10 Legends Who Shockingly Invaded ECW

By Douglas Scarpa /

7. Jake €œThe Snake€ Roberts

Jake Roberts had returned to the World Wrestling Federation at the 1996 Royal Rumble. He would only be with the company for a year -- getting released in February €˜97. Jake€™s one year run would prove rather lackluster, as Roberts portrayed a religious character -- based on his own preachings after becoming a Born-Again Christian. The most noteworthy thing this spurred was the inspiration for Stone Cold€™s infamous Austin 3:16 catchphrase. Following his unsuccessful short stint with the Federation, Roberts shockingly debuted for ECW. During a match between Tommy Dreamer and Jerry €œThe King€ Lawler -- who will be discussed later -- the lights went out, in typical ECW fashion. When the lights came back on, €œThe Snake€ was standing in the middle of the ring. He attacked Dreamer before grabbing a microphone and proclaiming, €œYour God€ He giveth, and He can taketh away. My God€ He giveth, but He ain€™t got the balls to do nothing else.€ It was an obvious play on his prior run in the Federation as a preachy Christian. Jake wasn€™t finished, however, as he laid out €œThe King€ also. Nothing would come of the invasion, however, as Jake would not be seen in an ECW ring again until 1998€™s November to Remember PPV, when he was announced as Tommy Dreamer€™s mystery partner against Justin Credible and Jason Knight. And that too, would be a one-off appearance that led nowhere.