Acting · b. 1952 · Wadesboro, North Carolina, USA

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...

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Biography: Wrestlemania I Self (archival footage) - The Junkyard Dog 2022 Andre the Giant Self (archive footage) 2018 Legends of Mid-South Wrestling Junkyard Dog / Stagger Lee 2013 The True Story of WrestleMania Junkyard Dog 2011 WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time Junkyard Dog 2010 WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Jerry the King Lawler and Junkyard Dog 2010 WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event Junkyard Dog 2009 Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II The Junkyard Dog 2008 Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1 The Junkyard Dog 2007 WWE: The Ladder Match Big Daddy Ritter 2007 Heroes of World Class Junkyard Dog 2006 WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology Junkyard Dog 2006 The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s Junkyard Dog (Archive Footage) 2005 WWE Hall of Fame 2004 Self 2004 ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998 Junkyard Dog (Honoree) 1998 The Life And Times of Paul Boesch Junkyard Dog (archive footage) 1994 WCW WrestleWar 1991 The Junkyard Dog 1991 WCW The Great American Bash 1990 The Junkyard Dog 1990 WCW Halloween Havoc 1990 Junkyard Dog 1990 NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush The Junkyard Dog 1990 NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre The Junkyard Dog 1989 NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun The Junkyard Dog 1989 NWA Starrcade 1988 The Junkyard Dog 1988 NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings The Junkyard Dog (Appearance) 1988 Hulkamania 3 The Junkyard Dog 1988 The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World The Junkyard Dog 1988 WWE U.K. Rampage 1988 The Junkyard Dog 1988 WWE Royal Rumble 1988 The Junkyard Dog 1988 WWE WrestleMania IV The Junkyard Dog 1988 WWE SummerSlam 1988 The Junkyard Dog 1988
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