10 Things You Didn't Know About WWE In 1992

10. Why Jake Roberts Got Scorching Heat

Some behind the scenes thought Jake Roberts was being a moody sod and didn't want to put The Undertaker over at WrestleMania VIII. In truth, as Jake has revealed during countless interviews since, that wasn't the case. Roberts was happy to do the job, but he also wanted their match to be special.

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So, he called an audible and had 'Taker hit a Tombstone on him outside the ring. That did not go over well with Vince McMahon or other WWF officials. It wasn't the original plan, and management thought it was a bit rubbish of Jake to change things on the fly during the biggest card of the entire year.

Roberts had a ton of heat after that, and has admitted that he knew he was pretty much out the door from that point on. He'd leave the WWF for a short stint in WCW later in 1992, but has tried to set the record straight on things in recent years.

'The Snake' wasn't moody - he was just creative.

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