Sylvester Ritter
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.
75 acting credits
Acting · 75
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
WWF Superstars
1986
World Class Championship Wrestling
1982
WWE Pay Per View
1985
Mid-South Wrestling
1981
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
WWE Old School
1973
Clash of the Champions
1988
NWA World Championship Wrestling
1985
Tuesday Night Titans
1984
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
WrestleMania II
1986
Andre the Giant
2018
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
WWE WrestleMania III
1987
WCW Arena Shows
1983
The True Story of WrestleMania
2011
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
2005
WrestleMania
1985
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013
WWE: The Ladder Match
2007
NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
1989
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
1988
Biography: Wrestlemania I
2022
WWE WrestleMania IV
1988
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
1990
WWE SummerSlam 1988
1988
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
2008
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
1987
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1985
Hulkamania 3
1988
WWE Hall of Fame 2004
2004
WCW WrestleWar 1991
1991
NWA Starrcade 1988
1988
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
1988
The Wrestling Classic
1985
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
1990
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
2007
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
1986
Most Unusual Matches
1985
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
1990
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
1988
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
1985
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
1986
NWA Boogie Jam
1984
NWA Lords of The Ring
1984
WWE Grudge Match
1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
1986
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
1987
WWE The Big Event
1986
Heroes of World Class
2006
The WWF's Amazing Managers
1985
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86
1986
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
1987
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
1987
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
1998
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
1987
George "The Animal" Steele
1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
1987
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
1989
WWE U.K. Rampage 1988
1988
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
1984
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84
1984
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
1987
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1987
WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '83
1983
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
1987
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
1986
WCCW Parade of Champions
1984
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Jerry the King Lawler and Junkyard Dog
2010