Sylvester Ritter
Born in Wadesboro, North Carolina, USA — Dec 13 1952• Died Jun 02 1998
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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…
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Saturday Night's Main Event
Junkyard Dog
WWF Wrestling Challenge
The Junkyard Dog
Mid-South Wrestling
Junkyard Dog (Archive footage)
Dark Side of the Ring
Self (Archival Footage)
NWA World Championship Wrestling
Junkyard Dog
WWE Old School
Junkyard Dog
Clash of the Champions
The Junkyard Dog (Appearance)
World Class Championship Wrestling
Junkyard Dog
Andre the Giant
Self (archive footage)
WCW Arena Shows
The Junkyard Dog
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Junkyard Dog / Stagger Lee
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Junkyard Dog
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Junkyard Dog
WrestleMania
The Junkyard Dog
WWE WrestleMania III
The Junkyard Dog
WrestleMania II
The Junkyard Dog
WWE WrestleMania IV
The Junkyard Dog
WWE: The Ladder Match
Big Daddy Ritter
NWA Starrcade 1988
The Junkyard Dog
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Junkyard Dog
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
Junkyard Dog (Archive Footage)
NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
The Junkyard Dog
The WWF's Amazing Managers
The Junkyard Dog
The True Story of WrestleMania
Junkyard Dog
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
Junkyard Dog (archive footage)
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
The Junkyard Dog
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
The Junkyard Dog
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
The Junkyard Dog
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
The Junkyard Dog
WWE The Big Event
The Junkyard Dog
WWE SummerSlam 1988
The Junkyard Dog
Biography: Wrestlemania I
Self (archival footage) - The Junkyard Dog
Hulkamania 3
The Junkyard Dog
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
The Junkyard Dog
The Wrestling Classic
The Junkyard Dog
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
The Junkyard Dog
NWA Lords of The Ring
The Junkyard Dog
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
Junkyard Dog (Honoree)
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
The Junkyard Dog
WWE Hall of Fame 2004
Self
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
The Junkyard Dog
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
The Junkyard Dog
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
Junkyard Dog
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
The Junkyard Dog
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
The Junkyard Dog
WWE Grudge Match
Junkyard Dog
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
The Junkyard Dog
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
The Junkyard Dog
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86
The Junkyard Dog
George "The Animal" Steele
The Junkyard Dog
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
Junkyard Dog
Heroes of World Class
Junkyard Dog
WCCW Parade of Champions
The Junkyard Dog
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
The Junkyard Dog (Appearance)
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
The Junkyard Dog
Most Unusual Matches
The Junkyard Dog
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
The Junkyard Dog
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
Junkyard Dog
WCW WrestleWar 1991
The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
The Junkyard Dog
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84
The Junkyard Dog
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
The Junkyard Dog
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
The Junkyard Dog (archive footage)
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
The Junkyard Dog
WWE U.K. Rampage 1988
The Junkyard Dog
WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '83
The Junkyard Dog
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Jerry the King Lawler and Junkyard Dog
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
The Junkyard Dog
NWA Boogie Jam
The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
The Junkyard Dog