Portrait of Aurelian Smith Jr.

Aurelian Smith Jr.

Acting

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.

Born: May 30, 1955

Place of Birth: Gainesville, Texas, USA

Filmography

2025
WWE's Greatest Moments

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

2024
2024
AEW Revolution

as Jake Roberts

2023
All Elite Wrestling: Collision

as Jake the Snake Roberts

2023
2022
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

2021
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage

as Jake the Snake Roberts

2021
AEW Fyter Fest

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

2021
AEW Double or Nothing

as Jake Roberts

2021
AEW Double or Nothing

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

2021
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

2021
AEW Dark: Elevation

as Jake Roberts

2021
AEW Dark: Elevation

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

2021
AEW Revolution

as Jake Roberts

2021
AEW Beach Break

as Jake Roberts

2020
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

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

2019
AEW Dark

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

2019
AEW Dark

as Jake Roberts

2019
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

as Jake “The Snake” Roberts

2019
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

as Jake the Snake Roberts

2018
Parts Unknown

as The Holiness(voice)

2017
Toxic Tutu

as Himself

2016
The Bet

as Mr. Lucas

2015
Swerved

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

2015
The Old Boys

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

2015
WWE 24

as Himself

2014
2014
2014
The Sheik

as Self

2014
2013
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

2012
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak

as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts (archive footage)

2012
Little Creeps

as Richard Hertz

2010
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

2010
2009
2008
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

2007
2006
Heroes of World Class

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

2006
TNA Bound for Glory 2006

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts (Special Guest Referee)

1999
Beyond the Mat

as Self - Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1999
Heroes of Wrestling

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1998
ECW November To Remember 1998

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1997
ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1997
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts (Appearance)

1997
WWF Summer Flashback!

as Jake Roberts

1997
WWE Royal Rumble 1997

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1997
1996
WWE Survivor Series 1996

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1996
WWE SummerSlam 1996

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1996
WWE King of the Ring 1996

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1996
WWE WrestleMania XII

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1996
WWE Royal Rumble 1996

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1994
Smoky Mountain Wrestling

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1994
1993
Deadly Venom: The Best of Sting

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1993
Boy Meets World

as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts

1993
Raw

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1993
1992
WCW Halloween Havoc '92

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1992
WWE Crunch Classic

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1992
WWE WrestleMania VIII

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1992
WWE Invasion '92

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1992
WWF SuperTape '92

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1992
WWE Royal Rumble 1992

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1991
WWE This Tuesday In Texas

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1991
WWE Survivor Series 1991

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts (Interview)

1991
WWE Rampage '91

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1991
WWE World Tour 1991

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1991
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1991
WWE U.K. Rampage 1991

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1991
WWE WrestleMania VII

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1991
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1991
WWE Royal Rumble 1991

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1990
WWE Survivor Series 1990

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1990
WWF Hottest Matches

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1990
Wrestling Tough Guys

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1990
WWE SummerSlam 1990

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1990
Battle of the WWE Superstars

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1990
WWE WrestleFest '90

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1990
WWE WrestleMania VI

as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts

1990
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1990
WWE Royal Rumble 1990

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1989
WWE Survivor Series 1989

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1989
The Best of the WWF: volume 19

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1989
WWE WrestleMania V

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1989
The Best of the WWF: volume 18

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1989
WWE Royal Rumble 1989

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1988
WWE Survivor Series 1988

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1988
WWE SummerSlam 1988

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1988
Hulkamania 3

as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts

1988
WWE WrestleFest

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1988
WWE WrestleMania IV

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1988
WrestleMania IV

as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts

1988
WWE Royal Rumble

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1987
1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 13

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1987
The Ken Patera Story

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1987
Jake "The Snake" Roberts

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1987
WrestleMania III

as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts

1987
WWE WrestleMania III

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1986
WWF Superstars

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1986
WWE The Big Event

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 8

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1986
Villains of the Squared Circle

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1986
WrestleMania 2

as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts

1986
WrestleMania II

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1986
Power Pro Wrestling

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1985
Mid-South Wrestling: November 11, 1985

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1985
Mid-South Arena Shows

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1985
Mid-South WrestleFest '85

as Jake “The Snake” Roberts

1985
1985
Saturday Night's Main Event

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1985
WWF Prime Time Wrestling

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1984
NWA Night of Champions

as Jake Roberts

1984
Tuesday Night Titans

as Snake Roberts

1983
GCW at The Omni (December '83)

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1982
World Class Championship Wrestling

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1981
Mid-South Wrestling

as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts

1981
Mid-South Wrestling

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1981
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1973
WWE Old School

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

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Credible

as Self

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