Sylvester Ritter
Known for: Acting
Born: December 13, 1952
Died: June 2, 1998
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…
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The Best of the WWF: volume 10
1987
WWE: The Ladder Match
2007
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
1986
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86
1986
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Jerry the King Lawler and Junkyard Dog
2010
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
1990
The Wrestling Classic
1985
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
1987
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84
1984
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
1986
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1987
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
2007
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
1987
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
1987
George "The Animal" Steele
1987
WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '83
1983
WWE WrestleMania III
1987
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
1990
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1985
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
1986
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
1987
WWE Hall of Fame 2004
2004
WWE Grudge Match
1986
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
1990
Biography: Wrestlemania I
2022
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
1986
WWE U.K. Rampage 1988
1988
NWA Starrcade 1988
1988
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987
Most Unusual Matches
1985
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
1987
NWA Boogie Jam
1984
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
1987
WCCW Parade of Champions
1984
NWA Lords of The Ring
1984
WrestleMania
1985
The WWF's Amazing Managers
1985
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
1988
Hulkamania 3
1988
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
1984
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
1989
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
2008
WrestleMania II
1986
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
1985
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
1988
Andre the Giant
2018
WWE The Big Event
1986
WWE SummerSlam 1988
1988
NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
1989
The True Story of WrestleMania
2011
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
1988
WCW WrestleWar 1991
1991
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
2005
WWE WrestleMania IV
1988
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
1998
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
1987
Heroes of World Class
2006
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
1987
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
World Class Championship Wrestling
1982
WWE Old School
1973
Mid-South Wrestling
1981
Tuesday Night Titans
1984
NWA World Championship Wrestling
1985
WCW Arena Shows
1983
Clash of the Champions
1988
WWF Superstars
1986
WWE Pay Per View
1985
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006