• “85% of them, you won’t even remember their names” – WWF Legend On The AEW Roster
During a recent appearance on the ‘Cheap Heat’ podcast, WWF Legend Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts made it clear that there are way too many ‘flash in the pan’ wrestlers out there nowadays, especially in AEW, who – unlike him – won’t stand the test of time.
Here’s what the 2014 WWE Hall of Famer said:
“10 Years from now, half those guys, you won’t even remember their names.
I say 85% of them, you won’t even remember their names. Because they’re flash in the pans and they don’t have any character.
Jake ‘The Snake’ has not been in the ring since 1997, 2000? That’s 20-something years; and I’m so friggin’ busy now, man, I’m barely keeping my head above the water.
I don’t see these young kids doing signings, and you know why? Because nobody knows who the f**k they are.”
Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts is working as a manager for Tony Khan’s All Elite Wrestling since 2019 and is also working backstage to teach a lot of the AEW wrestlers how to cut promos and how to establish their characters.
• ON THIS DAY IN WCW HISTORY (February 15, 1999) – WCW MONDAY NITRO
On this day in 1999, Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling aired another LIVE episode of their weekly TV show ‘WCW MONDAY NITRO’.
It was broadcasted from the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Florida and featured matches, interviews & storyline segments on the road to the ‘WCW SuperBrawl IX’ PPV.
The card can be found here:
Perry Saturn vs. Jerry Flynn
Juventud Guerrera, Psychosis & Blitzkrieg vs. El Dandy, Hector Garza & Super Calo
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko vs. David Taylor & Fit Finlay
Bret Hart vs. Will Sasso
Hollywood Hogan vs. Roddy Piper
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko vs. Mike Enos & Scotty Riggs
