https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzE9UgLGjWs Funnily enough, despite Jake being a natural heel and his character being most at home in darker climates, arguably his finest promo came during his tenure as a babyface. Going into WrestleMania VI, Jake was embroiled in a feud with 'The Million Dollar Man' Ted DiBiase, and the two would have a match at the event with the Million Dollar Championship on the line. DiBiase had made a habit of making fans do humiliating things for money, showcasing and flaunting his wealth for all to say. Jake represented the everyman in this feud, the ordinary guy trying to make a buck to get by. Somehow, Jake Roberts became Dusty Rhodes. He just happened to be an everyman who could spin words in a more poetic fashion than anyone in his industry before him. 'This time, you will be the one that grovels for the money. And how appropriate, that the money you grovel for is your very own. A victim of your own greed, wallowing in the muck of avarice'. It truly doesn't get any better than that.
Born in the middle of Wales in the middle of the 1980's, John can't quite remember when he started watching wrestling but he has a terrible feeling that Dino Bravo was involved. Now living in Prague, John spends most of his time trying to work out how Tomohiro Ishii still stands upright. His favourite wrestler of all time is Dean Malenko, but really it is Repo Man. He is the author of 'An Illustrated History of Slavic Misery', the best book about the Slavic people that you haven't yet read. You can get that and others from www.poshlostbooks.com.