If any professional wrestlers need to learn lessons from someone on how not to let personal demons take hold of their professional careers, they should give Jake Roberts a call. The very blueprint for what many people suspect about the wrestling industry, Roberts was an angry drunk who let drugs and alcohol take control of his life in the 90's. Jake 'The Snake' Roberts has often been used by those who dislike the wrestling business as an example of the negativity prevalent in the industry, but in fairness to Roberts, he has always stood up and said he had nobody to point the finger at but himself for the way his career panned out. Appearing in the Beyond The Mat documentary, Jake's story is harrowing. In the span of just a few years, Roberts went from a major star to an overweight nostalgia act, tumbling down the pecking order and being an embarrassment to himself on more than one occasion in public, all because of his drug and alcohol dependency. There can be little doubt that Roberts didn't make the most of his talents, but thankfully he seems to be in a better place nowadays.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
