Aurelian Smith Jr.
- Acting
- May 30, 1955 · 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 · Self
- Finding Daddy · Daddy
- WWE's Greatest Moments · Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- The Realtor · Ref
- AEW Revolution 2024 · Jake Roberts
- All Elite Wrestling: Collision · Jake the Snake Roberts
- Out of Exile · Remy
- WWE Rivals · Jake "The Snake' Roberts, Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- Hey! (EW) · Jake Roberts
- All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts · Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- All Elite Wrestling: Rampage · Jake the Snake Roberts, Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- AEW Fyter Fest · Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- AEW Double or Nothing 2021 · Jake Roberts, Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE's Most Wanted Treasures · Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- Biography: WWE Legends
- AEW Dark: Elevation · Jake Roberts, Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- AEW Revolution 2021 · Jake Roberts
- AEW Beach Break · Jake Roberts
- AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show · Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- You Cannot Kill David Arquette · Self
- AEW Fyter Fest · Jake Roberts
- AEW Double or Nothing 2020 · Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- AEW Dark · Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Jake Roberts
- All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite · Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Jake Roberts
- The Peanut Butter Falcon · Sam
- Dark Side of the Ring · Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Jack "The Snake" Roberts
- Headstrong · Self
- Canadian Wrestling's Elite: Featuring Jake "The Snake" Roberts · Self
- Parts Unknown · The Holiness (Voice)
- Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
- Toxic Tutu · Self
- Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living · Self
- WWE: Story Time
- The Bet · Mr. Lucas
- Behind the Ropes: The Greatest Fraternity in the World
- WWE Swerved · Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- The Old Boys · Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story · Self
- At What Cost? Anatomy of Professional Wrestling · Self
- WWE 24 · Self
- The Resurrection of Jake The Snake · Self
- College Fright Night · Richard Hertz
- El Alambrista: La Venganza
- Catch of the Day · Self
- Heavy Water · Jed
- Undertaker: The Streak 21-1 · Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- The Sheik · Self
- WWE Hall Of Fame 2014 · Self
- WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 · Self
- Psychotic State · Self
- Lucas Bros. Moving Co. · Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment · Self
- Legends of Mid-South Wrestling · Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden · Self
- WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak · Jake 'The Snake' Roberts (archive footage)
- Little Creeps · Richard Hertz
- Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time · Self
- PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning · Self
- WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time · Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- Ricky Steamboat: The Life Story of the Dragon · Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
- WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event · Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- The Undertaker: 15-0
- Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II · Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- Life In The Fast Lane
- WWE: The Ladder Match · Self
- Heroes of World Class · Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- TNA Bound for Glory 2006 · Jake "The Snake" Roberts (Special Guest Referee)
- Jake 'The Snake' Roberts - Pick Your Poison
- WWE: Jake 'The Snake' Roberts - Pick Your Poison · Self
- WWE: 'Cause Stone Cold Said So · Jake Roberts
- Beyond the Mat · Self
- Heroes of Wrestling · Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- ECW November To Remember 1998 · Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- Seven Days
- ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk · Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997 · Jake "The Snake" Roberts (Appearance)
- WWF Summer Flashback! · Jake Roberts
- WWE Royal Rumble 1997 · Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWF Shotgun Saturday Night · Jake Roberts