Acting
Sylvester Ritter
1952-12-13 · 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.
Known for
Andre the Giant
Dark Side of the Ring
WrestleMania
WWE WrestleMania III
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
WrestleMania II
WWE WrestleMania IV
The True Story of WrestleMania
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
The Wrestling Classic
WWE SummerSlam 1988
WWF Superstars
WWE: The Ladder Match
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Movie credits · 63
Biography: Wrestlemania I
Andre the Giant
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
The True Story of WrestleMania
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Jerry the King Lawler and Junkyard Dog
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
WWE: The Ladder Match
Heroes of World Class
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
WWE Hall of Fame 2004
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
WCW WrestleWar 1991
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
NWA Starrcade 1988
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
WWE U.K. Rampage 1988
WWE SummerSlam 1988
Hulkamania 3
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
WWE WrestleMania IV
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
George "The Animal" Steele
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
WWE WrestleMania III
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
TV credits · 11
Dark Side of the Ring
Clash of the Champions
WWF Wrestling Challenge
WWF Superstars
NWA World Championship Wrestling
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Tuesday Night Titans
WCW Arena Shows
World Class Championship Wrestling
Mid-South Wrestling
WWE Old School
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