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Post by sincityhero on Jun 16, 2008 0:58:29 GMT -5
Why exactly did this legend have a career in wwf with no championships? Not even the IC? Maybe cause his drug problems?
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Post by Raine on Jun 16, 2008 6:52:47 GMT -5
To quote Jake in one of his shoots, he never held a title because he didn't need one. He claims he was over enough with just the snake, he says you only need to put titles on people to get them over.
I have a question though did Jake ever have a title shot of any kind between 85 - 92?
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Post by therichisgreat on Jun 16, 2008 12:49:29 GMT -5
IC title a few times I believe but the world title he was gonna fued with Hogan but since he was getting cheered more than hogan they decided against that
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Post by redypiper on Jun 16, 2008 13:05:32 GMT -5
To quote Jake in one of his shoots, he never held a title because he didn't need one. He claims he was over enough with just the snake, he says you only need to put titles on people to get them over. I have a question though did Jake ever have a title shot of any kind between 85 - 92? i believe that was true. he didnt need a title to be in big matches due to being so over almost like andre in the 70's and early 80's. i thought he had the million dollar belt though. i know that doesnt count. |
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Jun 16, 2008 13:39:24 GMT -5
^ No, Jake never officially had the Million Dollar Belt. He stole it from DiBiase at one point and then DiBiase got it back I believe at WrestleMania VI in Toronto. There were only 3 Million Dollar champions of record. Ted DiBiase, Virgil and The Ringmaster/Steve Austin.
But yeah, on topic, I'd agree that Jake was over enough not to have a title either. He was very much like "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, only Piper won a few titles. Although, I would have liked to see him win the Intercontinental belt.
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Post by redypiper on Jun 16, 2008 17:32:39 GMT -5
yeah i wasnt sure if jake "held" the million dollar belt, i guess i just remembered seeing him with it. and an i.c. title run would have been nice.
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Post by lazewski on Jun 16, 2008 18:00:04 GMT -5
I thought he had a title?
I'm pretty sure he had the WWF Title..
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Post by twinn on Jun 16, 2008 18:22:39 GMT -5
I thought he had a title? I'm pretty sure he had the WWF Title.. Jake Roberts?  ? He was definitely never the WWF Heavyweight Champion..... It would have been awesome if he had won the IC Title from someone like Rick Rude or Honky Tonk Man....Even if it had been a short title run, he definitely was deserving of one..... |
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Post by sincityhero on Jun 17, 2008 0:58:00 GMT -5
yea i saw that shoot and i know he didnt really need it but a lot of guys didnt that did win the titles, so why not.
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Post by DTP. on Jun 17, 2008 9:14:00 GMT -5
He sorta went for the WWF title at WM4...Though he drew with Rick Rude in the opening round.
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Post by Raine on Jun 17, 2008 10:52:53 GMT -5
He sorta went for the WWF title at WM4...Though he drew with Rick Rude in the opening round. He was more like a filler there, kinda like the 26 other guys in Royal Rumble 1992, only 3 or 4 guys (Hogan, Savage, Sid, Piper) had a realistic chance of winning the Rumble outside of Ric Flair and becoming the champ. |
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Post by Great White Shark on Jun 17, 2008 12:15:35 GMT -5
Jake Roberts was and is one of my all time favourites. Like everyone else says he never needed gold to get over, but i must say i would of loved to see a main event at wrestlemania between Jake Roberts and Hulk Hogan.
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Post by kotetsu on Jun 20, 2008 15:27:10 GMT -5
I never liked Jake's ring work, but I have to say that I think he was solid gold on the mic. One of the best promo men in the business. No one could cut a promo like Jake Roberts in my opinion.
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Post by Raine on Jun 21, 2008 6:20:52 GMT -5
I thought Piper was as good as Jake on the stick, but in a completely different way.
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Post by moogie101 on Jun 21, 2008 11:11:27 GMT -5
I never liked Jake's ring work, but I have to say that I think he was solid gold on the mic. One of the best promo men in the business. No one could cut a promo like Jake Roberts in my opinion. He wasn't what I would call a great worker but similar to say Dusty Rhodes he understood what to do & when to do it to make you believe it was a much better match than it actually was. But on the Mic he was incredible. I agree he never needed a belt as he was over. How many other wrestlers have been able to get over to the level of Jake without holding a strap in a big promition? No one obvious jumps to mind, any ideas?? |
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Post by Blackjack on Jun 21, 2008 21:57:34 GMT -5
him & JYD never held gold in the WWF
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