Sylvester Ritter

Sylvester Ritter was an American professional wrestler and professional football player best known for his work in MidSouth 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 Queens 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 upperbody 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 JYDs power slam was prominently displayed on his wrestling trunks