Jake "The Snake" shows "The Snake"

[Gill-Man]

from Impact Wrestling

A reader who wishes to remain anonymous sent the following report concerning Jake "The Snake" Roberts' meltdown at last night's Firestorm Pro Wrestling show in Lakewood, Ohio:
I just wanna let you guys know, weather you report it or not is up to you. But Jake The Snake Roberts appeared at Phantasy Theater in Lakewood, Ohio this last night for Firestorm Pro Wrestling. Video has even surfaced online. He was booked in the main event to face JT Lightning one on one. As soon as me and my friends arrived there everything was ok. Jake was sitting off in the corner at a little table with pictures of himself selling autographs and taking pictures with the fans. As the night progressed though everything went downhill. It was the 2nd to last match involving a match for firestorms world title. Jake had come out, clearly drunk or drugged up, and grabbed the microphone during that match (completely unscripted as everyone could tell by the owner of firestorm coming out and trying to get Jake to go back in the dressing room. ) Jake was on the mic trying to encourage the guys in the ring, then he started swearing. the second to last match ended and it was time for the main event which was Jake vs Jt Lightning. JT came out, followed by Jake The Snake. Jake grabbed the microphone and at first said he came here to do this for the fans, But he didnt feel like we were giving him the same respect hes giving us. He started talking incoherently, it was obvious he was on something. after about 3 minutes of talking he put the mic down and staggered into the ring. JT attacked him to start the match. . Jake didnt sell one shot, he just backed into the corner and it seemed like he was out of it. JT Lightning clearly got pissed and just pushed Jake to the ground and got on top of him to cover him and just end the match within 30 seconds of the start. Jake was trying to kick up. JT pushed his arms down and the ref just did a 3 count to end the match because Jake was in no shape to wrestle a match. Afterwards JT Lightning grabbed the microphone and said along the lines of "I've wrestled with drug addicts like Tommie Rich, Jimmy Snuka but you are by far the biggest piece of sh## I've ever been in the ring with/" JT was literally shooting on Jake. Jake just stood in the ring and flipped JT off. Another Firestorm wrestler J Rocc came in after that match was over and attempted to give the crowd a show by doing an attack on Jake so the fans wouldnt be as pissed off about the main event lasting a whole 30 seconds. Which Jake also curled in the corner and no sold. That made J rocc mad who then tried to actually fight Jake. A wrestler named Ray Rowe came out and was trying to calm J rocc and JT down as Jake just stood in the middle of the ring flipping people off. Jake then proceded to pull his penis out and shake it in front of the whole crowd. Security and Ray Rowe were trying to keep the peace. The fans were asked to leave as the show had ended with this nonsense. Out in the parking lot about 15 minutes Jake apparently wound up fighting somebody backstage and there was concern that the angry wrestlers were going to gang up on him. At one point there was a bunch of the wrestlers and security out back, one screamed "Its going down. " in which they all ran inside. Im not sure what happened but I can only speculate that it was a fight involving Jake Roberts. Cops arrived after this along with an ambulance. The ambulance didnt take Jake away, but the police stayed and escorted Jake to a truck where he was given a ride from the building.

I had some respect for Jake after the Rehab stint but I've lost all respect for this assclown

[Crappler El 0 M]

What a shame.

[George Harrison]

That's ridiculous, and I'd believe it to be false if it wasn't for you actually being there. I've tried speaking to Jake on Myspace, and all I've got is some guy called Shannon who seems so disrespectful, but also seems like he knows it all about Jake. It's like, I don't know how to explain, he's just riding on Jake - No, Jake doesn't like this, No, Jake doesn't like that. I know I was asking questions about Jake but it was like he was just saying whatever to piss me off lol.


And after I've just read that, as great as he made Jake sound, maybe he's fell back further than he ever was. Unfortunately.

[Hiroshi Hase]

I'd like to say I'm surprised, but I'd just be lying. A shame really especially after hearing about his stint in rehab.

[The Genesis of KoOS]

Yay I won the office pool!

[Gill-Man]

Sept 13, 2008 20:41:34 GMT -5 George Harrison said:

That's ridiculous, and I'd believe it to be false if it wasn't for you actually being there. I've tried speaking to Jake on Myspace, and all I've got is some guy called Shannon who seems so disrespectful, but also seems like he knows it all about Jake. It's like, I don't know how to explain, he's just riding on Jake - No, Jake doesn't like this, No, Jake doesn't like that. I know I was asking questions about Jake but it was like he was just saying whatever to piss me off lol.


And after I've just read that, as great as he made Jake sound, maybe he's fell back further than he ever was. Unfortunately.

No this was some anonymous fan reporting from the show, not me

impactwrestling.com/Content.aspx?ID=20109

[rydndirty]

Video Proof of his non-sense. And people wonder why he isn't employed by the 'E...

www.pwpix.net/pwpixnews/headlines/223360389.php

[DiBiase is Good]

I'm done with caring about Jake anymore.
He's been given chance after chance and then Vince pays for him to go into rehab. And just when you think he's turning his life around, he goes and does something like this.
How many chances can you give this guy?

[General Adam]

Sept 13, 2008 21:52:02 GMT -5 DiBiase is Good said:

I'm done with caring about Jake anymore.
He's been given chance after chance and then Vince pays for him to go into rehab. And just when you think he's turning his life around, he goes and does something like this.
How many chances can you give this guy?

I think he just got his last one.
Such a shame.

[George Harrison]

Sept 13, 2008 21:48:08 GMT -5 rydndirty said:

Video Proof of his non-sense. And people wonder why he isn't employed by the 'E...

www.pwpix.net/pwpixnews/headlines/223360389.php

The second video was very interesting. Who was the guy he was arguing with? And the guy stopping him? Oh Jake's gone now,

I look forward to reading his blog on WWE RAW this week, just to see if during he even recognises this event.


I used to think poor Jake but if everything I'm reading is to be true then, why give him a chance anymore.

[t1000]

Damn...Jake was my favorite wrestler as a kid and I always tried to not give up on him but...Damn. Jim Ross wrote in his blog that Ric needs someone to protect him from Ric. Substitute Jake for Ric.

[efarns]

I don't know how big a deal this is. If you book Jake Roberts, you may get to see one of the all time greats show he can still put on a good match. Or, you may get a train wreck. Train wrecks are entertaining too. Like it or not, that's the Jake Roberts experience. You don't just get the perfomer. You get the whole man, and I don't know how different they are. Maybe this company didn't get the match they wanted out of Jake, or maybe they got more. When you book Jake, the x factor is part of the package.

[Overly large testicles]

There is nothing entertaining about seeing an old man's dick. That is all.

[machinegun]

He's hilarious

But showing kids his penis is not too cool

[Monster Under Your Bed]

Sept 14, 2008 9:00:21 GMT -5 Overly large testicles said:

There is nothing entertaining about seeing an old man's dick. That is all.

I'm going to say you're wrong and leave it there.

[George Harrison]

Lmao^
Now that's wrong!

Sept 14, 2008 8:42:33 GMT -5 efarns said:

I don't know how big a deal this is. If you book Jake Roberts, you may get to see one of the all time greats show he can still put on a good match. Or, you may get a train wreck. Train wrecks are entertaining too. Like it or not, that's the Jake Roberts experience. You don't just get the perfomer. You get the whole man, and I don't know how different they are. Maybe this company didn't get the match they wanted out of Jake, or maybe they got more. When you book Jake, the x factor is part of the package.

You sound like you're actually cutting a promo lol, in support of Jake. Or as Jake, I don't know.
Either way, turning up to work drunk and getting paid, performing poorly and going too far as exposing yourself to everyone there, including children, makes you a train wreck that doesn't deserve somebody being in your favour.

It can't be explained, it shouldn't - He's an entertainer in his art, if he's entertaining in a way like this, then how can that be positive?

Jake was my favourite wrestler at one point, too, but now he is somewhat of an embarressment to the sport. He has such talent that can't be matched, but f***ed it up, and instead of picking up the pieces within every chance he's had, he's came back and did pretty much the same thing.

I don't want to hear anymore about Jake, because I know he's self-destructing and I honestly don't know what can be done to help him. He's aged disgracefully, he's been and done rehab and came out the same, he seems to have certain credible people behind him yet he always falls. Maybe it's just too late for excuses and about time everyone quietly forgot about Jake.

He's too old for a new career, and too set in his ways to change. I hope to God he lasts another 30 years but, sadly, on the road he's on now it's either be a desperate or a short lifetime for the rest of it.

[machinegun]

Sept 14, 2008 9:50:54 GMT -5 George Harrison said:

Lmao^
Now that's wrong!

Sept 14, 2008 8:42:33 GMT -5 efarns said:

I don't know how big a deal this is. If you book Jake Roberts, you may get to see one of the all time greats show he can still put on a good match. Or, you may get a train wreck. Train wrecks are entertaining too. Like it or not, that's the Jake Roberts experience. You don't just get the perfomer. You get the whole man, and I don't know how different they are. Maybe this company didn't get the match they wanted out of Jake, or maybe they got more. When you book Jake, the x factor is part of the package.

You sound like you're actually cutting a promo lol, in support of Jake. Or as Jake, I don't know.
Either way, turning up to work drunk and getting paid, performing poorly and going too far as exposing yourself to everyone there, including children, makes you a train wreck that doesn't deserve somebody being in your favour.

It can't be explained, it shouldn't - He's an entertainer in his art, if he's entertaining in a way like this, then how can that be positive?

Jake was my favourite wrestler at one point, too, but now he is somewhat of an embarressment to the sport. He has such talent that can't be matched, but smurfed it up, and instead of picking up the pieces within every chance he's had, he's came back and did pretty much the same thing.

I don't want to hear anymore about Jake, because I know he's self-destructing and I honestly don't know what can be done to help him. He's aged disgracefully, he's been and done rehab and came out the same, he seems to have certain credible people behind him yet he always falls. Maybe it's just too late for excuses and about time everyone quietly forgot about Jake.

He's too old for a new career, and too set in his ways to change. I hope to God he lasts another 30 years but, sadly, on the road he's on now it's either be a desperate or a short lifetime for the rest of it.

You can't kill Jake he's a damn cockroach

[efarns]

I don't know that I support him, but like you said, he's set in his ways. This is who he is, and people don't accept that. I see a lot of "if he would only . . . " kind of comments, but he doesn't and he won't. It's indy wrestling and he wasn't going to be part of a long storyline. You come to see JAKE THE SNAKE ROBERTS, the real live human being. If you want to see him have a good match, buy a video.

[Hiroshi Hase]

Sept 14, 2008 10:07:00 GMT -5 efarns said:

I don't know that I support him, but like you said, he's set in his ways. This is who he is, and people don't accept that. I see a lot of "if he would only . . . " kind of comments, but he doesn't and he won't. It's indy wrestling and he wasn't going to be part of a long storyline. You come to see JAKE THE SNAKE ROBERTS, the real live human being. If you want to see him have a good match, buy a video.

There are some who don't know about Jake Roberts' demons and shouldn't have to be subjected to such things like him showing himself indecently to others.

I'm sure the booker would prefer he didn't show up drunk and out of his mind as I think he's told many that he's on the straight and narrow now after coming out of rehab, but it seems that nothing has changed.

If anything I wouldn't book the guy again if he is continuing down this path.

[Overly large testicles]

Roberts is an idiot, but a touch of the blame has to be on the promoter. When Roberts is drinking hard liquor during the autograph signing, the promoter should step in and either make sure he'll stay sober enough or be real with the audience and tell them they cut the Roberts match because he's a drunk.

There was some decent talent on the show, the promoter could have had someone just come out and fight twice. It could have set up an angle for the promotion, too.

But still, Roberts is a complete moron. I, however, will continue to read his Monday Night Raw reports.