Jake Roberts Shoots on WWE, Jericho, and more.

[Guest Anorak]

Jake Roberts has forgotten more about wrestling than any of us will ever know so where the hell do some of you idiots get off insulting such a legend? We all know of his problems but when it comes to commenting on the product Jake speaks an awful lot of sense, instead of really thinking over what he's got to say you're all over him like a whining bunch of sheep with your pathetic namecalling. Roberts had twice the in-ring presence and understanding of working a crowd than someone like Jericho has so he's more than entitled to voice his (very valid) opinions on where others come up short. I've got a lot of time for Roberts speaking his mind and not caring to be another Tom Zenk, I don't need to guess who most of you pay more attention to.

[Guest pinnacleofallthingsmanly]

Jake is right about Heyman trying to steal Lesnar's heat. I think Lesnar has been duped.

[Guest Some Guy]

No I think it's more of Lesnar not knowing how to draw heat on his own. Heymen is doing his best to make the guy look good. But Lesnar has not been able to bring the goods beyond his look.

[Guest RickyChosyu]

Jake Roberts has forgotten more about wrestling than any of us will ever know so where the hell do some of you idiots get off insulting such a legend? We all know of his problems but when it comes to commenting on the product Jake speaks an awful lot of sense, instead of really thinking over what he's got to say you're all over him like a whining bunch of sheep with your pathetic namecalling. Roberts had twice the in-ring presence and understanding of working a crowd than someone like Jericho has so he's more than entitled to voice his (very valid) opinions on where others come up short. I've got a lot of time for Roberts speaking his mind and not caring to be another Tom Zenk, I don't need to guess who most of you pay more attention to.

Listen:

 

Roberts does have a good mind for the business, but his opinions on the matter with Jericho are false. Jericho's use of the Rock's moves in his matches was part of their feud, with Jericho attempting to immitate Rock in hopes of humiliating him, and the crowd completely bought into it. The heel heat Jericho got for doing his own rendition of the people elbow was incredible and just because he used Rock's move to do it doesn't mean it destroyed his credibility. Plus, as I said before, Rock did the same thing to Chris Benoit in 2000, so it's not like he had any room to complain. Jake doesn't understand that using your opponent's finisher on him has become a staple of modern day wrestling, for better, or for worse. Now, Roberts was great at working the crowd at some points, but at many points he was not. And for all your defense of Roberts from supposed "name-callers" you don't seem to have much to say about him refering to Chris as "Jeri-blow" which is apparently a joke, I guess.

 

And again, he attempts to avoid the blame on the Austin/Pillman gun angle is questionable at best. I mean, at least Ole Andersan tried to come up with a scapegoat when it came to laying the Shockmaster blame on someone else, but Roberts doesn't even give us THAT courtesy. And lastly, for him to say that his angle with Ultimate Warior helped the guy evolve his character pretty much sums up how "valid" his oppinions really are, because it's clear from that line alone (as well as the rest of the article) that he's a total mark for himself and doesn't understand that things are different now. I mean, would you at least admit that he's a proven cockane addict? Or don't, I mean, it's stupid to let facts get in the way, after all.

[Guest Prince Paul]

I mean, would you at least admit that he's a proven cockane addict? Or don't, I mean, it's stupid to let facts get in the way, after all.

I don't think anyone is denying that. And Oh so great Ricky, are we to assume that you've never been wrong before? So Jake was wrong about Jericho and the finishers. Big fucking deal. The guy knows more about ring psychology than your repetitive ass!

[Guest mach7]

Jericho isn't exactly on my good side these days, but for Jake to blame Jericho for ruining other wrestler's finishing moves like the Rock Bottom, is just plain dumb! I'm sure the Rock would have said something if he didn't want Jericho to use the move...

[Guest Anorak]

Of course I know Roberts has been a drug addict, I just don't feel the need to mention it EVERY time the mans name is brought up or crack a lame joke about it like every other 'smart' fan.

 

I had the chance to hear a different Roberts interview in the UK recently and he came off as intelligent, perceptive and honest. He seemed like a mark for the buisness rather than himself to me. He made some very valid points about the situations wrestlers like Angle found themselves in that you would have agreed with completely. I don't know how he came across on this most recent interview but if you would have heard the UK one you probably would have been singing his praises rather than slagging him off on the basis of a second hand internet report.

[Guest Masked Heel]

Jake's stories are always entertaining i encourage anyone who hears them or reads them to post them here always good for entertainment i don't believe any of the shit he says but they are funny as hell even better than this one was the HHH eating shit one

[Guest Trivia247]

Wasn't the great and Powerful Jake Roberts recently Investigation by English Humane Society groups for swinging a Bag at people with a Snake in it?

 

besides the drug stuff....

 

Im sure Jake blames the WWF for having Rick Rude on the roster to screw his wife which started his whole Alcholic Drug abuses in the first place... Bad WWF BAD BAD.

 

I Watched Jake since 86 and I respect him in the ring. teacher of ring psychology, trained people like Raven.

 

doesn't mean im blindly loyal to him lol

[Guest pinnacleofallthingsmanly]

The spotlight is more on Heyman than it is on Heyman. I don't find it inconceivable that Heyman would try to do something like that to keep a job for himself.

[Guest Vyce]

Jake feels that today's environment isn't conducive to breeding new talent. He isn't impressed with Brock Lesnar's character development, and thinks that Paul Heyman is putting all the heat on himself, making himself the focal point.

 

This I do agree with.

 

Heyman could tone it down, you know.

[Guest Nater]

You cant live in the past. Thats what Jake's doing and that why he doesnt matter.

 

Everything that was done since he left changed the wrestling industry in large or small ways. Now its so foreign to what his ideas of it are that he doesnt understand how it works anymore..

 

Austin, nWo, DX, WCW dying, Rock.. all hit wrestling in big (some bigger than others) ways and you just cant be "old school" anymore.

[Guest RickyChosyu]

I don't think anyone is denying that.  And Oh so great Ricky, are we to assume that you've never been wrong before?  So Jake was wrong about Jericho and the finishers.  Big fucking deal.  The guy knows more about ring psychology than your repetitive ass!

Funny, I saw several people claiming he would make a good booker, and you'd think a requirement of a job like that would be no substance abuse, right? If they know he's addicted, why do I hear people clamoring for his knowledge to be used in the WWE booking comity? If you think I'm wrong on that, feel free to refute it, but otherwise I don't get what's got you so worked up; they're just facts, after all.

 

And clearly he doesn't know that much, because otherwise he would have understood why Jericho did what he did in the Rock/Jericho matches. It's not my fault his knowledge is too out-dated to understand it, and it's not my fault you mistake my use of facts as being repetative. Wake me when you have something prominent to say.

[Guest RickyChosyu]

Of course I know Roberts has been a drug addict, I just don't feel the need to mention it EVERY time the mans name is brought up or crack a lame joke about it like every other 'smart' fan.

 

I had the chance to hear a different Roberts interview in the UK recently and he came off as intelligent, perceptive and honest. He seemed like a mark for the buisness rather than himself to me. He made some very valid points about the situations wrestlers like Angle found themselves in that you would have agreed with completely. I don't know how he came across on this most recent interview but if you would have heard the UK one you probably would have been singing his praises rather than slagging him off on the basis of a second hand internet report.

You know, at the end of the day he does have a disease and no one can make judgements on who's fault it is that he has the life he currently lives. But, if he wants to critisize everyone in the wrestling business today, he should be willing to accept critisism too, so why come running to his rescue every time someone takes a shot at him? For heaven's sake, maybe had he not gone on Pay Per View and pretended his snake was a penis, people wouldn't have such a negative opinion of him.

 

Bringing me to my next point: until he proves that he has a good mind for the business still and that he isn't off his rocker, why should fans change their perception of him? I'm willing to take your word for it that he's been more well spoken in the past, but this article did not give me a good impression of him, to say the least. From his seemingly ignorant knowledge of today's wrestling scene to his claims that people should follow the example he set in the "Jake trains the Ultimate Warior" angle as a means to get over, it doesn't reflect a man who knows a damn thing about wrestling, quite frankly. Now, certain people here may be unwilling to accept that because he supposedly knows everything there is to know about psychology (which is an unproven claim, to say the least), but I'm pretty sure that doesn't justify signing him as a writer for the WWE. Even cleaned up, I don't see the point of it.

[Guest dilk bathoon]

for some reason when i was watching the main event of raw tonight, i though of that interview jake did a few weeks ago where he said he stuck his hand in hunters ass and made him smells it and started laughing really hard. not that it has anything to do with anything, but whatever...

[Guest LesnarLunatic]

ooooooooooooooookay

[Guest Dangerous A]

Here is something I am wondering.

 

 

Jake says something bad about Jericho and a ton of smarks come to his rescue to say Jake is a coked out idiot and he doesn't know what the fuck he is talking about.

 

 

Last week Jake said he put his finger in HHH's BUTT and some smarks (not all BTW) chime in with a bunch of crap about how could Jake do that, HHH likes that shit, etc.

 

I know it wasn't a lot of smarks and quite a few did say that Jake was full of shit on the HHH post, but can most of us agree and just say that Jake is a fucktard for now and until he shows people that he isn't, stop posting stupid comments from him regarding how he put a finger in someones ass or how one of the top workers in the business isn't that good and such.

 

 

Bottom Line: Consider the source before posting someone's comments.

[Guest AlwaysPissedOff]

Amen to that.

[Guest §uperÛnknown]

Wow, the stupidity level of the insults focused towards Jake are OFF THE SCALE. Except the lil' "crack" about him being paid in coke to do the interview, I got a small laugh out of that. Just a note to those who keep on taking cracks at his usage of drugs. Why don't y'all give it a try? Get addicted to it and see if YOU can get off of it that easily. Also, add to that a bunch of retards start insulting your weak spot (i.e. the addiction) and just see how hard it is. I find it funny how uncaring and relentless some smarks can be. Calling HBK a cripple (can I break your back and see how you like it?), insulting Jake's addiction, etc... It's people like that who take away any faith that I might have left dwinlding around that humanity *could* change for the better.

[Guest humongous2002]

Hey I don't know why everybody is mad at Jake, probably he had a bad week, maybe somebody stole his crack pipe while he was high and he thought it was Jericho.

[Guest Downhome]

Of course I know Roberts has been a drug addict, I just don't feel the need to mention it EVERY time the mans name is brought up or crack a lame joke about it like every other 'smart' fan.

Come on, it's the same way with Bradshaw. At the mere mention of their name, the name calling and jokes just roll right in. Of course, I despise it for the most part, but what am I going to do?

[Guest Vern Gagne]

Wow, the stupidity level of the insults focused towards Jake are OFF THE SCALE. Except the lil' "crack" about him being paid in coke to do the interview, I got a small laugh out of that. Just a note to those who keep on taking cracks at his usage of drugs. Why don't y'all give it a try? Get addicted to it and see if YOU can get off of it that easily. Also, add to that a bunch of retards start insulting your weak spot (i.e. the addiction) and just see how hard it is. I find it funny how uncaring and relentless some smarks can be. Calling HBK a cripple (can I break your back and see how you like it?), insulting Jake's addiction, etc... It's people like that who take away any faith that I might have left dwinlding around that humanity *could* change for the better.

Why don't we give it a try? What a stupid statement, some people are smart enough not to start using crack and cocaine because they *gasp*know it can kill you and ruin your life. Jake Roberts choose this path and his life is in shambles because of it. You tend to think that someone stuck crackpipe in his mouth and his forcing him to do does.

 

The comments about Shawn Micheals being a crippled as more to do with his behavior backstage than his in-ring work.

[Guest GreenMist]

Does the SOB take credit for anything that failed, such as his life?

Oh man, that is easily Quote of the Year candidate.

[Guest RickyChosyu]

Wow, the stupidity level of the insults focused towards Jake are OFF THE SCALE.  Except the lil' "crack" about him being paid in coke to do the interview, I got a small laugh out of that.  Just a note to those who keep on taking cracks at his usage of drugs.  Why don't y'all give it a try?  Get addicted to it and see if YOU can get off of it that easily.  Also, add to that a bunch of retards start insulting your weak spot (i.e. the addiction) and just see how hard it is.  I find it funny how uncaring and relentless some smarks can be.  Calling HBK a cripple (can I break your back and see how you like it?), insulting Jake's addiction, etc... It's people like that who take away any faith that I might have left dwinlding around that humanity *could* change for the better.

Again, maybe I ought to go on Pay Per View and act like my Python is a penile metaphor, but I don't. Why? Because it's a stupid thing to do.

 

Hey, maybe had Michaels not abused his body with drugs his entire life, he wouldn't be where he is, either. In some ways, he's lucky to be just crippled, because it's possible that had he not had the crippling back injury, he would have ended up like Pillman. These guys have control of their lives, and they do what they want with them. Just because they fucked up or made the wrong decision or let themselves be taken advantage of doesn't mean it's not their own fault.

 

Wrestling is chock-full of cases like theirs. Hell, had Regal not gotten off of dope he would probably be in the same boat with Jake. Eddy bairly managed to get off of his self-destructive cycle of pain killers. The difference is that Regal and Eddy have had the strength to overcome the addiction, to get help, and to actually admit they have a problem. I don't know if you've seen Beyond the Mat, but suffice to say, when Jake's daughter basically tells him he's a horrible dad and has failed in giving her a decent up-bringing, not once does he admit he has a problem; he just goes to his room, gets coked up, and that's it. When someone makes a mistake as big as the mistakes Jake has made, either you own up to them and take control of your life, or you just ignore it and continue the downward spiral. So far, I think it's clear which way Jake is going. It's sad, but that's life.

[Guest dreamer420]

i don't know why this shit gets taken seriously. roberts is fucking joke in the wrestling business and no one should give him interview time anymore.