Sylvester Ritter

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Age

Movies

Born: December 13, 1952 – June 2, 1998
From: Wadesboro, North Carolina, USA

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.

Works

63 films

WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '83

19839.5

Andre the Giant

20187.3

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

20108.3

The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s

20057.8

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

20067.9

WWE WrestleMania IV

19887.2

The True Story of WrestleMania

20118.2

Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1987

WWE Royal Rumble 1988

19886.6

WWE Grudge Match

1986

The Life And Times of Paul Boesch

199410.0

WCW Halloween Havoc 1990

19906.0

The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches

1987

WrestleMania II

19866.4

WWE WrestleMania III

19877.3

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

1985

The Wrestling Classic

19856.0

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

20139.3

WCW The Great American Bash 1990

19907.7

George "The Animal" Steele

1987

WrestleMania

19856.6

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

20097.5

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86

1986

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

1987

Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments

198710.0

WWE Hall of Fame 2004

20048.3

Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

2008

Biography: Wrestlemania I

20226.0

WCW WrestleWar 1991

19918.0

WWE: The Ladder Match

20078.3

WWE The Big Event

19868.0

WWE SummerSlam 1988

19887.3

Heroes of World Class

20068.5

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86

1986

Most Unusual Matches

19859.0

WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87

1987

The Best of the WWF: volume 11

1987

NWA Lords of The Ring

1984

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

2007

The WWF's Amazing Managers

1985

Hulkamania 3

1988

WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84

1984

WWE U.K. Rampage 1988

1988

The Best of the WWF: volume 14

1987

NWA Starrcade 1988

19887.0

The Best of the WWF: volume 10

1987

ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998

19987.0

WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86

1986

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87

1987

NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings

1988

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

19894.0

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87

1987

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84

1984

NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun

1989

The Best of the WWF: volume 9

1986

Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!

19856.0

WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show

1987

WCCW Parade of Champions

1984

The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World

1988

NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush

1990

NWA Boogie Jam

1984

The Best of the WWF: volume 8

1986

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

2010