10 Times AEW Got Into Serious Trouble

10. When Jake Roberts Used A Real Snake In An Angle

The relationship between Jake Roberts and AEW started strongly.

He was at his sinister, authoritative best when ripping Cody Rhodes to shreds and promising the debut of a new client on his first Dynamite appearance. This was the power Jake's promo game held; Jake's gravitas made the unseen person, without even an implicit reference to who it was, feel like a monster.

Truthfully, that was his peak in a live setting, though Roberts was very effective in some early vignettes. He hasn't been seen in forever, with Lance Archer iced for whatever reason, but caused something of a controversy when he was featured regularly.

In a disturbing antique of an angle booked to promote his client Lance Archer's clash with Cody Rhodes, after Dr. Britt Baker attacked Brandi Rhodes, Jake hovered over her in a scene reeking of phallic imagery and the dismal blocking of an assault. What the f*ck were they thinking with this?

It was vile, and sensibly - according to Jake himself on DDT Snake Pit podcast - Warner were not remotely happy.

They’re not going to let a snake back in the ring, period," Jake said, when he suggesting using an animatronic alternative (as if the presence of a snake was the only issue).

"They were really pissed off that we used the snake. I guess they told us that wasn't going to be allowed but we tried to do it anyway, they came down hard."