Sylvester Ritter

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Wadesboro, North Carolina, USA, 1952-12-13

Died: 1998-06-02

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1983	WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '83	The Junkyard Dog	95
2	1984	NWA Boogie Jam	The Junkyard Dog	0
3	1984	WCCW Parade of Champions	The Junkyard Dog	0
4	1984	NWA Lords of The Ring	The Junkyard Dog	0
5	1984	WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84	The Junkyard Dog	0
6	1984	WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84	The Junkyard Dog	0
7	1985	The WWF's Most Unusual Matches	The Junkyard Dog	0
8	1985	WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest	Junkyard Dog	0
9	1985	Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports	The Junkyard Dog (archive footage)	0
10	1985	WrestleMania	The Junkyard Dog	66
11	1985	WrestleMania	The Junkyard Dog	0
12	1985	The Wrestling Classic	The Junkyard Dog	61
13	1986	WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86	The Junkyard Dog	0
14	1986	WrestleMania II	The Junkyard Dog	64
15	1986	WrestleMania 2	Junkyard Dog	60
16	1986	WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86	The Junkyard Dog	0
17	1986	The Best of the WWF: volume 8	The Junkyard Dog	0
18	1986	WWE The Big Event	The Junkyard Dog	80
19	1986	The Best of the WWF: volume 9	The Junkyard Dog	0
20	1986	WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86	The Junkyard Dog	0
21	1987	Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports	The Junkyard Dog	0
22	1987	WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87	The Junkyard Dog	0
23	1987	The Best of the WWF: volume 10	The Junkyard Dog	0
24	1987	WWE WrestleMania III	The Junkyard Dog	75
25	1987	WrestleMania III	Junkyard Dog	70
26	1987	The Best of the WWF: volume 11	The Junkyard Dog	0
27	1987	WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show	The Junkyard Dog	0
28	1987	WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87	The Junkyard Dog	0
29	1987	WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87	The Junkyard Dog	0
30	1987	The Best of the WWF: volume 14	The Junkyard Dog	0
31	1988	WWE Royal Rumble	The Junkyard Dog	65
32	1988	WWE WrestleMania IV	The Junkyard Dog	74
33	1988	The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World	The Junkyard Dog	0
34	1988	Hulkamania 3	The Junkyard Dog	0
35	1988	WWE SummerSlam 1988	The Junkyard Dog	72
36	1988	WWE U.K. Rampage 1988	The Junkyard Dog	0
37	1988	NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings	The Junkyard Dog (Appearance)	0
38	1988	NWA Starrcade '88: True Gritt	The Junkyard Dog	70
39	1989	NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre	The Junkyard Dog	40
40	1989	NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun	The Junkyard Dog	0
41	1990	NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush	The Junkyard Dog	0
42	1990	WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution	The Junkyard Dog	0
43	1990	WCW Halloween Havoc '90	Junkyard Dog	45
44	1991	WCW WrestleWar 1991	The Junkyard Dog	100
45	1994	The Life And Times of Paul Boesch	Junkyard Dog (archive footage)	100
46	1998	ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998	Junkyard Dog (Honoree)	0
47	2004	WWE Hall of Fame 2004		85
48	2006	WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology	Junkyard Dog	79
49	2006	Heroes of World Class	Junkyard Dog	85
50	2007	WWE: The Ladder Match	Big Daddy Ritter	83
51	2007	Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1	The Junkyard Dog	0
52	2008	Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II	The Junkyard Dog	0
53	2009	WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event	Junkyard Dog	100
54	2010	WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Jerry the King Lawler and Junkyard Dog		0
55	2010	WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time	Junkyard Dog	83
56	2011	The True Story of WrestleMania	Junkyard Dog	83
57	2013	Legends of Mid-South Wrestling	Junkyard Dog / Stagger Lee	93
58	2018	Andre the Giant	Self (archive footage)	73
59	2022	Biography: Wrestlemania I	Self (archival footage) - The Junkyard Dog	60

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1985	Saturday Night's Main Event		82
2	1986	WWF Wrestling Challenge	The Junkyard Dog	68
3	2019	Dark Side of the Ring	Self (Archival Footage)	82

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