My Take
Jake "The Snake" Roberts is one of those wrestlers who was almost too cerebral for his own era — while everyone else was flexing and screaming, Jake was down there whispering into the microphone and making your skin crawl in the best possible way. His DDT looked like death, his snake Damien was genuinely terrifying, and his psychological ring work was decades ahead of its time. The guy lived a rough life off camera — substance abuse, personal demons — and somehow came out the other side, getting sober and earning his WWE Hall of Fame induction in 2014, with CM Punk inducting him. Seeing him thrive as a special advisor in AEW in his later years felt like a real redemption arc, and he deserved every bit of it. Legitimately one of the greatest talkers and minds the business ever produced.
Overview
Aurelian Smith Jr. (born May 30, 1955) better known by the ring name Jake "the Snake" Roberts, is an American actor, podcaster and retired professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he serves as a special advisor for AEW's community outreach program, AEW Together. He is also signed to WWE under a legends contract.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jake Roberts
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェイク・ロバーツ
- Reading
- じぇいく・ろばーつ
- Born
- May 30, 1955 (age 71)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Goat
- Origin
- Gainesville, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 198 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- professional wrestler / film editor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- WWE Hall of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.