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