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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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Filmography
all 164
Movies 142
self 25
TV Shows 22
AEW Revolution (2024)
Biography: Jake 'The Snake' Roberts (2023)
Hey! (EW) (2022)
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts (2022)
AEW Fyter Fest (2021)
AEW Double or Nothing (2021)
Biography: Ultimate Warrior (2021)
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures (2021)
Biography: “Stone Cold” Steve Austin (2021)
AEW Dark: Elevation (2021)
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show (2020)
You Cannot Kill David Arquette (2020)
AEW Fyter Fest (2020)
AEW Double or Nothing (2020)
After Dark (2020)
AEW Dark (2019)
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite (2019)
Parts Unknown (2018)
WWE: Story Time (2016)
The Bet (2016)
Swerved (2015)
The Old Boys (2015)
WWE 24 (2015)
College Fright Night (2014)
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1 (2014)
Psychotic State (2014)
Lucas Bros Moving Co (2013)
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling (2013)
WWE: 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History (2012)
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak (2012)
Little Creeps (2012)
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time (2011)
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time (2010)
Ricky Steamboat: The Life Story of the Dragon (2010)
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event (2009)
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II (2008)
Heroes of World Class (2006)
TNA Bound for Glory 2006 (2006)
WWE: 'Cause Stone Cold Said So (2004)
Beyond the Mat (1999)
Heroes of Wrestling (1999)
ECW November To Remember 1998 (1998)
ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk (1997)
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997 (1997)
WWF Summer Flashback! (1997)
WWE Royal Rumble 1997 (1997)
WWF Shotgun Saturday Night (1997)
WWE Survivor Series 1996 (1996)
WWE SummerSlam 1996 (1996)
WWE King of the Ring 1996 (1996)
WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog (1996)
WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies (1996)
WWE WrestleMania XII (1996)
WWE Royal Rumble 1996 (1996)
The History Of WrestleMania (1994)
Deadly Venom: The Best of Sting (1993)
Boy Meets World (1993)
WWE Raw (1993)
WCW Halloween Havoc (1992)
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary (1992)
WWE Crunch Classic (1992)
WWE WrestleMania VIII (1992)
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII (1992)
WWE Invasion '92 (1992)
WWF SuperTape '92 (1992)
WWE Royal Rumble 1992 (1992)
WWE This Tuesday In Texas (1991)
WWE Survivor Series 1991 (1991)
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991 (1991)
WWE Rampage '91 (1991)
WWE World Tour 1991 (1991)
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars (1991)
WWE U.K. Rampage 1991 (1991)
WWE WrestleMania VII (1991)
WWE SuperTape vol. 3 (1991)
WWE Royal Rumble 1991 (1991)
WWE Survivor Series 1990 (1990)
WWF Hottest Matches (1990)
WWE SummerSlam 1990 (1990)
Battle of the WWE Superstars (1990)
WWE SummerSlam Fever (1990)
WWE WrestleFest '90 (1990)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90 (1990)
WWE WrestleMania VI (1990)
WWF SuperTape (1990)
WWE Royal Rumble 1990 (1990)
WWE Survivor Series 1989 (1989)
The Best of the WWF: volume 19 (1989)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89 (1989)
WWE WrestleMania V (1989)
The Best of the WWF: volume 18 (1989)
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89 (1989)
WWE Royal Rumble 1989 (1989)
WWE Survivor Series 1988 (1988)
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88 (1988)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88 (1988)
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: September '88 (1988)
WWE SummerSlam 1988 (1988)
Hulkamania 3 (1988)
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88 (1988)
WWE WrestleFest (1988)
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88 (1988)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88 (1988)
WWE WrestleMania IV (1988)
WWE Royal Rumble (1988)
WWE Survivor Series 1987 (1987)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87 (1987)
WWE WrestleMania III (1987)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87 (1987)
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87 (1987)
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86 (1986)
WWF Wrestling Challenge (1986)
WWE The Big Event (1986)
The Best of the WWF: volume 8 (1986)
WWE Villains of The Squared Circle (1986)
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86 (1986)
WrestleMania II (1986)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86 (1986)
AWA/NWA Night of Champions II (1985)
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984 (1985)
MSW WrestleFest (1985)
WWE Pay Per View (1985)
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '84 (1984)
WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '84 (1984)
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '84 (1984)
NWA Night of Champions (1984)
GCW at The Omni (December '83) (1983)
NWA The Last Battle of Atlanta (1983)
World Class Championship Wrestling (1982)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1955-05-30 (69 years old)
Birth PlaceGainesville, United States
Height198-centimeter
FatherGrizzly Smith
SiblingsRockin' Robin, Michael Smith
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsJake Roberts, The Snake, Fred Platt, El Diablo, The Texan, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Aurelian Smith Jr.
AwardsWWE Hall of Fame
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