweight Championship (3 times)[10]
- IWGP Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Masa Saito (1), Takashi Iizuka (1), and Kensuke Sasaki (1)[9]
- NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles/Japan version) (1 time) – with Seiji Sakaguchi[19]
- WWF International Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[20]
- G1 Climax (1996)[11][21]
- Super Grade Tag League (1992) – with Shinya Hashimoto
- Six Man Tag Team Cup League (1988) – with Antonio Inoki and Kantaro Hoshino[22]
- World Cup Tournament (1989)[23]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #30 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003
- Tokyo Sports
- Distinguished Service Award (1983)[24]
- Effort Award (1977)[25]
- Fighting Spirit Award (1979, 1986, 1988, 1989)[24][25]
- Match of the Year Award (1983) vs. Tatsumi Fujinami on April 3[24]
- Match of the Year Award (1984) vs. Antonio Inoki on August 2[24]
- Match of the Year Award (1985) vs. Jumbo Tsuruta on November 5[24]
- Match of the Year Award (1993) vs. Genichiro Tenryu on January 4[26]
- Service Award (1997)[26]
- Technique Award (1981)[24]
- Universal Wrestling Association
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Best Booker (1992)
- Promoter of the Year (1995, 1996, 1997)
- Wrestler of the Year (1987)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)
Ric Flair VS Riki Choshu NWA World Title Match 4/23/85
Riki Choshu vs Stan Hansen AJPW Hall Show (Sept, 1986)
Death Match: Killer Khan vs Riki Choshu - July, 31, 1986
Genichiro Tenryu vs Riki Choshu (September 3, 1986)
Riki Choshu vs Terry Gordy AJPW Hall Show (May' 1986)
