Junkyard Dog

On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Junkyard Dog, with his Career History, real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions he worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles he won, his Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, his appearance changes through the years, and more.

Sylvester Ritter was born in Wadesboro, North Carolina on December 13, 1952.

He died on June 2, 1998 at the age of 45.

Junkyard Dog has won 1 championship in major promotions during his career.

Junkyard Dog was inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004 as an individual and in the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame (PWHF) in 2012 as part of the Modern Era wing.

Profile Info

• GenderMale
• Real NameSylvester Ritter
• Ring Names
  • Junkyard Dog (September 6, 1979 - June 2, 1998)
  • Stagger Lee (October 27, 1982 - May 11, 1984)
  • Big Daddy Ritter (November 1, 1978 - September 5, 1979)
  • Leroy Rochester (December 21, 1977 - October 31, 1978)
  • Sylvester Ritter (April 4, 1977 - December 20, 1977)
  • Leroy Rochester (January 1, 1976 - April 3, 1977)
• Born December 13, 1952
• Died June 2, 1998 (aged 45)
• NationalityUnited States
• Birth PlaceWadesboro, North Carolina
• Billed From
  • Charlotte, North Carolina (January 1, 1976 - Present)
• Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
• Weight
  • 280 lbs (127 kg)
• NicknamesJYD

Career History

• Roles

  • Coach (January 1, 1993 - June 2, 1998)
  • Wrestler (January 1, 1976 - November 24, 1995)

• Promotions History

  Promotion	from	to
  PromotionNWA	November 14, 1993	November 26, 1994
  PromotionWCW	December 7, 1988	July 28, 1993
  PromotionUSWA	September 7, 1992	October 19, 1992
  PromotionWWF	August 10, 1984	October 16, 1988
  PromotionNWA	February 7, 1981	July 30, 1984
  PromotionGAC	July 10, 1981	July 20, 1984
  PromotionWCCW	October 21, 1983	July 30, 1984
  PromotionMSW	September 6, 1979	August 1, 1984
  PromotionJCP	March 14, 1984	July 29, 1984
  PromotionGCW	May 4, 1984	June 29, 1984
  PromotionCWA	May 14, 1984	May 21, 1984
  PromotionSWCW	July 10, 1981	October 8, 1982
  PromotionGCW	January 17, 1981	May 31, 1981
  PromotionNWA	December 21, 1977	December 21, 1979
  PromotionSTAMPEDE	January 5, 1979	August 11, 1979
  PromotionIWE	April 13, 1979	May 9, 1979
  PromotionMID AMERICA	November 15, 1977	May 7, 1978
  PromotionSECW	July 15, 1977	July 29, 1977
  PromotionCWA	May 29, 1977	June 27, 1977

• Images History

  

  Sep 1990

  

  Aug 1984

  

  Jan 1975

• Face / Heel Turns

  Alignment	Details	from	to
  Face		September 6, 1979	November 24, 1995

• Finishers

  • Thump - Standing Scoop Powerslam or Front Powerslam (January 1, 1976 - November 25, 1995)

• Theme Songs

  • Theme Song"Grab Them Cakes" by Junkyard Dog & Vicki Sue Robinson - Single (January 1, 1986 - October 16, 1988)
  • Theme Song"Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen - Single (August 10, 1984 - December 31, 1985)
  • Theme Song"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Jim Croce - Single (January 1, 1976 - August 9, 1984)

Titles & Accomplishments

• Career Awards

• • WWE Hall of Fame - Individual (Year2004)
  • Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame (PWHF) - Modern Era (Year2012)

• World Championship Wrestling & National Wrestling Alliance

  • x1 WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (with Ricky Morton & Tommy Rich)

• Mid-South Wrestling Association

  • 3 Mid-South Louisiana Championship
  • 4 Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship
  • 8 Mid-South Tag Team Championship (1 with Buck Robley, 3 with Dick Murdoch, 1 with Jerry Stubbs, 1 with Killer Karl Kox, 1 with Mike George, 1 with Terry Orndorff)

  NWA Mid-America

  • 1 NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship (with Gypsy Joe)

  Stampede Wrestling

  • 2 Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship

  United States Wrestling Association

  • 1 USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship

• Other Accomplishments

  • WWF Wrestling Classic Tournament Winner (1985)
  • WWF Slammy Award - Best Single Performer (1986)
  • PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1980)
  • WON Feud of the Year (1982 vs. Ted DiBiase)

Teams & Relations

• Tag Teams & Stables

  • The Dudes with Attitude - Giant González, Lex Luger, Paul Orndorff, Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner, Sting (July 7, 1990 - July 7, 1990)
  • The Junkyard Dog & Tito Santana - Tito Santana (March 22, 1985 - April 7, 1986)
  • Bill Watts & Stagger Lee - Bill Watts (April 3, 1984 - May 10, 1984)
  • Junkyard Dog & Mr. Olympia - Mr. Olympia (February 17, 1982 - December 8, 1982)
  • Junkyard Dog & Mike George - Mike George (October 7, 1981 - February 3, 1982)
  • Junkyard Dog & Buck Robley - Buck Robley (January 4, 1980 - December 27, 1981)
  • Bill Watts & Junkyard Dog - Bill Watts (August 25, 1980 - October 27, 1981)
  • Junkyard Dog & Dick Murdoch - Dick Murdoch (March 23, 1981 - July 28, 1981)
  • Junkyard Dog & Killer Karl Kox - Killer Karl Kox (November 14, 1980 - February 1, 1981)
  • Junkyard Dog & Terry Orndorff - Terry Orndorff (September 15, 1980 - October 31, 1980)

Junk Yard Dog Games Appearances (8)

WWE Main Series (2/26)

WWE 2K25

SVR 2006

Other Games (6)

WrestleQuest

Universe

Mayhem

Champions

SuperCard

LOWM