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Birthday
December 13, 1952
Day of Death
1998-06-02
(45 years old)
Place of Birth
Wadesboro, North Carolina, USA
Also Known As
Junkyard Dog
The Junkyard Dog
Big Daddy Ritter
JYD
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.
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1988
NWA Starrcade '88: True Gritt
as The Junkyard Dog
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
as The Junkyard Dog (Appearance)
WWE U.K. Rampage 1988
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE SummerSlam 1988
as The Junkyard Dog
Hulkamania 3
as The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE WrestleMania IV
as The Junkyard Dog
WrestleMania IV
as Junkyard Dog
WWE Royal Rumble
as The Junkyard Dog
1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
as The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE WrestleMania III
as The Junkyard Dog
WrestleMania III
as Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
as The Junkyard Dog
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
as The Junkyard Dog
1986
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
as The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE The Big Event
as The Junkyard Dog
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86
as The Junkyard Dog
WrestleMania 2
as Junkyard Dog
WrestleMania II
as The Junkyard Dog
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
as The Junkyard Dog
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