Im not going to get hurt again. You know? They won the match and the title belts but were stripped of the championship later that month. Throughout the '80s and '90s, Roberts entertained millions of fans with his creepy antics, giant snake, and championship-caliber mullet. My God, he giveth but he ain't got the balls to do nothin' else." All this, according to Jake, is why he played his untrustworthy character so well: It wasn't a character. The documentary opens with Roberts, who has eight children, fishing on a boat with two of his sons, Derek and Dustin. Roberts immediately began berating Randy Savage in a series of promos, aware that Savage who had lost a retirement match to the Ultimate Warrior at Wrestlemania VII was unable to exact revenge. This episode, entitled In the Shadow of Grizzly Smith, was most definitely not for the faint of heart. Smith began wrestling in 1958. [2] Smith also competed in Georgia, where he challenged Freddie Blassie for the NWA Georgia World Heavyweight Championship but was unable to win the title belt. Smith, who had wrestled under the ring names Jake Smith and Tiny Anderson,[4][2] began competing as Grizzly Smith, although he also wrestled as Tiny Smith. Roberts went on to work for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) alongside his father, Grizzly Smith, where he aligned himself with The Barbarian and Cactus Jack to feud against Sting and Nikita Koloff. Jake The Snake Roberts on his Character in WWE in 1996. A son, a father and a brother. During the latter segment, the Warrior opened the chest, only to be immediately bitten by a king cobra (actually a rubber prop). I dont have to walk around the corner and hide something. [28] There was a series of gimmick matches on the wheel, but because the wheel itself was not gimmicked, neither Roberts nor Sting knew the kind of match they would be wrestling until the wheel stopped spinning. The tour kicked off on November 6, 2018, at the Lookout Lounge in Omaha, Nebraska. That no matter how far down somebody is theres hope. He would quickly ally with Cactus Jack and The Barbarian. Later that year, he became less fine, coming down with double pneumonia because he's a big guy and one pneumonia simply wasn't enough. Upon arrival at the ICU in Las Vegas, he was diagnosed with double pneumonia. [49], On February 1, 2023, it was announced that Roberts, along with Mark Henry, Paul Wight, and Shawn Dean was named a special advisor in AEW's community outreach program, titled AEW Together. As it turns out, he needed that to happen again before even beginning to change. According to Jaker, a year after his sister left, she had a child with this older man. After surgery and recovery, he was just fine. [26] In the DVD documentary, Old School with Rockin' Robin, Robin details how she was sexually abused by her father, beginning at age 8. He teamed with Eric Chapel and CraziiWolf (Crazii Shea and Greywolf), defeating the team of Salvatore Sincere, Steve C Wrestling and Pretty Ugly (Jimmy Dream and Adam Ugly). The legendary Jake the Snake features race-driven geometry in a tough yet light aluminum frame and a full carbon flat mount disc fork and is accompanied by tubeless-ready wheels. The feud ended on Saturday Night's Main Event XXX, with Savage getting the win. However, after Roberts hit Hogan with a DDT during an episode of The Snake Pit, fans responded positively to the attack by chanting "DDT" rather than for Hogan, and McMahon abandoned his plans for a feud between them. Following the release of his new documentary, The Resurrection of Jake the Snake, Jake sat down with Wrestlezone Radio and spoke candidly about the negative effect the films had on him and his family. Jake always carried a snake in his bag which, he usually used on his opponents. Slithering to the ring with a monstrous python concealed in a burlap sack, Jake used fear as a weapon as deftly as he used pain. Unfortunately, Steamboat was unable to stop his head from hitting the concrete and was rendered unconscious, sustaining a concussion. Roberts, livid at having lost to him and having received two of Savage's flying elbow drops (one of which after the match), was helped backstage. Between weeks' worth of clothes, wrestling gear, and the giant snake, it's quite possible Jake's body was hurt more by traveling than getting thrown around the ring. [38] Regarding his Hall of Fame induction, he later said, "It wasn't at all what I expected it was more about healing between a man and his family. Nobody knows what else he's gotten away with except the Snake himself. When the wheel stopped, it had landed on what many observers believed was the worst option the Coal Miner's Glove match. Sixteen years later, some of Jakes parts are still hard to watch, and not everythings as instantly wonderful as this scene: Jake The Snake Roberts Says Beyond The Mat Raped Him And His Family, Watch Kenny Omega Make His Return To AEW With The Young Bucks, The Best Post-Wrestling Acting Careers, Ranked, Snoop Dogg Did An Awkward Snoop Splash Off The Top Rope On All Elite Wrestling, Video Of A Coronavirus Vaccine Delivery Had Everyone Making The Same Sports And Wrestling Jokes, One Of The Best Pro Wrestlers In The World Is Reportedly Coming To WWEs NXT UK, NXT Trainees Reportedly Complained To Authorities Investigating WWE Venues As Possible COVID Hotspots. On Tuesday I've convinced myself that the microwave is no good so I need to boil my water on the stove instead and have a green tea instead of coffee, because am I drinking too much caffeine? Everyone was scared of the snake, and that's exactly what I wanted. Its pretty impossible to invest in somebody that might not be there in the end, that hes a loose cannon, who cant guide him, you cant control it., After Roberts second run in WWE ended in 1997, he would pop up around the industry from time to time in ECW, WWE and TNA. Cobras may be scary, but they only weigh 15 pounds. Despite the fact that he never wore WWE gold, his in-ring exploits made him a champion to his fans forever. He was the father of professional wrestlers Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Rockin' Robin, and Sam Houston . Jake "The Snake" Roberts, 59 -- The Lowest Point It was a long journey - it's been almost three years now. They both contend that the resulting emotional trauma is responsible for Roberts' substance abuse and his sister's mental health problems. Made in Chicago of imported fabric or material. Watch Biography: Legends featuring Jake "The Snake" Roberts Sunday at 8/7C on A&E on WWE Superstar Sunday. Roberts then attacked Gillmore. The match ended in a double disqualification. Someday, Im gonna move in next door to them and take their kids to school and be in their backyard helping their wives because I love them. Sadly, it didn't happen. As he put it, "it no longer became a choice to [drink]. [60] Doctors also found an abnormality on his brain which they felt could be a result of all the bumps Roberts took over his long career. 145k Followers, 1,155 Following, 1,539 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Jake 'THE SNAKE' Roberts (@jakethesnakeddt) 145k Followers, 1,155 Following, 1,539 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Jake 'THE SNAKE' Roberts (@jakethesnakeddt) . [27] His first WCW match came six days later when he defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell on a house show in Chicago, Illinois. He appeared at the 1997 Royal Rumble where he entered at no. But Grizzly Smith would have had to give a damn about Jake, which he obviously didn't. The Kentuckians' biggest rivals were the Assassins, with whom they feuded in matches across the United States. Throughout his career, Roberts, often considered one of professional wrestling's most iconic figures, was known for his intense and cerebral promos, dark charisma, extensive use of psychology in his matches, and innovative use of the DDT finishing move (which was later named the "coolest" maneuver of all time by WWE). You start getting involved, go to church with the kids, do this with the kids, and become involved in what theyre doing and not what youre doing, he said. Cops also got him on an outstanding 1999 warrant for unpaid child support. Regardless if that is 100% accurate, in storylineJake attacked rude and ripped the tights right off of Rude in the middle of the ring. [5] Jim Ross said he also stands out for his promo work. When Roberts was dissatisfied with the answers, he hit Bearer with a DDT and, after jamming Undertaker's hand in a coffin, began hitting him with a steel chair; however, Undertaker got up after each chair shot and eventually chased Roberts backstage dragging the coffin behind him. "The Snake Pit" was patterned after "Piper's Pit", wherein Roberts would conduct interviews with wrestlers or managers to help push wrestlers and get feuds over with the crowd. Joe Rogan - Jake The Snake on Childhood Abuse and Addiction JRE Clips 6.95M subscribers Subscribe 13K Share Save 726K views 4 years ago #1205 Taken from Joe Rogan Experience #1205 :. I built a house full of furniture for my first marriage, but I loved working with wood. Marsh's Free Museum Address: 409 Pacific Ave., Long Beach, WA Directions: Along the main drag. That first time I knew that son bitch was gold, Roberts said. The 67-year-old wrestling legend said he spent around 18 months on oxygen after getting COVID-19 three times since the pandemic started and dealing with lung issues that include hereditary chronic. In September 1993, he took part wrestling a tour for New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Birth Name: Aurelian Smith, Jr. Born: May 30, 1955 (age 67) in Gainesville, Texas. 4. Randy Savage said he enjoyed his run with Roberts, whose work was impressive. [45] At Double or Nothing on May 23, 2020, Archer lost the final to Cody Rhodes after Mike Tyson prevented Roberts from interfering on Archer's behalf in the finals match for the new AEW TNT Championship. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. His descent into drugs and alcohol has been . I never got a nickel out of that. He then had a feud with "Ravishing" Rick Rude and his manager Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, who began a gimmick of selecting a woman from the crowd to kiss after each match. Roberts had trouble developing his character, so in the late 1970s he traveled to Canada to wrestle. Damien, to put it mildly, kicked his butt. I grew up in the small Texas town where Jake was born (the same town where DDP picks him up at the beginning of the Resurrection of Jake the Snake documentary). Aurelian Smith (August 6, 1932 - June 12, 2010) was an American professional wrestler better known as Grizzly Smith. Jake "The Snake" Roberts began his career when he became a referee and a wrestler. The World Wrestling Entertainment (Previously WWF . On October 6, 2007, he lost to Scott Hall at Juggalo Championship Wrestling. Jake Roberts' life didn't take long to turn tumultuous. In January 1967, the Kentuckians showed up in Japan's International Wrestling Enterprise. [2][22] Smith died of Alzheimer's disease on June 12, 2010 in Amarillo, Texas.[21][23]. The Resurrection of Jake The Snake. As I understood it from my grandparents, the things Grizzly Smith did were a sort of open secret among people who were around during that time and it always bothered me that the same . He weighed well over 300 pounds and could barely walk. He announced he would referee the Monster's Ball match between Brother Runt, Abyss, Raven, and Samoa Joe at Bound for Glory. [20] Roberts later introduced a new snake, Damien's "big brother" Lucifer.[21]. Professional wrestling was lucky to have Jake "The Snake" Roberts then, as an entertainer, and it's lucky to have him now, as a source of knowledge. 3 Too Popular To Feud With Hogan. Pray for sick children who face this horrible disease 'cause The Snake will be just fine. Ive built crossbows. He started his career in various NWA territories before finally establishing himself within the WWF. Jake's father was a wrestler named Grizzly Smith, who was a cold, uncaring monster in every sense of the word. He is known for WCW Slamboree 1993 (1993), WCW Wrestle War (1991) and Wrestling Queen (1973). [28] The catchphrase helped propel Austin to the top of the WWF, and is one of the moments that is often cited as the beginning of "The Attitude Era". Although the subsequent feud on the house show circuit saw Andr victorious after most of those matches, Roberts can claim a victory via disqualification over Andr after The Giant attacked special guest referee and former foe Big John Studd at WrestleMania V. Shortly after his feud with Andr had ended, Roberts entered into a feud with Ted DiBiase. Roberts did not appear at the Royal Rumble event, but was announced as part of the 2014 Class of the WWE Hall of Fame. In early to mid-1991, Roberts engaged in a feud with Earthquake who "squashed" Damien with a pair of Earthquake splashes during their match on the April 27 (taped March 26) edition of WWF Superstars of Wrestling. Recognizing his microphone skills, Roberts was given his own talk segment called "The Snake Pit", which debuted on the first episode of WWF Wrestling Challenge in late 1986. Several years later, he's still in great shape, and is growing back the mullet to boot. Jake "the Snake" Roberts was among the most famous professional wrestlers in the world. That wasn't enough for Roberts, sadly. Roberts debuted in the World Wrestling Federation on March 8, 1986, at the Boston Garden defeating Jose Luis Rivera. During his run, he was known for his iconic matches and jaw-dropping moments. Such callousness motivated Jake to pursue wrestling full-time to show his dad how wrong he was. When you eat an apple, your tail grows by four blocks instead of the usual one. Marsha Smith, MP was born and raised in the parish of Saint Ann. He was known in the Mid-South Wrestling, Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, and Georgia Championship Wrestling at that time. And it's going to be a long journey. Roberts, who has been sober for 10 years, now wants to show others you can come back from anything. All signs point to Jake's tragic life story being over, and a happier one being told from here on out. Coolmath's snake game is different from most. [3] He often brought snakes into the ring, most famously a python. On May 2, he defeated Tony Anthony to win the SMW Heavyweight Championship; the title change aired on May 14. Jake The Snake Height: Jake The Snake is 6 feet 5 inches (196 cm) tall. It was a necessity. Aurelian "Grizzly" Smith (August 1, 1931 June 12, 2010) was an American professional wrestler. During his second tenure with the company, Roberts was pushed as a "Cinderella story" and faced Stone Cold Steve Austin in the final match of the 1996 King of the Ring tournament. They lied to my family and then they painted us all in a bad way. But at 18, he decided to give wrestling a try to prove his toughness to his infamous father Grizzly Smith. Still, it might've been a blessing in disguise: If he was drinking that much on a mediocre salary, he probably wouldn't have survived with more money to buy booze. [34] Roberts then gave a "mumbling" promo. [41] On March 4, 2020, he made a surprise appearance on AEW Dynamite, interrupting Cody. Jake Roberts. He is best known for his two stints in the World Wrestling Federation (later called WWE); the first between 1986 and 1992, and the second between 1996 and 1997. Born in 1955, Jake was named Aurelian Smith Junior after his father Aurelian aka Grizzly Smith a noted wrestler in the 1950s and 1960s. He appeared in Extreme Championship Wrestling during the summer of 1997 and made appearances for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling from 2006 through 2008.Throughout his career, Roberts was known for his intense and cerebral promos, dark charisma, extensive use of psychology in his matches, and innovative use of the DDT finishing move (which was later named the "coolest" maneuver of all time by WWE). That was a bunch of BS. 2014 WWE HOF, Writer/Creator, Motivational Speaker on personal recovery, bookings . He was released in February 1997. As he explained, "I never wanted you to trust me.". The feud continued through the early part of 1992 and included Savage eliminating Roberts from that year's Royal Rumble match for the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Championship. His father, Aurelian "Grizzly" Smith (19322010), also a wrestler, left his mother when she was 17 by which time she had given birth to another child. Smith's feud with The Assassins also took him to Western Canada, where he teamed with Don Leo Jonathan to defeat The Assassins for the Vancouver version of the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship. Instead of fighting for the Intercontinental Championship, the prize of the feud was DiBiase's own Million Dollar Championship. As he told Salon, "I felt nasty doing that poster, but you do what you're told sometimes." [32] On March 15, 2014, Roberts debuted in Regional Championship Wrestling's Rumblemania 9 in Reading, Pennsylvania as a surprise partner for Cliff Serenyi against Russian Mafia with Rich Rogers. In February 2014, TMZ reported that Roberts had muscular cancer below his knee and was scheduled to go into surgery. You got to have outlets and when the time comes and you know things are gonna happen then you just try to go through that and find a hole to hide in within yourself while its going on. Cheryl would remain on the road with Jake as his pseudo manger/valet. OK, fk it. He was replaced in the tournament by The Barbarian. And he talked me in to it and said, You know, brother, were trying. On January 29, 2011, Roberts wrestled what was billed as his retirement match, when he defeated Sinn Bodhi at the Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) show during the WrestleReunion 5 weekend.[31]. Roberts was set to wrestle Jim Neidhart, but a pre-match interview showed he was in no condition to wrestle, or do anything really. [63] He missed AEW tapings on December 16 and 17, citing this illness. However, before he could officially join WCW, he had to wait 90 days. People were looking for somebody who they couldnt see through, Roberts said. Allegedly, the python playing Damien at the time (there were several) didn't eat for months, as Roberts had kept him in a tank and left him there. JAKE "THE SNAKE" ROBERTS has dropped assault charges against the late British Bulldog's son. Hopefully that story will involve at least a few more DDTs and snakes slithering around the ring before it's done. All t-shirts unless otherwise noted are 100% preshrunk cotton . In May 1989, Roberts found himself arrested at a WWF show and charged with aggravated battery according to the Orlando Sentinel, he punched out a man in a Florida bar the previous December. He said the most important thing was creating new habits to replace his destructive ones, something he didnt feel traditional rehab provided. Aurelian Smith Jr. better known by the ring name Jake "The Snake" Roberts, is an American professional wrestler and actor signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where he performs as manager to Lance Archer. [23] A series of matches were planned, but the feud was canceled after the Ultimate Warrior was fired by the WWF the night of SummerSlam. This match ended in a DQ. Money, Reborn Champion Cody Ices and Anthony Brody. Oct 19, 2020 | By Marsha Smith | Los Angeles Review of Books. It provides an inside and very raw look at Roberts life. The segments included Warrior being locked inside a coffin (a reprise of an incident that occurred on The Funeral Parlor, hosted by the Undertaker's manager, Paul Bearer; earlier in the year); the Warrior being "buried alive" in dirt before being abandoned; and Warrior walking through a room full of live snakes to reach a chest containing "the answer". How to Play Snake. Once he began coming into his own, he stumbled into his famous DDT when The Grappler stepped on his left foot and he fell flat on his ass. The accident became one of pro wrestlings most devastating and protected finishers and changed Roberts career. Aurelian Jake Smith Jr. (born May 30, 1955) is a second-generation professional wrestler best known as Jake "The Snake" Roberts. While Halloween Havoc was the company's top-selling pay-per-view for several years,[28] Roberts soon left WCW. "[39] After his induction, he would continue to make sporadic appearances, and would also be a regular on WWE Story Time, even making an appearance on the show after his AEW debut. When your life is mostly drugs and alcohol seasoned with a little wrestling, you're probably running afoul of the law every now and again. In the set-up, Roberts explained to Warrior that, after passing three tests, he would have the "knowledge of the dark side" to defeat Undertaker. In fact, he downright hates them, but used them to keep people from getting too close to the real him. He died on June 12, 2010 in Amarillo, Texas. Apparently, Watts had a deal with WCW where he made a percentage of the money he saved the company, so he was cutting down contracts left and right, including Jake's. Hopefully Im building a lot of people as we speak, showing them a way out of their alcohol addiction or your drug addiction, Roberts said. Weve done this. So we finally sat down and he said, Jake, were going to film all of this. Attorney-at-Law Jamaica Labour Party candidate for St. Ann North East He then went to the camera man and screamed; "Your God he giveth, and he can taketh away. Amongst the more disturbing moments was Roberts reportedly smoking crack in a hotel room after a reunion with his daughter Brandy, though the act is not shown on camera. Before the match, announcer Vince McMahon said the fans would probably support Savage against the disliked Roberts. Aurelian Smith Jr. (born May 30, 1955), better known by the ring name Jake "The Snake" Roberts,[1][2] is an American professional wrestler and actor currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where he performs as manager to Lance Archer, and he also serves a special advisor for AEW's community outreach program, AEW Together. I dont think anybody can say they ever saw me scared of that damn snake, Roberts said. Its a moment he doesnt take for granted. We went to great lengths to show how far down I went and the road to recovery.. Roberts lived with his grandmother until she died in 1966, forcing him to move back to live with his father and his new wife. After all, if people get close they may sense weakness and vulnerability, two parts of Jake's personality he wasn't ready to confront. After a childhood lived under a cloud of sexual abuse, that night set him on a path to creating one of the best personas in wrestling history while helping build some of the companys top stars in the process. On the 87th day, Frey stepped down and was replaced by Bill Watts, for whom Roberts had legit heat with back in his days at Mid-South Wrestling. But while most fans know he's been an addict since at least the '90s, the truth is he started much earlier, long before anyone knew who he was. In wrestling, Roberts got to be someone else when he walked through the curtain and the documentary gives you a look at the journey, which did not include going to a wrestling school. Their match was determined via the Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal gimmick. The segment went on longer than planned, and Savage's blood was clearly visible as it dripped from the puncture wounds. If you dont like it, it dont go. And I said, Yeah. Were investing three years of hard work and filming. According to social media the tour was to feature "an uncensored night of comedy, stories from the road, Q&A and more". Show this thread. ", turning Roberts heel for the first time since 1987. (360) 7.8 1 h 36 min 2015 16+. Jake Roberts was born in Gainesville, Texas in 1955. He was diagnosed with the flu two weeks earlier and ignored doctors' advice of rest and continued to travel to events. [17][18][19], Smith was born in Houston, Texas and grew up with a brother, who died at age nine, and two sisters. That's not bad at all, except he never saw that money. If youre like a lot of wrestling fans, you love the infinitely quotable 1999 pro wrestling documentary Beyond the Mat. [28] To go along with his new gimmick, his new albino Burmese python was named "Revelations". Roberts was placed in a 14-week voluntary rehab program by WWE in December 2007. What's more, once on the road full-time, he added drugs to his repertoire, regularly smoking pot and even doing speed on occasion. After doing such things as pretending his snake was a penis and stroking it like he was masturbating and attempting to kiss the snake with his tongue, the show's promoter sent King Kong Bundy and Yokozuna, who were supposed to compete in the other main event match, to the ring and made the main event a tag team match with Roberts teaming with Yokozuna against Bundy and Neidhart. Saw me scared of that damn Snake, Roberts said min 2015 16+ life did.. 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