Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches.
This week we go back to the 70’s and 80’s to look at one of the best babyfaces in wrestling, the Junkyard Dog. Sylvester Ritter was one of the biggest stars of Mid-South Wrestling. We take a look at his work starting all the way back in Stampede Wrestling and ending in the WWF. Matches against Jim Neidhart, Randy Savage and Ted DiBiase are all on our card. On top of the matches, Evan & Javier also talk about:
- The death of kayfabe
- Dog the Bounty Hunter
- John Wick
- Shorts & longjohns
- Cats being assholes
And a lot more.
Listen to the podcast here, and check out the links to the matches below.
Match One:
Big Daddy Ritter vs Jim Neidhart – Stampede Wrestling – May 11, 1979
Link to the match here.
Promo: The Freebirds Blind JYD
Match Two:
Junkyard Dog (c) vs Ted DiBiase – Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship No DQ Match – June 24, 1982
Match Three:
Junkyard Dog vs Butch Reed – July 29, 1983
Link to the match here.
Match Four:
Junkyard Dog vs Randy Savage – The Wrestling Classic Finals – November 7, 1985
Link to the match here.
Match Five:
Junkyard Dog & Tito Santana vs Terry & Dory Funk – Wrestlemania II
Link to the match here.
Follow the podcast on Twitter at @CrossbodyofWork
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