Jake "The Snake" Roberts: Pick Your Poison

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Jake "The Snake" Roberts: Pick Your Poison is a two-disc DVD produced in late 2005/early 2006 by World Wrestling Entertainment, looking back at the career of WWE legend Jake Roberts.

[edit] Overview

The documentary talks about Jake Roberts' childhood, his family, his big break in wrestling, how he first discovered the DDT, his stints in Mid-Atlantic, WWF, WCW, and ECW, and his addiction to drugs and alchohol.

Several current and former WWE wrestlers provide their own commentary on the documentary, including Ricky Steamboat, Jerry Lawler, Ted DiBiase, Bobby Heenan, Hulk Hogan, John Cena, and many more.

[edit] Bonus content

[edit] Matches

The first three matches can be seen on disc 1, while the remaining eleven matches can be seen on disc 2.

• Snake Pit Match
  • Jake Roberts vs. Ricky Steamboat (C.N.E. Stadium, 08/28/86)
• Jake Roberts vs. The Honky Tonk Man (WrestleMania III, 03/29/87)
  • This match is missing the original commentary by Jesse "The Body" Ventura, due to an early 1990s lawsuit involving videotape royalties filed by Ventura against the WWF.
  • Features an alternate commentary from Roberts and Jim Ross.
• Rude Awakening vs. DDT Match
  • Jake Roberts vs. Rick Rude (Madison Square Garden, 10/24/88)
  • In this match, the participants could only go for a pinfall after they executed their respective finishing move.
  • Jake's real life wife, Cheryl, who Rude was (kayfabe) hitting on repeatedly, was at ringside for this match.
• Jake Roberts and Ricky Steamboat vs. Jim Nelson and Mike Miller (Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling, 09/09/81)
  • Before their major feud five years later, Roberts and Steamboat were tag team partners in this match.
• World Television Championship Match
  • Jake Roberts vs. Ronnie Garvin (Georgia Championship Wrestling, 12/03/83)
• Jake Roberts vs. Lanny Poffo (Madison Square Garden, 03/16/86)
  • Jesse Ventura's original commentary is edited out of the match.
• Jake Roberts vs. Earthquake (Las Vegas, Nevada, 04/27/91)
  • The aftermath of this match involved Earthquake killing Jake's snake, Damien, with the Earthquake(Butt Drop).
• Jake Roberts vs. Bob Werner (Fort Wayne, Indiana, 11/23/91)
  • The most memorable part was Roberts luring Randy Savage into the ring to get bitten by a king cobra.
• Coal Miner's Glove Match
  • Jake Roberts vs. Sting (WCW Halloween Havoc, 10/25/92)
  • Jesse Ventura's original commentary is edited of the match.
• Smoky Mountain Heavyweight Championship Match
  • Jake Roberts vs. Dirty White Boy (Smoky Mountain Wrestling, 05/07/94)
• King of the Ring Final Match
  • Jake Roberts vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin (King of the Ring, 06/23/96)
  • Is memorable for coining the phrase "Austin 3:16".
• Jake Roberts vs. Jerry Lawler (SummerSlam, 08/18/96)
  • This match involed Lawler poking fun at Roberts' alchohol problems.
• Jake Roberts & Tommy Dreamer vs. Justin Credible and Jack Victory (ECW November to Remember, 11/01/98)
  • Roberts was billed as a mystery tag team partner for Dreamer.