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Sylvester Ritter
Wadesboro, North Carolina, USA
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 J…
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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
Movies and shows, newest first
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2022
Biography: Wrestlemania I
Movie Self (archival footage) - The Junkyard Dog
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2019
Dark Side of the Ring
TV show Self (Archival Footage)
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2018
Andre the Giant
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2013
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Movie Junkyard Dog / Stagger Lee
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2011
The True Story of WrestleMania
Movie Junkyard Dog
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2010
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Movie Junkyard Dog
- 2010
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2009
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Movie Junkyard Dog
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2008
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
Movie The Junkyard Dog
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2007
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
Movie The Junkyard Dog
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2007
WWE: The Ladder Match
Movie Big Daddy Ritter
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2006
Heroes of World Class
Movie Junkyard Dog
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2006
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Movie Junkyard Dog
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2005
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
Movie Junkyard Dog (Archive Footage)
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2004
WWE Hall of Fame 2004
Movie Self
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1998
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
Movie Junkyard Dog (Honoree)
More credits
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1994
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
Movie Junkyard Dog (archive footage)
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1991
WCW WrestleWar 1991
Movie The Junkyard Dog
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1990
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
Movie Junkyard Dog
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1990
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
Movie The Junkyard Dog
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1990
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
Movie The Junkyard Dog
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1989
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
Movie The Junkyard Dog
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1989
NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
Movie The Junkyard Dog
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1988
NWA Starrcade 1988
Movie The Junkyard Dog
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1988
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
Movie The Junkyard Dog (Appearance)
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1988
WWE U.K. Rampage 1988
Movie The Junkyard Dog
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1988
WWE SummerSlam 1988
Movie The Junkyard Dog
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1988
Hulkamania 3
Movie The Junkyard Dog
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1988
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
Movie The Junkyard Dog
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1988
Clash of the Champions
TV show The Junkyard Dog (Appearance)
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1988
WWE WrestleMania IV
Movie The Junkyard Dog
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1988
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
Movie The Junkyard Dog
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1987
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
Movie Junkyard Dog
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1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
Movie The Junkyard Dog
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1987
George "The Animal" Steele
Movie The Junkyard Dog
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1987
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
Movie The Junkyard Dog
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1987
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
Movie The Junkyard Dog
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1987
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
Movie The Junkyard Dog
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1987
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Movie The Junkyard Dog
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1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
Movie The Junkyard Dog
