
Sylvester Ritter
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.
Filmography

Biography: Wrestlemania I

Andre the Giant

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

The True Story of WrestleMania

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Jerry the King Lawler and Junkyard Dog

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1

WWE: The Ladder Match

Heroes of World Class

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

WWE Hall of Fame 2004

ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998

The Life And Times of Paul Boesch

WCW WrestleWar 1991

WCW Halloween Havoc '90

WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution

NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush

NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun

NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre

NWA Starrcade '88: True Gritt

NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings

WWE U.K. Rampage 1988

WWE SummerSlam 1988

Hulkamania 3

The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World

WWE WrestleMania IV

WrestleMania IV

WWE Royal Rumble

The Best of the WWF: volume 14

WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87

WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show

The Best of the WWF: volume 11

WWE WrestleMania III

WrestleMania III

The Best of the WWF: volume 10

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86

The Best of the WWF: volume 9

WWE The Big Event

The Best of the WWF: volume 8

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86

WrestleMania II

WrestleMania 2

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86

The Wrestling Classic

WrestleMania

WrestleMania

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

The WWF's Most Unusual Matches

WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84

WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84

NWA Lords of The Ring

WCCW Parade of Champions

NWA Boogie Jam
