https://youtu.be/sLwCJEFJIJk?list=PL2EJrVNscwYj_tRsTlBRd6z3BIlDI7rwb First things first, Kal Rudman may very well be the worst interviewer in the history of World Wrestling Entertainment. He isn't so bad in this video, but just look at a few of his other pieces of work. An interviewer is there to provide a foil for the stars, but Rudman seemed to be in league for himself more often than not. Jake's feud with Andre the Giant was further proof that the powers-that-be held Roberts in high esteem. The feud was built around Andre's fear of snakes, a story trope that may have eventually been done to death but was fresh in this regard. Andre was such an imposing figure at the time, any exposed chink in his armour was rare to say the least. In this promo, Jake gets across the fact that he stands no chance in a fight against Andre beautifully. He dispels some of the unbelievable elements of pro wrestling, acknowledging that it'll take something more to defeat him. It is vital to get your opponent across in a promo, something that is lost on many performers today. Jake Roberts was a master of the art.
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.