Aurelian Smith Jr.

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

188

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-05-30 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Gainesville, Texas, USA

Aurelian Smith Jr.

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

  • Raw

    Raw

  • Raw

    Raw

  • World Class Championship Wrestling

    World Class Championship Wrestling

  • World Class Championship Wrestling

    World Class Championship Wrestling

  • WWF Superstars

    WWF Superstars

  • All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

    All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

  • All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

    All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

  • All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

    All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

  • AEW Dark

    AEW Dark

  • AEW Dark

    AEW Dark

  • WWF Wrestling Challenge

    WWF Wrestling Challenge

  • Boy Meets World

    Boy Meets World

  • All Elite Wrestling: Collision

    All Elite Wrestling: Collision

  • All Elite Wrestling: Rampage

    All Elite Wrestling: Rampage

  • All Elite Wrestling: Rampage

    All Elite Wrestling: Rampage

  • AEW Dark: Elevation

    AEW Dark: Elevation

  • AEW Dark: Elevation

    AEW Dark: Elevation

  • Seven Days

    Seven Days

  • Saturday Night's Main Event

    Saturday Night's Main Event

  • Saturday Night's Main Event

    Saturday Night's Main Event

  • Saturday Night's Main Event

    Saturday Night's Main Event

  • Hey! (EW)

    Hey! (EW)

  • Dark Side of the Ring

    Dark Side of the Ring

  • Dark Side of the Ring

    Dark Side of the Ring

  • Mid-South Wrestling

    Mid-South Wrestling

  • Mid-South Wrestling

    Mid-South Wrestling

  • Ricky Steamboat: The Life Story of the Dragon

    Ricky Steamboat: The Life Story of the Dragon

  • WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak

    WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak

  • Biography: WWE Legends

    Biography: WWE Legends

  • WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90

    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90

  • WWE Old School

    WWE Old School

  • WWE Survivor Series 1996

    WWE Survivor Series 1996

  • WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86

    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86

  • WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '84

    WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '84

  • WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87

    WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87

  • WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991

    WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991

  • NWA Night of Champions

    NWA Night of Champions

  • WWE 24

    WWE 24

  • Tuesday Night Titans

    Tuesday Night Titans

  • Out of Exile

    Out of Exile

  • WWF Prime Time Wrestling

    WWF Prime Time Wrestling

  • WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '84

    WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '84

  • WWE Survivor Series 1989

    WWE Survivor Series 1989

  • WWE Rivals

    WWE Rivals

  • WWE The Big Event

    WWE The Big Event

  • Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984

    Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984

  • WWE: Jake 'The Snake' Roberts - Pick Your Poison

    WWE: Jake 'The Snake' Roberts - Pick Your Poison

  • WWE's Most Wanted Treasures

    WWE's Most Wanted Treasures

  • Life In The Fast Lane

    Life In The Fast Lane

  • WWF SuperTape

    WWF SuperTape

  • WWE King of the Ring 1996

    WWE King of the Ring 1996

  • WWE Royal Rumble 1997

    WWE Royal Rumble 1997

  • RFVideo Face Off Vol. 6: See, Hear, Speak No Evil

    RFVideo Face Off Vol. 6: See, Hear, Speak No Evil

  • Toxic Tutu

    Toxic Tutu

  • It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story

    It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story

  • Heroes of World Class

    Heroes of World Class

  • AEW Beach Break

    AEW Beach Break

  • AEW Revolution

    AEW Revolution

  • The Best of the WWF: volume 13

    The Best of the WWF: volume 13

  • WrestleMania III

    WrestleMania III

  • WCCW Christmas Star Wars '84

    WCCW Christmas Star Wars '84

  • Beyond the Mat

    Beyond the Mat

  • ECW November To Remember 1998

    ECW November To Remember 1998

  • AEW Revolution

    AEW Revolution

  • WrestleMania IV

    WrestleMania IV

  • WrestleMania 2

    WrestleMania 2

  • WWE March to WrestleMania VIII

    WWE March to WrestleMania VIII

  • WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88

    WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88

  • WWE Royal Rumble 1996

    WWE Royal Rumble 1996

  • WWE WrestleMania VI

    WWE WrestleMania VI

  • Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living

    Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living

  • Canadian Wrestling's Elite: Featuring Jake "The Snake" Roberts

    Canadian Wrestling's Elite: Featuring Jake "The Snake" Roberts

  • AEW Fyter Fest

    AEW Fyter Fest

  • WWE's Greatest Moments

    WWE's Greatest Moments

  • WWE WrestleMania XII

    WWE WrestleMania XII

  • AEW Fyter Fest

    AEW Fyter Fest

  • WCW Halloween Havoc '92

    WCW Halloween Havoc '92

  • Little Creeps

    Little Creeps

  • WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88

    WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88

  • The Peanut Butter Falcon

    The Peanut Butter Falcon

  • WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87

    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87

  • WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88

    WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88

  • Heroes of Wrestling

    Heroes of Wrestling

  • WWE Royal Rumble

    WWE Royal Rumble

  • WWE WrestleMania V

    WWE WrestleMania V

  • WWE Rampage '91

    WWE Rampage '91

  • WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88

    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88

  • Mid-South Wrestling: November 11, 1985

    Mid-South Wrestling: November 11, 1985

  • AEW Double or Nothing

    AEW Double or Nothing

  • AEW Double or Nothing

    AEW Double or Nothing

  • The Best of the WWF: volume 8

    The Best of the WWF: volume 8

  • AEW Double or Nothing

    AEW Double or Nothing

  • Undertaker: The Streak 21-1

    Undertaker: The Streak 21-1

  • WWE Villains of The Squared Circle

    WWE Villains of The Squared Circle

  • The Best of the WWF: volume 19

    The Best of the WWF: volume 19

  • You Cannot Kill David Arquette

    You Cannot Kill David Arquette

  • The Sheik

    The Sheik

  • The Undertaker: 15-0

    The Undertaker: 15-0

  • WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1

    WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1

  • Swerved

    Swerved

  • Credible

    Credible

  • WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89

    WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89

  • WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

    WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

  • Heavy Water

    Heavy Water

  • WWE WrestleMania IV

    WWE WrestleMania IV

  • The History Of WrestleMania

    The History Of WrestleMania

  • WWE Hall Of Fame 2014

    WWE Hall Of Fame 2014

  • WWE SuperTape vol. 3

    WWE SuperTape vol. 3

  • GCW at The Omni (December '83)

    GCW at The Omni (December '83)

  • WWF Shotgun Saturday Night

    WWF Shotgun Saturday Night

  • All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts

    All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts

  • Jake 'The Snake' Roberts - Pick Your Poison

    Jake 'The Snake' Roberts - Pick Your Poison

  • College Fright Night

    College Fright Night

  • Battle of the WWE Superstars

    Battle of the WWE Superstars

  • ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997

    ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997

  • WWE Detroit Wrestling '86

    WWE Detroit Wrestling '86

  • Alastor

    Alastor

  • The Realtor

    The Realtor

  • WWE: Story Time

    WWE: Story Time

  • The Resurrection of Jake The Snake

    The Resurrection of Jake The Snake

  • WWE: The Ladder Match

    WWE: The Ladder Match

  • WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

    WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

  • Trancers 4: Jack of Swords

    Trancers 4: Jack of Swords

  • NWA The Last Battle of Atlanta

    NWA The Last Battle of Atlanta

  • Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

    Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

  • ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk

    ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk

  • Finding Daddy

    Finding Daddy

  • Catch of the Day

    Catch of the Day

  • The Old Boys

    The Old Boys

  • Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time

    Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time

  • Mid-South Arena Shows

    Mid-South Arena Shows

  • WWF Hottest Matches

    WWF Hottest Matches

  • Deadly Venom: The Best of Sting

    Deadly Venom: The Best of Sting

  • Power Pro Wrestling

    Power Pro Wrestling

  • WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88

    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88

  • WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden

    WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden

  • Parts Unknown

    Parts Unknown

  • WWE Royal Rumble 1992

    WWE Royal Rumble 1992

  • Psychotic State

    Psychotic State

  • The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment

    The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment

  • WWE SummerSlam 1988

    WWE SummerSlam 1988

  • WWE SummerSlam 1990

    WWE SummerSlam 1990

  • WWE Royal Rumble 1989

    WWE Royal Rumble 1989

  • WrestleMania II

    WrestleMania II

  • The Bet

    The Bet

  • WWF Summer Flashback!

    WWF Summer Flashback!

  • WWE Survivor Series 1991

    WWE Survivor Series 1991

  • Behind the Ropes: The Greatest Fraternity in the World

    Behind the Ropes: The Greatest Fraternity in the World

  • Hulkamania 3

    Hulkamania 3

  • Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection

    Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection

  • WWE: 'Cause Stone Cold Said So

    WWE: 'Cause Stone Cold Said So

  • The Best of the WWF: volume 18

    The Best of the WWF: volume 18

  • WWE Royal Rumble 1990

    WWE Royal Rumble 1990

  • WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies

    WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies

  • WWE Survivor Series 1990

    WWE Survivor Series 1990

  • WWE Survivor Series 1987

    WWE Survivor Series 1987

  • WWE WrestleMania VII

    WWE WrestleMania VII

  • At What Cost? Anatomy of Professional Wrestling

    At What Cost? Anatomy of Professional Wrestling

  • WWE Royal Rumble 1991

    WWE Royal Rumble 1991

  • WWE WrestleMania VIII

    WWE WrestleMania VIII

  • WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary

    WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary

  • Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man

    Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man

  • WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89

    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89

  • WWE WrestleMania III

    WWE WrestleMania III

  • WWE World Tour 1991

    WWE World Tour 1991

  • WWE WrestleFest '90

    WWE WrestleFest '90

  • 2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

    2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

  • WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: September '88

    WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: September '88

  • WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87

    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87

  • WWE Survivor Series 1988

    WWE Survivor Series 1988

  • Mid-South WrestleFest '85

    Mid-South WrestleFest '85

  • WWE U.K. Rampage 1991

    WWE U.K. Rampage 1991

  • PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning

    PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning

  • WWF SuperTape '92

    WWF SuperTape '92

  • WWE Crunch Classic

    WWE Crunch Classic

  • Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

    Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

  • AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show

    AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show

  • Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

    Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

  • WWE SummerSlam 1996

    WWE SummerSlam 1996

  • WWE WrestleFest

    WWE WrestleFest

  • WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86

    WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86

  • WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit

    WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit

  • WWE This Tuesday In Texas

    WWE This Tuesday In Texas

  • El Alambrista: La Venganza

    El Alambrista: La Venganza

  • TNA Bound for Glory 2006

    TNA Bound for Glory 2006

  • WWE SummerSlam Fever

    WWE SummerSlam Fever

  • WWE Invasion '92

    WWE Invasion '92

  • AWA/NWA Night of Champions II

    AWA/NWA Night of Champions II