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.
Movies (63)
Biography: Wrestlemania I
2022 · Self (archival footage) - The Junkyard Dog
Andre the Giant
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013 · Junkyard Dog / Stagger Lee
The True Story of WrestleMania
2011 · Junkyard Dog
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010 · Junkyard Dog
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Jerry the King Lawler and Junkyard Dog
2010
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009 · Junkyard Dog
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
2008 · The Junkyard Dog
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
2007 · The Junkyard Dog
WWE: The Ladder Match
2007 · Big Daddy Ritter
Heroes of World Class
2006 · Junkyard Dog
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006 · Junkyard Dog
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
2005 · Junkyard Dog (Archive Footage)
WWE Hall of Fame 2004
2004 · Self
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
1998 · Junkyard Dog (Honoree)
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994 · Junkyard Dog (archive footage)
WCW WrestleWar 1991
1991 · The Junkyard Dog
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
1990 · Junkyard Dog
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
1990 · The Junkyard Dog
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
1990 · The Junkyard Dog
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
1989 · The Junkyard Dog
NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
1989 · The Junkyard Dog
NWA Starrcade 1988
1988 · The Junkyard Dog
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
1988 · The Junkyard Dog (Appearance)
WWE U.K. Rampage 1988
1988 · The Junkyard Dog
WWE SummerSlam 1988
1988 · The Junkyard Dog
Hulkamania 3
1988 · The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
1988 · The Junkyard Dog
WWE WrestleMania IV
1988 · The Junkyard Dog
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
1988 · The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
1987 · The Junkyard Dog
George "The Animal" Steele
1987 · The Junkyard Dog
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
1987 · Junkyard Dog
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
1987 · The Junkyard Dog
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
1987 · The Junkyard Dog
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
1987 · The Junkyard Dog
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1987 · The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
1987 · The Junkyard Dog
WWE WrestleMania III
1987 · The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
1987 · The Junkyard Dog
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
1987 · The Junkyard Dog
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
1987 · The Junkyard Dog
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987 · The Junkyard Dog
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
1986 · The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
1986 · The Junkyard Dog
WWE The Big Event
1986 · The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
1986 · The Junkyard Dog
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86
1986 · The Junkyard Dog
WrestleMania II
1986 · The Junkyard Dog
WWE Grudge Match
1986 · Junkyard Dog
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
1986 · The Junkyard Dog
The WWF's Amazing Managers
1985 · The Junkyard Dog
The Wrestling Classic
1985 · The Junkyard Dog
WrestleMania
1985 · The Junkyard Dog
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1985 · The Junkyard Dog (archive footage)
Most Unusual Matches
1985 · The Junkyard Dog
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
1985 · Junkyard Dog
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84
1984 · The Junkyard Dog
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
1984 · The Junkyard Dog
NWA Lords of The Ring
1984 · The Junkyard Dog
WCCW Parade of Champions
1984 · The Junkyard Dog
NWA Boogie Jam
1984 · The Junkyard Dog
WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '83
1983 · The Junkyard Dog
TV shows (11)
Dark Side of the Ring
2019 · Self (Archival Footage)
Clash of the Champions
1988 · The Junkyard Dog (Appearance), The Junkyard Dog
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986 · The Junkyard Dog
WWF Superstars
1986 · The Junkyard Dog
NWA World Championship Wrestling
1985 · Junkyard Dog
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985 · Junkyard Dog
Tuesday Night Titans
1984 · The Junkyard Dog, Junkyard Dog
WCW Arena Shows
1983 · The Junkyard Dog
World Class Championship Wrestling
1982 · Junkyard Dog
Mid-South Wrestling
1981 · Junkyard Dog (Archive footage), Stagger Lee, Junkyard Dog, Junkyard Dog (Special Referee)
WWE Old School
1973 · Junkyard Dog, The Junkyard Dog