Episode 55: JYD Year One

Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk

In Episode 55 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Greg:
Talks more about the Hall of Fame candidacy of Sylvester Ritter aka the Junkyard Dog.
Picks up at the beginning of Year One and talks about the timing of when Ritter must have trained.
Wonders if there are still earlier matches than Ritter's first known match of Nov. 11, 1976 vs Mike Boyette.
Talks about how Ritter's trainer Sonny King left him behind in Carolina, but Ritter still found a way into the business.
Follows Ritter around the south as he goes from Carolina to Louisiana/Oklahoma to Memphis to Knoxville to Gulf Coast to Gulas.
Notes how quickly Ritter goes from indies to a tag title in a major territory (one year) to a solo title in a major territory (two years) to being the historic star of a territory (three years).

Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk is sponsored by Greg and his written work. His newest release, "Sunset Painting & The Sun, Two Plays by Greg Klein," is on Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com, as are his previous books: The Junkyard Dog biography, "The King of New Orleans" and the historic fiction, sports novel, "The Paper Tigers, How Eight Guys from the Streets of Philadelphia Became Professional Baseball Players for One Day."