Get 30% off sitewide with Jordan Craig's BLACK FRIDAY sale! Use the code CVV at https://jordancraig.com/?ref=chrisvanvliet PURE PLANK: The future of core fitness! Use the code CVV to save 10% on Pure Plank which was designed by Adam Copeland & Christian: https://gopureplank.com/ Jake "The Snake" Roberts (@JakeSnakeDDT) is a retired professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Cleveland, OH to discuss having some of the most memorable promos in professional wrestling, Will Sasso's impression of him, working and being bitten by snakes, working with DDT to get sober and stay sober, never winning a championship in WWE, not getting a title shot because of the fans and more! 00:00 Intro 00:43 What did he think of Will Sasso’s impression of him? 01:07 The story behind his WrestleMania 6 promo 02:30 Where would he get his promo inspiration from? 03:14 Learning to tell stories on his podcast 04:30 Does he still feel like he deals with addiction today 05:25 How DDP helped him deal with addiction 05:48 Does he have a greater appreciation for the life he has now? 06:51 His upcoming Hall of Fame cruise 07:59 People asking where his Snake is at conventions 09:14 What made his character stand out in the 80s 09:33 When was the last time that he held a snake? 11:15 Why did he pick a snake for his gimmick? 12:07 How did he come up with the name Damien? 12:19 Needing a different snake in every city 13:25 How many times has he been bit by a snake? 14:20 Which wrestler was most afraid of his snake? 14:59 Was Andre The Giant legitimately afraid of snakes? 15:50 Why did he hold the snake bag so close to himself 16:29 Did anyone train him to handle snakes? 17:16 How did he come up with the DDT? 18:24 What’s his opinion on people overusing the DDT 18:54 When did he first notice other people using the DDT? 20:50 Why does his voice sound the way that it does? 21:23 His promo style before his voice box was injured 23:08 How much of a role did Mean Gene Okerlund play? 24:15 Does it bother him that he didn’t win a championship in WWE? 25:30 Fans cheering him against Hulk Hogan 26:53 Did he find his promo work to be therapeutic? 27:25 Memories of the night Austin 3:16 was born 29:10 Where does he feel most proud when he looks on his career? 31:15 When was his addiction at its worst? 31:51 Working with Lance Archer in AEW 33:31 Explaining his love of Striped Bass fishing 34:14 3 things Jake Roberts is grateful for Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Listen to "Insight with Chris Van Vliet": https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet #wwe #wrestling #jakethesnake #chrisvanvliet #BlueWireVideo