WWF president Jack Tunney reinstated Savage as an active wrestler to get revenge for the attack. When the wheel stopped, it had landed on what many observers believed was the worst option the Coal Miner's Glove match. He was released in February 1997. 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. His rivalry with Randy Savage made him popular among wrestling fans. According to Roberts, on the day the angle was shot, he had to let the cobra bite him on his leg at Savage's request to convince him that the snake had been devenomized and Savage would regularly check on Roberts to make sure he had no side effects from the bite. A month later, he made his pay-per-view debut, defeating George Wells at WrestleMania 2. Roberts responded by flashing the crowd, punching a wall, breaking his hand, and running out into the streets crying. Shame on those people for doing it. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. The Snake had truly hit bottom, and even then it would take four more years before he found what would save his life. He was ultimately found guilty and sentenced to ten years' probation. 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 response, he threatened to no-show WrestleMania if he was not given a release from his contract. Throughout the '80s and '90s, Roberts entertained millions of fans with his creepy antics, giant snake, and championship-caliber mullet. ", turning Roberts heel for the first time since 1987. That no matter how far down somebody is theres hope. 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. Menacing, intimidating and totally hypnotic in the ring, Jake "The Snake" Roberts was a Superstar capable of taking you down physically as well as psychologically. [2][22] Smith died of Alzheimer's disease on June 12, 2010 in Amarillo, Texas.[21][23]. In December, he made his debut for Ricky Knight's World Association of Wrestling in Lowestoft. 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). Roberts next feuded with Jerry "The King" Lawler, who went to great lengths to ridicule Roberts' past alcoholism. 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). Damien, to put it mildly, kicked his butt. 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. It's a tale about trauma, tragedy and redemption. 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. It's not perfect, wrapped up in a bow, but a work in progress. [17][18][19], Smith was born in Houston, Texas and grew up with a brother, who died at age nine, and two sisters. On the April 23, 1988 edition of WWF Superstars of Wrestling, Rude chose Roberts' real-life wife Cheryl, who refused the kiss and revealed that she was in fact the wife of Jake "The Snake". 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! The documentary opens with Roberts, who has eight children, fishing on a boat with two of his sons, Derek and Dustin. It's got a slightly higher stack height so it's practical as a commuter. 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. 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. Smith began wrestling in 1958. Pray for sick children who face this horrible disease 'cause The Snake will be just fine. He also stated that the cobra died a week after the angle and he joked that the cobra must have got the venom from him. During the latter segment, the Warrior opened the chest, only to be immediately bitten by a king cobra (actually a rubber prop). He was apparently passed out in the locker room, with mere moments to go before he was set to wrestle. This match ended in a DQ. As a result, Reclamation's hydro generation is below average. Then, his ex-wife showed up, kidnapped Jake's sister, and killed her. Jake The Snake Height: Jake The Snake is 6 feet 5 inches (196 cm) tall. However, Roberts turned up at the show "in no fit state to compete", but went ahead with his match. It's little wonder he preferred working with Lucifer, the devenomized king cobra he wielded as a bad guy. Advertised as "a grueling 40 city campaign" containing pretty girls, wrestling, amazing circus stunts, and a fist fight, the tour features Jim Rose and wrestler Sinn Bodhi as "Team Jake". Roberts no-showed several defenses, forcing SMW to give the title back to Anthony on July 5. In 2001, Roberts moved to Great Britain, where he began competing for Brian Dixon's All Star Wrestling. It was at this time that Roberts' problems with the discs in his back were publicly acknowledged, as DiBiase attacked Roberts after a victory over his bodyguard Virgil on WWF Superstars of Wrestling. RSOW ran three events, each headlined by Roberts vs. So you go to find things to do. In 1999, Roberts was unflatteringly featured in the wrestling documentary Beyond the Mat. [11] Smith and The Spoiler continued to feud, however, and The Spoiler regained the Heavyweight Championship in August and the Tag Team Championship in September. On October 6, 2007, he lost to Scott Hall at Juggalo Championship Wrestling. Despite all that, he had an image to uphold since he was a face (good guy) for much of his WWF tenure. 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. 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. After Honky Tonk won the Intercontinental Championship from Ricky Steamboat, Roberts unsuccessfully challenged him for the Championship several times throughout the rest of 1987. Roberts, who has been sober for 10 years, now wants to show others you can come back from anything. 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. Jake "The Snake" Roberts is 64 years old. He was no better in the ring, forcing fans to rub his bare chest, pretending his snake was a pants-snake, and stumbling around the ring while barely acknowledging anything Neidhart was trying to do. 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. They lied to me. [43] Archer was announced as a participant for the tournament for the AEW TNT Championship;[44] he defeated Colt Cabana in the quarter finals, and Dustin Rhodes in the semi-finals. As further proof that Roberts is finally healthy, both physically and mentally, he dealt with a pair of setbacks in 2014 that could've either killed him or made him fall off the wagon, but he beat them both and is still around and in prime form today. Things got so awkward and bad, the promoter had to send two other wrestlers out to make it a tag team match, simply so Roberts didn't embarrass himself any further. [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]. All this, according to Jake, is why he played his untrustworthy character so well: It wasn't a character. However, to the surprise of both McMahon and fellow broadcaster Jesse "The Body" Ventura, the fans cheered loudly for Roberts throughout the bout. Marsh's Free Museum Address: 409 Pacific Ave., Long Beach, WA Directions: Along the main drag. In fact, he's thriving, because 60 years of misery was apparently his limit. [15] After Rude began insulting Roberts, Cheryl slapped him, angering Rude before Roberts ran out for the save. Ive built crossbows. [9], Smith then returned to Texas, where he was involved in a rivalry with The Spoiler. 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 . The Honky Tonk Man. Sa fortune s lve 2 000,00 euros mensuels Aurelian Jake Smith, Jr. (May 30, 1955) is a second-generation semi-retired American professional wrestler, the son of former wrestler Aurelian "Grizzly" Smith. [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. Jake Roberts' life didn't take long to turn tumultuous. Roberts made his first television appearance on August 2, 1992, at a Main Event taping in Baltimore, Maryland after coming through the crowd to attack Sting. But soon, Sid injured his biceps, which forced the feud to end.[10]. You got your st right.. His attack on Randy Savage with a cobra stunned the fans. Her areas of practice include general legal advice, probate . 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. [25] On his Pick Your Poison DVD, Roberts expressed his regret for his actions to get a release from his contract. 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. I had given up on life completely, I was just waiting to die. The two wrestlers feuded over the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship, which Smith won from The Spoiler in June 1968. He then called the former superstar a "piece of sh*t" who ripped off all the fans who paid to see him. That somebody else was criminally underage, and she wound up giving birth to Jake when she barely a teenager. 100 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003, This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 01:43. As it turns out, he needed that to happen again before even beginning to change. . Oct 19, 2020 | By Marsha Smith | Los Angeles Review of Books. Roberts has been praised for his ring psychology. They both contend that the resulting emotional trauma is responsible for Roberts' substance abuse and his sister's mental health problems. Roberts lived with his grandmother until she died in 1966, forcing him to move back to live with his father and his new wife. Jake was born into wrestling. Around the same time, the WWF had also tried to set Roberts up as a nemesis to then fan-favorite WWF World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan, and challenging him for the title. [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. Jake "The Snake" Roberts didn't feel pain when he wrestled. In fact, according to Dallas Page, he cared more about missing appearancesor letting down fans. Roberts was present at Wrestlecon 2018, where he was . [33] On June 15, 2014, Roberts was an entrant in the CWF Hollywood Red Carpet Rumble which was won by Willie Mack. 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. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 5, 2014, and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2020. RA Rates: Major Fun Save to My Sights More on Marsh's Free Museum I was praying it would happen soon. Jake "The Snake" Roberts was one of pro wrestling's first antiheroes and left an indelible mark on the industry with his use of the DDT finishing maneuver and his use of a python in the ring to. Its so good, Roberts said. Smith and Houston took on jobs performing maintenance in a cemetery near New Orleans' French Quarter. Before the match, announcer Vince McMahon said the fans would probably support Savage against the disliked Roberts. I dont have to walk around the corner and hide something. They lied to my family and then they painted us all in a bad way. And by young, we mean she was 12 years old. So when Dallas brought this to me, the first thing I did was scream, No way! It's paid off immensely, as WWE fans saw for themselves in early 2014. (Matsuda later recommended Smith's daughter Rockin' Robin to work for All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling in the 1990s). But Roberts, real name Aurelian Jake Smith Jr, . He was the father of professional wrestlers Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Rockin' Robin, and Sam Houston . 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. Jake, untrained and drunk, got battered and stretched worse than he'd ever been. Roberts attempted to go to rehab, but it wasnt until 2012 that he hit rock bottom. We went to great lengths to show how far down I went and the road to recovery.. 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. Good news! This led to a relapse with drugs and alcohol. 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. Wrestling star Jake "The Snake" Roberts, real name Aurelian Smith, Jr., is in the hospital, and he's not in good condition, WrestlingInc reports. [7] Later in 1966, Smith and Brown won the American Wrestling Association's Midwest Tag Team Championship.[8]. It didn't really work, as Snake attempted to end the show by stuffing Damien down another man's trousers, head-first. [3] He often brought snakes into the ring, most famously a python. [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. At that point, you watch it. 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. [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. I always kept it very, very real. [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]. Afterward, you just got to know that its not you, its them thats sick.. He was one of the subjects of the 1999 documentary film Beyond the Mat. What's more, once on the road full-time, he added drugs to his repertoire, regularly smoking pot and even doing speed on occasion. 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. Several years later, he's still in great shape, and is growing back the mullet to boot. [20] Smith briefly married again on June 22, 1992 this time to a woman named Michelle D. Hyde who was 34 years his junior. OVERSIGHT HEARING ON THE STATUS OF FEDERAL WESTERN WATER RESOURCES One of the most distinctive things about Jake Roberts is how seriously he took his "snake" gimmick. In some cases, shady people in his profession made his life harder by making his wallet thinner. 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. 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. The team never won the tag titles and went back south. 4. 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. Instead of fighting for the Intercontinental Championship, the prize of the feud was DiBiase's own Million Dollar Championship. You dont have a car because youve already sold it and you dont give a fk., All you think about is where youre gonna get your next hit and you didnt care what you did to do it, Roberts said. Jake, perhaps finally sick of his old life, gave the program a shot between that and actually eating real food for once, he dropped 40 pounds in just a few months and dedicated himself entirely to the program. He said that often instead of following his partners lead he would try something at the wrong place and time during a match. A few house show matches ensued, and it was clear to WWE that the angle wasn . The World Wrestling Entertainment (Previously WWF . 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. Jake the Snake. On Wednesday I drink a six pack. He worked with the company to create a DVD retrospective of his career (the aforementioned Pick Your Poison DVD), which was released later that year. [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". He then went to the camera man and screamed; "Your God he giveth, and he can taketh away. It's not your typical sketchy cross bike. That led to him reaching out to his friend Diamond Dallas Page and living with him for the next two years. His last match with WWF was at Shotgun Saturday Night on January 25, 1997, against Salvatore Sincere in a winning effort. 32. In 1986, Jake Roberts was set for a feud with top star Hulk Hogan, and the two went as far as filming an attack on Hogan during an episode of Robert's in-ring talk show The Snake Pit that actually aired on television in some markets. Hours: Su-Th 10-5, F-Sa 10-6 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access. 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 . "[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. After spending over a year in hiatus, Roberts returned to WWF at the Royal Rumble in 1996, as a Bible-preacher. Thanks for contacting us. Roberts debuted in the World Wrestling Federation on March 8, 1986, at the Boston Garden defeating Jose Luis Rivera. Enraged, he grabbed a steel chair and said that he was going to hit whoever came backstage first, whether it was Savage or Elizabeth. 30 years later, Roberts has lost nearly everything to his inner demons. 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. Nobody knows what else he's gotten away with except the Snake himself. Roberts moved from the feud with Rude into a feud with Andr the Giant who was also managed by Bobby Heenan. [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. Eat as many apples as you can to grow as long as possible. Wrestling icon shot to stardom in the 1980s and early 90s with pet python Damien but turned to drink and drugs aged just 11. . [4] While wrestling in Texas, Smith met Luke Brown, who he followed to Oklahoma. All garments are made to order, please check size chart before ordering . 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. If Smith had told his son the truth about wrestling, that could've helped Roberts' psyche immensely. 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. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 5, 2014, and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2020. Unexpectedly, Jake gets a visit from an old friend who returns in an effort to repay him. [19] The feud was advanced when, several weeks later, Earthquake appeared on WWF Prime Time Wrestling and served "Quakeburgers" to co-host Lord Alfred Hayes and Vince McMahon, later claiming that the meat was ground from Damien's carcass. Roberts was expecting a triumphant night before heading to college, but instead was embarrassed during his match and scolded by his dad. At one point in the documentary, Derek says I cant imagine as a father not doing that [everything] for your own kids. His daughter Brandy tells a story about how she drove her and her dad from Texas to Georgia in 1993 while he smoked crack the entire time. After the ordeal, his father laid into him: "I'm ashamed of you, you're gutless, and you'll never amount to anything.". In January 1967, the Kentuckians showed up in Japan's International Wrestling Enterprise. Despite the fact that he never wore WWE gold, his in-ring exploits made him a champion to his fans forever. In 2013, Roberts announced his desire to return to WWE as a participant in the 2014 Royal Rumble. To explain the absence of the cobra, Tunney "banned" Roberts from ever bringing a snake to the ring again. Weve done this. So we finally sat down and he said, Jake, were going to film all of this. As Jake recounted in an interview with Slam Sports, he rarely saw his father more than a couple times a year, because the old man was always on the road wrestling. Roberts came to the ring to help Beefcake, who eventually won by disqualification. Such callousness motivated Jake to pursue wrestling full-time to show his dad how wrong he was. 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. Also, Smith apparently only went after her because the woman he had been dating Jake's grandmother had passed out, so Smith decided to go into another room and be with somebody else. He described it as living in a sthole and youre not sure if you have enough money to eat for the week or pay the rent. 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. The attack led to their match at WrestleMania III in which Roberts had Detroit native Alice Cooper (a known lover of snakes) in his corner. [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. The Honky Tonk Man's guitar shot actually injured Roberts' neck, as at the time guitars were not prepared to break easily. WWE legend Jake 'The Snake' Roberts reveals all about being conceived in rape and how he was molested as a child. 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. Articles by Marsha Smith How a Book Club Became My Joint. Roberts performed a DDT on Runt instead. The sudden news of the death of WWE Hall of Famer Jake 'The Snake' Roberts was indeed a shock to as many that heard it and it was really believed to be truth because of the ill health of the legend. Beginning on January 4, 2022, Roberts will take part in a podcast with Diamond Dallas Page and Conrad Thompson titled DDP Snakepit. His father wrestled as Aurelian "Grizzly" Smith, his half-brother, Michael Smith, wrestled as Sam Houston, and his half-sister, Robin Smith, wrestled as 'Rockin' Robin. She was admitted to practice law in 1997. We've received your submission. Roberts was placed in a 14-week voluntary rehab program by WWE in December 2007. "[59] In July 2014, he announced that he was cancer-free after various surgeries. 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) . 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 . (360) 7.8 1 h 36 min 2015 16+. 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