Trivia / Junkyard Dog

• Creator Backlash: After he left Mid-South for WWE, Watts went on TV and said that JYD had left because he "needed to go where it was easier."
• What Could Have Been:
  • Sylvester Ritter was selected by the NFL's Green Bay Packers to play professional football, but back and knee surgery prevented this.
  • Jim Cornette considered using JYD for his SMW promotion, but backer Rick Rubin specifically listed JYD among the kinds of wrestlers he didn't want to see in SMW.