He actually looks like an old man now instead of an old crackhead. Thank you DDP.

@WesleyThibodeau

4 жыл бұрын

@God Almighty Well put! DDP is such a godsend for those fellas. And it's not from a self serving place either. He sure does care about his fallen brothers, a shining light on the path of human darkness. DDP should be hired by Vince to take care of talent... someone like him could change how the WWE is now seen, by those who know the history of neglect by the owners of wrestling organizations.

@Monty_McFly

4 жыл бұрын

DDP is a heaven sent angel for what he did for Jake and Scott By the by...can I still reach you at 877-cash-now? I need a loan dude.

@ssjgrayfox8897

4 жыл бұрын

877-cash NOW

@str8edgerockstar956

4 жыл бұрын

Your account name is what made me like your comment, IT'S MY MONEY AND I NEED IT NOW!!

@edyoukhana4773

4 жыл бұрын

Looked like my uncle before

In the 80's, the DDT meant something. Jake would do the DDT once and it was all over. Nobody kicked out from The Snakes DDT.

@biggjune2914

5 жыл бұрын

Humongous kicked out of the DDT

@kurumi9714

5 жыл бұрын

So true man. Literally no one ever kicked out once he applied them. The 1st person i saw survive Jake's DDT was The Undertaker.

@joselozada24

5 жыл бұрын

So true! No one ever kicked out of the DDT! The Only wrestler that was close on doing that was The Undertaker at WM 8! But Jake did'nt pinned him after doing the move!

@biggjune2914

5 жыл бұрын

@@joselozada24 what about humungous "sid vicious". He was the 1st to raise up from the DDT

@understandthat9817

5 жыл бұрын

Nobody is Supposed to Kick out of your Finisher, That's why it's called a Finisher. Wrestlers Finishers was Alot more Protected back then and you had to have Permission from the Wrestler themselves or The Promoter had to Talk the Wrestler into it. Nowadays Bookers say they kick out, They Kick Out. You can talk to the Promoter all you want but if the Promoter agrees with the Booker then you have to make your Peace with it and just Hope you Win the Match, Also of which you have No Control. Btw if Jake Roberts came back Today, Nobody would kick out of his DDT because it's the Original and you don't treat the Original like a Common DDT. You could kick out of 99 DDT's in a Row but Jake puts his Finisher on you, You best Not get up unless told to in the back.

So glad he’s cleaned himself up. Absolute legend of the ring.

@dangrahamdrums

4 жыл бұрын

LeeMCT ?

@diablo666541

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately DDP is doin nothing but exploited Jake as bein so helpless. He got live at his cult like place. Locking him in fucking room forcing vegan bullshit food down his throat.

@Midge-xn9tp

3 жыл бұрын

jesse j sevilla I guess it was better than the drugs and alcohol that Jake was shoving down his throat before DDP helped out, seems like the COVID virus hasn’t wiped the idiots out

@newspaperface

3 жыл бұрын

Give ddp a ddt

Please keep making Dark Side Of The Ring. An absolute phenomenal series.

@AneudiD78

5 жыл бұрын

I felt bad for Von Erich family and also felt angry that Bruiser Brody's killer got away with murder.

@CheapestGamer

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed. I just wish that the On Demand on Comcast would let me watch Vice's new series (The Wrestlers) since I keep missing the episodes when they air on Wednesdays. But I kept figuring I could watch them via On Demand. Nope.

@AneudiD78

5 жыл бұрын

@@CheapestGamer, I actually watched the series online, no cable required. Just look up "Vice, Dark Side of the Ring" to watch all the episodes.

@darrenbalbarrens5095

5 жыл бұрын

@@AneudiD78 it is but both the Von Erich are highly respected and loved in Hawaii. Marshall Von Erich wrestles for UCE Wreslting in Hawaii. Brody was Honored by WWE and put in there Hall Of Fame. Still doesn't feel nearly enough for such an amazing athlete, performer, wrestler and entertainer.

@CheapestGamer

5 жыл бұрын

@@AneudiD78 But it's not the Dark Side Of The Ring portion of the series that I couldn't find to watch. It was their new series called The Wrestlers, which apparently Comcast isn't putting on the On Demand for whatever reason. Though I haven't checked here for it yet.

I'm glad the legend of jake the snake will not end in tragedy but with redemption

@nahiramirez372

3 жыл бұрын

DDT has been used by many now thanks go Jake

As a kid I remember the commentators reffer to the DDT as "Damien's Dinner Time"🐍

@thomasallen4340

3 жыл бұрын

That's because after the move Jake would put Damian on them. Badass as hell

@gumbootcity_nz8453

3 жыл бұрын

@@thomasallen4340 for sure!! It's funny how some people forget about Damien's Dinner Time

@JackgarPrime

2 жыл бұрын

My favorite is when he was asked what DDT stood for. His answer: "The End"

Nobody’s ring psychology is even close to Jake’s level. Such a talented worker.

@jeffreyriley8742

3 жыл бұрын

The wrestling world needs Jake and guys like him. You believe them. They're real.

@SeanBeanie4191

3 жыл бұрын

I mean seriously, why would you get hit with 6 clotheslines?! Jake was talking that big truth.

@jalonglover4488

3 жыл бұрын

Him just talking sounds like he's up to something.

@KingKhanate1997

3 жыл бұрын

Some of the best promo and ring psychology guys in wrestling have been trained by Jake.

@josephsuarez8178

2 жыл бұрын

Hall & ❤️

Joe Rogan: I mean the DDT seems dangerous but have you ever tried DMT

@pinpmchornswagle

4 жыл бұрын

Jamie, bring up the article

@MattC78

4 жыл бұрын

Have you ever tried DMT on weed? lol

@dachshund_gaming

3 жыл бұрын

I wish that just once during a Joe Rogan interview that his guest took off their headphones, walked over to Joe and DDT’d him right there

@tylerleggett5088

3 жыл бұрын

@@MattC78 my goal was to do the big three in one night. It was epic. 1 hit, 2 grams of mushrooms, and some dmt. My only regret was not doing the dmt in tea form.

@sn1ffy85

3 жыл бұрын

i DETEST rogan now. Good joke though...

The 1st time I saw the ddt I thought " that sh*# hurts". Appropriately named

@ikill4klondikebars

5 жыл бұрын

Esp the way he used to snap it.

@GooniesNeverSayDie1980

5 жыл бұрын

Om Eyehead First Jake would setup the DDT with that Robert’s trademarked jerk back clothesline, next Jake picks you up off the mat, then gets you in the DDT hold for 5 to 15secs while Jack looks around the crowd, finally “snap”, lights out, conciseness gone, you’re having a near death experience, you have just been finished with the DDT, match & your life over. Lol.

It’s good to see him him looking well again. Thank god DDP and his friends helped him and he is now at peace. He’s had such a terrible childhood. Jake is a testament that you should never give up when your depressed.

With the DDT, and it's effect in actuality, it couldn't be more perfect for Jake's signature move and character. Salute.

@GooniesNeverSayDie1980

5 жыл бұрын

MR_J First Jake would setup the DDT with that Robert’s trademarked jerk back clothesline, next Jake picks you up off the mat, then gets you in the DDT hold for 5 to 15secs while Jack looks around the crowd, finally “snap”, lights out, conciseness gone, you’re having a near death experience, you have just been finished with the DDT, match & your life over. Lol.

@randyjohnson7734

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed on that. Short arm clothesline, DDT and out go the lights.Legit dangerous move.Jake legit dangerous man.

Gene Okerlund interviews Jake Roberts GO: What does DDT stand for? JR: What does DDT stand ? GO: Yes does DDT stand for. JR: Simple. The end.

@shitina.bucket9699

3 жыл бұрын

I always thought it was dangerous death trap, now I know better

@shakeandjake_1

3 ай бұрын

What promo was that from?

Six clotheslines? _Kazuchika Okada vs Kenny Omega has left the chat_

@ItDoesntMatterReally

5 жыл бұрын

Randy Orton has left the chat.

@elijahhill6602

4 жыл бұрын

Okada and Omega: Well, that’s BS.

@teslafan6969

4 жыл бұрын

Your mom has joined the chat

@kevinwright5106

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah but omega takes a clothesline and does three and a half backflips with a twists in the air.

I met this guy a few years back at Comic Con, one of the coolest most down to earth guys I've ever met. Thanks for the memory Jake and all the countless matches you gave me in my childhood, glad he turned his life around 🙂

Ever since I was a kid I loved Jake The Snake. DDP Thank you for bringing my hero back

If cigarettes could talk they would sound like Jake the Snake

@FerretJohn

5 жыл бұрын

The gravelly voice is pretty common among older wrestlers, caused by a combination of yelling out interview promos and breathing in ring-dust every day.

@char7403

5 жыл бұрын

@@FerretJohn Jake is literally one of the first wrestlers to do quiet and evil mysterious promos though

@firebugjohnnypyro

5 жыл бұрын

@@char7403 Man was a promo genius. He said once that he would tell them so low because it made everyone shut up and listen to them.

@MetalHead4Life94

5 жыл бұрын

@@FerretJohn the yelling & ring dust isnt nearly as much the cause as it was all the drugs and alcohal

@FiveNumberJonny

5 жыл бұрын

@@FerretJohn as well as smoking

These are amazing. Please keep this up. "Dark Side of the Ring" and the "Beyond the Ring" KZread clips are phenomenal! Best stuff on Viceland by far.

@ApexZer0

5 жыл бұрын

Theres a whole dark side of the ring show

He looks amazing. DDP yoga has done wonders.

Criminally underrated for one of the best in the profession.

@chiefryback7906

4 жыл бұрын

He was the most believable villain the WWF ever had. Just Excellent at his craft.

This man has gotten this far with a lifelong of addictions and pain. Just imagine what he could have done if he got sober when he was in his prime. Maybe it just wouldn’t be the same but I love Jake the Snake and I hope nothing but happiness for him

It never gets old seeing how happy and healthy Jake is now.

@551khameleon

4 жыл бұрын

You're Old

It was my favourite ever finishing move in wrestling watching as a kid even though Jake was a heel, i loved the DDT & i used to think how weak Hogan's leg drop finisher looked compared to the DDT. The DDT & Powerbomb were 2 moves i constantly imitate as a kid.

"Sometimes smoking pots a good thing :)... Just reasons things out."-JAKE 4:20

Sober Jake is viscous lol "If you do something stupid like idk 6 close lines"

Nobody does a knee lift or DDT like Jake. And that bit about 6 clotheslines sounds like a well aimed shot at Ultimate Warrior.

@JayJackson1981

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Jake's short arm clothesline.

Still 1 of the greatest finishers EVER! He could hit it on anyone in any scenario.

@kurumi9714

5 жыл бұрын

He executed it so well that it seemed like the person being hit with the DDT was legit outcold.

@GooniesNeverSayDie1980

5 жыл бұрын

cdowg187 First Jake would setup the DDT with that Robert’s trademarked jerk back clothesline, next Jake picks you up off the mat, then gets you in the DDT hold for 5 to 15secs while Jack looks around the crowd, finally “snap”, lights out, conciseness gone, you’re having a near death experience, you have just been finished with the DDT, match & your life over. Lol.

@CyrusCageSCWS

5 жыл бұрын

as long as it was a front facelock. You can't DDT someone in a belly to back clutch on the top rope. But he sure could snap it outa nowhere.

@CyrusCageSCWS

5 жыл бұрын

@@kurumi9714 That's the job of the person taking the move. To sell it. Jake has nothing to do with that. He holds a loose headlock and falls backwards. That's a DDT

@jeffcaudill2050

5 жыл бұрын

idk how he became a wrestler. knew about 5 moves.

Jake is such a legend. His DDT was immense. I remember Val Venis sold the DDT like a boss. It would have been great to see that happen!

The voice, the presence, the man is STILL a heel. Love it. Glad to see him looking so good today.

Good to see Jake looking healthier than in past years. His mentality and psychology toward the wrestling business will always have him as an all time great. Smart moves and a very smart man. Thank you Vice for this episode and this series!!

"Sometimes, smoking pot is a good thing. Helps us reason things out." I love this man. What a dude.

DDT was a pesticide that was commonly used in the Vietnam War, to fight off mosquitoes and other pests that were by the swamps. The Vietnam War was special because it wasn't the Vietnamese Army that beat the US Army, it was literally just the Terrain. Also people were using that stuff in their homes to wipe out all the Cockroaches and other pests according to history the stuff worked wonders, but due to the contact it would have with little kids and people who had mentally challenged issues it literally killed them, so that's why it was banded.

The very first time I saw him do it was to Dark Journey on TV and we all thought she was dead where she laid. Throughout the mid to late '80s, there were few finishers that ended a match as quickly as Jake's DDT. There were no 'Hulk up' or five-knuckle shuffle moments after that. If the ref was coherent, it was a three-count, a bell sound, and Damien...

@mr.mr.4772

2 жыл бұрын

Now it’s like a headlock, no one sells it.

Jake looking pretty awesome in 2019.

I don't know who had a prettier DDT him or Raven with that evenflow

@rubberbandclan1017

4 жыл бұрын

Snake made the DDT Raven mastered the DDT

@thomasbrown6527

4 жыл бұрын

Looks are one thing, but the damage -especially the aftermath -is a whole different story

@jamiedale5070

4 жыл бұрын

Come on man ffs. Jake is the DDT.

First time I saw him wrestle I was a fan. Had a shitty childhood. He has his life back now and is being the father he wanted to be and is motivating others to change for the better. Absolute Legand!

Jake is one of the smartest minds in wrestling history. He understands every aspect and level of ring and character psychology. He was next level and so far ahead of the curve

Copied, but never duplicated. JTS signature DDT

@GooniesNeverSayDie1980

5 жыл бұрын

Brian Rudess First Jake would setup the DDT with that Robert’s trademarked jerk back clothesline, next Jake picks you up off the mat, then gets you in the DDT hold for 5 to 15secs while Jack looks around the crowd, finally “snap”, lights out, conciseness gone, you’re having a near death experience, you have just been finished with the DDT, match & your life over. Lol.

Jake the snake has to be one of the all time best wrestlers to ever be in the wwf/wwe organization

I remember skimming thru Wrestling mags when hanging at the rack and remember them doing year end rankings, best finishing move was always the DDT, usually followed by the Tombstone. But the ceremony that went into it, and that death stare toward the audience and the quick jerk...boom, count 'em, go get the snake. He revolutionized the 'me against everyone' without talking down to anyone until they chose to attack him. Did he ever start anything? Seems like not, but he sure finished a bunch.

So sad that wwe have reduced a devastating move into a transition move.

@kurumi9714

5 жыл бұрын

Its wcw's fault. The DDT & Powerbomb was overused in the cruiserweight division not as a finishing move but a way to counterattack & tire your opponent. They would kick out of the move everytime. It was never used as a finisher by those guys which kinda made the move looked weak.

@johnstahlman9767

4 жыл бұрын

@@kurumi9714 but at the same time, only Jake's version actually looked like it killed someone. So, it kinda made it seem like he was the only one who could master it.

@ManAndAHalf

4 жыл бұрын

I'm old enough to remember when a vertical suplex was a finishing maneuver.

Oh my days, Jake looks amazing, even better than before. So glad that I was there to witness his HOF induction. God bless him.

Best documentary series thank you !!!!

As a kid and seeing Jake the Snake DDT Dark Journey was awesome. My God the crowd pop was unreal.

I should rename my finisher 'The Round Up'. Technically it's a double underhook powerdriver but Monsanto has just been busted for causing cancer with Round Up so maybe it will get me over!! 😁💚

I love love LOVE this doc series. I don’t say “thank you” much...BUT...Thank you Vice...thank you thank you THANK you!!!

As kid I always thought it was “Dangerous Deadly Technique”

@jesseslack2089

3 жыл бұрын

For me I thought it was Deadly Death Trap but I like yours better.

@brewtusmaximus5625

3 жыл бұрын

Jesse Slack haha thanks!

Damn Jake's looking good.

Love these mini docs...i dig it

Always loved this story. JAKE is one of my all time Favs. 🐍

Jake was and is still my favorite wrestler. So happy to see him looking so well and happy. Thank you Dallas!

Jake looks even more amazing each year. Looks incredibly healthy.

I am just glad he is doing good and is coherent... i can listen to him talk about anything, he is such a great story teller

Great interview great questions!

I was so happy to get a picture with him recently. Cool!

Everytime he speaks it is gold man you better listen

Watched this guy lift a wheelchair bound fan into a van after a meet and greet a few years ago. It was in the back and I'd snuck out for a cheeky cigarette through the fire doors with a mate. We'd been chatting to Jake earlier and he sold us on buying some tshirts (which I still have!). There was no one around and no cameras and Jake went above and beyond to make some fans with less mobility very happy. Great entertainer, great man.

Damn VICE got the best interview's ever all they need is tiger king and it's over keep up the Great work VICE!!!!

Full coloured head of hair, looks good, well done. 👍🐍

DDT is still to this day my favorite finisher.

Happy to see Jake doing well. He was my favorite wrestler from my childhood

It’s perfect, it’s a snake-themed wrestler using a move that fucks up your head, named after a poison that also fucks up your head.

DDT = Damiens Dinner Time

My absolute #1 favorite move, so simple yet very effective.

Using this a background sample. Absolute legend.

There were several stories as to exact details of how the DDT came about but general agreement is that Jake was in the middle of a long match with "The Grappler" Len Denton in Louisiana in early summer, Louisiana in early summer the heat and humidity is felt 24/7 and the two wrestlers were sweating even before they hit the ring. About halfway through the match Jake put Grappler in a front headlock but the two were so wet they accidentally tripped with Jake falling backwards with Grappler still in the headlock. As the two were looking to get back up they noticed the fans at ringside went dead silent, apparently thinking Jake did the move deliberately, he and Grappler looked at each other and went "You see this? We gotta do that again!". And thus an accidental trip became the most copied move in wrestling history.

@MrSmitty1074

5 жыл бұрын

Jake Roberts and Ricky Steamboat vs The Grappler and The Super Destroyer in the Mid Atlantic territory is where Jake used the DDT on The Grappler. The match is on KZread.

@FerretJohn

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrSmitty1074Jake used A DDT on the Grappler, Jake hit Grappler with about a hundred DDTs over the course of their matches, but according to both men the first was a singles match.

@MrSmitty1074

5 жыл бұрын

The good days! WWE is trash!

Congratulations on your sobriety brotha !

Now that he’s said it, it now makes complete sense. He went full Method with the gimmick and it was great.

@NicholasChorba

5 жыл бұрын

Vince said in one interview that he was never certain where the gimmick ended and the real man began. The only person he met like that. It kinda weirded him out a little.

I remember coming up for a name for my finisher as an amateur wrestler. I saw it on a Facebook post. USA bans “Texting and Driving”. WOW. Must be some bad shit. It was just a head butt.

Top 5 in-ring performers that I looked up to as a child. I knew even then that he was a brilliant performer. So glad he's doing well.

First time I saw him was in Georgia Championship Wrestling and he was feuding with Ronnie Garvin, managed by Paul Ellering, and he wore canvas bell-bottoms in the ring. That man could sell himself anywhere.

Can't wait for season 2 of Dark Side of the Ring, this season was very well done, just wish the episodes were 90 min instead of an hour long...

Jake The Snake: "Who's the tough guy if you do six clotheslines??!!" Kazuchika Okada and Kenny Omega: 😶😶😶

That 6 Clothleslines Line is pure f'ing gold!

Jake looks sooo good! Glad he got straight

Love this series. I dont like Vice much, but Dark Side of the Ring is Superb Content! Bravo!

My number 3 favorite wrestler of all time! Seen him at a house show when I was a lil kid in a closed off area using a payphone. My cousins & I banged on tha glass until he turned in our direction, smiled & waved at us. Jake is tha man & always will B!

This is why he needs to be apart of WWE creative amazing mind for wrestling

@Biosynthnut

5 жыл бұрын

His ring psychology was amazing.

@SnipingIsFun

4 жыл бұрын

He is helping AEW now

this is an big reason why he deserves to be in the hall of fame; inventing the DDT is awesome; so great that several wrestlers still use it today !!!

He's right. There are a lot of finishing moves that are just spots now (like the DDT).

Proud of Ya Jake for coming clean. Keep up your change of life

One of my moms best friend growing up has been paralyzed since high school because he was ddt’t on concrete. Been in a wheel chair since I was born. I’m 28 now

hes the epitome of a total badass

Jake looks so good now. Rewatched the Resurrection yet again the other day, amazing documentary. Dallas is a miracle worker.

Grade Five me: "pffft DDT doesn't actually hurt" Grade Seven brotherl: "you're right, let me show you"

Watched Jake back in Mid South wrestling when he was the best. Glad he’s doing better.

I'm very proud of this guy. I'm so happy he's clean and DDP helped him. I was so hoping he'd be ok. As if he was my dad or something!

Woah jake looks great better now than 20 years ago incredible 1 of the goats ! #trustme

@FerretJohn

5 жыл бұрын

DDPYoga and the faith and support of his friend Diamond Dallas Page, went a long way to that

@GodFirstTalkk

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

I've never felt so amazed, uplifted and quite frankly terrified all at once over someone...

Glad to see Mr. Roberts looking so good. Love to hear him tell stories. Ricky Steamboat took a DDT on the concrete, that knocked him out.

I was in Lake Charles , La the day he and Len Denton first showed the DDT .

One of the best on the mic/promo the way he would look at the camera with this eyes God I loved his promos back in the 80s. And his 6 clotheslines jab lol how about 2 spears and a jackhammer ???

I can listen to his stories all day.

I remember one of Jake's first DDTs. Gordon Solie called it a su-play.

Remember my granny had his DVD about his life. The saddest part was when one of the wrestlers killed his snake(was more than likely fake I was a kid tho). And when he tied macho Man in the ropes and let the Cobra bite him.

He looks great ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Love this dude. He was one of my favourites

DDT one of the best moves to have ever come from Mexico. R.I.P. Black Gordman the DDT pioneer. Glad Jake populorized it.

LMAO "you just reason things out" oh man that me laugh hard

Great seeing Jake on Viceland talking about Gino Hernandez when they teamed up. Tragic loss to the wrestling industry. RIP Gino.

Love this man! So happy hes finally gained some inner peace in his life.

@thomasallen4340

3 жыл бұрын

Ddp really didn't do anything. Jake changed his own life. Ddp just got him out of the environment.

He can even tell a story and its got me invested more than promos I've heard from other wrestlers #Sheesh