Every Jake " The Snake " Roberts WWE Feud , Ranked Worst To Best , WWE news

 Every Jake " The Snake " Roberts WWE Feud , Ranked Worst To Best 

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Haverford Jake Roberts is regarded as perhaps of the best grappler and most creative entertainers in the Golden Era of WWE . The person work and promotions from Roberts were relatively radical and motivated numerous future grapplers . Roberts invested energy in different advancements , yet most fans recall his WWE time before some other advancement as his pinnacle .RELATED : The 10 Worst Things Jake " The Snake " Roberts Ever Did ( In Wrestling ) WWE set Roberts in definitely various jobs from the twisted heel character to the charming face . Roberts was commended most for his personality work prompting extraordinary contentions against other significant stars of his time . Each program is recollected contrastingly with some standing apart more than others . Roberts had quarrels with the accompanying grapplers positioned from the most obviously terrible to awesome . Jerry Lawler The 1996 return of Jake Roberts just saw him entering one explicit fight against Jerry Lawler . Roberts was all the more so t his story by attempting to win matches after an endeavor to tidy up his life and being a brought into the world against Christian . RELATED : Jerry Lawler Vs Jake Roberts and 9 Other Controversial Moments of WWE's New Generation Era WWE took advantage of this when Lawler's heel character taunted Roberts ' history of liquor and chronic drug use . The matches were far more detestable than the promotions to make it a debacle . Roberts has conceded lately he disdained this point and that it made his battle much harder . Tremor WWE attempted to make Earthquake a prevailing heel beast character subsequent to working with a portion of the top names in the organization . The greatest program for Earthquake against Hulk Hogan , yet he had a few paramount minutes against Jake Roberts . There was a fascinating storyline of Earthquake apparently pounding Roberts ' snake to death . Roberts wound up appearing another snake and seeking retribution against the huge man . WWE booked a convincing fight to additional concrete Jake's face run during this section of his vocation . Honky Tonk Man The face turn of Jake Roberts quickly prompted him fighting with unsavory heel character the Honky Tonk Man . Their fight gave us one of the main occurrences of a guitar being utilized as a weapon when HTM broke his on the group of Roberts . HTM was having his Intercontinental onded un cotting Ted DiBiase Championship rule that wound up setting an all - time record . Roberts was apparently considered to his end the title rule , yet he lost a large portion of their matches on house shows and always lost the belt . Ted DiBiase and Jake Roberts were viewed as two of the best person grapplers of the Golden Era who caused fans to accept anything they were depicting . It checked out that they entered a fight when Roberts was playing a face character . The fight finished at WrestleMania when Roberts tested DiBiase for the Million Dollar Championship . DiBiase held by count out , yet the post - match assault by Roberts taking the heel's and offering it gave him a solid closure . The Undertaker Microsoft Andre The Giant WWE booked a couple of conclusive fights for Andre the Giant in the last option phases of his profession when the organization arrived at new levels . Jake Roberts quarreled with Andre while making the put something aside for Brutus Beefcake when Andre and different grapplers of the Heenan Family fabricated an unjustifiable benefit . A wild storyline saw Andre having a " cardiovascular failure " because of the trepidation he felt from Roberts revealing his snake in the ring . WrestleMania 5 saw Roberts getting a DQ triumph over Andre when Andre went after unique ref John Studd .The Undertaker The Undertaker saw a ton of his initial vocation features accompanying Jake Roberts . WWE turning Roberts back heel prompted his vile person seeming to be OK to line up with Undertaker filling in as an informal master to get more intensity . RELATED : 4 Wrestlers Jake Roberts Loves ( and 5 He Hates ) Roberts attempted to utilize Undertaker to steer the results at whatever point he fought with a face character he was unable to beat . Funeral director declining to hurt Miss Elizabeth made Roberts and him enter their quarrel . Roberts slice extraordinary promotions to add to their force , however Undertaker won the quarrel with his second WrestleMania triumph comi right off the bat in the streak .Rick Rude Ultimate Warrior Vince McMahon liked to book Ultimate Warrior against heels who lead him in the ring and slice convincing promotions to assemble fights beyond it . Hero quarreled with Jake Roberts through an entrancing heel turn that reset Roberts as a reasoning man's miscreant . The program began with Warrior attempting to find support from Roberts when he was a face against Undertaker . Roberts put Warrior through tests prior to uncovering he was the one setting him up with the heel turn . The sections were perfect , and this quarrel would rank much higher , however Warrior was terminated before they could give a legitimate result .

WWE benefited hugely from having Rick Rude on the Golden Era program to quarrel with a considerable lot of the top countenances . Jake Roberts had one of Rude's best fights when the heel women ' man began to go too far with his obscure activities . Discourteous made a pass at Jake's better half Cheryl Roberts at ringside when he used to play with female fans during promotions . Jake was enraged and attempted to seek retribution by entering an individual fight with Rude . The heel strategies of Rude became bolder during this quarrel with minutes like artificially glamorizing Cheryl's face on the groin region of his leggings . Ricky Steamboat Wrestling fans began to see Jake Roberts as a gigantic heel during his star with mega - habyface Ricky Steamboat The with mega - babyface Ricky Steamboat . The primary genuine fight of Roberts ' WWE profession began when he hit a DDT on Steamboat on the floor region before his grief stricken spouse seeing it . Steamship returned in the wake of offering the injury with a Komodo mythical serpent to counter Roberts continuously having a snake with him . The feeling in this storyline made fans really put resources into Steamboat's rematch venture . Steamer won matches of the matches to win the quarrel , including a Snake Pit match to take care of it round trip . Randy Savage The best fight of Jake Roberts ' profession came against Randy Savage in by having SummerSlam 1991 fundamental evented by having SummerSlam 1991 primary evented by the Savage and Miss Elizabeth wedding as opposed to an in - ring match . The large uncover came when Roberts concealed a snake in one of the wedding gifts that saw Miss Elizabeth opening it . Roberts and The Undertaker went after Savage to embarrass him on his huge evening . Savage emerged from retirement because of Roberts obnoxiously and genuinely going after him . The majority of their matches included Savage winning to pursue retribution after all the torture by Roberts .2nd point Haverford Jake Roberts is respected as one of the best wrestlers and most innovative performers in the Golden Era of WWE . The character work and promos from Roberts were ahead of his time and inspired many future wrestlers . Roberts spent time in various promotions , but most fans remember his WWE time before any other promotion as his peak .RELATED : The 10 Worst Things Jake " The Snake " Roberts Ever Did ( In Wrestling ) WWE placed Roberts in drastically different roles from the sadistic heel character to the endearing face . Roberts was praised most for his character work leading to great rivalries against other major stars of his time . Each program is remembered differently with some standing out more than others . Roberts had feuds with the following wrestlers ranked from the worst to the absolute best . Jerry Lawler The 1996 return of Jake Roberts only saw him entering one specific feud against Jerry Lawler . Roberts was more so t his story by trying to win matches after an attempt to clean up his life and being a born against Christian . RELATED : Jerry Lawler Vs Jake Roberts & 9 Other Controversial Moments of WWE's New Generation Era WWE exploited this when Lawler's heel character mocked Roberts ' history of alcohol and drug addiction . The matches were even worse than the promos to make it a disaster . Roberts has admitted in recent years he despised this angle and that it made his struggle even harder . Earthquake WWE tried to make Earthquake a dominant heel monster character after working with some of the top names in the company . The biggest program for Earthquake against Hulk Hogan , but he had some memorable moments against Jake Roberts . There was an interesting storyline of Earthquake seemingly crushing Roberts ' snake to death . Roberts ended up debuting a new snake and getting revenge against the big man . WWE booked a compelling feud to further cement Jake's face run during this chapter of his career . Honky Tonk Man The face turn of Jake Roberts instantly led to him feuding with obnoxious heel personality the Honky Tonk Man . Their feud gave us one of the first instances of a guitar being used as a weapon when HTM broke his on the body of Roberts . HTM was having his Intercontinental onded un cotting Ted DiBiase Championship reign that ended up setting an all - time record . Roberts was reportedly considered to his end the title reign , but he lost most of their matches on house shows and never won the belt . Ted DiBiase and Jake Roberts were considered two of the best character wrestlers of the Golden Era who made fans believe whatever they were portraying . It made sense that they entered a feud when Roberts was playing a face character . The feud culminated at WrestleMania when Roberts challenged DiBiase for the Million Dollar Championship . DiBiase retained by count out , but the post - match attack by Roberts stealing the heel's and giving it away gave him a strong ending . The Undertaker Microsoft Andre The Giant WWE booked a few final feuds for Andre the Giant in the latter stages of his career when the company reached new heights . Jake Roberts feuded with Andre when making the save for Brutus Beefcake when Andre and other wrestlers of the Heenan Family built an unfair advantage . A wild storyline saw Andre having a " heart attack " due to the fear he felt from Roberts unveiling his snake in the ring . WrestleMania 5 saw Roberts getting a DQ victory over Andre when Andre attacked special referee John Studd .The Undertaker The Undertaker saw a lot of his early career highlights coming with Jake Roberts . WWE turning Roberts back heel led to his sinister character making perfect sense to align with Undertaker serving as an unofficial enforcer to get more heat . RELATED : 4 Wrestlers Jake Roberts Loves ( & 5 He Hates ) Roberts tried to use Undertaker to tip the scales whenever he feuded with a face character he could not beat . Undertaker refusing to harm Miss Elizabeth caused Roberts and him to enter their feud . Roberts cut great promos to add to their intensity , but Undertaker won the feud with his second WrestleMania victory comi early in the streak .Rick Rude Ultimate Warrior Vince McMahon preferred to book Ultimate Warrior against heels who lead him in the ring and cut compelling promos to build feuds outside of it . Warrior feuded with Jake Roberts through a fascinating heel turn that reset Roberts as a thinking man's villain . The program started with Warrior trying to get help from Roberts when he was a face against Undertaker . Roberts put Warrior through tests before revealing he was the one setting him up with the heel turn . The segments were great , and this feud would rank even higher , but Warrior was fired before they could provide a proper pay off .

WWE benefited immensely from having Rick Rude on the Golden Era roster to feud with many of the top faces . Jake Roberts had one of Rude's best feuds when the heel ladies ' man started to cross the line with his shady actions . Rude made a pass at Jake's wife Cheryl Roberts at ringside when he used to flirt with female fans during promos . Jake was livid and tried to get revenge by entering a personal feud with Rude . The heel tactics of Rude grew bolder during this feud with moments like airbrushing Cheryl's face on the crotch area of his tights . Ricky Steamboat Wrestling fans started to view Jake Roberts as a tremendous heel during his pro with mega - habyface Ricky Steamboat The with mega - babyface Ricky Steamboat . The first real feud of Roberts ' WWE career started when he hit a DDT on Steamboat on the floor area in front of his heartbroken wife having to witness it . Steamboat returned after selling the injury with a Komodo dragon to counter Roberts always having a snake with him . The emotion in this storyline made fans truly invest in Steamboat's rematch investment . Steamboat won matches of the matches to win the feud , including a Snake Pit match to pay it off full circle . Randy Savage The most successful feud of Jake Roberts ' career came against Randy Savage in by having SummerSlam 1991 main evented by having SummerSlam 1991 main evented by the Savage and Miss Elizabeth wedding rather than an in - ring match . The big reveal came when Roberts hid a snake in one of the wedding gifts that saw Miss Elizabeth opening it . Roberts and The Undertaker attacked Savage to humiliate him on his big night . Savage came out of retirement due to Roberts verbally and physically attacking him . Most of their matches featured Savage winning to get revenge after all the torment by Roberts .