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.
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Movies (35)
The Realtor
as Ref
2024
AEW Revolution 2024
as Jake Roberts
2024
Out of Exile
as Remy
2023
AEW Fyter Fest
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2021
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
as Jake Roberts
2021
AEW Revolution 2021
as Jake Roberts
2021
AEW Beach Break
as Jake Roberts
2021
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2020
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
as Self (archive footage)
2020
AEW Fyter Fest
as Jake Roberts
2020
AEW Double or Nothing 2020
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2020
The Peanut Butter Falcon
as Sam
2019
Canadian Wrestling's Elite: Featuring Jake "The Snake" Roberts
as Himself
2018
Parts Unknown
as The Holiness(voice)
2018
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
2018
Toxic Tutu
as Himself
2017
Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living
as Self
2017
The Bet
as Mr. Lucas
2016
Behind the Ropes: The Greatest Fraternity in the World
2015
The Old Boys
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2015
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
as Himself
2015
At What Cost? Anatomy of Professional Wrestling
as Himself
2015
The Resurrection of Jake The Snake
as Self
2015
College Fright Night
as Richard Hertz
2014
El Alambrista: La Venganza
2014
Catch of the Day
as Self
2014
Heavy Water
as Jed
2014
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2014
The Sheik
as Self
2014
WWE Hall Of Fame 2014
as Himself
2014
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
as Himself
2014
Psychotic State
as Himself
2014
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
as Self
2013
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2013
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
as Himself
2013
TV Shows (15)
WWE's Greatest Moments
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2025
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
as Jake the Snake Roberts
2023
WWE Rivals
as Jake "The Snake' Roberts
2022
Hey! (EW)
as Jake Roberts
2022
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2022
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
as Jake the Snake Roberts
2021
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2021
Biography: WWE Legends
2021
AEW Dark: Elevation
as Jake Roberts
2021
AEW Dark
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2019
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
as Jake “The Snake” Roberts
2019
Dark Side of the Ring
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2019
WWE: Story Time
2016
Swerved
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2015
WWE 24
as Himself
2015