Should they keep Jake Roberts around?

[LODemolition]

I've said this for a while, but I'll say it again. I think Jake Roberts (in his mind game-playing heel character), would be the perfect compliment to the Wyatt Family. I know managers are usually put with wrestlers who lack mic skills, but sometimes if it fits, it fits. Like Punk w/ Heyman, Flair w/ Perfect & Heenan, and Paul Bearer w/ Undertaker, just as a few examples.

So I know Bray doesn't need a mouthpiece, in fact he IS the mouthpiece for Rowan & Harper, but I think Roberts could really help put them completely over if he was brought into the group after Daniel Bryan leaves.

Thoughts?

 

[enviousdominous]

Since the Wyatt's made it to Raw, I've wondered if perhaps Zeb Coulter would be given the role as leader of the Wyatt Family and change his name to Zeb Wyatt.

The Wyatt family is a part of our generation's beard revolution, and you'd be foolish to not get on board. Zeb's beard isn't nearly as load bearing as the Wyatt's, but he's got the chops of a civil war general and would fit in well with the white trash motif they're going for.

Jake the Snake would benefit anyone of whom he lends his poetic psycho babble. The Wyatt's are getting by well enough in that they entertain us by acting like a bunch of punch drunk yahoos.

I won't be satisfied until they also call up Hillbilly Jim, Uncle Elmer, Uncle Cleetus, Jason Knight, Henry O Godwinn and The Bearded Lady.

 

[tears_of_rage]

I'd have him come in, ddt bryan and join the Wyatt's!

 

[Loganity]

Yes they should! Once Bryan is gone I think he should manage The Wyatt Family. Eventually Bray would get tired of Rowan & Harper listening to Jake, and maybe have a match to determine the leader. I'm not sure my scenario is best idea, but they should definitely have Jake manage somebody though.

 

[zhaff2004]

They should have him manage Sandow, the new "Damien" he can be the gateway for sandow fully adapting an aggressive, ruthless streak and help his rise up the card

 

[daddyJ_t]

not exactly the wyatts, but yes keep him around. if he stays clean, the man is a genious. if not on screen. give him the writing position they promised him many years ago

 

[Mr_billy]

Yes. He can play a character like no one else, and he can train a lot of guys on how to do this well. Even at his age, I wouldn't even mind him having one last run and leave with a title reign.

 

[M]

Wasn't he supposed to be some sort of genius booker or something to do with backstage affairs? If he is, then I'd keep him around for a backstage role. If he isn't and I'm remembering incorrectly then I'd at least keep him as a promo/character coach for the wrestlers to help them develop, chuck him down as a backstage coach in the performance centre or NXT or something and see if he can mould the new generation of stars into people with character.

He could be a manager, but could doesn't mean should. Right now the people who are on the receiving ends of pushes either already have good mic skills or have people who talk for them so you don't need someone else talking for them. If it were for a very short term storyline reason then I believe it COULD work, but again, could doesn't mean should.

 

[The Eighties]

I think he could be an asset to Dean Ambrose.

Ambrose is a good talker but imagine Jake taking him under his wing as he likes the darkness he sees in him and thinks he can hone Ambrose with his knowledge. The two of them bouncing off each other could be a good way to give Ambrose a bit extra sizzle to his act as he starts his singles career.

 

[CM Steel]

Hell yeah the WWE should "keep" Jake the Snake Roberts! He's a true legend in wrestling! Jake is one of the greatest in-ring story tellers in the history of wrestling. And with Wrestlemania 30 just around the corner. Jake the Snake could easily be put in the WWE hall of fame that weekend as well as have a cameo at Mania. Jake the Snake Roberts is just too important to the WWE not to have at WM30! The snakeman is in the best shape that he's been in in years.

Hey, 2014 is the year of the Snake right? Wink-Wink. Welcome back Jake the Snake Roberts! Welcome home!

 

[THTRobtaylor]

He did well enough and looked good enough last night to get a shot, but as ever with Jake the problem is what happens when the camera is off him. He never screwed up onscreen. It would have been easy last night as Dallas was there to keep an eye on him... What happens when DDP isn't around all the time and Jake has to start making choices again.

Personally I think the Ambrose idea is good, although it seems the Shield is just gonna replace Reigns with Mason Ryan. If not for the Bad News crap he and Wade Barrett would be an excellent duo alternatively I could see him working with either Adrian Neville or The Ascension as a manager. They could do worse than put him on the road with Punk, who being straight edge isn't gonna stand for any crap from him.

The "Snake Pit" could also do a very welcome return here and there or that could even be his stable.

Jake was always considered a backstage genius, but that was during Hogan era, it remains to be seen what he could do in the confines of today's ultra PG product and Vince's bizarre "no faces and heels".

If the reports of Zig getting another concussion are true though, that Rumble spot may have just become available.

 

[GameOver]

as seems to be the consensus as a heel yes, he would fit perfectly with the Wyatt's, he was the master of the dark promo and even his demeanor and his known past fits in well with Brays message.

I don't see him being able to do much physically, he certainly can't wrestle a decent match anymore, he can move yeah but he's still very out of shape.

But here's the issues, the WWE already has more then enough big heels atm

 

[Stormlor]

I don't think they should. Once in a while is a good thing but you have to remember where Roberts life is like. He's not out of rehab with DDP yet, and at this rate he probably will never be. The only reason he was elected to go tonight is because DDP was going to be on the show.

As for playing the managers role, it could work. But Flair nor Perfect needed help on the mic. The role of the manager back then wasn't used as a mouthpiece like it is today, but to play a distraction and made sure the heel always won. When Jimmy Hart was the manager for Hogan when he was a face, did he really do anything? Nope. So for him, it makes no sense to bring him into a managers role and with his health the way it is, I would strongly suggest that he return back to DDP.

I've said this for a while, but I'll say it again. I think Jake Roberts (in his mind game-playing heel character), would be the perfect compliment to the Wyatt Family. I know managers are usually put with wrestlers who lack mic skills, but sometimes if it fits, it fits. Like Punk w/ Heyman, Flair w/ Perfect & Heenan, and Paul Bearer w/ Undertaker, just as a few examples.

So I know Bray doesn't need a mouthpiece, in fact he IS the mouthpiece for Rowan & Harper, but I think Roberts could really help put them completely over if he was brought into the group after Daniel Bryan leaves.

Thoughts?

 

[$Mr. 100%]

No no no!!! He looked really out of shape and me personally i was extremely disappointed that he couldn't at least do a ddt. once n awhile is fine 4 nostalgia n a skit or da snake pit but not as a manager and definitely not as a wrestler. His days on da road fulltime r over and he should continue 2 hold on 2 his sobriety and perhaps b a mentor 2 wrestlers and everyday human beings who struggle w/substance abuse

 

[Hollywood Naitch]

I think he could be an asset to Dean Ambrose.

Ambrose is a good talker but imagine Jake taking him under his wing as he likes the darkness he sees in him and thinks he can hone Ambrose with his knowledge. The two of them bouncing off each other could be a good way to give Ambrose a bit extra sizzle to his act as he starts his singles career.

As well as Raven, Jake Roberts is the man I see most of in Ambrose's character and delivery of promos. I agree with you in that these two would work very well together when Dean breaks away from The Shield and begins a singles career.

I would love to see Jake stick around in the WWE as an onscreen character- however, he is living a clean lifestlye at the moment, so would the return to life on the road lead him into temptataion as it has done many times before? Is that a risk he would be able, or willing to take? Perhaps an occasional appearance on Raw/SD is the best for Jake now, and appearing at things like WM Axxess etc in a legends contract role.

It's well known that Jake has a great mind for the business, and is a master on the microphone. WWE should ask him to run some seminars down in NXT to give some tips and the benefit of his knowledge to the rookies there, helping them develop their promo skills. He could also be an asset on the creative team, where he could work on developing the next era of WWE stars with his expert knowledge.

I just hope Jake stays clean and WWE can find a role for him to contribute to the program in some way, he would definitely make a difference.

 

[gaggletop]

I had hoped Jake would be on Raw tonight, as I figured that if they couldn't work him into an Old School Raw, then there was no way they would feature him in the Rumble. That being said, I do not think that Jake should stick around, at least not full time, right now. I think he still has too far to go and would almost certainly relapse. He just isn't ready, and I think he would be the first to admit it. He skipped last years Wrestlemania party because he couldn't face the temptations of the "after party". If one night at a former wrestling event was too much, then imagine the temptations he would face were he to jump right back into the spot light.

That beng said, I wouldn't mind seeing him in a small program with the Wyatts and Daniel Bryan. Maybe a short month long stint. For example, remember when Jake was helping the Warrior reach the dark side to fight the Undertaker, only to turn on him? I wouldn't mind a scenario like that. Bryan said his motivation for joining the Wyatts was because he can't beat them, and the WWE machine won't let him reach the top. He told the Wyatts that he wants to contribute and he will learn to be a monster. So my idea, and this is assuming Bryan joined the Wyatts to beat them from within, is for Jake to reach out to help Bryan be become a "monster" while showing him why he never made it all the way to the top. He can tell Bryan that the reason he couldnt overcome the Authority was because he didn't unleash his inner darkness. Now if the plan is for Bryan to betray the Wyatts, then Jake's part could have real meaning. If he gets a big push after, they can attribute it to his soul searching with Jake. They could also pull a swerve and have Bryan turn full heel, but I think that is unlikely as Bryan should not be second fiddle to Bray, and that is what they have insinuated.

 

[THTRobtaylor]

The reality is that Jake has probably had his moment now... He wanted the Rumble but he got RAW, he got to work with one of the top guys in the company and put the snake on one of the top up and comers (PS am I the only one who thought it looked like Ambrose was trying all he could do not to mark out and keep the ruse he was out of it?) When Jake looks back I can almost guarantee if this was his last appearance he'd have preferred it to the Rumble.

If that is the last Jake gets he cannot complain in any way, I hope it isn't - the HOF seems a much bigger prospect for him this year now he got that out of the way.

Treat it for what it was, a nice moment where he wasn't battered for a change as he has been every other time he's come back... It wasn't quite "the old Jake" but it was close enough to remind people why he was special, except for the ridiculously broad grin on his face at the pop (he needed to keep in character with the stone faced walk for it to really get over). I don't blame him and it certainly didn't ruin it, but Jake never did that... he would have had his eyes fixed on the Shield. I guess the moment got to him a bit and who can really argue, he worked REALLY REALLY hard for it and if anyone deserves that pop it was him.

There is hope for him to continue but in reality it is just that - the NXT idea has merit as they have the "promo class" there, he is a prime guy to go down there and work on that show and at the Performance Centre teaching that class and the one about demons and what can go wrong as the cautionary tale. The young guys will probably have been told of Jake as an example of what not to do, but if he shows up to tell them himself, it can only reinforce the teaching. If he can handle that, be reliable, not mouth off and stay clean, then sure give him a role on the main show. He'res a thought... Why not start him on Colour Commentary? They're gonna need a replacement for King and he and JBL could have some interesting tussles.

The good thing hopefully is this will light a fire under Scott now... If he can get to a similar stage then it's worth him having one last moment too...

Sure DDP was there, but I have long said I am stunned they haven't offered him a job heading up their "rehab" programme. Sure he does it under his own banner and Jake is one of his oldest friends but Page seems to be able to get results others can't so getting him on the WWE payroll seems a no brainer, even if it is just as a figurehead. Put him in the HOF and advertise DDPYoga for him too and he'll probably do it.

 

[LODemolition]

I agree that Jake should absolutely be a HOF inductee this year. I think my class would be Warrior, Savage, Jake, Owen, Hall & Nash, Demolition, Elizabeth, and Rick Rude. I don't like to have too many from the same class be inducted post-humously (only 5 of these 9 are alive), but I also think they should have the most stacked class possible with it being a big anniversary year for Mania. Maybe Harlem Heat or The Steiner Brothers instead of Rude and Liz, though I think Liz and Randy should go in the same year.

King Kong Bundy and DDP are good substitutes also.

 

[brochester8]

I'd say more appearances as he got a great Pop last night. Now that he's got everything together he should be a shoe in for the Hall of Fame this year.

As for storyline purposes I'm not sure where to put him, Bray doesn't need a mouthpiece he's got that down pat.

 

[boozinjedi]

If not a mouthpiece for Bray....Jake would be great for a midcarder heel turn,
Jake was and still is great on the mic!

 

[thebarber]

guys like Snake Roberts are best utilised in short sharp bursts, ie have him appear, then so long. There is no way in his current condition he could be a week-to-week prospect on WWE programming, on screen. Behind the scenes though.....WWE wouldnt be able to have him on the road, he would fall off the wagon too easily. Fly him in for booking meetings etc, and send him home afterwards. Oscreen, yes a Royal Rumble spot would be fine, great nostalgic pop. Have him in a vignette at Wrestlemania 30 backstage and yes, 2014 Hall of Fame Induction also would be appropriate but there is no reason to involve him in current storylines, he would get blaze very quickly.

 

[Jacjac]

Do you know why it would make sense for Jake to lead the Wyatts? Because Bray's character is the love child of Jake Roberts' character. If you think about it they are both cerebral characters.

Jake looked FANTASTIC last night and my 2nd reaction was that he was ready to come back. He didn't have to say a word for us to know his time is NOW! Kudos to DDP for reconditioning him and whipping him back into mental and physical shape. The product is crying for Jake right now and we all know he wants to return. The smile on Dean Ambrose's face was representative of the smile I think we all had to see the snake come from the bag. I loved hearing the ref tell Jake to "remember to keep it PG".

 

[Sadiki22]

I think they should have saved him untill the rumble but it was dope seeing him last night.As far as him as a manager I could see helping Aj and Dean Ambrose or even the Wyatts.

 

[Asmo]

He skipped last years Wrestlemania party because he couldn't face the temptations of the "after party". If one night at a former wrestling event was too much, then imagine the temptations he would face were he to jump right back into the spot light.

Good point but wasn't it Scott Hall that skipped Wrestlemania last year for those reasons?

 

[Kris Benwa]

He doesn't need to be an every week on screen character just have him in a backstage segment at WM30 then have him become one of the regular legends at future Old School RAWs that's about it though. I think that would be best for everybody