[2][22] Smith died of Alzheimer's disease on June 12, 2010 in Amarillo, Texas.[21][23]. 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. 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. 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. During the match, Roberts made Wells foam from the mouth when he wrapped his snake Damien around Wells' head.[9]. People were looking for somebody who they couldnt see through, Roberts said. [47] In 2022, Roberts would reunite with Archer, who at the time also aligned himself with American Top Team leader Dan Lambert, during Archer's feud with Adam Page for the AEW World Heavyweight Championship. Changes had to be made to the match's scripting as legitimate injuries sustained earlier in the evening in a match with Vader left Roberts unable to engage in the longer, more evenly matched bout originally intended between the men. Years later in a 2015 shoot interview, Roberts jokingly thanked the fans for ruining what would have been the biggest (and most profitable) run of his career as at the time Hogan was the biggest and most popular babyface and a run against Hogan would have meant main event television and pay-per-view matches. [16][17] Roberts used his snake Damien to scare Andre into an eventual "heart attack". Roberts was so intoxicated that during the course of the night, he slurred his way through a promo before the match and staggered to, from, and around the ring during his entrance. Hours: Su-Th 10-5, F-Sa 10-6 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access. Sadly, it didn't happen. As a result, Reclamation's hydro generation is below average. Coolmath's snake game is different from most. Me and the boys, we go fishing and all sorts of things, Roberts said. 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. 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. According to Jake, he started drinking at age 11, around 1966 or so. Smith's daughter stated that he had sexually abused her as well. Smith and Brown formed a tag team known as The Kentuckians, and the pair used the gimmick of a pair of hillbillies. He appeared at the 1997 Royal Rumble where he entered at no. Jake and his two half-siblings all even wrestled in the WWF at the same time in the 1980s. 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). At that point his savior arrived: Diamond Dallas Page, an ex-wrestler whom Roberts had trained back in the day. During the latter segment, the Warrior opened the chest, only to be immediately bitten by a king cobra (actually a rubber prop). Its hard to hide in a small house, he said. 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. Other types used were a reticulated python named Lucifer, an unnamed devenomized cobra, and an albino Burmese python named Revelations (during Roberts' Christian conversion gimmick in 1996). While Halloween Havoc was the company's top-selling pay-per-view for several years,[28] Roberts soon left WCW. The former wrestler, 67, survived one attempt because he vomited all over himself in his sleep. Roberts proceeded to unleash a king cobra on Sid, until Hacksaw Jim Duggan intervened. [51] To accentuate this, he often slid ("slithered") into and out of the ring on his belly under the bottom rope. His most famous son, Jake the Snake, was the result of Smith's rape of his mother. They were able to salvage some footwear and canned food, but flooding destroyed the remainder of their belongings. Rooftop alligator men should be visible. After a troubled and turbulent childhood, Jake followed in his father's footsteps by becoming a professional wrestler. He wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance in 1983, World Championship Wrestling in 1992, and the Mexico-based Asistencia Asesora y Administracin between 1993 and 1994 and again in 1997. Eat as many apples as you can to grow as long as possible. I stayed there for some period of time. Life as Grizzly Smith's kid wasn't easy, but the man only made it worse when it came to how he made his living: professional wrestling. After the match, Roberts mounted an offensive against DiBiase and Virgil and then began giving away DiBiase's "money" including giving some money to actress Mary Tyler Moore who was seated at ringside. Good news! 4. Then, his ex-wife showed up, kidnapped Jake's sister, and killed her. 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. Cobras may be scary, but they only weigh 15 pounds. [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. Major Titles Held: NWA World Six Man . 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 wrapped with Maxxis All Terrane tires, a SRAM Apex 1x11 drivetrain, and TRP hydraulic disc . 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. Jake Roberts' life didn't take long to turn tumultuous. She was educated at Brown's Town Primary School, Westwood High School, Brown's Town Community College, the University of the West Indies and Norman Manley Law School. It was severe enough that he lost consciousness in the hospital several times, but he wasn't interested in dying or giving up. The Honky Tonk Man's guitar shot actually injured Roberts' neck, as at the time guitars were not prepared to break easily. Jake "The Snake" Roberts didn't feel pain when he wrestled. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 5, 2014, and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2020. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 5, 2014, and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2020. One person who doesnt is WWE Hall of Famer Jake The Snake Roberts, one of the films subjects. Birth Name: Aurelian Smith, Jr. Born: May 30, 1955 (age 67) in Gainesville, Texas. In December, he made his debut for Ricky Knight's World Association of Wrestling in Lowestoft. [15][16] In the 1990s, Smith worked as a road agent for World Championship Wrestling. It didn't really work, as Snake attempted to end the show by stuffing Damien down another man's trousers, head-first. He died on June 12, 2010 in Amarillo, Texas. After his wrestling career ended, he served for a time as a backstage official in the World Wrestling Federation and a road agent in World . He was born Aurelian Smith Jr., but wrestling fans know him by his more famous, far catchier ring name: Jake "The Snake" Roberts. In 2001, Roberts moved to Great Britain, where he began competing for Brian Dixon's All Star Wrestling. 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. While that's certainly enough to feed most families, it's a slap in the face when you were just promised 15 times that amount. They both contend that the resulting emotional trauma is responsible for Roberts' substance abuse and his sister's mental health problems. 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 :. He weighed well over 300 pounds and could barely walk. He later had two more children, Michael and Robin, with his second wife Marsha. |}} It's a tale about trauma, tragedy and redemption. 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. Three of his children went on to become professional wrestlers: Aurelian Jr. as Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Michael as Sam Houston, and Robin as Rockin' Robin. His attack on Randy Savage with a cobra stunned the fans. 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. I probably would have been able to go further with it [during the Attitude Era], Roberts said. He was drunk out of his mind, slurred an incoherent speech about how he cheats at blackjack, and could barely stand up. Then in April 1993, he toured Europe, particularly Austria and Germany. 7 and was eliminated by Stone Cold Steve Austin. McMahon wanted to add a live snake to his persona. After surgery and recovery, he was just fine. In his promo, Roberts claimed that he had a "client" incoming to AEW to bring him down, hinting that he would be a manager for a new talent. Its showing them that things are possible., The best insights from the ultimate insiders, 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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Its allowed him to truly feel good about himself for the first time in a long time. [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]. Roberts always had a complicated family reality because his father was a pedophile with young women. He won the American Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Title defeating Don Muraco on March 4. [48] Roberts would accompany Archer to the ring during Archer's match with Wardlow on the April 27, 2022 episode of Dynamite. This episode, entitled In the Shadow of Grizzly Smith, was most definitely not for the faint of heart. 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]. (360) 7.8 1 h 36 min 2015 16+. [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. 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. [5] Ted DiBiase said he enjoyed working with Roberts,[5] and Bad News Brown called him his second-best opponent. 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. After the ordeal, his father laid into him: "I'm ashamed of you, you're gutless, and you'll never amount to anything.". On the November 2 episode of Saturday Night, Tony Schiavone conducted a sit-down interview with Roberts regarding the decision of Bill Watts to ban his bringing of the snake to ringside, and his impending first-round match against Dustin Rhodes in the first round of the King of Cable tournament. What's more, once on the road full-time, he added drugs to his repertoire, regularly smoking pot and even doing speed on occasion. [63] He missed AEW tapings on December 16 and 17, citing this illness. How to Play Snake. If that wasn't enough, Jake also had to deal with said grandmother dying of cancer, his beloved stepfather being electrocuted to death, and constant abuse from his stepmother. [15] After Rude began insulting Roberts, Cheryl slapped him, angering Rude before Roberts ran out for the save. Moments later when the lights came back on, Roberts was already in the ring, and proceeded to give Tommy Dreamer a clothesline. Jake The Snake Roberts on his Character in WWE in 1996. As Jake recalled in his documentary, he had a sister, whose name he didn't disclose. What many people may not realize is that Roberts had a fear of them! 30 years later, Roberts has lost nearly everything to his inner demons. It's little wonder Jake left WCW before ringing in 1993. Sid and Jake wrestled on Superstars a week later. Roberts appeared as Mr. Lucas, the owner of a gourmet condom company, in the comedy film, The Bet which also featured Dallas Page and Roddy Piper. 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). His half-sister Robin speculates in the documentary that their dad likely pushed Roberts stepmother to molest and beat him as a child. Roberts went so far as to wear white contact lenses to "prove" his blindness. [3] He often brought snakes into the ring, most famously a python. With his trademark snake companion at his side, Jake created and mastered the "DDT," a deadly maneuver used regularly today by wrestlers all over the world. "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. [10][11], The Kentuckians reunited in the NWA Tri-State territory. We went to great lengths to show how far down I went and the road to recovery.. But Grizzly Smith would have had to give a damn about Jake, which he obviously didn't. February 26, 2023. You know, Beyond the Mat. His gimmick also mirrored his real life, as Roberts had recently become a born-again Christian and had been preaching around the country.[28]. I was trying to die at the time.. During the post-SummerSlam wedding reception of Savage and Miss Elizabeth (in reality they had been married since 1984), Elizabeth opened a gift package containing a live cobra. [2] Together, they won the Georgia version of the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship in 1962 and held them until dropping them to Lenny Montana and Gypsy Joe on November 23 of that year. That wasn't enough for Roberts, sadly. [27] His first WCW match came six days later when he defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell on a house show in Chicago, Illinois. He was replaced in the tournament by The Barbarian. Smith and Houston took on jobs performing maintenance in a cemetery near New Orleans' French Quarter. As Jake recounted in his documentary The Resurrection of Jake Roberts, the only reason he was born at all was because his father raped a young woman. In the late 1980s, Roberts made a guest appearance on the DJ Kat Show on Fox, challenging DJ to a match after the Kat had badmouthed the profession. He was released in February 1997. Roberts, 67, said there are still moments where I get really down on myself when I realize how much I missed because he was on the road wrestling and later in his life battling addiction. 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. He was ultimately found guilty and sentenced to ten years' probation. Roberts made an appearance at Booker T's Houston-based Pro Wrestling Alliance (PWA) promotion, in which he cut a promo urging those who want to enter the wrestling business to not follow along his path. [61], Jim Ross in one of the episodes of his 'Grilling JR' podcast revealed that Roberts still remains in poor health with breathing issues and pending surgeries.[62]. Roberts did not appear at the Royal Rumble event, but was announced as part of the 2014 Class of the WWE Hall of Fame. He began wrestling in 1975, and the drinking only escalated from there. Roberts next feuded with Jerry "The King" Lawler, who went to great lengths to ridicule Roberts' past alcoholism. 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). 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". [5], On January 6, 2014, Roberts made an appearance on the "Old School" episode of Raw, laying a python over the face of an unconscious Dean Ambrose. Were going to put it together. The camera crew faded to black immediately, proving they had more sense than whoever allowed Roberts to even attempt wrestling while in his wretched state. Jake The Snake Height: Jake The Snake is 6 feet 5 inches (196 cm) tall. 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. During the late 1980s, all three wrestled at the same time for the WWF (now WWE). Does that mean I got to sell some furniture? 32. OCTOBER 19, 2020 BACK IN 1999, the 15 or so women who called themselves Sisters With Books, or SWB for short, were all strangers to me. 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. The segment was eventually moved to WWF Superstars of Wrestling (to replace "Piper's Pit" after Roddy Piper's retirement following WrestleMania III)[10] until the final segment aired in July 1987.[11]. 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. [9], Smith then returned to Texas, where he was involved in a rivalry with The Spoiler. 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. 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. Show this thread. 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. On October 20, 2002, Roberts became the NWA UK Hammerlock Heavyweight Champion in Maidstone, Kent, England by defeating "Vigilante" Johnny Moss. Because something would just happen because when I would walk out of that damn locker room, it was like a switch being clicked and, I was no long Aurelian Smith, I became Jake The Snake Roberts then and Jake The Snake didnt give a fk about anything.. According to the source of the news, wrestlingnewssource.com got the story from WWEMania a wrestling website. The initial plan was for Roberts to win the Intercontinental Championship shortly after The Honky Tonk Man's win over Steamboat and begin an angle with "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, but because of the injuries from the guitar shot, the decision was made to keep the belt with The Honky Tonk Man.[14]. WWF president Jack Tunney reinstated Savage as an active wrestler to get revenge for the attack. Jake The Snake Net Worth: Jake The Snake has a net worth of $3 million. Reclamation's CVP power facilities, in an average summer, generates 5,000 gigawatt hours (GWh). Hopefully that story will involve at least a few more DDTs and snakes slithering around the ring before it's done. By the time RSPCA inspectors discovered Damien, it was too late and the snake died shortly after. We've received your submission. He often brought snakes into the ring, most famously a python. But at the time, whenever the fans started chanting DDT and I was with Hogan that was not a good thing and it cost me a lot of money. In November 2002, Roberts started his own wrestling promotion in the UK, called "Real Stars of Wrestling". This sister was also a regular victim of Grizzly Smith. Roberts had a strained relationship with his pedophilic father,[5] and was sexually and physically abused by his stepmother during his childhood, which included vaginal penetration - his father was doing the same thing to his daughters (Aurelian Jr.'s sisters) too. [25] He said that Grizzly forced her to marry him against her will, seeing as a possibly pregnant 13 year old daughter of the woman you're dating could bring unwanted attention. That's not bad at all, except he never saw that money. Following the loss to Sting he continued his feud, facing him on several house shows immediately after the event. It provides an inside and very raw look at Roberts life. So it was he posed for a "Just say no to drugs" poster, even if he couldn't say no himself. 23 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the, Ranked No. Unexpectedly, Jake gets a visit from an old friend who returns in an effort to repay him. Roberts made an appearance on the October 19, 2006 episode of TNA Impact!. 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. Wash on gentle, cold water. June 26, 2020. Smith's health had been deteriorating for several years, and he developed a staphylococcal infection after scraping his leg the day before the storm hit. 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