The Story of Jake "The Snake" Roberts in WCW

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The Story of Jake "The Snake" Roberts in WCW

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Wrestling Bios Presents - The Story of Jake "The Snake" Roberts in WCW
Jake "The Snake" Roberts was one of the WWE's most recognizable superstars during the late 80s and early 90s. While he didn't capture any gold during his WWF tenure, Jake was still a big star in the World Wrestling Federation while the company beneifited from a wrestling boom period. Jake's feuds with Rick Rude, Andre The Giant, Ted Dibiase and Macho Man Randy Savage were the stuff of legend.
Jake Roberts has been credited as having one of the greatest minds in wrestling. He was creative, he could tell stories, and his mic work was phenomenal. Jake wanted to become a writer within the WWF, and when a spot on the creative team became available, he approached WWF owner Vince McMahon to see if he could get the job. When Vince refused, Jake decided to hold up the company for his release, and he worked his final WWF match (of this era) at WrestleMania 8. Jake would find his way to WCW where he immediately began feuding with Sting. Everyone remembers "Spin The Wheel, Make The Deal" at Halloween Havoc 1992, but what else happened during this time period? Why did Jake suddenly get up and leave WCW also?
This mini documentary from Wrestling Bios takes a look at Jake Roberts in WCW. Topics covered include:
01:56 - Jake Roberts holds up Vince McMahon at WrestleMania 8
07:16 - The WCW debut of Jake "The Snake" Roberts
08:37 - Jake Roberts in the Clash of the Champions 20 main event
09:54 - The "Spin The Wheel, Make The Deal" mini movie
11:37 - Sting vs Jake Roberts at Halloween Havoc 1992
- Much More!
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@dangalangman7379 4 жыл бұрын

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

@michaelmccoy4506 4 жыл бұрын

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

@dangalangman7379 4 жыл бұрын

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

@domagojkersun9630 3 жыл бұрын

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

@dangalangman7379 3 жыл бұрын

@@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 3 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@jules8876 2 жыл бұрын

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

@Bossman525 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@dominicomegon4714 4 жыл бұрын

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

@GetCronk1989 4 жыл бұрын

Dominic Omegon AEW ;)

@Mr.Jtea3 4 жыл бұрын

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

@kevin76o 4 жыл бұрын

Amen to that my friend.

@levishelley8018 3 жыл бұрын

Mine too... that's 2 pinkys

@Gunners_Mate_Guns 3 жыл бұрын

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

@simonmcnicholas 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with that, Big Boss Man was awesome

@only1icon1801 4 жыл бұрын

My dad looked like Luke from the Bushwackers lol

@MarkP733 4 жыл бұрын

Mine looked like a ginger Hulk Hogan 👍

@shawnwbronx 4 жыл бұрын

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

@C0ldIron 4 жыл бұрын

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

@GHOST91141 4 жыл бұрын

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

@julezjohn5785 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@ironman2326 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

I've been DDT'ed.

@NewFriendJason 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@truthseeker7001 4 жыл бұрын

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

@josephbuono5487 4 жыл бұрын

Jake had the best. Then AA

@donypaddy6859 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@anthonyanderson9303 4 жыл бұрын

@@josephbuono5487 Michael hayes too

@scooobydoo27 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@pamlyles8905 4 жыл бұрын

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

@ComicBookGuy420 3 жыл бұрын

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

@LIBERTYSINCURSION 4 жыл бұрын

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

@ZlothZloth 4 жыл бұрын

Or listen to a {ahem} classic album: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qpahZ9Z1pryloH0.html

@whidoineedthis 2 жыл бұрын

Coliseum Home Video

@robdedominic8758 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@robdedominic8758 4 жыл бұрын

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

@manuginobilisbaldspot424 4 жыл бұрын

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

@brianchapman8531 2 жыл бұрын

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

@superrobz 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@jamalwashingtonfilms 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

Or ic title or tag belts or us title

@jamalwashingtonfilms 4 жыл бұрын

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

@tylerdaviau4069 4 жыл бұрын

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

@BrianAwesome 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@lmuriilo5803 4 жыл бұрын

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

@peterwhite6683 4 жыл бұрын

Would you put his snake in your mouth?

@michiganguy9649 4 жыл бұрын

Bruh🙄

@T-Bag13 4 жыл бұрын

His DDT was amazing, along with his walk-in and promo's.

@concerta56 4 жыл бұрын

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

@LakeLyfe315 4 жыл бұрын

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

@nc32203 4 жыл бұрын

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

@mathewbarrie9149 4 жыл бұрын

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

@ananyaraizada7657 2 жыл бұрын

That's not gonna work for me, brother

@Thetoon25 4 жыл бұрын

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

@flintose927 4 жыл бұрын

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

@Stampistuta 4 жыл бұрын

Daniel San king of promos

@ironman2326 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

“Wallowing in the muck of avarice”

@flintose927 4 жыл бұрын

@@PystolPete103 yesssss!

@mathewbarrie9149 4 жыл бұрын

Still my favourite wrestling promo ever.

@TheAutistWhisperer 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

@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.

@timbartschwolfman 4 жыл бұрын

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

@LordHeath1972 4 жыл бұрын

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

@marktaylor1087 4 жыл бұрын

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

@jamesmabrie8410 4 жыл бұрын

Jake the Snake Roberts had that Deadly DDT

@hippiiejoe 3 жыл бұрын

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

@norm1233 4 жыл бұрын

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

@kodiiayyeee256 4 жыл бұрын

He should be at half million subs easily.

@lazarorodriguez5161 3 жыл бұрын

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

@diabolicalsaiyan8743 4 жыл бұрын

*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*

@xantastic6301 4 жыл бұрын

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

@wolfieform9514 4 жыл бұрын

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 👍😎👍

@raphaelmorrata8905 4 жыл бұрын

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

@taylormademyself89 4 жыл бұрын

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

@shawnthomas6160 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your non-stop content

@McPoshSquatch 6 ай бұрын

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

@A-Man79 4 жыл бұрын

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

@breezy9297 4 жыл бұрын

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

@Raj80191 4 жыл бұрын

@@HelenGPitts Please stop

@kingsports1113 4 жыл бұрын

Yep

@tayojones9460 4 жыл бұрын

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

@stevenimeson902 4 жыл бұрын

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

@GoldenChed 4 жыл бұрын

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

@SlaytanicAxeman 3 жыл бұрын

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

@williamdavies391 4 жыл бұрын

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

@Showtime6192009 4 жыл бұрын

Jake would have made a fantastic IC Champ.

@francoisdumont4105 4 жыл бұрын

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

@supmyd00d 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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!

@justinwood6407 4 жыл бұрын

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

@rogueprince1341 4 жыл бұрын

Dude I've been waiting for this one!

@lmuriilo5803 4 жыл бұрын

WHY? Nothing special

@rogueprince1341 4 жыл бұрын

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

@SEGASLAYER64Thewcse 4 жыл бұрын

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

@kevinpayton2664 4 жыл бұрын

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

@SEGASLAYER64Thewcse 4 жыл бұрын

It is but I like snake in the grass better

@mountzod 4 жыл бұрын

One of the all time greats

@saltynutz5347 4 жыл бұрын

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

@keithlangman2081 3 жыл бұрын

the DDT is my go to move haha

@josephdelledonne2098 4 жыл бұрын

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

@corysteed 4 жыл бұрын

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

@ShubhamMishrabro 4 жыл бұрын

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

@supmyd00d 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@murrayhough3410 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@marcuswhitlow548 4 жыл бұрын

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...

@bigburgerstudios 4 жыл бұрын

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

@wolfgangfrost8043 4 жыл бұрын

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

@RC99_Productions 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@ShubhamMishrabro 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@Scorch1028 3 жыл бұрын

The thing about Vince McMahon not giving Jake Roberts the writer's position, is that he had planned to re-hire Pat Patterson -- once the ring boy scandal blew over. 1992 presented a 3-pronged "sh*t storm" for Vince. The feds were after him for distributing steroids, Patterson was accused of raping ring boys, and the company was in a ratings slump. 1992 was definitely the "wrong year" for Jake to leave the WWE. The company needed solid in-ring talent like Jake, to remain steady. Jake impulsively left the company, only to get "screwed over" in other promotions. This only worsened his substance abuse problems.

@ShubhamMishrabro 4 жыл бұрын

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

@eoin9909 4 жыл бұрын

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

@FRANK45CASTLE 4 жыл бұрын

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

@Tweet_Wrestling 3 жыл бұрын

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

@CheapestBigSpender 4 жыл бұрын

If it wasn't for Jake we would of never got Austin 3:16. Thank you Jake

@Amarth13 4 жыл бұрын

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

@LostInOhio75 4 жыл бұрын

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

@Wezbomb 4 жыл бұрын

love how he criticised folks professionalism then weaselled out of both contracts. A true snake indeed

@coldfire0101 4 жыл бұрын

and the bushwackers, oh my god awsome

@crushthecrushermachinewwel6500 4 жыл бұрын

i always like Jake the snake Roberts is awesome

@Abdulaziz-vz6op 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ohkay2360 4 жыл бұрын

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

@hawk4065 4 жыл бұрын

Jake's promos are the best

@YoooItsYourBoyLeo 4 жыл бұрын

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

@caincotterill5493 4 жыл бұрын

Truly class on the mic. And Jake too😉

@davidyoung1625 4 жыл бұрын

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

@CLM1987 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

jake invented the DDT

@DirtyMac5151 11 ай бұрын

Nobody had a better understanding of wrestling psychology than JSR. When he was working at his best he was untouchable in my opinion. I'm just sad he threw away so many years bc of his extracurricular activities. Glad to see him sober now though.

@PreacherTHC 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ed-roc2054 4 жыл бұрын

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

@benwiseman7667 4 жыл бұрын

One of the best ever reading a crowd

@TheM8trixHasYou 4 жыл бұрын

Jake would have been a GREAT Intercontinental Champion!!!

@lukef3559 4 жыл бұрын

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

@riotMikeV1 4 жыл бұрын

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

@AlexThorn 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@BubbAXHydE 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@hellionsentinel 4 жыл бұрын

So what? Jake held the championship of ring psychology and dark charisma and up to this day he hasn’t been dethroned

@maux7767 4 жыл бұрын

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

@big_red01027 4 жыл бұрын

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

@stevendenney5721 4 жыл бұрын

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

@stevenimeson902 4 жыл бұрын

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

@PhillyBagel 3 жыл бұрын

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?

@jamesmabrie8410 4 жыл бұрын

Jake the Snake Roberts DDT was the best in Wrestling

@mrsinister8943 4 жыл бұрын

I completely forgot that he went to wcw. I dont remember his run there.

@jamesbyersmusic 2 жыл бұрын

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!