Aurelian Smith Jr.
Acting
- Born:
- 1955-05-30
- Place of birth:
- Gainesville, Texas, USA
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jake Roberts, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Hulk Hogan: Real American
Finding Daddy
WWE's Greatest Moments
The Realtor
AEW Revolution 2024
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
Out of Exile
WWE Rivals
Hey! (EW)
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
AEW Fyter Fest
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
Biography: WWE Legends
AEW Dark: Elevation
AEW Revolution 2021
AEW Beach Break
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
AEW Fyter Fest
AEW Double or Nothing 2020
AEW Dark
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
The Peanut Butter Falcon
Dark Side of the Ring
Headstrong
Canadian Wrestling's Elite: Featuring Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Parts Unknown
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
Toxic Tutu
Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living
WWE: Story Time
The Bet
Behind the Ropes: The Greatest Fraternity in the World
WWE Swerved
The Old Boys
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
At What Cost? Anatomy of Professional Wrestling
WWE 24
The Resurrection of Jake The Snake
College Fright Night
El Alambrista: La Venganza
Catch of the Day
Heavy Water
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
The Sheik
WWE Hall Of Fame 2014
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Psychotic State
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
Little Creeps
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Ricky Steamboat: The Life Story of the Dragon
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
The Undertaker: 15-0
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
Life In The Fast Lane
WWE: The Ladder Match
Heroes of World Class
TNA Bound for Glory 2006
Jake 'The Snake' Roberts - Pick Your Poison
WWE: Jake 'The Snake' Roberts - Pick Your Poison
WWE: 'Cause Stone Cold Said So
Beyond the Mat
Heroes of Wrestling
ECW November To Remember 1998
Seven Days
ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997
WWF Summer Flashback!
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
WWF Shotgun Saturday Night
WWE Terminators '96
WWE Survivor Series 1996
WWE SummerSlam 1996
WWE King of the Ring 1996
WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies
WWE WrestleMania XII
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
The History Of WrestleMania
Trancers 4: Jack of Swords
Deadly Venom: The Best of Sting
Boy Meets World
Raw
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
WWE Crunch Classic
WWE WrestleMania VIII
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
WWE Invasion '92
WWE SuperTape: Volume 5
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
WWE This Tuesday In Texas
WWE Survivor Series 1991
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
WWE Rampage '91
WWE World Tour 1991
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
WWE WrestleMania VII
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
WWE Survivor Series 1990
Hulkamania Forever
WWE Hottest Matches
Wrestling Tough Guys
WWE SummerSlam 1990
Battle of the WWE Superstars
WWE SummerSlam Fever
WWE WrestleFest '90
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
WWE WrestleMania VI
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
WWE Survivor Series 1989
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89
WWE WrestleMania V
The Best of the WWF: volume 18
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
WWE Survivor Series 1988
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: September '88
WWE SummerSlam 1988
Hulkamania 3
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88
WWE WrestleFest
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88
WWE WrestleMania IV
Clash of the Champions
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
WWE Survivor Series 1987
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
The Best of the WWF: volume 13
The Ken Patera Story
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE WrestleMania III
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
WWF Wrestling Challenge
WWF Superstars
WWE The Big Event
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
Villains of the Squared Circle
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
WrestleMania II
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
Power Pro Wrestling
AWA/NWA Night of Champions II
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
Mid-South Wrestling: November 11, 1985
Mid-South Arena Shows
Mid-South WrestleFest '85
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '84
WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '84
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '84
NWA Night of Champions
Tuesday Night Titans
GCW at The Omni (December '83)
NWA The Last Battle of Atlanta
WCW Arena Shows
World Class Championship Wrestling
Mid-South Wrestling
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
WWE Old School
Alastor
Credible
RFVideo Face Off Vol. 6: See, Hear, Speak No Evil