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Even so, few could sell out an arena like JYD. It was a much smaller community of fans and wrestlers, many of whom were aware of JYD's regular visits to the projects to meet drug dealers. It's often said that wrestlers who win championships have "reached the mountaintop. In any given era in any given company, only a handful of people are in the title picture at any given time.

This was a ceiling Junkyard Dog faced in New York. That's not to say he was unpopular — he got great crowd reactions and fans loved him — but the company never allowed him to reach the heights he did in Mid-South. Junkyard Dog's cocaine use had many nasty side effects, but there was one he couldn't hide: his weight gain. He used to be known for his great physique, but by the mids, he ballooned. Commentators would often try to cover for it , saying that JYD was taking on weight because he was facing off against bulkier opponents like the One Man Gang.

No amount of commentary, gimmick tweaks, or territory changes could cover this one up, though. Some wrestling magazines and newsletters took to calling him "Junk Food Dog. In fairness, it's hard to be seen as a world conqueror if most people only know you as a rotund goof who dances with children. Most wrestlers are in their prime at age They're at their physical peak, with enough experience and respect that they can practically book their own space on the card.

Not so Junkyard Dog. When he was axed from WWF in as a cost-cutting measure, his time anywhere near the main event scene anywhere in America was done.

JYD would spend the next few years getting cut by WCW and rejoining them, largely due to his conditioning and low drawing power. He spent the last few years of his life touring the indie circuit, a shell of his former self doing gimmick matches with fellow legacy acts during what should have been his best earning years.

Even so, he was clearly enjoying himself, as an International Wrestling Federation promoter told the Morning Call : "He enjoyed it all, the big crowds, the small. It didn't make any difference as long as he was around to sign autographs and take Polaroids with the kids. Every kid he met, he'd say, 'Are you still in school? Stay there baby, do it. On June 2, , Junkyard Dog — very much Sylvester Ritter at this precise moment — was driving home to Magee, Mississippi, from his daughter's high school graduation in Wadesboro, North Carolina, when he lost control of his vehicle.

On June 1, , the divorced father of two was on his way home to Mississippi after arriving late and missing the high school graduation of one of his daughters in Wadesboro, North Carolina. According to wrestling reporter Dave Meltzer , Ritter crashed on the interstate near Forest, Mississippi, while transporting a repossessed car. His vehicle rolled three times, killing the former college football and pro wrestling star. Along with the numerous wrestling personalities who attended or sent condolences, basketball star Michael Jordan reportedly made a personal phone call to the family.

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