The Story of Jake "The Snake" Roberts in WCW

[@dangalangman7379]

Praise DDP for saving this and so many other old wrastlers lives ❤

[@michaelmccoy4506]

Wish ddp could have helped benoit before 2007 then he and his family would've been alive

[@dangalangman7379]

@@michaelmccoy4506 He couldn't stop Sullivan from hiring a hitman.

[@domagojkersun9630]

@@dangalangman7379 Oh look another mark who defends a killer. Shame on you.

[@dangalangman7379]

@@domagojkersun9630 lol no I just don’t believe in mainstream media narratives like a 🐑 and do my own research and come to my own conclusions. He could have lost it yeah but Sullivan gives me the creeps whenever he talks about it. Just gives off the “He knows something” vibes.

[@RantingRamsay]

I'm not a wrestler, I'm nobody and I've never even met the man but DDP saved me... well, helped me save myself is how I think he'd see it. Long story short his videos and speeches and talks helped me claw my way back from rock-bottom. I hope I never actually meet DDP in person because I'd just be a blubbering mess thanking him unintelligibly.

[@jameswarner5878]

Jake has one of the greatest entrance themes of all time.

[@jules8876]

His AEW one is even better just because I'm biased to rock/metal. :D

[@Bossman525]

The greatest Heel ever in Professional Wrestling was Jake the snake mid 1991 through to 1992. Especially his feud with Savage and Elizabeth. Evil personified with promos that have never been beaten.

[@NewFriendJason]

I met Jake at NY comic con last year...I had no intention of buying any autographs from anyone that year but when i saw him i said "SHEIIIIIIIIIT" and I got a sick signed photo from him. The man is a legend.

[@dominicomegon4714]

I'd give my left pinky for Jake to write WWE RIGHT NOW

[@GetCronk1989]

Dominic Omegon AEW ;)

[@Mr.Jtea3]

Yet the same marks who say this are the same marks that are Finn balor fans smh make up your mind !

[@kevin76o]

Amen to that my friend.

[@levishelley8018]

Mine too... that's 2 pinkys

[@Gunners_Mate_Guns]

Hell yes! But only if Vince didn't interfere with his ideas.

[@simonmcnicholas]

Everybody had a mate who’s dad looked like Jake the snake Roberts... at least I did. My Dad was more like Big Boss Man

[@CLM1987]

Nothing wrong with that, Big Boss Man was awesome

[@only1icon1801]

My dad looked like Luke from the Bushwackers lol

[@MarkP733]

Mine looked like a ginger Hulk Hogan 👍

[@shawnwbronx]

Mine looked like John Cena. I couldn’t see him.

[@C0ldIron]

Odd genetics with me. My dad looks like St. Slaughter And I’m a human sized version of Andre.

[@LIBERTYSINCURSION]

With that intro I fill like I'm about to watch a 1980's VHS I just rented at Blockbuster.

[@ZlothZloth]

Or listen to a {ahem} classic album: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmHUZaZ6drt0pqs

[@whidoineedthis]

Coliseum Home Video

[@GHOST91141]

I'm quite sure everybody has DDT a friend or family member 😂😂

[@julezjohn5785]

I DDT'd this kid named Danny so hard in 5th grade, he wanted to fight me after school. I can't believe how rough we we're in the 80s and 90s. 😂

[@caincotterill5493]

Julez John at it everyday. DDT and Rude Awakening where my favourite(dishing out obviously)

[@ironman2326]

My best friend on high school kept throwing rocks at me just being a jerk on the way home from school one day so I chased him down and DDT'd him in the grass. He didnt get up for a minute. But he also stopped throwing rocks at me

[@brocky70]

I once did it accidentally to my friend. We were kinda roughhousing in his family's basement, somehow wrestling came up, and I was "demonstrating" how they did certain moves. Had him in the headlock, then I said: then they fall like THIS and I sort of halfheartedly initiated falling downwards, expecting my friend to stay up right. That dumbass didn't, let me drag him down headfirst into these gym mats. I cannot overemphasize how easily he could have avoided falling like that. He was fine, but for a second there, it was scary

[@feralcyborggaming1531]

I've been DDT'ed.

[@pamlyles8905]

Jake was always one of my favorites. Especially when he interrupted Macho Man's wedding with the Cobra.

[@SantaPorter]

I loved his brief partnership with Undertaker, they should have kept it going

[@truthseeker7001]

The DDT has to be the most appreciated finisher by fans (before it became diluted as a regular move by performers). Iconic.

[@josephbuono5487]

Jake had the best. Then AA

[@donypaddy6859]

Yeah i hate that its a throwaway regular move used by everyone the only one who uses the ddt as a finisher is Jon Moxley.

[@marcuswhitlow548]

Nothing hurts more though than using one of the most beautiful moves ever created, The Canadian Destroyer, as a transitional move nowadays...

[@anthonyanderson9303]

@@josephbuono5487 Michael hayes too

[@scooobydoo27]

Jake's worked well, because he was taller than 90% of his opponents and he delivered it with speed. In the Kayfabe era, it literally looked like he was using all of his body weight to drive an opponent's head right through the ring. And if that were real, you definitely wouldn't be getting up from it. None of the DDTs delivered today look at all believable.

[@robdedominic8758]

In my eyes, Jake and Roddy Piper never needed belts to be over. Why they gave Piper the IC strap I'm not sure, but it gave us the WM8 classic, so its all good.

[@anthonyanderson9303]

@Mike The Scott yea and that was the best match of pipers career.

[@robdedominic8758]

@Mike The Scott Sure, but I still think Piper never needed it, maybe its just like you said.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

@@anthonyanderson9303 Piper/Valentine at the first Starcade > Hart/Piper IMHO. But it was a damn good match.

[@brianchapman8531]

Having Piper beat The Mountie with the shock proof vest was great.

[@superrobz]

I always thought Jake deserved more in his career, it’s a damn shame this man never held a major world title (yes he had serious issues I know, it’s just tragic)

[@AcidRayne100]

He says himself that he never needed a title. I guess it's more about the money and position on the card when it comes to wrestling. Still a shame, though - he would have been an awesome intercontinental champion whether heel or face.

[@superrobz]

AcidRayne100 exactly! Or if hogan hadn’t been so petty we could have had a Hogan vs Jake feud

[@jamalwashingtonfilms]

He didn't need a title. The same with Roddy Piper, despite him winning the IC title. You can be over without one. Most of the time, titles go to people for the purpose of getting over.

[@kingsports1113]

Or ic title or tag belts or us title

[@jamalwashingtonfilms]

@@superrobz How is it Hogan's fault? Please back up this claim.

[@Thetoon25]

Excellent. Been waiting for this and the Halloween Havoc 92 spin the wheel - make the deal match analysis. Keep up the amazing work

[@tylerdaviau4069]

What Jake Robert's said about Sting "getting lazy" and "those are the kind of people that hurt wrestling the most" is extremely hypocritical looking back on the stuff he pulled in his career. I'm a Jake Roberts fan and I'm extremely happy that he got his life together. But that was an unreal statement coming from him of all people

[@timbartschwolfman]

It's pretty sad that Jake the Snake had demons and especially with that Embarrassing Moment from Heroes of Wrestling Good thing that DDP Helped him and got Jake the Snake back on the right track

[@BrianAwesome]

When Jake saw Watts ripp his contract, then he should have thrown a party in his friggin office... and invite Damien and all his friends/relatives.

[@LakeLyfe315]

Hands down the best heel in the late 80s early 90s! I forgot he was in WCW!

[@lmuriilo5803]

Jake the snake was a decent looking man back n the day... Very entertaining that's for sure! Long live Jake the snake 😊

[@peterwhite6683]

Would you put his snake in your mouth?

[@michiganguy9649]

Bruh🙄

[@hippiiejoe]

These bios are the best videos on KZbin...... Thank You

[@nc32203]

🐍Jake the Snake...One of the Great Legends who should've been World Champion 🐍

[@mathewbarrie9149]

He couldn't have been. He just wasn't trust worthy enough.

[@ananyaraizada7657]

That's not gonna work for me, brother

[@flintose927]

Jake "The Snake" Roberts on "The Million $ Man" Ted Dibiase - "How funny that the money you grovel for, is your very own". Chilling!!!

[@Stampistuta]

Daniel San king of promos

[@ironman2326]

I used to have a WWF card game that you played 1 on 1. One deck was Ted Dibiase, the other Jake the Snake. It's probably a collectable by now.

[@PystolPete103]

“Wallowing in the muck of avarice”

[@flintose927]

@@PystolPete103 yesssss!

[@mathewbarrie9149]

Still my favourite wrestling promo ever.

[@LordHeath1972]

And here we have yet another "must watch" video from Wrestling Bios.

[@concerta56]

Hitman vs The Snake. Never happen & it was our loss. Thanks Vinnie Mac

[@diabolicalsaiyan8743]

*Congratulations Wrestling Bios only 6k away from 100k subscribers. Been here since close to the beginning and seeing how much time and effort you put into your videos and watching them I can easily see how passionate you our, and how I'm not telling your congratulations on 1 million subscribers blows my mind but I know sooner then later it will happen*

[@TheAutistWhisperer]

It was a great debut and Jake Robert's babyface and heel themes are great. I can understand why Vince wanted to preserve that writing spot, but Jake had such an excellent wrestling mind, I wonder what WWE could've been with him being part of the writing team.

[@TheAutistWhisperer]

@Mike The Scott Did I say he did? I said it was a shame and I pointed out that I understand why Vince decided not to. Chill.

[@marktaylor1087]

My all time favourite, hands down, by a long shot!

[@xantastic6301]

100k... almost there. You deserve it. Congrats.

[@wolfieform9514]

Can you do Jake Roberts run in smoky mountain wrestling & his only run as smw champion please please please I'd love you to do this....PLEASE 👍😎👍

[@lazarorodriguez5161]

I love every video you put out but what I love most is the graphic fonts you put to every video depending on the era. That Jake Roberts intro with WCW purple lettering dope

[@norm1233]

Jeesh finally almost at 100k wtf this channel shoulda been their long ago.

[@kodiiayyeee256]

He should be at half million subs easily.

[@francoisdumont4105]

Finally. Please make more videos on Jake. Really one of my favorites. Thank you so much for this.

[@saltynutz5347]

Wrestling Bios is the best wrestling channel on KZbin. Trust me 😀

[@McPoshSquatch]

Jake was one of my all time favorites. He doesn't get enough credit imo. Another great video, WB. Thank you. 😁👍

[@raphaelmorrata8905]

He was very entertaining and very good on the mic. His wwf theme song was very good too. It sounded so 80s.

[@taylormademyself89]

More vids these are always awesome I know I've said this b4 but truthfully this is my fav channel 🤯🙏

[@shawnthomas6160]

Thanks for your non-stop content

[@A-Man79]

Was the woman in the 'Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal' mini-movie Madusa "Alundra Blaze" Miceli?

[@breezy9297]

@Big Al I was wondering that to. It's clearly her.

[@Raj80191]

@@HelenGPitts Please stop

[@kingsports1113]

Yep

[@tayojones9460]

Jake has been on fire on AEW. 60 years old and he can still deliver a killer promo.

[@justinwood6407]

Wednesday after work I look forward to these! Respect from the East Coast

[@stevenimeson902]

yes the mini movie is amazing! jake roberts is a true legend!

[@jamesmabrie8410]

Jake the Snake Roberts had that Deadly DDT

[@FRANK45CASTLE]

Your production quality is great, best wrestling content on youtube by far. Thanks for uploading

[@supmyd00d]

The pole they used for the Big Bubba vs. John Tenta match at Bash at the Beach '96 (Yes, THAT historic PPV) was insanely long. Bigger than the pole used in the Coal Miner's Glove match, I believe.

[@rogueprince1341]

Dude I've been waiting for this one!

[@lmuriilo5803]

WHY? Nothing special

[@rogueprince1341]

@@lmuriilo5803 cuz I'm a huge Jake fan. As I'm 37 he was the heel i grew up watching.

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

Make a bio on ted Turner it may be short video cause he wasn't on screen for most of time but he is main reason Monday nights wars happened or attitude era if including other companies.

[@RC99_Productions]

One could only imagine the creative processes and storylines if Jake was working for WWE's creative team today, or even NXT's creative team. He could have come up with some fun stuff if Vince offered him that job back in the day.

[@marcuswhitlow548]

In the late 80's, very early 90's ten-year-old me was always so confused by his promos. They were always great, but hell, forty-year-old me is still kind of perplexed by some of them...

[@murrayhough3410]

DDT is pretty dangerous. I almost knocked out a couple of buddies but they got me back with an Macho elbow from from the backyard deck and a pile driver that almost broke my neck. We then realized that whoever was using a finishing move had to protect the guy getting finished. 10 yr olds realizing that match outcomes we predetermined but the athletics and the moves were real if you wanted to hurt someone.

[@GoldenChed]

I don’t imagine the “Jake Roberts in SMW” will be a very long video 😂

[@SEGASLAYER64Thewcse]

I get the feeling you don't trust Jake you have heard his trust me theme right

[@kevinpayton2664]

That's the perfect theme for a heel, especially a great heel like Jake.

[@SEGASLAYER64Thewcse]

It is but I like snake in the grass better

[@caincotterill5493]

Truly class on the mic. And Jake too😉

[@williamdavies391]

Jake didn't need a gold belt the belt needed jake , killer promo , him and Ventura were the best .

[@Showtime6192009]

Jake would have made a fantastic IC Champ.

[@mountzod]

One of the all time greats

[@stevendenney5721]

Such good research and knowledge of what you are talking about, I love it! Keep up the good work!

[@Amarth13]

My favorite wrestler back when I first started watching in 88.

[@riotMikeV1]

Dude, yet another amazing video. Score one for the Snake man!

[@corysteed]

I remember watching wrestlemania 4 and thought jake and Rude where the same person cause they looked alike back then

[@supmyd00d]

1992 was Sting's best year, in my opinion. His matches against Vader, Foley and Rick Rude were great. I put the blame on the match type and Jake for the match being crappy.

[@lmuriilo5803]

It was bc of Jake the 🐍 snake... Jake was good on the mic and had ok charisma but his wrestling was always so-so.... I never seen him as a good performer inside the ring!

[@PreacherTHC]

I would really like to see you episode on Jake The Snake in WWE

[@eoin9909]

Great job. Gonna watch the spin the wheel clip now:)

[@big_red01027]

Can't wait for the vid(s) that cover the feuds with Savage and Steamboat!

[@LostInOhio75]

Roberts & Martel made a blindfold match good...true legends

[@stevenimeson902]

Awesome video man! That mini movie was funny spin the wheel!

[@AlexThorn]

I've always been fascinated by wwe stars time in WCW. Jake Robert's, Davey Boy, Ultimate Warrior, Ted DiBiase, Bossman... How they were so over in one place and then meh in another.

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

Some wrestlers were so great that they're more valuable than championship and would elevated it instead of opposite. I would have written Mr perfect and Rick rude but they were world champion of different companies like AWA and WCW respectively. So roddy Piper, Jake Roberts, owen hart and I may have forgotten some outstanding wrestlers

[@ryanburns5639]

Awesome video! Keep up the great work!

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

Masterful promo guy. Best psychological promos ever. Aew should hire him so he can help their wrestlers. I would have said wwe too but they great promo guys but they aren't allowed to speak

[@TheM8trixHasYou]

Jake would have been a GREAT Intercontinental Champion!!!

[@josephdelledonne2098]

I was looking at this and thinking Super Invader is huge, and then looked it up and remembered he was Hercules Hernandez.

[@ed-roc2054]

This video felt like it was 10min short. Because it was so good, went by quickly!

[@PhillyBagel]

I always wondered why Roberts’ time in WCW was so short. Thanks for shedding light on this subject. I’m surprised he blamed the lousy Halloween Havoc match on Sting. The easy, diplomatic thing would be to blame it on a match type that had fallen out of favor decades ago. I find it a little hard to believe all match types were possible. Did they really bring all that equipment to Philadelphia? Did they sit down and plot out a game plan and a finish for every one?

[@YoooItsYourBoyLeo]

thank for the video bro i didnt know jake was in wcw

[@georgetaylor2024]

Thank you for sharing brother

[@bigburgerstudios]

"You wanna play 21? I got 22. You wanna play Blackjack?? I got 2 of those too."

[@wolfgangfrost8043]

I was looking for the Heroes of Wrestling comment, I knew one had to be on here.

[@maux7767]

I think it's pretty telling that on the Sting Unmasked! vhs from WCW/nWo Superstars Series when they talk about Sting's feud with Jake the Snake Roberts they don't even mention the wheel or the coal miner glove. They just cut right to the "Snake bitten jake the snake!" bit lol

[@user-md7uu9rk4l]

Great videos as always

[@SlaytanicAxeman]

Imagine, if instead of insisting on being the creative, Vince just retired and shared great stories about wrestlers from the golden days...

[@jamesbyersmusic]

I loved Jake's time in WCW! Mini-Movie and Coal Miner's Glove Match aside, I loved him teaming with Cactus Jack and he did some great stuff with Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham, Ron Simmons and Nikita Koloff. Such a shame it was all too brief!

[@davidyoung1625]

Jake Roberts deserved to hold at least a major belt in his career in both wwf & wcw

[@Mr.Jtea3]

Can you do a video on his second run? Or what he did after this run ? Something about your Channel and narrating that’s is great.... thank you.

[@Abdulaziz-vz6op]

This is a good intro to watch before the dark side of the ring episode of grizzly smith, since his father was there

[@coldfire0101]

and the bushwackers, oh my god awsome

[@keithlangman2081]

the DDT is my go to move haha

[@lukef3559]

I was 12. we didn't get the ppvs (couldn't afford it). but Jake in wcw was fantastic tv.

[@unclenurgle8281]

another much watch well done

[@marcobruemmer6042]

Great Jake,the snake, Roberts! Awesome Heelturn 1991.

[@D2Kprime]

That remix of his theme at the end is 🔥🔥🔥🔥 For a guy that was blowing more snow than a Craftsman, you have to take what he says about money with a grain of salt. On the 'Dark Side Of The Ring' he claimed that Vince promised him millions of dollars to feud with the Ulitmate Warrior but that was blown because to Warrior "held-up" Vince for more money prompting Vince to fire him. Vince NEVER promised anyone a set dollar-amount in those days. Also, Vince was salty because the Warrior wanted to be paid as much as Hogan, so why would Jake think that HE could make as much as Warrior or Hogan regardless if he was in a feud with the Warrior. Lastly, Hulk Hogan was the champion at the time the feud with the Warrior was supposed to start so I don't know where Jake though the money was supposed to come from. Seems like Jake had issues with both of the Bladerunners.

[@arabiusarad2546]

Hey Bro I checked out Spin the wheel make the deal Hilarious 😂😂😂😂 Thanks man keep up the Good work Wrestling Bios Rule!!!!!!

[@benwiseman7667]

One of the best ever reading a crowd

[@timbartschwolfman]

Wrestling Bios Can you do a video on the Shield?

[@Tweet_Wrestling]

I would love to have seen Jake Vs Cactus Jack back in 92

[@hawk4065]

Jake's promos are the best

[@josephbuono5487]

Awesome video. Well done my friend! Kevin Sullivan please and thank you!

[@Showtime6192009]

would love to see a jake video from b4 he joined wwf.

[@TheJoestewart]

More Jake please

[@CLM1987]

Best finisher ever. Always was a fan of Jake Roberts and no one did the DDT better, Arn Anderson is a close 2nd though

[@Showtime6192009]

jake invented the DDT

[@welshhibby]

My favourite wrestler hands down 👏🏻

[@ohkay2360]

Love him or hate him one of the greatest mustaches of all time

[@TheNamronTV]

You said upper mid card, always thought he was upper as a kid, one of the biggest names I don’t see mid card

[@BubbAXHydE]

I definitely believe WCW was gonna pay him that much. Ya gotta remember, Jake was only upper midcard because the wouldn't let him go any higher. When they teased an angle with him and Hulk, the crowd responded to Jake, not Hogan. There's no doubt Jake could've carried the main event as World Champion. People believed everything he did in the ring and his promos were beyond great. Jake was 3 steps ahead of everybody when it came to psychology. He's one of the 10 goats as far as I'm concerned.