Sylvester Ritter
Born on December 13th, 1952
Wadesboro, North Carolina, USA
Died on June 2nd, 1998
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.
Filmography Biography: Wrestlemania I
2022
Self (archival footage) - The Junkyard Dog
Details Andre the Giant
2018
Self (archive footage)
Details Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013
Junkyard Dog / Stagger Lee
Details The True Story of WrestleMania
2011
Junkyard Dog
Details WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
Junkyard Dog
Details WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Jerry the King Lawler and Junkyard Dog
2010
Character TBA
Details WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
Junkyard Dog
Details Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
2008
The Junkyard Dog
Details Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
2007
The Junkyard Dog
Details WWE: The Ladder Match
2007
Big Daddy Ritter
Details Heroes of World Class
2006
Junkyard Dog
Details WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
Junkyard Dog
Details WWE Hall of Fame 2004
2004
Character TBA
Details ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
1998
Junkyard Dog (Honoree)
Details The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994
Junkyard Dog (archive footage)
Details WCW WrestleWar 1991
1991
The Junkyard Dog
Details WCW Halloween Havoc '90
1990
Junkyard Dog
Details WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution
1990
The Junkyard Dog
Details NWA Clash of The Champions XI: Coastal Crush
1990
The Junkyard Dog
Details NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
1989
The Junkyard Dog
Details NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
1989
The Junkyard Dog
Details NWA Starrcade '88: True Gritt
1988
The Junkyard Dog
Details NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
1988
The Junkyard Dog (Appearance)
Details WWE U.K. Rampage 1988
1988
The Junkyard Dog
Details WWE SummerSlam 1988
1988
The Junkyard Dog
Details Hulkamania 3
1988
The Junkyard Dog
Details The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
1988
The Junkyard Dog
Details WWE WrestleMania IV
1988
The Junkyard Dog
Details WWE Royal Rumble
1988
The Junkyard Dog
Details The Best of the WWF: volume 14
1987
The Junkyard Dog
Details WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
1987
The Junkyard Dog
Details WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
1987
The Junkyard Dog
Details WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
1987
The Junkyard Dog
Details The Best of the WWF: volume 11
1987
The Junkyard Dog
Details WWE WrestleMania III
1987
The Junkyard Dog
Details The Best of the WWF: volume 10
1987
The Junkyard Dog
Details WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
1987
The Junkyard Dog
Details Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987
The Junkyard Dog
Details WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
1986
The Junkyard Dog
Details The Best of the WWF: volume 9
1986
The Junkyard Dog
Details WWE The Big Event
1986
The Junkyard Dog
Details The Best of the WWF: volume 8
1986
The Junkyard Dog
Details WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86
1986
The Junkyard Dog
Details WrestleMania II
1986
The Junkyard Dog
Details WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
1986
The Junkyard Dog
Details The Wrestling Classic
1985
The Junkyard Dog
Details WrestleMania
1985
The Junkyard Dog
Details Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1985
The Junkyard Dog (archive footage)
Details The WWF's Most Unusual Matches
1985
The Junkyard Dog
Details WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest
1985
Junkyard Dog
Details WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84
1984
The Junkyard Dog
Details WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
1984
The Junkyard Dog
Details NWA Lords of The Ring
1984
The Junkyard Dog
Details WCCW Parade of Champions
1984
The Junkyard Dog
Details NWA Boogie Jam
1984
The Junkyard Dog
Details WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '83
1983
The Junkyard Dog
Details 