Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name Sylvester 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)
- 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 ( January 1, 1976 - Present)
- Nicknames JYD
Career History
- Roles
- Coach ( January 1, 1993 - June 2, 1998)
- Wrestler ( January 1, 1976 - November 24, 1995)
- Companies / Promotions
Promotion from to Promotion 
November 14, 1993 November 26, 1994 Promotion December 7, 1988 July 28, 1993 Promotion August 10, 1984 October 16, 1988 Promotion February 7, 1981 July 30, 1984 Promotion December 21, 1977 December 21, 1979 Promotion January 5, 1979 August 11, 1979 - Face / Heel Turns
Alignment from to Face September 6, 1979 November 24, 1995 - Images
Sep 1990
Aug 1984Jan 1975
- Finishers
- Thump - Standing scoop powerslam or front powerslam
- Theme Songs
- Theme Song "Another One Bites the Dust", by Queen - Single
- 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), Dick Murdoch (3), Jerry Stubbs (1), Killer Karl Kox (1), Mike George (1), Terry Orndorff (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)
- 51° in the PWI Years Top 500 (2003)
- 1986 WWF Slammy Award - Best Single Performer
- Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum induction (class of 2012)
- PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1980)
- WON Feud of the Year (1982 vs. Ted DiBiase)
- WON Worst Feud of the Year (1990 vs. Ric Flair)
- WON Worst Tag Team (1986 with George Steele)
Relations
- Tag Teams & Stables
- Junkyard Dog and Mr. Olympia - Mr. Olympia ( February 17, 1982 - December 8, 1982)
- Junkyard Dog and Dick Murdoch - Dick Murdoch ( March 23, 1981 - October 21, 1982)
- Junkyard Dog and Mike George - Mike George ( October 7, 1981 - February 3, 1982)
- Junkyard Dog and Buck Robley - Buck Robley ( January 4, 1980 - December 27, 1981)
- Junkyard Dog and Killer Karl Kox - Killer Karl Kox ( November 14, 1980 - February 1, 1981)
- Junkyard Dog and Terry Orndorff - Terry Orndorff ( September 15, 1980 - October 31, 1980)