Personal Info
Known Credits
56
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1952-12-13 (73 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Wadesboro, North Carolina, USA
Also Known For
Junkyard DogThe Junkyard DogBig Daddy RitterJYD
Sylvester Ritter
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 "th ...
Known For
Acting
2022 --
Biography: Wrestlemania I
| Self (archival footage) - The Junkyard Dog
2018 --
Andre the Giant
| Self (archive footage)
2013 --
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
| Junkyard Dog / Stagger Lee
2011 --
The True Story of WrestleMania
| Junkyard Dog
2010 --
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
| Junkyard Dog
2010 --
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Jerry the King Lawler and Junkyard Dog
|
2009 --
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
| Junkyard Dog
2008 --
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
| The Junkyard Dog
2007 --
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
| The Junkyard Dog
2007 --
WWE: The Ladder Match
| Big Daddy Ritter
2006 --
Heroes of World Class
| Junkyard Dog
2006 --
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
| Junkyard Dog
2004 --
WWE Hall of Fame 2004
|
1998 --
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
| Junkyard Dog (Honoree)
1994 --
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
| Junkyard Dog (archive footage)
1991 --
WCW WrestleWar 1991
| The Junkyard Dog
1990 --
WCW Halloween Havoc '90
| Junkyard Dog
1990 --
WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution
| The Junkyard Dog
1990 --
NWA Clash of The Champions XI: Coastal Crush
| The Junkyard Dog
1989 --
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
| The Junkyard Dog
1989 --
NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
| The Junkyard Dog
1988 --
NWA Starrcade '88: True Gritt
| The Junkyard Dog
1988 --
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
| The Junkyard Dog (Appearance)
1988 --
WWE U.K. Rampage 1988
| The Junkyard Dog
1988 --
WWE SummerSlam 1988
| The Junkyard Dog
1988 --
Hulkamania 3
| The Junkyard Dog
1988 --
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
| The Junkyard Dog
1988 --
WWE WrestleMania IV
| The Junkyard Dog
1988 --
WWE Royal Rumble
| The Junkyard Dog
1987 --
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
| The Junkyard Dog
1987 --
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
| The Junkyard Dog
1987 --
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
| The Junkyard Dog
1987 --
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
| The Junkyard Dog
1987 --
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
| The Junkyard Dog
1987 --
WWE WrestleMania III
| The Junkyard Dog
1987 --
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
| The Junkyard Dog
1987 --
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
| The Junkyard Dog
1987 --
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
| The Junkyard Dog
1986 --
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
| The Junkyard Dog
1986 --
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
| The Junkyard Dog
1986 --
WWE The Big Event
| The Junkyard Dog
1986 --
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
| The Junkyard Dog
1986 --
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86
| The Junkyard Dog
1986 --
WrestleMania II
| The Junkyard Dog
1986 --
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
| The Junkyard Dog
1985 --
The Wrestling Classic
| The Junkyard Dog
1985 --
WrestleMania
| The Junkyard Dog
1985 --
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
| The Junkyard Dog (archive footage)
1985 --
WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest
| Junkyard Dog
1985 --
The WWF's Most Unusual Matches
| The Junkyard Dog
1984 --
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84
| The Junkyard Dog
1984 --
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
| The Junkyard Dog
1984 --
NWA Lords of The Ring
| The Junkyard Dog
1984 --
WCCW Parade of Champions
| The Junkyard Dog
1984 --
NWA Boogie Jam
| The Junkyard Dog
1983 --
WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '83
| The Junkyard Dog