Sylvester Ritter

Sylvester Ritter

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 "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 upper-body 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 JYD's power slam, was prominently displayed on his wrestling trunks.

  • Title: Sylvester Ritter
  • Popularity: 5.082
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1952-12-13
  • Place of Birth: Wadesboro, North Carolina, USA
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  • Also Known As: Junkyard Dog, The Junkyard Dog, Big Daddy Ritter, JYD
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Sylvester Ritter Movies

  • 2006
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    Heroes of World Class

    Heroes of World Class

    8.5 2006 HD

    In 1983 World Class Championship Wrestling and its franchise stars, the Von Erich brothers, were known around the world. A small Dallas based...

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  • 1985
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    WrestleMania

    WrestleMania

    6.6 1985 HD

    The first annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event taking place on March 31, 1985, at Madison Square Garden in New York City....

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  • 1987
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    WWE WrestleMania III

    WWE WrestleMania III

    7.5 1987 HD

    Hulk Hogan goes up against André the Giant for the WWE Championship, while Randy "Macho Man" Savage battles Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat for...

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  • 1986
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    WrestleMania II

    WrestleMania II

    6.4 1986 HD

    Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper in a Boxing match Battle Royal featuring superstars and athletes from the WWF and NFL Hulk Hogan (c) vs. King Kong Bundy in a...

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  • 1985
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    The Wrestling Classic

    The Wrestling Classic

    6.1 1985 HD

    The Wrestling Classic was a World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event that took place on November 7, 1985 from the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont,...

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  • 1988
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    NWA Starrcade '88: True Gritt

    NWA Starrcade '88: True Gritt

    7 1988 HD

    Ric Flair defends the NWA World Championship against Lex Luger. The Road Warriors defend the NWA Tag Team Championship against Sting & Dusty Rhodes ....

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  • 1990
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    WCW Halloween Havoc '90

    WCW Halloween Havoc '90

    8 1990 HD

    WCW Halloween Havoc '90 took place on October 27, 1990 from The UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. The main event was Sting versus Sid Vicious in...

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  • 1990
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    WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution

    WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution

    1 1990 HD

    The Great American Bash '90 took place on July 7, 1990 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The main event was Ric Flair defending the NWA...

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  • 1988
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    WCW Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings

    WCW Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings

    1 1988 HD

    WCW Clash of The Champions IV took place on December 7, 1988 at the UTC Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee. There were 8000 people in attendance and the...

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  • 1991
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    WCW WrestleWar 1991

    WCW WrestleWar 1991

    10 1991 HD

    WCW WrestleWar 1991: WarGames took place on February 24, 1991 from the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, Arizona. This was the first PPV...

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  • 2006
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    WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

    WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

    7.4 2006 HD

    The best and most memorable matches from Hulk Hogan's career.

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  • 1987
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    Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

    Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

    1 1987 HD

    Bob Uecker hosted this show in the mid to late 1980's, featuring sports bloopers and comedy with Mr. Baseball himself.

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  • 1985
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    Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

    Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

    1 1985 HD

    Here is the legendary Bob Uecker hamming it up, commentating on sports bloopers and other sports-related skits for 30 straight minutes!

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  • 2022
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    Biography: Wrestlemania I

    Biography: Wrestlemania I

    6 2022 HD

    Chronicling the making of the first WrestleMania when Hulk Hogan, Mr. T, Iron Sheik, Roddy Piper, and others took over Madison Square Garden and...

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  • 2010
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    WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

    WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

    8.3 2010 HD

    .A countdown of the greatest superstars in WWE History. From Hulk Hogan to Randy Savage to The Rock to John Cena enjoy an experience down memory lane...

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  • 1988
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    Hulkamania 3

    Hulkamania 3

    1 1988 HD

    Hulk-a-mania is still running wild against his biggest challenger ever.

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  • 2013
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    Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

    Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

    9.3 2013 HD

    For the first time ever, WWE presents the Legends of Mid-South Wrestling. One of the 1980’s hottest territories, Mid-South garnered national...

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  • 1986
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    The Best of the WWF: volume 8

    The Best of the WWF: volume 8

    1 1986 HD

    The WWE superstars in their most exciting matches!

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  • 1987
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    The Best of the WWF: volume 10

    The Best of the WWF: volume 10

    1 1987 HD

    The power of the WWE superstars comes into your living room from Coliseum Home Video!

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  • 1986
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    The Best of the WWF: volume 9

    The Best of the WWF: volume 9

    1 1986 HD

    The best of the WWE superstars in and out of the ring brought to you by Coliseum Home Video!

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  • 1987
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    The Best of the WWF: volume 11

    The Best of the WWF: volume 11

    1 1987 HD

    The biggest superstars in WWE in their greatest moments!

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  • 1987
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    The Best of the WWF: volume 14

    The Best of the WWF: volume 14

    1 1987 HD

    Coliseum Home Video Exclusives! Rare footage never shown anywhere else!

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  • 1988
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    The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World

    The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World

    1 1988 HD

    The best of WWE action from across the globe!

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  • 1985
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    The WWF's Most Unusual Matches

    The WWF's Most Unusual Matches

    1 1985 HD

    Some of the most unusual matches in WWF History.

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  • 2007
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    Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1

    Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1

    1 2007 HD

    Mid-South Wrestling is proud to present, it's 1st volume of a 4 DVD collection entitled "Giants Midgets Heroes & Villains". It captures some of the...

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  • 2008
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    Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

    Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

    1 2008 HD

    Once again fans can re-live the legendary glory age of wrestling and once and for all know that the bone breaking, blood-pounding action is real....

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  • 1985
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    WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest

    WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest

    1 1985 HD

    Some of the most astonishing stars the WWF has to offer.

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  • 1994
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    The Life And Times of Paul Boesch

    The Life And Times of Paul Boesch

    10 1994 HD

    Documentary on legendary Houston Wrestling Promoter Paul Boesch produced and aired in 1994 on Houston Channel 39 KHTV.

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  • 2007
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    WWE: The Ladder Match

    WWE: The Ladder Match

    8.3 2007 HD

    Follow the evolution of the ladder match and how it has come to be one of the most popular professional wrestling events today. From the earliest...

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  • 1987
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    WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show

    WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show

    1 1987 HD

    WWE's biggest superstars converge in the Lone Star State for some incredible mat action. Features WWE Champion Hulk Hogan taking on The One Man Gang...

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  • 1988
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    WWE U.K. Rampage 1988

    WWE U.K. Rampage 1988

    1 1988 HD

    The superstars hit Paris, France for an international incident featuring WWE Champion "Macho Man" Randy Savage facing The African Dream, Akeem.

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  • 1987
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    WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87

    WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87

    1 1987 HD

    WWE's biggest superstars converge in the Lone Star State for some incredible mat action. Features a rematch for the WWE Championship between Hulk...

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  • 1986
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    WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86

    WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86

    1 1986 HD

    WWE's biggest superstars converge in the Lone Star State for some incredible mat action. Features a rematch for the WWE Championship between Hulk...

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  • 1986
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    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86

    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86

    1 1986 HD

    The biggest superstars in WWE head to the great white north for some incredible action. Featuring Dory & Terry Funk teaming with their manager, Jimmy...

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  • 1987
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    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87

    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87

    1 1987 HD

    The biggest superstars in WWE head to the great white north for some incredible action. Featuring a Steel Cage Showdown between Hulk Hogan and Kamala...

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  • 1986
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    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86

    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86

    1 1986 HD

    The biggest superstars in WWE head to the great white north for some incredible action. Featuring Hulk Hogan and The Junkyard Dog in a tag team...

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  • 1984
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    WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84

    WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84

    1 1984 HD

    The wrestling capital of the world gets slammed by the WWE's mightiest superstars when Hulk Hogan defends the WWE Championship against George "The...

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  • 1984
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    WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84

    WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84

    1 1984 HD

    Catch all the excitement and action as WWE's most powerful superstars take to the ring. Featuring a WWE Championship between Hulk Hogan and Big John...

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  • 1987
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    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87

    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87

    1 1987 HD

    The biggest superstars in WWE head to the great white north for some incredible action. Featuring "Ravishing" Rick Rude and "Mr. Wonderful" Paul...

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  • 2004
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    WWE Hall of Fame 2004

    WWE Hall of Fame 2004

    8.5 2004 HD

    On March 13th 2004 - the night before Wrestlemania XX - World Wrestling Entertainment held a very special ceremony to induct 11 legends, Jesse "The...

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  • 2018
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    Andre the Giant

    Andre the Giant

    7.3 2018 HD

    An ambitious and wide-ranging documentary exploring Andre’s upbringing in France, his celebrated career in WWE, and his forays in the...

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  • 2010
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    WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Jerry the King Lawler and Junkyard Dog

    WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Jerry the King Lawler and Junkyard Dog

    1 2010 HD

    It's the life and careers of Jerry "The King" Lawler & Junkyard Dog, as examined by their peers. Hall of Famer Jim Ross hosts a round-table...

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  • 2009
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    WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

    WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

    10 2009 HD

    The phrase Saturday Night s Main Event means the biggest WWE Superstars of the 80s and 90s fighting memorable battles along with humorous and unique...

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  • 2011
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    The True Story of WrestleMania

    The True Story of WrestleMania

    8.3 2011 HD

    It is the most anticipated yearly event in Sports Entertainment, an annual pop culture touch point. For more than 25 years, WrestleMania has hosted...

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  • 1988
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    WWE Royal Rumble

    WWE Royal Rumble

    6.9 1988 HD

    Twenty top Superstars compete in the first-ever Royal Rumble match. See all your favorites including Bret "The Hitman" Hart, The Ultimate Warrior,...

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  • 1988
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    WWE WrestleMania IV

    WWE WrestleMania IV

    7.4 1988 HD

    WrestleMania IV was the fourth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It...

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  • 1988
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    WWE SummerSlam 1988

    WWE SummerSlam 1988

    7.4 1988 HD

    WWE SummerSlam was the first annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event. It was produced by the World Wrestling Federation and took...

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  • 1989
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    WCW Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre

    WCW Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre

    4 1989 HD

    Clash of the Champions V took place on February 15, 1989 at the Cleveland Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio. There were 5,000 people in attendance...

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  • 1989
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    WCW Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun

    WCW Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun

    1 1989 HD

    WCW Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun took place on April 2, 1989 at The SuperDome in New Orleans, Louisiana. There were 5,300 people in...

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  • 1984
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    NWA Boogie Jam

    NWA Boogie Jam

    1 1984 HD

    Paul Jones tries to escape the clutches of "The Boogie-Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant in a vital Hair vs. Hair Match!

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  • 1990
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    WCW Clash of The Champions XI: Coastal Crush

    WCW Clash of The Champions XI: Coastal Crush

    1 1990 HD

    Clash of the Champions XI took place on June 13, 1990 in Charleston, South Carolina. There were 4100 fans in attendance at the McAlister Field House...

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  • 1984
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    WCCW Parade of Champions

    WCCW Parade of Champions

    1 1984 HD

    The first annual David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas features David's brother Kerry Von Erich battling Ric...

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  • 1984
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    NWA Lords of The Ring

    NWA Lords of The Ring

    1 1984 HD

    A genuinely stacked supercard equal to any modern Wrestlemania, held in the 75,500 seat Orange Bowl stadium in Miami, Florida. The main event saw a...

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  • 1986
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    WWE The Big Event

    WWE The Big Event

    8 1986 HD

    The Big Event was a Canada-only professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), which took place on...

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  • 1998
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    ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998

    ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998

    1 1998 HD

    "The Franchise" Shane Douglas defends the ECW World Heavyweight Championship against Al Snow. Long time rivals face off for the ECW Television...

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  • 1983
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    WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '83

    WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '83

    1 1983 HD

    Kerry Von Erich and Michael Hayes clash in a steel cage in a loser leaves town match.

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  • 1986
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    WWF Wrestling Challenge

    WWF Wrestling Challenge

    6.8 1986 HD

    WWF Wrestling Challenge was a professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It was syndicated weekly and...

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  • 1985
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    WWE Pay Per View

    WWE Pay Per View

    1 1985 HD

    The American professional wrestling promotion WWE has been broadcasting pay-per-view (PPV) events since the 1980s, when its classic "Big Four" events...

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  • 1985
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    WWE Pay Per View

    WWE Pay Per View

    1 1985 HD

    The American professional wrestling promotion WWE has been broadcasting pay-per-view (PPV) events since the 1980s, when its classic "Big Four" events...

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