Sylvester Ritter
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
80
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
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
WWF Wrestling Challenge
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
WWE Hall of Fame 2004
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Jerry the King Lawler and Junkyard Dog
NWA Boogie Jam
Saturday Night's Main Event
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Dark Side of the Ring
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '83
Mid-South Wrestling
Mid-South Wrestling
Mid-South Wrestling
Mid-South Wrestling
WWE Old School
WWE Old School
WWE U.K. Rampage 1988
World Class Championship Wrestling
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
NWA Starrcade 1988
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Tuesday Night Titans
Tuesday Night Titans
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
Andre the Giant
The Greatest Stars of the 80's
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
WWE The Big Event
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
WCW WrestleWar 1991
Heroes of World Class
WWE WrestleMania IV
NWA Lords of The Ring
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
NWA World Championship Wrestling
WCCW Parade of Champions
Biography: Wrestlemania I
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
WWE: The Ladder Match
George "The Animal" Steele
WrestleMania
WWE Grudge Match
WCW Arena Shows
WWE WrestleMania III
WWE SummerSlam 1988
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
WrestleMania II
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
WrestleMania 2
Hulkamania 3
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
Most Unusual Matches
WrestleMania IV
The Wrestling Classic
The True Story of WrestleMania
WrestleMania III
The WWF's Amazing Managers
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
