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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jake Roberts, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
ActingBirthday
May 30, 1955Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
122Place of birth
Gainesville, Texas, USAAlso known as
Jake Roberts, The Snake, Fred Platt, El Diablo, The Texan, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Aurelian Smith Jr.Cast credits
Beyond the Mat
Himself / Jake "The Snake" RobertsWWE WrestleMania III
Jake "The Snake" RobertsWWE WrestleMania V
Jake "The Snake" RobertsWrestleMania II
Jake "The Snake" RobertsWWE: Jake 'The Snake' Roberts - Pick Your Poison
HimselfWWE WrestleMania VII
Jake "The Snake" RobertsWWE WrestleMania XII
Jake "The Snake" RobertsWWE Royal Rumble 1990
Jake "The Snake" RobertsWWE Royal Rumble 1991
Jake "The Snake" RobertsWWE Royal Rumble 1997
Jake "The Snake" RobertsWWE WrestleMania VI
Jake "The Snake" RobertsWWE Survivor Series 1990
Jake "The Snake" RobertsWWE Survivor Series 1988
Jake "The Snake" RobertsWWE SummerSlam 1990
Jake "The Snake" RobertsWWE SummerSlam 1996
Jake "The Snake" RobertsWWE Survivor Series 1996
Jake "The Snake" RobertsThe Old Boys
Jake "The Snake" RobertsWWE Hall Of Fame 2014
HimselfThe Resurrection of Jake The Snake
SelfAt What Cost? Anatomy of Professional Wrestling
Himself