Aurelian Smith Jr.
Aurelian Smith Jr., better known by the ring name Jake "The Snake" Roberts, is an American actor and professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW).s a second-generation American professional wrestler, the son of former wrestler Aurelian "Grizzly" Smith. He is best known by his ring name of Jake "The Snake" Roberts, and often brought snakes into the ring, including a boa constrictor named Damien and even a de-venomed cobra, named Lucifer.
Roberts is best known for his two stints in the World Wrestling Federation—the first between 1986 and 1992, and the second between 1996 and 1997—though he also wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance in 1983, World Championship Wrestling in 1992, and the Mexico-based Asistencia Asesoría y Administración between 1993 and 1994 and again in 1997. He appeared in Extreme Championship Wrestling during the summer of 1997, and has made sporadic appearances for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling from 2006 through 2008.
Throughout his career he was known for his intense and cerebral promos, his dark charisma, his extensive use of psychology in his matches, and has been credited as inventor of the DDT maneuver. Roberts was also one of the subjects of the 1999 documentary film Beyond the Mat.
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Roberts is best known for his two stints in the World Wrestling Federation—the first between 1986 and 1992, and the second between 1996 and 1997—though he also wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance in 1983, World Championship Wrestling in 1992, and the Mexico-based Asistencia Asesoría y Administración between 1993 and 1994 and again in 1997. He appeared in Extreme Championship Wrestling during the summer of 1997, and has made sporadic appearances for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling from 2006 through 2008.
Throughout his career he was known for his intense and cerebral promos, his dark charisma, his extensive use of psychology in his matches, and has been credited as inventor of the DDT maneuver. Roberts was also one of the subjects of the 1999 documentary film Beyond the Mat.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Jake Roberts, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Power Pro Wrestling
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
The Undertaker: 15-0
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
WWF Summer Flashback!
WWE SummerSlam 1990
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
AEW Revolution 2024
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
WWE WrestleFest '90
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
WWE This Tuesday In Texas
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
TNA Bound for Glory 2006
WWE SuperTape: Volume 5
ECW November To Remember 1998
Catch of the Day
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997
Heroes of Wrestling
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