Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name Sylvester Ritter
- Ring Names
- Junkyard Dog
- Big Daddy Ritter
- Leroy Rochester
- Stagger Lee
- Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
- Weight
- 280 lbs (127 kg)
- Born December 13, 1952
- Died June 2, 1998 (aged 45)
- Birth Place Wadesboro, North Carolina
- Billed From
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Nicknames JYD
Career History
- Roles
- Coach (January 1, 1993 - June 2, 1998)
- Wrestler (May 29, 1977 - November 24, 1995)
- Companies / Promotions
Promotion from to Promotion 
NWANovember 14, 1993 November 26, 1994 Promotion 
WCWDecember 7, 1988 July 28, 1993 Promotion 
WWEAugust 10, 1984 October 16, 1988 Promotion NWAFebruary 7, 1981 July 30, 1984 Promotion NWADecember 21, 1977 December 21, 1979 Promotion STAMPEDE January 5, 1979 August 11, 1979 - Face / Heel Turns
Alignment from to Face - Images
Dec 1977
- Finishers
- Thump - Standing scoop powerslam or front powerslam
- Theme Songs
- Theme Song "Grab Them Cakes", by Junkyard Dog & Vicki Sue Robinson - Single
Titles & Accomplishments
- Hall of Fame
- WWE Hall of Fame - Year 2004, Individual
- Titles Won
World Championship Wrestling
- 1 WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship - with Ricky Morton & Tommy Rich
Mid-South Wrestling Association
- 3 Mid-South Louisiana Championship (3 times)
- 4 Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship
- 8 Mid-South Tag Team Championship - with Buck Robley (1), Terry Orndorff (1), Killer Karl Kox (1), Dick Murdoch (3), Mike George (1), Jerry Stubbs (1)
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
- WWE Hall of Fame induction (class of 2004)
- WWF Wrestling Classic tournament Winner (1985)
- Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum induction (class of 2012)
- 1986 WWF Slammy Award - Best Single Performer
- PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1980)
- 5° in the PWI Years Top 500 (2003)
