Jake The Snake on WWE Career & Vince McMahon, Overcoming Addiction & Dark Childhood (Full Interview)

In the full-length interview, WWF legend Jake "The Snake" Roberts talks about growing up in Gainesville, Texas, back in the 60s and 70s with a pedophilic father who left his mother, who was only 17 years old at the time, which led to his immediate family being split up. As the conversation moves along, the WWE Hall of Famer tells the story about how his father initially dated his grandmother before raping her daughter (his mother), he was 24 years old, and she was 12 years old. His dad eventually married his mother, despite the age gap.

Elsewhere, Jake "The Snake" Roberts talks about his lack of a relationship with his late father, a former pro wrestler known as Grizzly Smith. He also reveals that despite the fact that Grizzly Smith was a deadbeat dad, he wanted to make him proud. So, upon becoming the first person from his family to graduate from high school, he tried his hand at professional wrestling before losing the match and being told by his father that he was ashamed of him. From there, he talks about getting married at the age of eighteen and working his way up the independent wrestling circuit from the South all the way up to Canada.

Later in the Q&A session, he talks about his friendship with the late Andre "The Giant," the Ultimate Warrior getting fired from the WWF, and the infamous wrestling match where his pet snake bet his opponent, Macho Man Randy Savage. Lastly, he advises the VladTV viewers not to pursue a career in pro wrestling.