Sylvester Ritter
1952-12-13THE 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".
ALSO APPEARS IN MOVIES
Heroes of World Class
⭐ 8.5
WrestleMania
⭐ 6.6
WWE WrestleMania III
⭐ 7.5
WrestleMania II
⭐ 6.4
The Wrestling Classic
⭐ 6.1
NWA Starrcade '88: True Gritt
⭐ 7
WCW Halloween Havoc '90
⭐ 8
WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution
⭐ 0
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
⭐ 0
WCW WrestleWar 1991
⭐ 10
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
⭐ 7.4
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
⭐ 0
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
⭐ 0
Biography: Wrestlemania I
⭐ 6
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
⭐ 8.3
Hulkamania 3
⭐ 0
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
⭐ 9.3
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
⭐ 0
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
⭐ 0
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
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The Best of the WWF: volume 11
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The Best of the WWF: volume 14
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The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
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The WWF's Most Unusual Matches
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Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
⭐ 0
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
⭐ 0
WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest
⭐ 0
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
⭐ 10
WWE: The Ladder Match
⭐ 8.3
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
⭐ 0WWE U.K. Rampage 1988
⭐ 0WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
⭐ 0WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
⭐ 0WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
⭐ 0WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
⭐ 0WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86
⭐ 0WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
⭐ 0WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84
⭐ 0WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
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WWE Hall of Fame 2004
⭐ 8.5
Andre the Giant
⭐ 7.326
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Jerry the King Lawler and Junkyard Dog
⭐ 0
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
⭐ 10
The True Story of WrestleMania
⭐ 8.3
WWE Royal Rumble
⭐ 6.9
WWE WrestleMania IV
⭐ 7.4
WWE SummerSlam 1988
⭐ 7.4
NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
⭐ 4
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
⭐ 0
NWA Boogie Jam
⭐ 0
NWA Clash of The Champions XI: Coastal Crush
⭐ 0WCCW Parade of Champions
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NWA Lords of The Ring
⭐ 0
WWE The Big Event
⭐ 8
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
⭐ 0WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '83
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⭐ 6.8
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