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. [26] In the DVD documentary, Old School with Rockin' Robin, Robin details how she was sexually abused by her father, beginning at age 8. Smith, who was wrestling under the ring name Ski Hi Jones, and Jonathan held the title from March 25, 1968 until the following month, when The Assassins regained the championship in a rematch. Everyone was scared of the snake, and that's exactly what I wanted. By Raj Giri / Updated: Feb. 12, 2022 8:16 pm EST. McMahon wanted to add a live snake to his persona. [20] Roberts later introduced a new snake, Damien's "big brother" Lucifer.[21]. 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! [12], After retiring as a competitor, Smith promoted wrestling events in Louisiana alongside Jack Curtis. Roberts slow, methodical and intense promo style was the opposite of the loud and boisterous ones of that era. Despite the fact that he never wore WWE gold, his in-ring exploits made him a champion to his fans forever. Unexpectedly, Jake gets a visit from an old friend who returns in an effort to repay him. I can wake up in the morning and look in the mirror and go, You know what dude, youre a bad son of bitch. [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. He often brought snakes into the ring, most famously a python. Roberts derived his nickname for seeming snake-like and untrustworthy. Magee said that Roberts was induced to a "coma-like" state in order to treat pneumonia. 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. Being a traditional architect was out the window. 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. Talk about your Psalms, talk about John 3:16 Austin 3:16 says I just whipped your ass!". 5. [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. 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 . Jake and his two half-siblings all even wrestled in the WWF at the same time in the 1980s. In 2004, he got nabbed on animal cruelty charges. 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). On October 6, 2007, he lost to Scott Hall at Juggalo Championship Wrestling. [2] In many of these matches, The Assassins were joined by the Missouri Mauler and The Kentuckians teamed with Haystacks Calhoun. Of Jake "The Snake" Roberts. [33] On June 15, 2014, Roberts was an entrant in the CWF Hollywood Red Carpet Rumble which was won by Willie Mack. Articles by Marsha Smith How a Book Club Became My Joint. As he told Salon, "I felt nasty doing that poster, but you do what you're told sometimes." 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. 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. 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. 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. [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. 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. This match ended in a DQ. ", turning Roberts heel for the first time since 1987. During a panel at Tidewater Comicon, Jake revealed why Watts did it. . 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. [20] Smith briefly married again on June 22, 1992 this time to a woman named Michelle D. Hyde who was 34 years his junior. He was drunk out of his mind, slurred an incoherent speech about how he cheats at blackjack, and could barely stand up. 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. OK, fk it. It's paid off immensely, as WWE fans saw for themselves in early 2014. Watts voided Jake's contract, forcing him to sign for a mere $200,000 per year. Born in 1955, Jake was named Aurelian Smith Junior after his father Aurelian aka Grizzly Smith a noted wrestler in the 1950s and 1960s. The documentary also claimed that Aurelian Jr. was conceived by the rape of his mother. [51] To accentuate this, he often slid ("slithered") into and out of the ring on his belly under the bottom rope. The pair lost most of their possessions in the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. I try to get involved with the grandkids and Ive just truly been blessed.. 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. Roberts came to the ring to help Beefcake, who eventually won by disqualification. But Roberts, real name Aurelian Jake Smith Jr, . He was also a pedophiliac criminal. He said, If you dont think its a fair toss, then we toss it out the window. Well, I couldnt argue with that.. Reclamation's CVP power facilities, in an average summer, generates 5,000 gigawatt hours (GWh). As it turns out, he needed that to happen again before even beginning to change. At that point, you watch it. 2014 WWE HOF, Writer/Creator, Motivational Speaker on personal recovery, bookings . What's more, once on the road full-time, he added drugs to his repertoire, regularly smoking pot and even doing speed on occasion. For that, and presumably for other reasons, Roberts ended his panel talk by calling Watts a "sorry piece of sh*t" without "a good bone in his body." Wash on gentle, cold water. 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". [13] The Honky Tonk Man denies that he purposefully injured Roberts, although Honky's manager Jimmy Hart, as well as a video of the incident (seen on the Pick Your Poison DVD) suggests otherwise with Roberts later claiming that he was picking pieces of wood out of his back for weeks after. Its hard to hide in a small house, he said. As he told SI, "The snake was something to hide behind. The match ended in a double disqualification. The World Wrestling Entertainment (Previously WWF . That led to him reaching out to his friend Diamond Dallas Page and living with him for the next two years. Aurelian Jake Smith Jr. (born May 30, 1955) is a second-generation professional wrestler best known as Jake "The Snake" Roberts. He was one of the subjects of the 1999 documentary film Beyond the Mat. Almost as well known is the dark side of Jake's life. Jake "The Snake" Roberts. Roberts scored a pinfall victory over Sting, which built their feud further. Roberts no-showed several defenses, forcing SMW to give the title back to Anthony on July 5. 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. Jake "The Snake" Roberts is 64 years old. Throughout the film, he made confessions about his tragic past, including the murder of his sister by her husband's ex-wife and the collapse of his marriage. Aurelian Smith Jr.[4] was born in Houston, Texas. 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. JakeSnakeDDT Best Match Powered by Whitepages Premium AGE 60s Marsha G Smith Tiger, GA View Full Report Addresses Parker Hollifield Rd, Tiger, GA Never trust a snake. [42] On March 11, 2020, Roberts revealed Lance Archer as his new client. 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. 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. [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]. 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). 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. Use the arrow keys to control your snake and spacebar to pause. Join Jake and co-host Marcus DeAngelo as they navigate some of the stories and memories from his life growing up as a 2nd generation wrestler, to his incredible fame in the 80s and 90s, to some of the more difficult times he had to overcome on the road to recovery. In fact, he downright hates them, but used them to keep people from getting too close to the real him. No way, man. 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. 4. He later had two more children, Michael and Robin, with his second wife Marsha. Several years later, he's still in great shape, and is growing back the mullet to boot. It's little wonder he preferred working with Lucifer, the devenomized king cobra he wielded as a bad guy. 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. He was the father of professional wrestlers Aurelian, Jr. (Jake "The Snake" Roberts), Michael (Sam Houston), and Robin (Rockin' Robin). 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. Roberts did not appear at the Royal Rumble event, but was announced as part of the 2014 Class of the WWE Hall of Fame. [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]. 7 and was eliminated by Stone Cold Steve Austin. 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 started his career in various NWA territories before finally establishing himself within the WWF. Over 20 bottles of airplane vodka were littered all around him. [5] His weight had ballooned to over 300lb (136kg) and he was having trouble doing simple tasks such as walking without becoming short of breath. Jake The Snake Height: Jake The Snake is 6 feet 5 inches (196 cm) tall. 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. 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. [40], In 2019 during The Road to All Out, Roberts appeared as a dealer at a blackjack table dealing cards to Women's Casino Battle Royale participants, referring to his infamous "you wanna play 21?" Such callousness motivated Jake to pursue wrestling full-time to show his dad how wrong he was. |}} Jake Roberts was born in Gainesville, Texas in 1955. That theres hope, Roberts said when asked what he wants people to take away from the documentary. Cobras may be scary, but they only weigh 15 pounds. 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. Jake The Snake Net Worth: Jake The Snake has a net worth of $3 million. 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? Phone: 360-642-2188 Admission: Free. The Resurrection of Jake The Snake. Shame on those people for doing it. 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. Roberts appeared unannounced on WWE Raw and looked to be in phenomenal shape. Roberts executed the DDT on Steamboat on the exposed concrete floor right in front of his wife Bonnie and then proceeded to rest his snake Damien on top of a prone Steamboat. . [5] Ted DiBiase said he enjoyed working with Roberts,[5] and Bad News Brown called him his second-best opponent. Beginning on January 4, 2022, Roberts will take part in a podcast with Diamond Dallas Page and Conrad Thompson titled DDP Snakepit. Does that mean I got to sell some furniture? 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. Roberts has been praised for his ring psychology. It was something I was scared to death of because I got screwed over so bad with that other crap that was put together. 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. In November 1986, Roberts challenged Randy Savage for the Intercontinental Championship. Luckily for him, an appellate court concluded Roberts' lawyer sucked at his job and nullified the verdict. One of the most distinctive things about Jake Roberts is how seriously he took his "snake" gimmick. 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. [5] During filming, Roberts had shoulder surgery which was paid for through crowdfunding. 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) . Jake was born into wrestling. The WrestleMania VIII match turned out to be Roberts' last for the WWF for nearly four years. 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. 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. [5] After 18 months, he had lost over 50lb (22kg) and regained mobility.[5][57][58]. One person who doesnt is WWE Hall of Famer Jake The Snake Roberts, one of the films subjects. He would quickly ally with Cactus Jack and The Barbarian. 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. Allida is tongue-tied with An Impossible Thing to Say by Arya Shahi, in which an Iranian American teen in Arizonafalls in love with the new girl at school, Shakespeare, and rap music while . Unfortunately, Steamboat was unable to stop his head from hitting the concrete and was rendered unconscious, sustaining a concussion. Not everything bad in Jake's life is due to a broken family or alcoholism. And yet, there he was hanging around with a 12-foot python called Damien night in and night out. RSOW ran three events, each headlined by Roberts vs. Roberts debuted in the World Wrestling Federation on March 8, 1986, at the Boston Garden defeating Jose Luis Rivera. Coolmath's snake game is different from most. But when you get to the bottom, brother, its a lonely cold place. Then "El Diablo" unmasked revealing himself as Jake. Jake dealt with this fear (and pain) every night because he saw his snake as a wall to keep people from learning too much about the man behind the slithery creature. Jake "The Snake" Roberts was afraid of snakes. He died on June 12, 2010 in Amarillo, Texas. He said you were constantly on guard and try to read that person you were afraid was gonna hurt you. 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). Before Aurelian Smith Jr. ever stepped in a ring he hoped to be an architect, having a love of working with wood and buildings. 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