Jake Roberts

From Pro Wrestling

Statistics
Aurelian Smith Jr.

Ring Names	Jake Roberts
Height	6´5" (196 cm)
Weight	249 lbs (113 kg)
Born	May 30, 1955
	Gainesville, Texas
Died:

Resides	Pompano Beach, Florida
Billed from	Stone Mountain, Georgia
Trained by
Debut	May 13, 1975
Retired

Aurelian Jake Smith, Jr. (born on May 30, 1955), better known by his ring name of Jake "The Snake" Roberts, is a second-generation American professional wrestler, the son of former wrestler Grizzly Smith. Roberts is best known for his stint in the World Wrestling Federation from 1986 to 1992. Roberts was known for his promos and his dark charisma, his extensive use of psychology in his matches, and for inventing the DDT finishing maneuver. Jake Roberts is credited with training Dallas Page and Raven, as well as teaching much about wrestling psychology to Steve Austin and The Undertaker.