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 (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.
182 acting credits
Acting · 182
Raw
1993
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
Boy Meets World
1993
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
2023
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
WWF Superstars
1986
Seven Days
1998
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
2021
World Class Championship Wrestling
1982
WWE Pay Per View
1985
AEW Dark
2019
Mid-South Wrestling
1981
WWE Rivals
2022
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
Biography: WWE Legends
2021
AEW Dark: Elevation
2021
WWE Old School
1973
WWE 24
2015
Clash of the Champions
1988
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
2021
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
1981
Hey! (EW)
2022
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
1985
Tuesday Night Titans
1984
The Peanut Butter Falcon
2019
WWE's Greatest Moments
2025
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
2013
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
2022
WWF Shotgun Saturday Night
1997
Swerved
2015
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
WrestleMania II
1986
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
2020
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
WWE WrestleMania III
1987
WWE WrestleMania V
1989
WWE: Story Time
2016
WCW Arena Shows
1983
Beyond the Mat
1999
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
2013
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
2012
Trancers 4: Jack of Swords
1994
WWE WrestleMania VIII
1992
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
2015
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
2014
Out of Exile
2023
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
1994
WWE WrestleMania XII
1996
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
2011
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991
The Resurrection of Jake The Snake
2015
WWE Rampage '91
1991
WWE WrestleMania VI
1990
Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living
2017
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989
Toxic Tutu
2017
WWE Survivor Series 1988
1988
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
1991
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
1997
The Sheik
2014
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
2009
WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies
1996
The Bet
2016
Ricky Steamboat: The Life Story of the Dragon
2010
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
2021
WWE Survivor Series 1990
1990
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013
Mid-South Arena Shows
1985
WWE Survivor Series 1996
1996
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
2018
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
1990
WWE: The Ladder Match
2007
Psychotic State
2014
WWE King of the Ring 1996
1996
WWE Survivor Series 1987
1987
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: September '88
1988
TNA Bound for Glory 2006
2006
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
1988
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
1989
WWE WrestleMania IV
1988
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997
1997
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show
2020
The History Of WrestleMania
1994
WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991
AEW Revolution 2024
2024
Villains of the Squared Circle
1986
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
1996
WWE SummerSlam 1988
1988
WWE Invasion '92
1992
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
1987
WWE WrestleFest '90
1990
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
1990
Power Pro Wrestling
1986
WWE World Tour 1991
1991
The Undertaker: 15-0
2008
AEW Double or Nothing 2020
2020
WWE SummerSlam 1990
1990
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
2008
WWE Crunch Classic
1992
AEW Fyter Fest
2021
ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk
1997
AEW Fyter Fest
2020
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
1992
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
1992
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
1990
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
1992
WWE WrestleFest
1988
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1991
Credible
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Hulkamania 3
1988
WWE Hottest Matches
1990
Life In The Fast Lane
2007
ECW November To Remember 1998
1998
AWA/NWA Night of Champions II
1985
WWE This Tuesday In Texas
1991
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
2011
Heroes of Wrestling
1999
College Fright Night
2014
WWE SuperTape: Volume 5
1992
The Realtor
2024
WWF Summer Flashback!
1997
WWE Hall Of Fame 2014
2014
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 13
1987
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
1985
Parts Unknown
2018
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
1991
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89
1989
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992
WWE SummerSlam 1996
1996
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
1990
AEW Revolution 2021
2021
NWA Night of Champions
1984
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88
1988
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88
1988
The Ken Patera Story
1987
NWA The Last Battle of Atlanta
1983
AEW Beach Break
2021
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 18
1989
Catch of the Day
2014
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
1987
Deadly Venom: The Best of Sting
1993
WWE The Big Event
1986
The Old Boys
2015
Heroes of World Class
2006
WWE: 'Cause Stone Cold Said So
2004
Mid-South WrestleFest '85
1985
WWE Terminators '96
1996
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
1989
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88
1988
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
1988
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3
1991
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89
1989
WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
1991
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88
1988
Little Creeps
2012
Battle of the WWE Superstars
1990
RFVideo Face Off Vol. 6: See, Hear, Speak No Evil
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Canadian Wrestling's Elite: Featuring Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2018
Heavy Water
2014
Alastor
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GCW at The Omni (December '83)
1983
Finding Daddy
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At What Cost? Anatomy of Professional Wrestling
2015
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
1987
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1987
WWE SummerSlam Fever
1990
El Alambrista: La Venganza
2014
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
1986
WWE: Jake 'The Snake' Roberts - Pick Your Poison
2005
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '84
1984
Wrestling Tough Guys
1990
Behind the Ropes: The Greatest Fraternity in the World
2015
Mid-South Wrestling: November 11, 1985
1985
WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '84
1984
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '84
1984
Jake 'The Snake' Roberts - Pick Your Poison
2005