Sylvester Ritter
Age: 45 | From: Wadesboro, North Carolina, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1952-12-13 12:18:04
Death: 1998-06-02 12:18:04
Aliases: Junkyard Dog , The Junkyard Dog , Big Daddy Ritter , JYD
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Wadesboro, North Carolina, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 37
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
WWF Wrestling Challenge
(1986) The Junkyard Dog
Andre the Giant
(2018) Self (archive footage)
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
(2013) Junkyard Dog / Stagger Lee
WrestleMania
(1985) The Junkyard Dog
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
(1988) The Junkyard Dog
WrestleMania II
(1986) The Junkyard Dog
WWE WrestleMania III
(1987) Junkyard Dog
WWE WrestleMania IV
(1988) The Junkyard DogActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Self (archival footage) - The Junkyard Dog | |
| 2018 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2013 | Junkyard Dog / Stagger Lee | |
| 2011 | Junkyard Dog | |
| 2010 | Junkyard Dog | |
| N/A | ||
| 2009 | Junkyard Dog | |
| 2007 | Junkyard Dog | |
| Big Daddy Ritter | ||
| 2006 | Junkyard Dog | |
| Junkyard Dog | ||
| 2004 | N/A | |
| 1998 | Junkyard Dog (Honoree) | |
| 1994 | Junkyard Dog (archive footage) | |
| 1991 | The Junkyard Dog | |
| 1990 | Junkyard Dog | |
| The Junkyard Dog | ||
| The Junkyard Dog | ||
| 1989 | The Junkyard Dog | |
| The Junkyard Dog | ||
| 1988 | The Junkyard Dog | |
| The Junkyard Dog (Appearance) | ||
| The Junkyard Dog | ||
| The Junkyard Dog | ||
| The Junkyard Dog | ||
| The Junkyard Dog | ||
| 1987 | Junkyard Dog | |
| The Junkyard Dog | ||
| 1986 | The Junkyard Dog | |
| The Junkyard Dog | ||
| The Junkyard Dog | ||
| 1985 | The Junkyard Dog | |
| The Junkyard Dog | ||
| The Junkyard Dog (archive footage) | ||
| Junkyard Dog | ||
| The Junkyard Dog | ||
| 1984 | The Junkyard Dog | |
| The Junkyard Dog | ||
| The Junkyard Dog | ||
| 1983 | The Junkyard Dog | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
