Tonight’s WWE – ESPN Videos feat. Edge and Coach’s Top Moments, Jake Roberts Says He Was Stoned When He Came Up with His Snake Gimmick

March 15, 2016

Jake Roberts Says He Was Stoned When He Came Up with His Snake Gimmick

The following video features WWE Hall of Famer Jake “The Snake” Roberts talking about his famous snake gimmick, and during the interview Roberts admits he came up with the gimmick idea one night when he was stoned.

Roberts also talks about how the gimmick took him to the top in WWE, despite the fact that he was terrified, and still is, of snakes:

Tonight’s WWE – ESPN Videos feat. Edge and Coach’s Top Moments

The following are tonight’s ESPN WWE “Off the Top Rope” segment clips featuring Edge and Jonathan Coachman’s top moments:

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.