Aurelian Smith Jr.

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 AEWs a secondgeneration 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 devenomed cobra named Lucifer Roberts is best known for his two stints in the World Wrestling Federationthe first between 1986 and 1992 and the second between 1996 and 1997though he also wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance in 1983 World Championship Wrestling in 1992 and the Mexicobased 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia