Sylvester Ritter
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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
Credits
WWE WrestleMania III (1987)
as The Junkyard Dog
WrestleMania II (1986)
as The Junkyard Dog
Andre the Giant (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time (2010)
as Junkyard Dog
WWE WrestleMania IV (1988)
as The Junkyard Dog
WrestleMania (1985)
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE: The Ladder Match (2007)
as Big Daddy Ritter
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s (2005)
as Junkyard Dog (Archive Footage)
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology (2006)
as Junkyard Dog
WWE Royal Rumble 1988 (1988)
as The Junkyard Dog
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest! (1985)
as Junkyard Dog
WCW The Great American Bash 1990 (1990)
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE SummerSlam 1988 (1988)
as The Junkyard Dog
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990 (1990)
as Junkyard Dog
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush (1990)
as The Junkyard Dog
George "The Animal" Steele (1987)
as The Junkyard Dog
Hulkamania 3 (1988)
as The Junkyard Dog
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling (2013)
as Junkyard Dog / Stagger Lee
The WWF's Amazing Managers (1985)
as The Junkyard Dog
The Wrestling Classic (1985)
as The Junkyard Dog
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II (2008)
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event (2009)
as Junkyard Dog
The True Story of WrestleMania (2011)
as Junkyard Dog
Jake "The Snake" Roberts (1987)
as The Junkyard Dog
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun (1989)
as The Junkyard Dog
Biography: Wrestlemania I (2022)
as Self (archival footage) - The Junkyard Dog
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings (1988)
as The Junkyard Dog (Appearance)
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments (1987)
as Junkyard Dog
NWA Lords of The Ring (1984)
as The Junkyard Dog
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1 (2007)
as The Junkyard Dog
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches (1987)
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86 (1986)
as The Junkyard Dog
NWA Starrcade 1988 (1988)
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87 (1987)
as The Junkyard Dog
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch (1994)
as Junkyard Dog (archive footage)
WCW WrestleWar 1991 (1991)
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE Grudge Match (1986)
as Junkyard Dog
Most Unusual Matches (1985)
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE The Big Event (1986)
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87 (1987)
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show (1987)
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE Hall of Fame 2004 (2004)
as Self
WWE U.K. Rampage 1988 (1988)
as The Junkyard Dog
Heroes of World Class (2006)
as Junkyard Dog
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86 (1986)
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84 (1984)
as The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 11 (1987)
as The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World (1988)
as The Junkyard Dog
WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '83 (1983)
as The Junkyard Dog
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports (1987)
as The Junkyard Dog
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports (1985)
as The Junkyard Dog (archive footage)
NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre (1989)
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87 (1987)
as The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 14 (1987)
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84 (1984)
as The Junkyard Dog
WCCW Parade of Champions (1984)
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86 (1986)
as The Junkyard Dog
NWA Boogie Jam (1984)
as The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 8 (1986)
as The Junkyard Dog
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998 (1998)
as Junkyard Dog (Honoree)
The Best of the WWF: volume 9 (1986)
as The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 10 (1987)
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Jerry the King Lawler and Junkyard Dog (2010)
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