Aurelian Smith Jr.
Known for: Acting
Born: May 30, 1955
Place of birth: Gainesville, Texas, USA
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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Filmography
148 movies · 35 TV shows, newest first
7.4
Hulk Hogan: Real American
2026
NR
Finding Daddy
2025
7.0
WWE's Greatest Moments
2025
1.0
The Realtor
2024
8.4
AEW Revolution 2024
2024
7.7
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
2023
6.4
Out of Exile
2023
7.2
WWE Rivals
2022
NR
Hey! (EW)
2022
5.2
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
2022
7.0
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
2021
7.2
AEW Fyter Fest
2021
6.9
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
2021
8.6
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
2021
7.4
Biography: WWE Legends
2021
6.6
AEW Dark: Elevation
2021
7.1
AEW Revolution 2021
2021
8.0
AEW Beach Break
2021
7.7
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show
2020
6.7
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
2020
8.3
AEW Fyter Fest
2020
7.9
AEW Double or Nothing 2020
2020
6.0
AEW Dark
2019
7.9
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
7.4
The Peanut Butter Falcon
2019
8.3
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
6.0
Headstrong
2019NR
Canadian Wrestling's Elite: Featuring Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2018
4.0
Parts Unknown
2018
10.0
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
2018
5.2
Toxic Tutu
2017
NR
Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living
2017
3.5
WWE: Story Time
2016
4.7
The Bet
2016
NR
Behind the Ropes: The Greatest Fraternity in the World
2015
7.2
WWE Swerved
2015
NR
The Old Boys
2015
8.8
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
2015
10.0
At What Cost? Anatomy of Professional Wrestling
2015
6.8
WWE 24
2015
7.5
The Resurrection of Jake The Snake
2015NR
College Fright Night
2014
5.0
El Alambrista: La Venganza
2014
5.5
Catch of the Day
2014
NR
Heavy Water
20145.8
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
2014
7.4
The Sheik
2014
6.0
WWE Hall Of Fame 2014
201410.0
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014NR
Psychotic State
2014
6.0
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
2013
8.8
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
2013
9.3
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013
9.2
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013
8.8
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
2012
NR
Little Creeps
2012
8.4
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
2011
NR
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
2011
8.3
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
7.7
Ricky Steamboat: The Life Story of the Dragon
2010
10.0
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
2009
7.5
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
NR
The Undertaker: 15-0
2008
NR
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
2008
NR
Life In The Fast Lane
2007
8.3
WWE: The Ladder Match
2007
8.5
Heroes of World Class
2006
7.5
TNA Bound for Glory 2006
2006
NR
Jake 'The Snake' Roberts - Pick Your Poison
2005
8.5
WWE: Jake 'The Snake' Roberts - Pick Your Poison
2005
7.0
WWE: 'Cause Stone Cold Said So
2004
7.3
Beyond the Mat
1999
1.0
Heroes of Wrestling
1999
7.0
ECW November To Remember 1998
1998
6.8
Seven Days
1998
NR
ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk
1997
8.0
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997
1997
10.0
WWF Summer Flashback!
1997
7.0
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
1997
NR
WWF Shotgun Saturday Night
1997NR
WWE Terminators '96
1996
7.4
WWE Survivor Series 1996
1996
7.8
WWE SummerSlam 1996
1996
8.3
WWE King of the Ring 1996
1996
8.4
WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies
1996
7.0
WWE WrestleMania XII
1996
6.0
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
1996
NR
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
1994
NR
The History Of WrestleMania
1994
4.8
Trancers 4: Jack of Swords
1994
10.0
Deadly Venom: The Best of Sting
1993
8.3
Boy Meets World
1993
6.8
Raw
1993
9.5
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
1992
NR
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
1992
NR
WWE Crunch Classic
1992
8.1
WWE WrestleMania VIII
1992NR
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
1992
NR
WWE Invasion '92
1992
NR
WWE SuperTape: Volume 5
1992
6.9
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992
7.4
WWE This Tuesday In Texas
1991
7.4
WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991NR
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
1991
NR
WWE Rampage '91
1991
NR
WWE World Tour 1991
1991
10.0
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1991
6.0
WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
1991
7.3
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991
10.0
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3
1991
7.1
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
1991
7.7
WWE Survivor Series 1990
1990
NR
WWE Hottest Matches
1990
NR
Wrestling Tough Guys
1990
6.9
WWE SummerSlam 1990
1990
NR
Battle of the WWE Superstars
1990NR
WWE SummerSlam Fever
1990
NR
WWE WrestleFest '90
1990NR
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
1990
NR
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
1990
8.4
WWE WrestleMania VI
1990
NR
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
1990
6.1
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
1990
7.8
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989
NR
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
1989NR
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89
1989
7.3
WWE WrestleMania V
1989
NR
The Best of the WWF: volume 18
1989NR
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89
1989
5.8
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
1989
8.0
WWE Survivor Series 1988
1988NR
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88
1988NR
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
1988NR
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: September '88
1988
7.3
WWE SummerSlam 1988
1988
NR
Hulkamania 3
1988NR
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88
1988
5.0
WWE WrestleFest
1988NR
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88
1988NR
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88
1988
7.2
WWE WrestleMania IV
1988
NR
Clash of the Champions
1988
6.6
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
1988
8.4
WWE Survivor Series 1987
1987NR
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
1987
NR
The Best of the WWF: volume 13
1987
NR
The Ken Patera Story
1987
NR
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1987
7.4
WWE WrestleMania III
1987NR
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
1987NR
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
1987NR
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
1986
6.8
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
7.2
WWF Superstars
1986
8.0
WWE The Big Event
1986
NR
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
1986
NR
Villains of the Squared Circle
1986NR
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
1986
6.4
WrestleMania II
1986NR
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
1986
NR
Power Pro Wrestling
1986NR
AWA/NWA Night of Champions II
1985NR
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
1985
NR
Mid-South Wrestling: November 11, 1985
1985
NR
Mid-South Arena Shows
1985
NR
Mid-South WrestleFest '85
1985
8.3
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
8.8
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
19857.5
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '84
198410.0
WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '84
1984NR
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '84
1984
NR
NWA Night of Champions
1984
9.0
Tuesday Night Titans
1984
NR
GCW at The Omni (December '83)
1983
NR
NWA The Last Battle of Atlanta
1983
NR
WCW Arena Shows
1983
NR
World Class Championship Wrestling
1982
NR
Mid-South Wrestling
1981
NR
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
1981
NR
WWE Old School
1973NR
Alastor
—
NR
Credible
—
NR
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