On July 27, 1979 in one of the first ladder matches in professional wrestling history, Big Daddy Ritter (later known as the The Junkyard Dog) defeated Jake Roberts to win the Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship and $1,000 at a Stampede Wrestling Show in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The match is called by Ed Whalen. The ladder is being held by Wayne Hart, the older brother of Bret and Owen Hart. Ritter had previously lost the belt to Roberts on April 6th. | Davenport Sports Ne

73K views · 428 reactions | On July 27, 1979 in one of the first ladder matches in professional wrestling history, Big Daddy Ritter (later known as the The Junkyard Dog) defeated Jake Roberts to win the Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship at a Stampede Wrestling Show in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Ritter had previously lost the belt to Roberts on April 6th. | Davenport Sports Network | Facebook

123K views · 5.9K reactions | The Junkyard Dog and Dusty Rhodes were doing their thing on this day in Mid South Wrestling in 1983! | WWE Network | Facebook

2.9K views · 162 reactions | WWE, WCW and NWA legend 'The Natural' Hacksaw Butch Reed talks about his close friendship with "WWE Hall of Famer" The Junkyard Dog who he also feuded with when Mid South Wrestling as at it peak. Reed also discusses following JYD to WWE in later years. Full interview here: bit.ly/THTvButchReed | The Hannibal TV | Facebook

Tony Atlas on The Junkyard Dog WWE Hall of Famer and first black WWE World Tag Team Champion "Mr. USA" Tony Atlas discusses his friendship with the Junk Yard Dog , he a story about them taking pills together giving to them by Uncle Elmer that had severe side effects as well as JYD allegedly prostituting himself to women to make extra cash. Learn More about The Hannibal TV: https://www.thehannibaltv.com/ Follow on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @TheHannibalTV The Hannibal TV T-Shirt Store: https:

1990: Ric Flair vs Junkyard Dog with appearances by The Four Horsemen and Dudes with Attitudes | RassleRama