Sylvester Ritter
Acting · Born 1952-12-13 · age 45 at death · Wadesboro, North Carolina, USA
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.
Titles
WrestleMania
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
WWE WrestleMania III
WrestleMania II
WWE WrestleMania IV
The True Story of WrestleMania
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
The Wrestling Classic
WWE SummerSlam 1988
WWE: The Ladder Match
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
WWF Superstars
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Heroes of World Class
WWE The Big Event
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
WWF Wrestling Challenge
NWA Starrcade 1988
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
WCW WrestleWar 1991
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '83
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
Tuesday Night Titans
Most Unusual Matches
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Hulkamania 3
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Jerry the King Lawler and Junkyard Dog
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
NWA Boogie Jam
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
NWA Lords of The Ring
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
The WWF's Amazing Managers
George "The Animal" Steele
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Grudge Match
World Class Championship Wrestling
WWE Old School
Mid-South Wrestling
NWA World Championship Wrestling
WCW Arena Shows
Clash of the Champions
WWE Pay Per View