Sylvester Ritter
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
74
Gender
Male
Birthday
1952-12-13
Day of death
1998-06-02 (45 years old)
Place of Birth
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 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
World Class Championship Wrestling
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Saturday Night's Main Event
Dark Side of the Ring
Mid-South Wrestling
Mid-South Wrestling
Mid-South Wrestling
Mid-South Wrestling
Andre the Giant
WWE Old School
WWE Old School
The WWF's Amazing Managers
WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '83
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
NWA Lords of The Ring
NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
Tuesday Night Titans
Tuesday Night Titans
WCCW Parade of Champions
WWE The Big Event
WWE U.K. Rampage 1988
Heroes of World Class
WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest
WrestleMania 2
WrestleMania III
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
WCW Halloween Havoc '90
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
WrestleMania IV
NWA Starrcade '88: True Gritt
WWE Royal Rumble
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
WrestleMania
WCW WrestleWar 1991
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Jerry the King Lawler and Junkyard Dog
Biography: Wrestlemania I
WrestleMania
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
NWA Boogie Jam
WWE Hall of Fame 2004
WWE WrestleMania IV
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution
WWE: The Ladder Match
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
The WWF's Most Unusual Matches
WWE SummerSlam 1988
WrestleMania II
The Wrestling Classic
WWE WrestleMania III
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
Hulkamania 3
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
The True Story of WrestleMania
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
