Wrestling, Addiction, Trauma and Sobriety - The Human Experience of Jake ”The Snake” Roberts

Jake "the Snake" Roberts is an American professional wrestler and actor currently signed to All Elite Wrestling as a manager and special advisor to AEW's outreach program. He is also concurrently under a WWE Legends contract. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2014 and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2020.

His story has been highlighted in several documentaries including Beyond the Mat, Pick Your Poison and the Resurrection of Jake the Snake. He is considered an iconic figure for his dark persona and for bringing snakes to the ring with him during matches.

Over the course of his career, due to wrestling injuries and childhood trauma, Jake became addicted to both prescription and illicit drugs. His issues with addiction would become a major hurdle to his career, his relationships with his family and his health. He was considered a lost cause until he moved in with his good friend Diamond Dallas Page. There, for three years, DDP worked with Roberts through rehab and DDP Yoga to give Jake his life back. He is now sober and has repaired several relationships. There is still work to do, but he finally has a positive outlook on life.

Jake comes on the podcast to discuss his childhood trauma, which led to his career choice, his addiction issues and sobriety, the work it took to repair his relationships, his views on pro wrestling psychology and promos, and so much more.

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