The Junkyard Dog was ahead of his time as he was one of the most popular professional wrestlers in the Territory days of ...

Over the years a number of prominent acts in WWE, AEW, WCW, New Japan and elsewhere have had names connected to animals.

but he would truly become an icon after moving to the Mid-South Wrestling territory in the early 1980s. It was in Mid-South where promoter Bill Watts christened Ritter as the Junkyard Dog.

Jake Roberts discussed bringing in Junkyard Dog to Mid-South Wrestling, why two-out-of-three falls matchups don’t work today, and more.

A moving inspirational story that gives viewers a rare glimpse into the world of high school wrestling at one of ... Filled with drama laughter and heart Junkyard Dogs is an underdog story that ...