Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 13, 1952
Died
Jun 02, 1998
Place of Birth
Wadesboro, North Carolina, USA
Credits
74 titles
Sylvester Ritter
Biography
Sylvester Ritter was an American professional wrestler and professional football player, best known for his work in Mid-South Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation as The Junkyard Dog (or JYD for short), a nickname Ritter received while working in a wrecking yard. Entering the ring with his trademark chain attached to a dog collar, to the music of Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust," JYD regularly headlined cards that sold out the Louisiana Superdome and other major venues, becoming "the first blackwrestler to be made the undisputed top star of his promotion". JYD was one of the most electrifying and charismatic wrestlers in the country, particularly during his peak in the early 1980s. JYD was most known for his head butt and upper-body strength, the latter of which saw him regularly body slam such large wrestlers as The One Man Gang, Kamala, and King Kong Bundy. The word "Thump," which referred to JYD's power slam, was prominently displayed on his wrestling trunks.
Known For
Filmography
Biography: Wrestlemania I
Self (archival footage) - The Junkyard Dog
Dark Side of the Ring
Self (Archival Footage)
Andre the Giant
Self (archive footage)
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Junkyard Dog / Stagger Lee
The True Story of WrestleMania
Junkyard Dog
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Junkyard Dog
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Jerry the King Lawler and Junkyard Dog
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Junkyard Dog
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
The Junkyard Dog
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
The Junkyard Dog
WWE: The Ladder Match
Big Daddy Ritter
Heroes of World Class
Junkyard Dog
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Junkyard Dog
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
Junkyard Dog (Archive Footage)
WWE Hall of Fame 2004
Self
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
Junkyard Dog (Honoree)
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
Junkyard Dog (archive footage)
WCW WrestleWar 1991
The Junkyard Dog
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
Junkyard Dog
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
The Junkyard Dog
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
The Junkyard Dog
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
The Junkyard Dog
NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
The Junkyard Dog
NWA Starrcade 1988
The Junkyard Dog
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
The Junkyard Dog (Appearance)
WWE U.K. Rampage 1988
The Junkyard Dog
WWE SummerSlam 1988
The Junkyard Dog
Hulkamania 3
The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
The Junkyard Dog
Clash of the Champions
The Junkyard Dog (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania IV
The Junkyard Dog
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
The Junkyard Dog
George "The Animal" Steele
The Junkyard Dog
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
The Junkyard Dog
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
The Junkyard Dog
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
The Junkyard Dog
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
The Junkyard Dog
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
The Junkyard Dog
WWE WrestleMania III
The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
The Junkyard Dog
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
The Junkyard Dog
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
The Junkyard Dog
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
The Junkyard Dog
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
The Junkyard Dog
WWF Superstars
The Junkyard Dog
WWF Wrestling Challenge
The Junkyard Dog
WWE The Big Event
The Junkyard Dog