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. 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Fortunately, he's on the rise again, thanks to old friends unwilling to give up on him no matter how much he gave up on himself, but that doesn't change how often the man's been through the ringer, essentially since birth. The actual match lasted maybe a minute. The following year, Roberts was arrested on charges of possessing drug paraphernalia, namely a crack pipe. The two wrestlers feuded over the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship, which Smith won from The Spoiler in June 1968. OVERSIGHT HEARING ON THE STATUS OF FEDERAL WESTERN WATER RESOURCES A few house show matches ensued, and it was clear to WWE that the angle wasn . Roberts no-showed several defenses, forcing SMW to give the title back to Anthony on July 5. PW Insider reported earlier today, there was an incident between New Japan Star Harry Smith and WWE Hall of Famer Jake 'The Snake' Roberts. 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. This summer, however, due to low river and reservoir levels, CVP facilities are expected to generated only about 4,100 GWh--which is 18% below average. In fact, he's thriving, because 60 years of misery was apparently his limit. Up until the late '90s, fans might have been aware that Jake Roberts had some personal issues, but many had no clue how bad they truly were. Jake 'The Snake' Roberts' Tragic Real-Life Story. WWE legend Jake 'The Snake' Roberts reveals all about being conceived in rape and how he was molested as a child. 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. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 5, 2014, and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2020. WWE icon Jake "The Snake" Roberts has detailed how his life spiraled so wildly with drink and drugs that he tried to commit suicide several times. All of it is covered in the latest documentary in A&Es Biography: WWE Legends series airing Sunday at 8 p.m. Roberts and Earthquake feuded throughout most of late-spring and into the summer, Roberts defeated Earthquake on July 1, at Madison Square Garden which featured Andr the Giant in Roberts' corner. His descent into drugs and alcohol has been . A short feud with Sid ensued when Sid was scheduled to wrestle "El Diablo" and the Undertaker came out and accepted the challenge to face Sid. Being a traditional architect was out the window. In early 1997, the WWF wanted Roberts to wind down his in-ring career and to join the backstage side of the company. As the match began, "El Diablo" came back to the ring and hit Sid. "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. While in Stampede Wrestling, Roberts feuded with the Junkyard Dog.[7][8]. And he talked me in to it and said, You know, brother, were trying. Roberts made his final British appearance at WAW's October Outrage show in Canvey Island, Essex, once again teaming with Steve Quintain against the UK Pitbulls. Following a brief feud with Bad News Brown in the summer of 1990, Roberts also feuded with Rick "The Model" Martel throughout late 1990 into early 1991, after Martel (kayfabe) blinded Roberts by spraying his cologne "Arrogance" into his eyes. Sid and Jake wrestled on Superstars a week later. The feud ended on Saturday Night's Main Event XXX, with Savage getting the win. 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. Roberts, who was so drunk that he could not stand up, took the fall in the match after Bundy splashed and pinned him. 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. [2][22] Smith died of Alzheimer's disease on June 12, 2010 in Amarillo, Texas.[21][23]. They challenged Antonio Inoki and Hiro Matsuda for the NWA World Tag Team Championship twice but lost by disqualification both times, although Inoki was able to pin Smith in the second fall of the second match. So when Dallas brought this to me, the first thing I did was scream, No way! Jake Roberts was born in Gainesville, Texas in 1955. One of the most distinctive things about Jake Roberts is how seriously he took his "snake" gimmick. After the ill-fated night at 18, he learned the business through trial and error and got his ass handed to me often by veterans over his first two years. 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. On October 6, 2007, he lost to Scott Hall at Juggalo Championship Wrestling. [15] After Rude began insulting Roberts, Cheryl slapped him, angering Rude before Roberts ran out for the save. He then went to the camera man and screamed; "Your God he giveth, and he can taketh away. 4. According to the documentary Jake Roberts: Pick Your Poison, after Jake left WWF in 1992, he and WCW had agreed to a mega-deal worth up to $3 million a year. Smith's daughter stated that he had sexually abused her as well. [41] On March 4, 2020, he made a surprise appearance on AEW Dynamite, interrupting Cody. Roberts stated in a shoot interview with Jim Ross that the feud with Savage had to end early because Elizabeth's parents were upset with Savage for not protecting Elizabeth when Roberts kayfabe slapped her. Roberts' first major feud was against Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, beginning on a nationally televised episode of Saturday Night's Main Event VI in May 1986. Then, his ex-wife showed up, kidnapped Jake's sister, and killed her. [6], Roberts started his career in 1974 in the Louisiana area, as a referee and wrestler, making his name in Mid-South Wrestling, Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and Georgia Championship Wrestling. He officially turned face when he feuded with The Honky Tonk Man, an Elvis impersonator, who attacked Roberts[12] with a guitar during his interview segment The Snake Pit. Roberts appeared on The Funeral Parlor to demand answers from the Undertaker about why he stopped him from attacking Elizabeth. He began wrestling in 1975, and the drinking only escalated from there. 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. See full bio Born: August 6, 1932 in Whitesboro, Texas, USA Died: June 12, 2010 (age 77) in Amarillo, Texas, USA Known For Cheryl would remain on the road with Jake as his pseudo manger/valet. Once he reached the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in March 1986, he would bring a Burmese python (most were named "Damien") to ringside in a canvas bag. [34] Roberts then gave a "mumbling" promo. Good news! Roberts was present at Wrestlecon 2018, where he was . Resurrection of Jake The Snake. Everyone was scared of the snake, and that's exactly what I wanted. The working man's privateer steed, the Jake the Snake is the go-to bike for Cyclocross racers and hard-core commuters alike. Marsha Smith in Georgia We found 100+ records for Marsha Smith in Tiger, Atlanta and 52 other cities in Georgia. The culmination of their feud took place at WrestleMania VI at the Skydome in Toronto, wherein a match where the Million Dollar Belt was on the line, DiBiase gained a count-out victory over Roberts, thus regaining his non-sanctioned title. [26] In the DVD documentary, Old School with Rockin' Robin, Robin details how she was sexually abused by her father, beginning at age 8. Hopefully that story will involve at least a few more DDTs and snakes slithering around the ring before it's done. Ive built crossbows. 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. He is also the father to wrestlers Sam Houston, Rockin' Robin, and Jake "The Snake" Roberts. He was released in February 1997. Then in April 1993, he toured Europe, particularly Austria and Germany. They held the belts for several months before dropping them to Gorilla Monsoon and Luke Graham the following January. [34] After Roberts took his snake out of a bag, Brother Runt told him to put it away. On the same video, Roberts also stated that he was conceived when his father, who was dating Roberts' grandmother, raped her 13-year-old daughter (this was also stated in the documentary Beyond the Mat, in which Roberts was also featured). Wrestling star Jake "The Snake" Roberts, real name Aurelian Smith, Jr., is in the hospital, and he's not in good condition, WrestlingInc reports. Roberts went so far as to wear white contact lenses to "prove" his blindness. In fact, he's been dealing with adversity from day one, thanks to his father. That all changed thanks to events like Heroes of Wrestling, a pay-per-view that exposed the Snake as the near-hopeless mess he truly was at the time. In some cases, shady people in his profession made his life harder by making his wallet thinner. In February 2014, TMZ reported that Roberts had muscular cancer below his knee and was scheduled to go into surgery. [36], Roberts made a one-night return to TNA in 2008 as a guest of "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal and SoCal Val's storyline wedding at Slammiversary.[37]. Savage stated in a shoot interview that his arm swelled and he developed a high fever afterward and had to be checked at a hospital. His attack on Randy Savage with a cobra stunned the fans. On the Pick Your Poison DVD, he says he got his nickname by copying Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken "The Snake" Stabler (of whom he was a fan). As the match went on, the arena lights were turned off. 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 . That in itself is usually a very bad idea, but how it ended took it from "bad idea" to pure tragedy. RSOW ran three events, each headlined by Roberts vs. Roberts has several siblings, but one of them is no longer with us. He said, If you dont think its a fair toss, then we toss it out the window. Well, I couldnt argue with that.. Sadly, few if any higher-ups told him to get help until it was almost too late. Its hard to hide in a small house, he said. Smith and Houston took on jobs performing maintenance in a cemetery near New Orleans' French Quarter. 116 Jake The Snake Roberts Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO All Sports Entertainment News Archival Browse 116 jake the snake roberts stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. Despite this, Roberts would perform the DDT on Savage 3 times after the match and things came to a head when Roberts slapped Miss Elizabeth. Their first match was at This Tuesday in Texas pay-per-view on December 3 in San Antonio, Texas, which saw Savage earn a victory over Roberts. The reactions he was getting in the ring didnt help either. 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. [5], In 1964, the Kentuckians made a brief stop in the WWWF in the Northeast. In 2012, he moved in with fellow wrestler Diamond Dallas Page to seek help in getting his life back on track following years of alcohol and drug addiction, a period covered in the 2015 documentary The Resurrection of Jake the Snake. 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. It's not perfect, wrapped up in a bow, but a work in progress. Me and the boys, we go fishing and all sorts of things, Roberts said. He's known for having innovated one of wrestling's most inspired finishing moves in the DDTa swift symphony of high impact offense where an opponent's head is held in a front face lock before. That somebody else was criminally underage, and she wound up giving birth to Jake when she barely a teenager. 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? Eat as many apples as you can to grow as long as possible. Roberts also teamed with Tommy Dreamer at the 1998 November to Remember as his mystery partner defeating Justin Credible and Jack Victory.[29]. Stream WWE on Peacock in the U.S. and on WWE Network everywhere else. (360) 7.8 1 h 36 min 2015 16+. Roberts returned and feuded with DiBiase throughout the end of 1989 into 1990, including a point where Roberts stole DiBiase's Million Dollar Belt, daring him or Virgil to reach into the canvas sack where Damien was to retrieve it. However, to the surprise of both McMahon and fellow broadcaster Jesse "The Body" Ventura, the fans cheered loudly for Roberts throughout the bout. 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. Instead of fighting for the Intercontinental Championship, the prize of the feud was DiBiase's own Million Dollar Championship. According to Jake, Smith had gotten her pregnant three times before turning 18, so it's no surprise she would try escaping that situation through any means necessary. The segment went on longer than planned, and Savage's blood was clearly visible as it dripped from the puncture wounds. After Pat Patterson stepped down from his post on the writing staff stemming from the recent sexual harassment scandal, McMahon decided that, out of respect for Patterson, the spot would be left vacant. It provides an inside and very raw look at Roberts life. As he put it, "it no longer became a choice to [drink]. [28] To go along with his new gimmick, his new albino Burmese python was named "Revelations". [42] On March 11, 2020, Roberts revealed Lance Archer as his new client. It is the first time we hear some of his kids feelings about the pain his absence caused and the healing that has brought him back into their lives. It was severe enough that he lost consciousness in the hospital several times, but he wasn't interested in dying or giving up. Best Match Powered by Whitepages Premium AGE 60s Marsha G Smith Tiger, GA View Full Report Addresses Parker Hollifield Rd, Tiger, GA Birth Name: Aurelian Smith, Jr. Born: May 30, 1955 (age 67) in Gainesville, Texas. (Matsuda later recommended Smith's daughter Rockin' Robin to work for All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling in the 1990s). Roberts finally got sober, all of which is chronicled in the Resurrection of Jake the Snake documentary. The Kentuckians' biggest rivals were the Assassins, with whom they feuded in matches across the United States. After retiring in the late-1970s, he held various backstage positions with promotions including Mid-South Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation, and World Championship Wrestling. As Jake recalled in his documentary, he had a sister, whose name he didn't disclose. A son, a father and a brother. In 2001, Roberts moved to Great Britain, where he began competing for Brian Dixon's All Star Wrestling. A&E Network. After graduating high school (his ever-supportive dad said, "Well, I hope you don't want anything from me"), Roberts attended one of Smith's matches and decided to challenge another wrestler. Show this thread. [10] The following month, Smith gained another title when he teamed with Fritz Von Erich to defeat The Spoiler and Gary Hart to win the NWA American Tag Team Championship. It led to him praying to the devil to help him one day become a bigger wrestling star than his father. Roberts has been praised for his ring psychology. 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). It's little wonder he preferred working with Lucifer, the devenomized king cobra he wielded as a bad guy. Roberts was featured in another wrestling documentary in 2015 entitled The Resurrection of Jake the Snake, which chronicled his time living with Diamond Dallas Page beginning in October 2012.[5]. Roberts admitted to Sports Illustrated in 2015 that he "can't stand snakes." They both contend that the resulting emotional trauma is responsible for Roberts' substance abuse and his sister's mental health problems. You might think hitting rock bottom in front of everybody would be the wake-up call Roberts needed to turn his life around, but you'd be wrong. Aurelian "Grizzly" Smith (August 1, 1931 June 12, 2010) was an American professional wrestler. On television, Rude's lower body was blurred outintimating that Rude was stripped nude. 6. As he told Newsday, "We're changing the oil, we're changing the headlights, we're changing the damn tires, everything. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. . [24] In an interview on Jake "The Snake" Roberts: Pick Your Poison, a video released by World Wrestling Entertainment, Roberts stated that his father convinced the family that his injuries in the ring were real and wore a neck brace at home to sell a storyline. It was in Georgia Championship Wrestling during 1983 that Roberts became part of Paul Ellering's stable, the Legion of Doom, and began a feud with Ron Garvin over the NWA World Television Championship that lasted into 1984. Roberts responded by flashing the crowd, punching a wall, breaking his hand, and running out into the streets crying. |}} Fans likely weren't sure what to be more aghast at: Robert's drunken actions, or how he looked heavier, flabbier, and overall worse than ever. Major Titles Held: NWA World Six Man . In September 1993, he took part wrestling a tour for New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Roberts always had a complicated family reality because his father was a pedophile with young women. According to the source of the news, wrestlingnewssource.com got the story from WWEMania a wrestling website. 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. The WWE Hall of Famer never won a singles title in WWE, partly Roberts said he believes because McMahon was afraid of relying on him because of his issues outside the ring. He announced he would referee the Monster's Ball match between Brother Runt, Abyss, Raven, and Samoa Joe at Bound for Glory. Thats the thing about me now, I dont have to lie. Her solution was to run off with a 55-year-old man when she was just 18. In an April 1971 match that was scheduled to see Bill Watts and Billy Red Lyons challenge Waldo Von Erich and Karl Von Brauner for the Tri-State version of the NWA United States Tag Team Championship, Smith and Brown took the place of the challengers. [13] He then worked for Bill Watts in the Mid-South territory[14] until being fired during a disagreement over wages. One of the big avenues the documentary gets into is Roberts as wrestlings first anti-hero. In a response to the article, Roberts was quoted as saying, "If the devil can't defeat me, cancer doesn't stand a chance in hell! He was booked to face Jim Neidhart in one half of the card's double main event in what was billed as a "special grudge match" between the two. [46] In July 2021, Roberts announced he had signed a 2-year contract extension with AEW. In 1996, Roberts, Vader, and Brother Love appeared on the ABC sitcom Boy Meets World for one episode.[52]. Roberts returned to Mid-South Wrestling for 1985, ending his run there in February 1986 with a feud with Dick Slater after being told by management that he was not considered a top talent even though he was getting the biggest crowd reactions. There they feuded with Gorilla Monsoon & Klondike Bill and the Graham Brothers. Harry Smith Involved In Incident With Jake Roberts At WrestleCon By TS Staff Published Apr 10, 2018 Harry Smith didn't take too kindly to some things Roberts said about his late father, Davey Boy Smith, so he confronted Jake The Snake at WrestleCon. I always kept it very, very real. 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. 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. However, Roberts turned up at the show "in no fit state to compete", but went ahead with his match. He promptly clotheslined Lawler, who fell onto Dreamer for a two count before exiting the ring. On May 2, he defeated Tony Anthony to win the SMW Heavyweight Championship; the title change aired on May 14. 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. If you've never seen the film, it follows Jake through an independent wrestling event "I like his snakes, I like his style!" and a failed attempt to reconnect with his daughter, and speaks. Roberts slow, methodical and intense promo style was the opposite of the loud and boisterous ones of that era. 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. Weve done this. So we finally sat down and he said, Jake, were going to film all of this. Jake "The Snake" Roberts. After SummerSlam, Roberts was placed in a feud with Randy Savage. His first major TV wrestling appearance for WCW was at Clash of the Champions XX, where his team won a 4-man elimination tag match. First reports indicated that Roberts had fallen unconscious, but his manager/lawyer, Kyle P. Magee, confirmed that Roberts was alert and awake during the flight and notified the flight attendant of his pain and shortness of breath. 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. He would quickly ally with Cactus Jack and The Barbarian. After a troubled and turbulent childhood, Jake followed in his father's footsteps by becoming a professional wrestler. 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. Thanks for contacting us. Jake's father was a wrestler named Grizzly Smith, who was a cold, uncaring monster in every sense of the word. In May 2009, Roberts joined the Jim Rose Circus for the Jim Rose Circus vs. Jake "The Snake" Roberts: The Legends Collide Tour. RA Rates: Major Fun Save to My Sights More on Marsh's Free Museum Roberts has a role in the 2019 film The Peanut Butter Falcon. Roberts moved from the feud with Rude into a feud with Andr the Giant who was also managed by Bobby Heenan. [48] Roberts would accompany Archer to the ring during Archer's match with Wardlow on the April 27, 2022 episode of Dynamite. In January 1967, the Kentuckians showed up in Japan's International Wrestling Enterprise. Jake Roberts and His Snakes. 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