Junkyard Dog
The subsequent inclusion on the list is definitely a character that the villainous Jesse Ventura wouldn’t have been supporting over the airwaves. JYD is best remembered as one of the most popular babyfaces during the 1980s. Many fans viewed JYD as the no.2 babyface at the company, only surpassed, at the time, by Hulk Hogan.
A favorite with both older and younger fans for his charismatic and comedic antics during shows, his working-class gimmick also made him highly relatable to many members of WWE’s fanbase. Junkyard Dog was a fixture of the SNME calendar, wrestling multiple times at the event throughout the 1980s. He often paired with Hulk Hogan, main eventing SNME VI in a tag team victory over the Funk Brothers.
