In The Shadow Of Grizzly Smith (Dark Side of the Ring Review)

[@ImAdaptking]

“I like my grizzly extra crispy”. Genius and perfectly said.

[@michaeljensen3548]

“Fuck his legacy!!” Agreed

[@JamestravisJohn]

I hope you are joking

[@robertwoods3871]

@@fc775 go white knight for pedophiles somewhere else

[@samoanjoseph1457]

I feel like this is a situation where his numerous crimes entirely overshadow his career, so pretty much that is his legacy to me now.

[@michaeljensen3548]

@@nevermindgaming6848 to quote the movie Waterboy “No What?”

[@elijahloveell8809]

@@fc775 Are you serious?

[@jaheimRakim]

No wonder why Jake was an addict. He was trying to forget his childhood

[@AeriykTheRed]

I don't think its hyperbole to say that DDP literally saved Jake's life.

[@ryankeefe6222]

It really isn’t I think without DDP Jake would be six feet under the ground right now in my opinion

[@thehaunted8055]

Scott Hall as well

[@IsaiahJohnsoncocoinc]

He’s the realest Babyface in wrestling history.

[@JamestravisJohn]

This was one of the darkest episodes, but the ending was very hopeful, especially Jake’s smile at being ten years sober.

[@cjaquilino]

@8:38 “Fuck his legacy” Exactly. People sometimes seem to have this idea that someone (or something) is entitled to the same level of accolades and acclaim forever, even after they did bad things that negate that. You don’t “have to” hand it to anybody. No one is entitled to any particular level of status, fame, power, money, respect, acclaim, accolades, fans, or opportunities forever just because some people sad they may have deserved it at one time. Many good people die and don’t get a lick of the recognition Grizzly Smith did. He’s not entitled to anything.

[@cutekanjii]

Lol its like saying jimmy saville still has a legacy as a good DJ & TV presenter 😆

[@cjaquilino]

@@cutekanjii Exactly.

[@elijahloveell8809]

Benoit fanboys do the same thing as well

[@northleedspoppa]

@@elijahloveell8809 Benoit fan boys grew into q anon cultists

[@paoerfulone1089]

"He wanted to enter the wrestling business, not because he loved it, or because he was good at it. Because he wanted to enter his Dad's line of work and be better at it than he ever was just to stick it to him." Oh, he stuck it to him alright. And then some.

[@Unknown-bq9id]

When Grizzly Smith died, I'm sure Satan was there to greet him with "Welcome to Hell, you sick fuck!!!"

[@Unknown-bq9id]

As I said on another video, Grizzly Smith makes Fritz Von Erich look like Father of the Year--and that isn't even an exaggeration!!! At least Fritz seemed to genuinely love his children, even if he made bad decisions in how he raised them...

[@WrecklessEating]

Wow it's so much worse than I ever imagined.

[@MazeDaGr8]

Any negative adjectives I use won't be accurate enough to describe Grizzly Smith. This was more horrifying than anything you could see in a Horror movie

[@henrikschmidt3964]

Sometimes I just wish I could give Jake the biggest hug in the world. He is such a tortured soul.

[@trainmap]

I absolutely loved Jake The Snake as a wrestler when I was a kid, didn't know until I got older all the demons he had. I didn't know anything about his father till now, and after this episode, BOY does this explain a lot

[@dawnclark4635]

That story was insane. I hope Grizzly has a crapton of sunblock. That old bastard is burning.

[@KillTheCrownSTW]

I hope he doesn't have sunblock

[@dkres82]

He doesn’t deserve the sunblock

[@dawnclark4635]

@@KillTheCrownSTW,at least we can all agree that the heartless bastard is burning.

[@KillTheCrownSTW]

@@dawnclark4635 he's burning alright

[@FunkSwaggMusiK]

Honestly if DDP didn't come to Jake's aid when he did, Jake would have died at least 10 years ago

[@kinghou3727]

Very professional show for such a heavy topic.

[@jonastiger1000]

That Jake Roberts came from such a fucked up family, mainly his father despite all his self destruction, he turned out a better man in the end.

[@SaviorGabriel]

Jake's father never said it, but I'll go ahead and say it myself. For whatever it's worth, I'm proud of you Jake.

[@thepatsnumber1fan]

That 9 year old story kills me

[@ShootItALBY]

This entire episode was beyond Darkside.

[@edalder2000]

There is evil. Then there is Grizzly Smith.

[@rayvenkman2087]

America’s answer to Jimmy Savile.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Or Gary Glitter

[@King4sshole89]

Horror authors wish they could write a novel this scary.

[@MazeDaGr8]

Right, this is the type of stuff Stephen King & Clive Barker would dream to come up with

[@Ellie-i7q-t5w]

@@MazeDaGr8 Stephen King's Dolores Claireborne doesn't come close.

[@SirJoelsuf1]

(Not so) fun fact, there's a memoir series called "A Child Called It" which is about a kid who had a mom who acted similar to Grizzly Smith, soooo...

[@CrestlineIceberg]

Jake is definitely not only a success story, but a inspiration from what he and his siblings had to go through.

[@djray369]

Grizzly is every sense of the word.

[@westnile21]

I already knew this was gonna be a tough one to watch.

[@stujohn6569]

Such a crazy episode. Never knew this about Jake and his family.

[@stujohn6569]

@@kenterminateddq5311 I never saw either. Heard of beyond the mat.

[@dkres82]

@@kenterminateddq5311 Pick Your Poison and Rise and Fall of ECW are probably the 2 best docs they put out during that DVD run they were on.

[@dkres82]

@@kenterminateddq5311 those are both great too.

[@paulmoore5392]

Man, this episode was fucking rough, but the ending did give me a bit of hope. Jake's smile at the end was beautiful and thank god DDP was there for Jake to help him

[@MrAce-lm8es]

Aurelia, Robin, and Michael all made it to The World Wrestling Federation. Jake "The Snake" Roberts - 3/3/86 Sam Houston - Spring 1987 Rockin' Robin - Late 1987 or Early '88

[@SamuraiTX90]

You know now as i've gotten older, watching Jake The Snakes promos. Now you are very aware that it was filled with so much hatred, just his tone. As a kid, you never would know that and think this guy is so cool like he said. But, damn. That family went through a lot and i do hope the siblings stick together, that's what they truly need. I learnt so much since i didn't even know Rocking Robyn was related to them, its true what they said, you wouldn't of known they were related... I'm personally happy Jake is 10 years into being sober and clean, hope none of them ever go down that path. Grizzly can rot honestly. Horrible human being.

[@SairajRKamath]

Thankfully, Jake achieved the goal he set all those years ago. He is the most famous member of his family, and Rockin' Robin and Sam Houston will also get their due from this episode. Nobody will remember Grizzly for anything except the monster he was.

[@MrAce-lm8es]

Finally! I've been waiting for THIS review in particular! I've yet to see the latest episode of "DSOTR". This is the wildest episode in its short history.

[@bipolarminddroppings]

I remember the story he told in beyond the mat, didnt know who his dad was though. Insane stuff.

[@byronsmotherman8857]

When Jake The Snake made his confession The Rockin Robins mother sexually assaulted him and then for her to defend her mother that would be ridiculous

[@braxtonslife7779]

I’m glad the story was told, not because I enjoyed the content, but because I hope it helps other victims come forward. Not necessarily Grizzly Smith’s victims but others who’ve been victimized as children but never has the courage to come out and speak on it.

[@paoerfulone1089]

All I can say is thank God for DDP!!! If not for him, Jake would be dead right now. And prayers to Jake and his siblings! They’re survivors in every sense of the word. 🙏🏽

[@MrAce-lm8es]

Sam Houston, Rockin' Robin, & Jake "The Snake" Roberts. I've only known them by these aliases.

[@LostForrest]

I was waiting for your review on this one

[@richcerasale8909]

the most darkest episode of the dark side of the ring ever

[@trosinesss]

Oh boy, this one was hard to get through. At least the ending with Jake smiling and being happy for his sobriety and the other brothers doing well was a nice way to end it.

[@SirJoelsuf1]

Ya know, I'm usually a very forgiving person who can see the good in most individuals. Even if they do ME wrong. Case in point, I'm buddies with most of the kids who bullied me growing up. We joke about it, letting bygones be bygones. My own stepfather would sometimes get drunk and threaten to kick my ass and we'd joke about that too. Mom left my dad and I out in the cold in the middle of the night without an explanation when I was in high school. Today, we gamble at the casino together whenever I see her. I take pride in being a man of forgiveness who is not afraid to see the good in others to my own detriment because it keeps my mind at peace. As someone who had really bad anger issues growing up (and still kind of does when I do gaming speedruns but that's to be expected haha), it's important to me. But after watching that documentary I saw NO good in Grizzly. That legit messed with me as well all the horrifying things he did. And I am CERTAIN that he orchestrated that kidnapping.

[@c0uchsl0uch]

Jake Roberts is a top level wrestler in my book. Always got excited watching his matches.

[@kageakuma3009]

This episode was just dark and soul crushing... it reminded me more of the true documentaries I watch. I completely understand now why Jake had such problems, and my god the shit Robin went through, and the story of her saving that younger girl.

[@motherofdragonthiswagon2527]

This episode was so hard to watch. I'm happy Jake and Robin are in a better place and doing well. Only downside was Robin not fully believing Jake. Even if her mother was influenced by grizzly, if someone tells you to molest their son wouldn't you take your children and run?

[@davidmanning2859]

The fact Jake went thru what he did and didn't kill himself or someone else is a feat in of itself.

[@raymanandeze]

Didn't think I was gonna care about the episode I didn't know of Jakes dad so I was just like wow...

[@kageakuma3009]

same here, wondered why there wasn't a Jake the Snake Roberts episode, then learn what a complete shit bag his father was, (I knew Robin was his sister, but not her story) and now it's like it's amazing Jake is even alive, I wanna just give him a hug and say we love you as Jake and Aurelian.

[@constablekennedy7705]

Here I was thinking that Damien (The Snake) was the most Captivating part of Jake Roberts Story’ ... 👀

[@samoanjoseph1457]

I was hoping that kidnapping story would end on a high note, like maybe somebody took the girl just to keep her away from Grizzly. No such luck.

[@miguelalmaguer6366]

jim ross said in his book he did not understand why bill watts kept grizzly smith knowing his reputation.

[@ItsTheCostanza]

The real DARK SIDE of the ring

[@markfroman738]

What a creep Grizzly was. Jesus.

[@MrTrickyd1180]

Didn't Jake say that Jo Lynn's husband was twice her age??

[@martyc909]

I think I heard Robin say that as well in an old shoot interview.

[@theresawebb1968]

Grizzly smoth was so terrible his kids got into wrestling to run away from their past.😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@josephdelledonne2098]

Crazy what you could get away with back then.

[@joshkenobiwan]

People were way too trusting of other people back in the day and let the most fucked up shit get a pass

[@georgewilliams1470]

I surprised that Buck Zumhoff isn't related to Grizzly Smith.

[@comixproviderftw_02]

Buck Zumhoff for Season 4

[@TheRacingGenius88]

When in doubt blame the South.

[@jeaninepanzone2666]

I didn’t know they were a family

[@jaymichael3079]

I LOVE Unsolved Mysteries. I still watch the Robert Stack episodes on KZbin.

[@bdr113080]

As someone who has struggled with alcohol and drug addiction for a good period of my life, thank God those days are over now. I have a great career and I actually work two jobs. But I know exactly what Jake is talking about when it comes to the sex life. Not only was I an addict but I was also the bodyguard/driver for working girls. Every freaky thing in every dirty fantasy I ever had I got to do. And then one day just broke my heart because I realize just making love to a woman I love I would never get excited by the thought of that. I could never just make love to a woman regular again. So for three years I wasn’t with anybody. Until I found the girl I’m with now and I’m somehow back to normal. I don’t know if it’s her or I don’t know if it’s my time away from the life but I’m normal again.

[@tturnquest1]

Oh man. I’m feeling nervous about watching this episode because of subject matter it’s covering. It’s goanna be a tough watch.

[@comixproviderftw_02]

It is

[@andywindbreaker6010]

Thanks

[@jonhufford6980]

Robin is a strong woman. She came off looking like a million bucks. This episode didn’t hold anything back. Which makes it all the more disappointing that the warrior episode one week earlier was such a puff piece.

[@rayvenkman2087]

I think the Warrior episode might have been mandated from the executives.

[@SharksRule86]

Grizzly was no gentle giant.

[@j-bonez796]

Evil

[@travtra8346]

All dese wrestlers I looked up and watched wen I was little done some horrible things if it wasn’t dsotr I wouldn’t hve known dis occurred in wrestling

[@thecharmcityplayerbrandona8827]

I really do feel sorry for Jake and his family for going through something like that and it makes me appreciate more for ddp helping out Jake because he probably would have been dead somewhere

[@talkshowgod]

Maybe on a future hidden treasure show they can ask rockin Robin for the belt for there collection

[@nonverbalpie8151]

Question for the comments, how dark will the Dynamite Kid episode be?

[@rubenarriaga3029]

@DragonChaserKev he did break a girls legs with a hammer or something like that

[@q2rawgaming247]

Great show bro, u my favorite next to Jim Cornette 💯

[@JDWanko]

Jason, I've heard the "He was a great talent-BUT..." thing from workers too. Wrestling demands so much of someone I think speaking ill of someone who had or has influence-i.e. Vince, for example-you have to paraphrase the real life, uglier side aspects of legends like this just to show you're not dealing with blasphemy.

[@CrestlineIceberg]

Also, when I heard Well Done and then Extra Crispy, I thought he was playing Blood: Fresh Supply lol jk.

[@jerranspearman3369]

good review

[@christopherstephens5284]

This episode was the most powerful dark side of the ring of all time me and my mom watched this episode when it aired!

[@kd17Burger]

Sm Houston looks better now than he did back in the day

[@Nerddy434]

This episode made me absolutely sick. Like end of the episode says, if you ever find yourself in that situation, please get some help.

[@Davetazz1976]

I thought it was a very powerful episode. And one of the most darkest episode by far.

[@thechosenones4375]

@ 9:00 - hot take on legacy, considering that most podcasts still praise Benoit. So I wonder how Solo feels about him.

[@Duk3Silv3r]

My mind went completely blank when I found out Jake's real name.

[@TheWinstonSlip]

Talk about Dark. No child should ever see such horror.

[@michaelriverajr8891]

This was the darkest episode they ever did. I never knew Jake had a fucked up childhood and the hell that Jake and his siblings went through and how big of a dirtbag their dad was

[@nicholiwhite6251]

By far the darkest episode

[@phillyvoodoo]

How can you have 38 first offenses??? 😅😅😅

[@jakerangel8581]

Scary stuff to say the least.

[@byronsmotherman8857]

Since Grizzly Smith was never convicted AKA never indicted these child molestation stories did it ever happened unless somebody's actually indicted/convicted of charges is that never happened then this whole story is about to load of crap ton of this crap this is never happened it's Common Sense dude seriously

[@ApothecaryGrant]

Grizz was 6'8"

[@marcustrajan4873]

Cocaine's a hellauva drug.... Add Jake Roberts to the list of whom that statement applies too.

[@brithesportsguy9518]

This is for sure in my opinion the most fucked up episode by far

[@byronsmotherman8857]

This whole episode basically has been a disappointment I don't believe anything Rock Robin says number one I wasn't there for her to defend her mom basically after what happened to Jake Roberts let me make her a liar

[@bdr113080]

I didn’t even want to watch this one. I heard the stories for years

[@crushthewrestlingchampion4669]

Grizzly smit is burn in hell in the end

[@jcngokai-76]

Grizzly Smith makes me sick 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@byronsmotherman8857]

As far as as far as Jake Roberts goes since he is lying about his drug habit in the past why would I believe anything he says I really believe Rick Rude according to Steve Austin only was he a Christian basically he told the truth

[@SoCalChris]

Nothing real new in these last two DSOTRs.

[@TheWinstonSlip]

Except that’s not true, it was well done and gave us four siblings perspectives.

[@byronsmotherman8857]

As far as Jake Roberts him being a drug addict everything a drug that usually tells use a damn lie do you got to take what you hear the green assault

[@boramsey5122]

People are saying"You shouldn't talk I'll of the dead because he can't defend himself"... The Ultimate Warrior fans say so.

[@barnyard9058]

The biggest problem with this one is it's impossible to believe almost anything Jake Roberts says at this point. I believe his sister and I believe all the stories out there that grizzly Smith was a piece of shit but I don't believe I'm almost anything Jake said

[@ItsTheCostanza]

Second

[@robriginio530]

Nobody recaps these things better Jason. I listen to every single one you do. Keep up the great work.