Jake "The Snake" Roberts WCW Promo

[@lynchie137]

One of the greatest talkers of all time. And he never needed to shout to get his point across or swear to get shock value. The Edgar Allen Poe of his time.

[@anwjuice]

He knew how to play to the crowd

[@arlopear7136]

One of the very best Heel promo cutters of all-time!

[@Forgemno]

Was he really a heel. We loved him

[@prize5ighter]

He's second to none on the mic. A great in-ring psychologist.

[@DavidDavidsonRhettEColumnSWN]

Drunk or sober Jake the Snake Roberts could win you over. Jim Ross always said its not so much your ability to wrestle as it is your ability to talk or be on the mic. Jake Roberts can/could do the mic like nobody's business and he backed that up with raw, real wrestling talent/in-ring ability. I'm glad that he and Scott Hall got with DDP, got clean and sober and are getting healthier by the day. Here's hoping that we have Jake the Snake around for a long, long time to come. His wit, his wisdom and his insight on a life lived (drunk and sober) would be an invaluable asset to any young and up and coming talent in professional wrestling today. I wish him well....

[@jakamneziak]

Jake ORberts could talk about carpet samples and make it seem interesting and intense. An articulate talker who could paint a picture with words whilst all other wrestlers had to resort to shouting, profnaity and volume. A truly clever artist who was ALMOST as good in the ring as he was on the mic. Yes the rock may be funnier. Yes stone cold may have more attitude. To scare someone and to keep the opponent looking respected yet still about to be beat? No contest.

[@reginareece7081]

perhaps the only man in the entire business who could leave Jesse Ventura speechless

[@samsonlovesyou]

"Cold as a razorblade, Tight as a tourniquet Like the skin on a dying man" Those are the lyrics to Pink Floyd's "One Of My Turns". Totally suits Jake, though.

[@dtogo4286]

He used music lyrics a lot

[@malikaihoon7337]

So jake wrote that. Not roger waters?

[@masterofreverseswing]

You click once on Jake The snake's promos but they make you wanna play them again & again in endless cycles not only to experience that awe-inspiring thrill once again but to also learn just a tiny little bit more of life's wisdom that is so cleverly disguised in his lovely deep & dark promos.

[@mwronYT]

He was based in Atlanta at the time; had an offer from WCW that he was delighted with and very much looking forward to a lengthy feud with Sting. Watts came in and ripped up the contract in front him as a fuck you and Jake said fuck you right back and never returned. I honestly think Roberts could have been the ultimate WCW villain that would have taken Sting to the next level. Sting's feuds with Flair and Vader were solid gold but that will always annoy me.

[@TheLuscious]

I ranked Jake The Snake Roberts the 6th best wrestler ever on the mic. You can't write promos for a dark genius mind like that. So you just let magnificence like that talk. His promos were dark eerie psychological funny scary chilling. First guy to do promos who didn't need to scream and holler to make you believe. The man that made WWF fans boo Hulk Hogan. That's how over he was. It's time to put Jake in the Hall of Fame.

[@Desstrik]

Jake was awesome.

[@mindphreak4money]

Jake the Snake Roberts was an intellectual villain in pro wrestling. The simple minded "fans" of today would have needed a dictionary (pre 1932 edition) and a thesaurus in order to go deep enough to comprehend the levels of this man's thoughts. I see a lot of people saying that Dean Ambrose (THE SHIELD) is one of the best heels of the modern WWE era. Well I say that there's a difference between a heel vs. a villain. Jake was a true Machiavellian villain. It'll be a LONG time before that returns

[@chrisgreen2941]

Future hall of famer, at least he should be.

[@wadesolomon2292]

Classic WCW Memories Jake Robert's

[@JabbaTheAmerican]

"Don't mind me, just making Pink Floyd references and being awesome."

[@estevesrca]

The greatest promo man in the business. Past, Present & Future!

[@duhmainmang]

Its insane to know a scrub like the miz got a title run these days and roberts never did.

[@shahsadsaadu5817]

The Collector he never neede d one....because he was that damn over with the crowd..... No one ever have been THAT over like him except Austin...

[@malmoran8643]

Now that's the fuckin Art of Wrestling

[@TheMan750]

That piano intro best explains Jake

[@crisprtalk6963]

Jake borrowing from Pink Floyd! cold as a razor blade tight as a tourniquet.

[@charlieoutback1798]

Pink Floyd lyrics Jake?

[@dtogo4286]

Wcw missed the boat here. Jake was on fire 🔥 with these dark promos using lyrics to floyd and ozzy

[@MrRuamazed]

Epic. Jake the snake is a legend

[@AndrewsOpinion15]

IT SO SAD JAKE THE SNAKE ROBERTS IS NOT IN WWE HALL OF FAME DAMN YOU VINCE !!!!!!

[@rustyshakelford9777]

Cold as ice

[@TheEnviousdominous]

It was my understanding that Jake took an offer that was written by Kip Frey, but Bill Watts took over before that deal was signed and took a huge amount of cash away because he personally didn't like Jake.

[@anthonymontenaro5819]

Damn ! .. I wonder if this guy ( the 🐍 ) knows that wrestling is fake ... Someone forgot to inform him that it's a show.

[@matthewcurry5205]

Jake at this point wouldve played the perfrect Dutch Van Der Lin in a red dead movie.

[@jonathanturbide2232]

Brilliant comment, I totally agree 👌🏻

[@RicoLen1]

True, but I'm hoping that if he sticks with DDP, that in a year or so, if he's still clean and sober, Jake, DDP, and Scott Hall all get inducted in the same class.

[@Staszu13]

Well, most of that $3.5 mil went to his dealer

[@KELPacino]

The craziest and dumbest thing i ever heard about Jake : Makin 3,5 Million $ in the WWF and gone to WCW to make 200.000 $ per year

[@benbaxter5000]

Fueded with Andre, savage, undertaker & the warrior, befriended hogan... Where was the gold?? Obviously better known as a face, but the 2nd best heel in wrestling history

[@JabbaTheAmerican]

It's lyrics from the Pink Floyd song "One Of My Turns."

[@belowpip420]

So weird seeing him in WCW

[@marcus813]

Too bad Roberts ended up having to work for Bill Watts after Kip Frey left the promotion. Roberts helped WCW make more money for a while.

[@lynchie137]

It was weird seeing him in a WCW ring though.

[@D2Kprime]

It's too bad Jake didn't hang on a little longer until Bischoff took over. he definitely would have got paid.

[@habsfan87]

I think Jake was getting even BETTER on the mic by the time his WCW run came around. Too bad his drug problems got in the way.

[@youforget1000thingsaday]

He was so damn fine.

[@TheLuscious]

Hall of Fame gained legitimacy when Bruno Sammartino finally went in. Jake has to get in. Guy was special on the mic. I only ranked Flair The Rock Superstar Billy Graham Dusty Rhodes and HBK ahead of him

[@tylerneckbeard4294]

How did WCW fuck up Jake the Snake jumping ship to them?

[@jonathanturbide2232]

Bill Watts hated him, so when he took over he basically didn't want to push Jake. Although Jake also had a part of it since he had major drug issues at the time, so yeah...

[@Smith559]

Nice Pink Floyd Reference by Jake

[@CamaroAmx]

GSmith jake was always good with slipping in song lyrics and lines from poems into his promos.

[@B5s4]

Hof 2013!

[@RCT1963]

How to cut a promo: Jake Roberts 101

[@jaymorpheus11]

they don't trust him enough

[@snoop_tig3r]

So random but anyone here from ringside 2? Lol.

[@GenXtasy]

3.5 million? Thats a little too much especially for 1992

[@rawnga]

I don't believe this man ever wrestled in the wwf...

[@rawnga]

Hello my friend! Yes, unfortunately I am all too serious. Jack 'the Snake' Roberts was never hired by the WWF because he wanted too much money. It's one of his biggest regrets of his career. So much so that he has had it a goal to appear in this years Royal Rumble to fulfill this life-long dream.

[@rawnga]

Hello again and thank you so much for your input! I will have to respectfully disagree with your assertion. I was actually roommates with Jake Rogers back in the 80's so I know all about his career during that time. He was terribly depressed for having missed his chance to work in the wwf. All he would do is sit around and watch reruns of Leave it to Beaver. I eventually had to kick him out because he never did the dishes.

[@zachjohnson637]

rawnga You're trying a tad too hard to be funny dude...

[@rawnga]

Huh?

[@lynchie137]

rawnga Wrong.

[@DaManEX1983]

TheLuscious who were the 5 in front of him in your rankings? To me, Jake was almost hypnotic doing a monologue (yes monologue, not just interview).

[@shahsadsaadu5817]

OJ McClanahan unfortunately he'll never be.

[@2012Steelerfan]

It was a good promo but he set the bar so high so I guess that's hard to sustain.

[@paudiemaguire1]

wa?

[@sylvesterstain]

I have no idea what the hell Jake is talking about but it sure scares the hell out of me everytime.

[@lordburlap4514]

No one like Jake on the mic…

[@2012Steelerfan]

Jake looks high here... definitely not one of his best promos.

[@ronholder4373]

Jake the snake roberts cut the best promos!!!