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Post by canadianbadass on Sept 14, 2008 7:53:47 GMT -5
Found this on Mandrakes board oldschoolpro.proboards41.com , a quick google search and you can find the source at impactwrestling.com (not a safe site, sets off my virus protection) - A reader who wishes to remain anonymous sent the following report concerning Jake “The Snake” Roberts’ meltdown at last night’s Firestorm Pro Wrestling show in Lakewood, Ohio:
"I just wanna let you guys know, wether you report it or not is up to you. But Jake The Snake Roberts appeared at Phantasy Theater in Lakewood, Ohio this last night for Firestorm Pro Wrestling. Video has even surfaced online. He was booked in the main event to face JT Lightning one on one. As soon as me and my friends arrived there everything was ok. Jake was sitting off in the corner at a little table with pictures of himself selling autographs and taking pictures with the fans. As the night progressed though everything went downhill. It was the 2nd to last match involving a match for firestorms world title. Jake had come out, clearly drunk or drugged up, and grabbed the microphone during that match (completely unscripted as everyone could tell by the owner of firestorm coming out and trying to get Jake to go back in the dressing room. ) Jake was on the mic trying to encourage the guys in the ring, then he started swearing. the second to last match ended and it was time for the main event which was Jake vs Jt Lightning. JT came out, followed by Jake The Snake. Jake grabbed the microphone and at first said he came here to do this for the fans, But he didnt feel like we were giving him the same respect hes giving us. He started talking incoherently, it was obvious he was on something. after about 3 minutes of talking he put the mic down and staggered into the ring. JT attacked him to start the match. . Jake didnt sell one shot, he just backed into the corner and it seemed like he was out of it. JT Lightning clearly got pissed and just pushed Jake to the ground and got on top of him to cover him and just end the match within 30 seconds of the start. Jake was trying to kick up. JT pushed his arms down and the ref just did a 3 count to end the match because Jake was in no shape to wrestle a match. Afterwards JT Lightning grabbed the microphone and said along the lines of “I’ve wrestled with drug addicts like Tommie Rich, Jimmy Snuka but you are by far the biggest piece of shit I’ve ever been in the ring with/” JT was literally shooting on Jake. Jake just stood in the ring and flipped JT off. Another Firestorm wrestler J Rocc came in after that match was over and attempted to give the crowd a show by doing an attack on Jake so the fans wouldnt be as pissed off about the main event lasting a whole 30 seconds. Which Jake also curled in the corner and no sold. That made J rocc mad who then tried to actually fight Jake. A wrestler named Ray Rowe came out and was trying to calm J rocc and JT down as Jake just stood in the middle of the ring flipping people off. Jake then proceded to pull his penis out and shake it in front of the whole crowd. Security and Ray Rowe were trying to keep the peace. The fans were asked to leave as the show had ended with this nonsense. Out in the parking lot about 15 minutes Jake apparently wound up fighting somebody backstage and there was concern that the angry wrestlers were going to gang up on him. At one point there was a bunch of the wrestlers and security out back, one screamed “Its going down. ” in which they all ran inside. Im not sure what happened but I can only speculate that it was a fight involving Jake Roberts. Cops arrived after this along with an ambulance. The ambulance didnt take Jake away, but the police stayed and escorted Jake to a truck where he was given a ride from the building." |
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Post by ben on Sept 14, 2008 14:39:45 GMT -5
hope he gets the help he needs
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Post by canadianbadass on Sept 15, 2008 12:37:53 GMT -5
This will make your head hurt, but worth the read ... .
this is a bulletin sent out by Babydoll
I have been getting a lot of questions and statements about what happened over the weekend with Jake The Snake Roberts...As many of you know I was married to Jake's younger brother , Mike, aka Sam Houston. So we are family even though Sam and I are divorced, Jake is the uncle of my two daughters...Jake and I started in World Class the same day, in fact Jake held the door open for me when we went to the Friday morning promo tapings and we were stuck together the whole time I worked the World Class Territory...I have seen Jake really messed up and I mean really messed up...in fact the last time we hung out he smoked crack in front of me...that is something he had always fabed from me until then...I felt so bad just sitting there but I love Jake and maybe I was being very selfish cause I just wanted some time with him cause in my heart I knew I would probably never see him again...
Jake is an exceptional talent as many of you know...just he has so many demons and he seeks any way he can to silence their torment...
I got a lot of heat from his a$$. Shannon when he went into rehab earlier this year and I asked everyone for their love and supoort to help get Jake through rehab. OMG you would not believe the jealous rants that she sent my way...
my only reason for letting people know that he had gone into rehab was that he needed the positive support of the hundreds upon thousands of true Jake The Snake fans...I don't think anyone was surprised that jake had gone into rehab...in fact I think everyone was relieved that maybe Jake was finally headed in the right direction...we all hoped but very few of us who really knew Jake thought he could end the habbits he had had for decades...plus it was at a show in Texas where he finally "hit bottom"..he got holed up in the hotel and told the promoter he wanted drugs or he wouldn't make his wrestling appearance...I had always heard he had made these demands but blew them off... I knew Jake...Jake would demand more money not drugs cause he knew he would get waste instead of high and Jake wanted to get it himself since he knew what he wanted...and yes, I believe the source of the Texas story that said this...even the fact that the promoter told Jake that if he didn't show up he was sending the sheriff to arrest him...Jake hightailed it out of town through the aid of a close family member...
I am very familiar with addictions..have a few of them myself...my Dad had more than 35 years of sobriety when he passed away in 2002...he was very proud of that and helped so many people find our higher power and ask for help through the 12 step program...when Sam and I broke up it was my Dad who got me in an AlAnon program to protect my sanity...I didn't think I needed it at the time but as we all know parents know their kids the best and my Dad hit this one on the head...
the following are links to the video from this past weekend and the blog from the wrestler who worked against Jake along with the statement from Jakes a$$.Shannon...I have to admit that Shannon came up with a good story to cover for Jake...BUT as everyone knows Jake has pulled some horrible ribs on people...and he would NEVER and I mean NEVER accept an opened drink from anyone...cause you never know what they have done with it from spit to piss to stirring it with their thingy to even drugging him,,, and if he is sober like he said then he really wouldn't accept a "cold drink" just for the sake that why tempt fate and his new found sobriety...I believe the blog of the guy that was there...he seems to be intelligent from the way he wrote his blog and the video speaks for itself...
all I can say is Jake needs our prayers and support more than ever...
I only pray he doesn't kill anyone else but himself...and Shannon you are an enabler to the highest degree..you may think you are helping Jake but you are the one killing him...
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video links of the incident
http://nodq. com/features/223420166. shtml
http://nodq. com/features/223428593. shtml
blog from wrestler that worked against Jake http://nodq. com/features/223460935. shtml
From LIGHTNING PUNK PRODUCTIONS:
what a f***n mess, to put it bluntly. i was schedualed to wrestle jake "the snake" roberts for firestorm pro last nite. heres the story. the whole story and the only story. i basically ending up babysitting jake. when i first got there, with my kids, i introduced myself to him and he seemed ok. he shook my sons hand and asked him if he was queer....probably cause mike didnt shake his hand "fully". he laughed, figuring hes ribbing him, so we went on our way. so a little bit of time went by and we went to the back and just basically were shooting the waste with john mcchesney....he kept sending boys to go and get him drinks.....no biggie, right....it gets better......soooo, j.c brings us all together for the meeting to discuss what is expected for the nite and then jake comes forth and gives his little speech, basically saying, we have a great opportunity to achieve something special tonite, not to blow it. dont do stuff thats not believable. his example was, him getting drunk with mcchesney and ending up with a midget and thats what he had to tell his girlfriend...anotherwards...its not believeable....the boys popped for his , seemingly sincere comments. well, he never fell through with his own words as he quickly deteriated into worthless piece of waste.....so, the v.i.p. session started and he went up to the front to do his merch. when he got back, he was a little bit more on the "toasted" side. slurring speech etc. so the next thing you know, we are in the back and hes dropping his shorts and walking with his "junk" out. funny waste. not! so he changes and we start discussing our match and hes nixing the idea i had, then he agreed, then he disagreed, then finally agreed. he was sweating beyond belief. he tells me, "get me somewhere cool." hes like standing outside swaying back and forth and then he finally settles on the hood of a car. he tells me, "dont leave me, dont let me fall, dont leave me.....". then he asks me where i live. i tell him and then he asks me if i can get him an 8-ball. then he tells me, hes had "25 shots". i dont know if he did or not, but numbers dont matter here. ..so i basically blow that idea off as he passes in and out. some fans come over and ask him for a picture. jake , says, "picture this," and grabs his crotch....im like, geez, what the f*** am i gonna do with this guy? i can work with anyone, as long as they listen, but dude, wasnt havent it. so we make it back into the theatre where he starts to tell me what were gonna do again......which is NOTHING, like what we called earlier. then all of a sudden he spits out HIS FALSE TEETH!!!! they fall on the floor and hes out again. i look at vince and vince goes"theres ur boy!".... funny vince. so i grab my camera and take a picture of this. no one would believe this.....then during ray rowes entrance where he goes out with a posse, jake passes out on the floor and literally rolls over on his side and grabs one of the posses feet and holds on.....oh, boy.......i go tell jc whats going on and he calls his agent right then and there and was told"jake can still go when hes like that, dont worry"........what the f***....then jake wakes up only to think its our turn and when i inform him we still had 45 minutes to go yet, he starts screaming" f*** him, im gonna kill him. motherf***...." jake goes out to the commentators table and starts doing screwed up stuff on the mic telling the workers in the match to go for it, or some waste like that. im not sure if he called shane taylor "N-WORD". but some say he did....he came back again in the back and he tells me, "just to kill me in the match, only if i dont kill you in 30 seconds, right now ." ok, now, im really getting pissed....i inform jc whats going on. i told him, jakes gonna go into business for himself if he doesnt get out there now. then before you know it, jakes walking down the isle towards the title match. jc scrambles and gets him to finally to the back. things are wayyyy outta control now. its just a matter of time. so now its match time...i go out first. whatever. then he comes out and does a promo. he starts talking about the radio interview he did and asks if anyone heard it. crowd popped a little bit. then he goes on about not being respected or some waste. he then starts asking questions to the motorcycles that were on stage, and yes, I DID say motorcycles. i grab a chair and sit, while i watch this all go down. he ends his promo and i jump him as he enters the ring. i hit him twice, he no sells. im like, f***er!!! i take him to the turnbuckle and choke him. he yells. turnbuckle!!! so i take him and throw him head first into the turnbuckle. he no sells, so i popped him real good with a forearm shot, and he said "whats that all about!" i did it again, hitting him with a stiff forearm to get him to sell and i yell at him, "sell for me you son-of-bitch!!!" i throw him into the buckle again he falls i roll him over for a 2 count, he kicks out, i cover again tighter, and he yells i cant go, what do think im stupid!?" then i tighten down and told the ref to count this piece of waste out. 1-2-3!!!! 2 and half minutes of complete utter bullshit. i was so pissed i could of stomped him into oblivion. so basically, i did what i thought was best for us, firestorm, not jake. hes selfish and a disgrace to himself and this buisness. pinning him, means nothing to me, im not a mark, wins and losses dont matter to me, i get paid the same no matter what. but my point is, jake is a LOSER. not just by being pinned-for real--but all the fans saw what a REAL f***N LOSER LOOKS LIKE. AND THATS JAKE ROBERTS!!!!! then after the match hes calling me back in, cause hes pissed, well, then he proceeds to whip out his "junk" right there in the middle of the ring. there were sooooo many kids ther. my wife and my 5 yr old daughter and my kids were there. i was gonna kill this f***. then i cut my promo. whatever. jrocc comes out, to try to calm the matters some and get jake to DDT him and he no-sells jrocc also...jerrys pissed now, wants to fight. cuts the promo on him and then i jetted. 16 yrs in the business and i wrestled countless stars that have been "under the influence", but have been able to perform. i couldnt even carry him. what a joke. dont blame jc. firestorm, me or whoever, the blame goes on jake. hes a big boy now, and he cant handle life and this is what he gets. i personally apologize to all the fans, friends and family who had paid to see me work a "wwe legend" only to be pissed and disgusted by his behavior. people like jake are a dime a dozen and he deserves what comes to him.
so, to you, jake roberts, i say, f*** you, from the bottom of my heart!!!!
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this was Jake's a$$.
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Sep 15, 2008 5:01 AM
Subject: Snake Friends, please read-this one is important
Body: Jake was booked at a show this weekend in Cleveland. He went to this show, doing a live interview earlier in the morning for the promotion, that by all reports went very smoothly. His appearance at the show did not.
Before I tell you what I know about what happened to him at the show, and that knowledge is very limited, I was not there, I will tell you this. Jake's behavior would normally be construed as completely unacceptible. I understand from the promoter that he spend endless time wandering back and forth to the bar. Jake took his rehab from the WWE very seriously, and has not done such a thing in months, so this behavior made me really scratch my head as to the REASON. My sincere apologies go out to JC, the over the top kind natured promoter who did nothing to deserve this, and has been nothing but kind to Jake, and by association, myself as well. My sincere apologies to the fine fans of Cleveland, you did not deserve this at all.
That for this, again. Jake was given an open container of what he was told was a cold drink. That happened when he got to the venue. He remembers nothing between that time, and the time he woke up the next morning in the motel, alone, beaten, injured. I had a really fun time getting him back on the same page, by phone, to just get him to the airport to try to get back home. It was a constant string of conversation just to get him to MOVE. This is not how he behaves ever. On his worst days, Jake has always had total recall.
Jake was drugged. He has been home since Saturday afternoon about 4:30PM and up until last night about 8:30PM, had not eaten or slept. His standard answer for everything the last two days has been "I don't know.
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That is the other side of the story, folks, believe it or not, it is certainly your choice. I'm dealing with the guy they sent home, and folks, it is frightening to both me, and to him, and really not much fun. To the guy's that did this, and I say this often when confronted with sub-human behavior, something I see far too often I'm sorry to say, God's a funny guy. You'll get yours, I have no doubt at all.
Thank you for reading.
Shannon, Jake's assistant
Team Snake~~~~~~~~~
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Post by Super Machine on Sept 15, 2008 23:19:38 GMT -5
Reading all of this makes me really sad but the truth is Jake is really fucked up and does needs prayers from everyone but I truly do believe it's too late.
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Post by IceCat on Sept 16, 2008 14:00:02 GMT -5
A link to a clearer version than the YouTube one if anyone wants to see it at this point... www.tmz.com/tmz_main_video?titleid=1794987209No matter which version you believe, the bottom line is that Jake needs help, true help and the support of those who have nothing to gain personally from him. It seems that is the only way that he will be saved. Right now it seems the only people around Jake are either enabling his decent or just hoping to squeeze him dry for any last ounce of what is left of the Jake "the Snake" Roberts we probably all grew up watching.
This is a man who has given a lot to the business over the years and still does try to. If you read his blogs he still has a lot of insights into the business and obviously a passion for it when he's clean, but the business as a whole seems to have given up on him.
The whole WWE rehab thing seems like a PR move at best.... the kind of thing that they can point to and say, "Look, we tried to help him. We did what we could", as if it washes their hands of the fact that they have essentially turned a blind eye on the situation for many years as wrestler after wrestler slowly buried themselves in a grave of never ending drugs, that they knew full well was going on.
You can say what you want about every person having a choice and the ability to say no, and in the end it's true --- you are the ultimate decider of your own fate. BUT, at the same time, the others involved (his family, the fed, etc.) has to take a look at what role they played in the downward spiral and see the blood on their hands. They may not have pulled the trigger, but they certainly gave an unstable man the gun and the bullets and all but loaded the magazine and pointed it at his head. They had to see the likely end result of all of this, and still did nothing.
In the end, sadly, we will likely be adding Jake to the list of those who have passed too soon. I pray this isn't the case, but I fear this is inevitable unless MAJOR action is taken by those close to Jake and Jake himself. It's not too late, but it's getting close.
Finally, maybe I'm being a bit naive, but I honestly am not ready to write off the reports that someone spiked what Jake was drinking and started things off the way they happened. It wouldn't take much to push an admitted addict back off the cliff and a simple prank by the boys would certainly do it. It wouldn't be the first time by any means that happened.
I just hope an obituary isn't soon to come...
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Post by IceCat on Sept 17, 2008 16:20:43 GMT -5
thesportsinterview.com/jakestatement.htmlA link to an interview done with Jake after the incident. It's definitely worth a listen. From hearing him speak, he seems quite sincere and admits taking the first drink willingly. He also however says that he has never had an incident like this at any other point during his many years of addiction.
I am inclined to believe him as I don't really see a reason to lie at this point after he already admitted to voluntarily taking the first beer. I'm also wondering who in their right mind would have brought him a beer at an interview at 8 in the morning knowing full well his condition. Doesn't strike me as the smartest move ever.
Only time will tell whether further details come out. But if anyone did intentionally drug him, especially if it was any of the guys who got in the ring him as has been claimed, they are looking at some serious punishment. Let the law have the first crack and then let the boys have what's left.
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Post by canadianbadass on Sept 17, 2008 16:49:49 GMT -5
I dont believe it, and I seriously doubt JT or J Roc would do such a think, they are very well respected workers.
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Post by IceCat on Sept 17, 2008 17:02:39 GMT -5
I dont believe it, and I seriously doubt JT or J Roc would do such a think, they are very well respected workers.
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Post by canadianbadass on Sept 17, 2008 17:06:21 GMT -5
If Jake was truely drugged, Why would he not go get a blood work up done?
Because he doesnt want anyone to know what is in his system... Yeah I feel for Jake and anyone else who suffers from addictions, but at the end of the day he is a grown man and has to live with the choises he CONTINUES to make in his life.
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Post by Tha O Show on Sept 18, 2008 12:01:55 GMT -5
JC - the owner / promoter of Firestorm Pro is on this week's episode of Tha O Show Radio Program talkin about this story....
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