10 Wrestlers Who Stole Their Names From Porn Stars

5. Jake €˜The Snake€™ Roberts

WWE.comWWE.comAnother guy that could easily have made it into porn without changing his name is Jake €˜The Snake€™ Roberts. Of course, a grown man that refers to €˜it€™ as €˜The Snake€™ is pretty scary, but we€™re reasonably certain there would be a market for it. ...In Germany. He had a moustache, too. AND it was bigger than Whipper€™s. Of course, wrestling fans the world over know that €˜The Snake€™ part refers to Jake€™s pet python (often named Damien or Lucifer) and that Roberts is a wrestling legend €“ one of the great masters of ring psychology, no less €“ but, to the uninitiated, you€™d have to wonder about a man called €˜Jake The Snake€™, wouldn€™t you? Just imagine being in a grimy back alley as a grubby looking fella wearing a long trench coat offers you a €˜Jake The Snake€™ video. Creepy. Actually, that argument falls a little short, because if you imagine ANYONE selling you ANYTHING in a grimy back alley it€™ll seem fairly dodgy... ...Besides, nobody watches videos anymore. In addition, a grown man that refers to €˜it€™ as €˜Lucifer€™ is REALLY scary. Now we€™re in €˜snuff€™ film territory. And frankly, f*ck that.
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