History Wrestling / JakeRoberts

* AnimalCompanion[=/=]AnimalMotif: Go on, guess!

* BadassBoast[=/=]WarriorPoet: Please gather around and let us be enlightened by his wicked wisdom.
** ''"The snake will '''ALWAYS''' bite back!"''
** ''"Even a fool knows that a man only has five senses, but a snake? He has six... and we always do it better in the dark!"''
** ''"Like a snake, like fate, like life and death itself. I'm cruel ... but I'm fair!"''
** ''"The great thing about being a snake is that we are deaf, and therfore don't have to hear all the lies told by men".''
** ''"...and how appropriate, that the money [[Wrestling/TedDiBiase you]] grovel for, will be your very own. A victim of your own greed, wallowing... in the muck... of avarice!"''
** ''"You know? Since this whole thing started you've been trying to cast me as the Original Sinner. Well, I SPOKE TO GOD this morning, and HE said he doesn't like '''[[Wrestling/MeanGeneOkerlund YOU!!!]]'''"''
** ''"The next time you think about crossing a snake's path - and a snake chooses his own path, where nobody else wants to go - you think about it again!"''
** ''"Your God... he giveth, and he can taketh away. My God, he giveth... [[BlasphemousBoast but he ain't got the balls to do nothin' else!"]]''
** ''"You wanna play 21? [[AnalogyBackfire I've got 22]]."'' [[note]]Remind us to never bring you to Vegas, Jake.[[/note]]
** ''"It's been twenty years for me, [[Wrestling/CodyRhodes Cody]]. Twenty years to get clean, to get '''right.''' [[EarnYourHappyEnding And by God, I earned it]]!"''
** ''"What a snake wants, a snake takes!"''
* BadSamaritan[=/=]TricksterMentor: Was one to The Wrestling/UltimateWarrior, who looked for his help against Taker, but in the end Warrior was taught no valuable lesson, aside from "snake bites can kill".

* BatmanGambit[=/=]BrassBalls: He pulled some of the most daring and impossibly brave shenanigans, deceptions and cheats ever, even against foes he shouldn't be pitted against for starters. Heck, even one of the most legendary tricksters and con men in pro wrestling history like Lawler fell unbeknowst of Jake's true intentions!

* BigBad[=/=]CardCarryingVillain: In his heyday... Alas, poor Jake! He's maybe the best example in pro wrestling of BeingGoodSucks ever!

* TheChessmaster[=/=]CrazyPrepared: Contemplate his [[GeniusBruiser fighting style]] for example, not very flashy by itself, even it may appear limited and [[{{Irony}} ironically]] is more akin to a spider than snake-like. Every thing he does [[FridgeBrilliance is meant to lure his opponents into a very well-planned, carefully-set trap.]] [[TacticalReminiscence It worked every single time,]] [[ConservationOfNinjutsu even if he was outnumbered, beaten to a pulp]] just to rise up and apply his dreaded ''DDT'' in the nick of time.

AntiHero: Most standout example of the Hogan Era during his babyface run. He was, at his best, a sinister, darkly intelligent schemer. Yet was still wildly popular with the audience.

** Have you ever listen Jake impersonating people when he's telling his stories? Despite of his raspy BadassBaritone voice, he is quite good on it! Just watch any ''WWE Story Time'' or ''Series/DarkSideOfTheRing'' episode containing Jake, lots and lots of fun!

** [[AbusiveParents His father]], Aurelian "Grizzly" Smith Sr., who if Roberts's accounts are true was an outright monster. Jake was conceived when Grizzly [[ChildByRape abused ]] the 13-year-old daughter of a woman he was dating, who would become Jake's caring grandmother until she passed away when he was eleven. Social pressure would cause Grizzly and the girl to be [[ShotgunWedding married against their will]]. As this was in the mid 1950s rural Texas, records were sparse and no reports were filed at the time, though with his father's later history and allegations of [[PervertDad child abuse]] [[note]]Grizzly's other two daughters would accuse him too.[[/note]], this would explain much.

** [[AbusiveParents His father]], Aurelian "Grizzly" Smith Sr., who if Roberts's accounts are true was an outright monster. Jake was conceived when Grizzly [[ChildByRape abused ]] the 13-year-old daughter of a women he was dating, who would become Jake's caring grandmother until she passed away when he was eleven. Social pressure would cause Grizzly and the girl to be [[ShotgunWedding married against their will]]. As this was in the mid 1950s rural Texas, records were sparse and no reports were filed at the time, though with his father's later history and allegations of [[PervertDad child abuse]] [[note]]Grizzly's other two daughters would accuse him too.[[/note]], this would explain much.
** Then Jake had to endure abuse himself from his [[EvilStepmother new stepmother]] [[LecherousStepParent Marsha]] who was barely 5 or 6 years his senior, to the point that when he finally dared to speak up to Grizzly what was happening, she answered by bashing him with wire hangers constantly. All the Smith kids theorize this was all of Grizzly's doing.

Aurelian Jake Smith Jr. (born May 30, 1955) is a second-generation professional wrestler best known as '''Jake "The Snake" Roberts'''. He started his career in various [[Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance NWA]] territories before finally establishing himself within the [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]]. From late TheEighties to late TheNineties, he feuded with their top tier talent. Lauded for his mic work, cutting dark and cerebral promos, bringing his [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent live pet snakes]] into the ring, and for inventing [[DeathOrGloryAttack the dreaded DDT maneuver.]]

* SmallRoleBigImpact: In regards to the rise of Steve Austin and the Attitude Era in general. As Peter Rosenberg puts it in the episode of ''Biography: WWE Legends''
->"If Jake the Snake isn't a born-again Christian, then he never references John 3:16. And if Jake doesn't reference John 3:16, there's no Austin 3:16."

* FinishingMove: ''The [=DDT=]'', which he innovated, which has since become a standard move in every wrestler's repertoire. It is unknown whether the name refers to the illegal pesticide or [[ArtifactTitle some now-forgotten acronym.]]

** ''"You know? Since this whole thing started you've been trying to cast me as the Original Sinner. Well, I SPOKE TO GOD this morning, and HE said he doesn't like '''[[Wrestling/RandySavage YOU!!!]]'''"''

** In a spot where every villain is set to forge alliances or trap new victims on their way to the top, Jake is (Possibly with Wrestling/BobbyHeenan) the grand-master in this long-lost fine art. Character-wise, [[JustForFun/XMeetsY Frank Underwood meets George P. Dog]] so to speak.

** In a spot where every villain is set to trap new victims on their way to the top, Jake is (Possibly with Wrestling/BobbyHeenan) the grand-master in this long-lost fine art. Character-wise, [[JustForFun/XMeetsY Frank Underwood meets George P. Dog]] so to speak.

* ChronicBackstabingDisorder: As a heel.

* AwesomeMcCoolname: Both his stage name and his real name, "Aurelian Smith, Jr." Really

** [[AbusiveParents His father]], Aurelian "Grizzly" Smith Sr., who if Roberts's accounts are true was an outright monster. Jake was conceived when Grizzly [[ChildByRape abused of]] the 13-year-old daughter of a women he was dating, who would become Jake's caring grandmother until she passed away when he was eleven. Social pressure would cause Grizzly and the girl to be [[ShotgunWedding married against their will]]. As this was in the mid 1950s rural Texas, records were sparse and no reports were filed at the time, though with his father's later history and allegations of [[PervertDad child abuse]] [[note]]Grizzly's other two daughters would accuse him too.[[/note]], this would explain much.
** Then Jake had to endure [[{{Ephebophile}} abuse himself]] on behalf of his [[EvilStepmother new step]] [[LecherousStepParent Marcia]] who was barely 5 or 6 years his senior, to the point that when he finally dared to speak up to Grizzly what was happening, she answered by bashing him with wire hangers constantly. All the Smith kids theorize this was all of Grizzly's doing.

* WildCard: A ChaoticEvil version who could still be good for as long as he needed to.

Aurelian Jake Smith Jr. (born May 30, 1955) is a second-generation professional wrestler best known as '''Jake "The Snake" Roberts'''. He started his career in various [[Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance NWA]] territories before finally establishing himself within the [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]]. From late TheEighties to late TheNineties, he feuded with their top tier talent: Wrestling/AndreTheGiant, Wrestling/RandySavage, Wrestling/TheUndertaker, [[Wrestling/SidEudy Sid Justice]], Wrestling/JerryLawler and Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin. Lauded for his mic work, cutting dark and cerebral promos, bringing his [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent live pet snakes]] into the ring, and for inventing [[DeathOrGloryAttack the dreaded DDT maneuver.]]

Unfortunately, years of family troubles and drug abuse (and his resulting in-ring behavior) made him more famous for [[OffTheWagon DWIs]] than [=DDTs=], marking him as poison (or venom, if you will) in the eyes of the big companies. As a result, he has had trouble maintaining steady employment, though he has worked consistently on the road as an independent agent.

* DontCallMePaul: No one ever calls him "Aurelian", with "Jake" having become his name default.

You can read more extensively on his career at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Roberts The Other Wiki]], you may also drop by for a visit [[https://twitter.com/JakeSnakeDDT on Twitter]].

** [[AbusiveParents His father]], Aurelian "Grizzly" Smith Sr., who if Roberts's accounts are true was an outright monster. Jake was conceived when Grizzly [[ChildByRape abused of]] the 13-year-old daughter of a women he was dating, who would become Jake's caring grandmother [[AuthorExistenceFailure until she passed away]] when he was eleven. Social pressure would cause Grizzly and the girl to be [[ShotgunWedding married against their will]]. As this was in the mid 1950s rural Texas, records were sparse and no reports were filed at the time, though with his father's later history and allegations of [[PervertDad child abuse]] [[note]]Grizzly's other two daughters would accuse him too.[[/note]], this would explain much.

Aurelian Jake Smith Jr. (born May 30, 1955) is a second-generation professional wrestler best known as '''Jake "The Snake" Roberts'''. He started his career in various [[Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance NWA]] territories to finally establishing within the [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]]. From late TheEighties to late TheNineties, he feuded with their top tier talent: Wrestling/AndreTheGiant, Wrestling/RandySavage, Wrestling/TheUndertaker, [[Wrestling/SidEudy Sid Justice]], Wrestling/JerryLawler and Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin. Lauded for his mic work, cutting dark and cerebral promos, bringing his [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent live pet snakes]] into the ring, and for inventing [[DeathOrGloryAttack the dreaded DDT maneuver.]]

** Then Jake had to endure [[{{Ephebophile}} abuse himself]] on behalf of his [[EvilStepmother new step]] [[LecherousStepParent Marcia]] who was barely 4 or 5 years his senior, to the point that when he finally dared to speak up to Grizzly what was happening, she answered by bashing him with wire hangers constantly. All the Smith kids theorize this was all Grizzly's plan.

** [[AbusiveParents His father]], Aurelian "Grizzly" Smith Sr., who if Roberts's accounts are true was an outright monster. Jake was conceived when Grizzly [[ChildByRape abused of]] the 13-year-old daughter of a women he was dating, who would become Jake's caring grandmother [[AuthorExistenceFailure until she passed away]] when he was eleven. Social pressure would cause Grizzly and the girl to be [[ShotgunWedding married against their will]]. As this was in the mid 1950s rural Texas, records were sparse and no reports were filed at the time, though with his father's later history and allegations of [[PervertDad child abuse]] [[note]]Grizzly's other two daughters would accuse him too.[[/note]], this would explain much. Smith died from Alzheimers in 2010, and his accounts of Roberts's stories, aside from a protest about the circumstances of Jake's conception, are unknown.

** His father, [[AbusiveParents Aurelian "Grizzly" Smith]], who if Roberts's accounts are true was an outright monster. Jake was conceived when Grizzly [[ChildByRape raped]] the 13-year-old daughter of a women he was dating, who would become Jake's [[AffairBlameTheBastard very abussive grandmother]]. Social pressure would cause Grizzly and the girl to be [[ShotgunWedding married against their will]]. As this was in the mid 1950s rural Texas, records were sparse and no reports were filed at the time, though with his father's later history and allegations of [[PervertDad child abuse]] [[note]]Grizzly's other two daughters would accuse him too.[[/note]], this would explain much. Smith died from Alzheimers in 2010, and his accounts of Roberts's stories, aside from a protest about the circumstances of Jake's conception, are unknown.

** One of his sisters, at age 18, [[OldManMarryingAChild married a man 35 years her senior]]; the man's [[PsychoExGirlfriend ex-wife]] later kidnapped and killed her.

* BadassBoast: Please gather around and let us be enlightened by his wicked wisdom.

->''Yeah, reach out for me! I'm a snake! '''Never''' trust a snake!''

Aurelian Jake Smith Jr. (born May 30, 1955) is a second-generation professional wrestler best known as '''Jake "The Snake" Roberts'''. He started his career in various [[Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance NWA]] territories to finally establishing within the [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]]. Between the late eighties, early and mid-nineties he feuded with their top tier talent, including Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin, Wrestling/AndreTheGiant, Wrestling/RandySavage, Wrestling/TheUndertaker, and [[Wrestling/SidEudy Sid Justice]]. Lauded for his mic work, cutting dark and cerebral promos, bringing his [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent live pet snakes]] into the ring, and for inventing [[DeathOrGloryAttack the dreaded DDT maneuver.]]

Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/stampede/ab-na-h.html Stampede North American Heavyweight Champion]], a former 2x [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-tv.html NWA (Georgia version) World Television Champion]], a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midsouth/mids-na-h.html#mswa Mid-South North American Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/wccw/am-6.html NWA (Texas version) Six Man Tag-Team Champion]] (w/[[Wrestling/ChrisAdams "Gentleman" Chris Adams]] and "Gorgeous" Gino Hernandez) and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/e/smw/smw-h.html SMW Heavyweight Champion]]. inducted to both, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sID450mKXRA WWE Hall Of Fame Class of 2014]] and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum Class of 2020. He was also the only true "winner" of the '''Million Dollar Belt''' (See "Loophole Abuse" below.) in WWF.

You can read more extensively on his career at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Roberts The Other Wiki]].

You may also drop by for a visit [[https://twitter.com/JakeSnakeDDT on Twitter]].

* AnimalMotif: Go on, guess.

** in WWF/E: [[Wrestling/RickySteamboat Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat]], [[Wrestling/HonkyTonkMan The Honky Tonk Man]], [[Wrestling/RickRude "Ravishing" Rick Rude]], Wrestling/AndreTheGiant, Wrestling/{{Kamala}}, [[Wrestling/TedDiBiase "The Million Dollar Man" Ted Di Biase]], [[Wrestling/AllenCoage Bad News Brown]], [[Wrestling/RickMartel "The Model" Rick Martel]], [[Wrestling/UltimateWarrior The Ultimate Warrior]], [[Wrestling/RandySavage "Macho Man" Randy Savage]], Wrestling/TheUndertaker, Wrestling/JerryLawler and [[Wrestling/SteveAustin "Stone Cold" Steve Austin]].

* BeingPersonalIsntProfessional: One of the quirks of being "Grizzly" Smith's son wasn't just have suffered physical and emotional abuse as a kid. Turned out that Grizzly was also a ''huge stiff jerkass'' professionaly, so many of a still green Jake's harded, embittered veteran peers were rookies by the time his dad worked on the sqared circle. Meaning that Jake had to endure quite a [[MadeOfIron rough, chok-full-o-bumps road]] before to even dream on fame and glory.

* CulturedBadass: How many wrestlers that you know can quote Creator/JohnMilton, Creator/GeneRoddenberry, [[AnAesop ancient fables]] and even [[Literature/TheBible The Good Book]]?