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Sylvester Ritter

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Sylvester Ritter

🎂 Dec 13, 1952 — 🕯️ Jun 2, 1998 (45 years) Wadesboro, North Carolina, USA 0.6 popularity
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".
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Andre the Giant
Andre the Giant
as Self (archive footage)
 Dark Side of the Ring
Dark Side of the Ring
as Self (Archival Footage)
 Saturday Night's Main Event
Saturday Night's Main Event
as Junkyard Dog
 WrestleMania
WrestleMania
as The Junkyard Dog
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6
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WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Junkyard Dog
2009
🎬 Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
The Junkyard Dog
2008
🎬 Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
The Junkyard Dog
2007
🎬 WWE: The Ladder Match
WWE: The Ladder Match
Big Daddy Ritter
2007
🎬 The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
Junkyard Dog (Archive Footage)
2005
🎬 ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
Junkyard Dog (Honoree)
1998
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Sylvester Ritter
1952-12-13 · 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 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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