Jake Roberts Not Concerned About Never Winning a WWE Championship

WWE Hall of Famer Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts’s career in WWE was nothing short of iconic, as he was known for his innovative promos and unbeatable charisma. However, Roberts never won a single championship in WWE and he has now made it clear that doesn’t really bother him.

While speaking to Chris Van Vliet, Jake Roberts was asked whether it bothered him that he never won a title in WWE, especially the World Title. Roberts made it clear he was not bothered by that whatsoever. He explained that he was already carrying a heavy snake, weighing 50 to 75 pounds, while traveling for weeks at a time. Adding a 10-pound championship belt to that load wasn’t something he wanted.

Roberts admitted it would have been nice to hold a championship, but he was happy with the titles he had won in other places. Even though he never held the WWF Championship, he won belts in places like Calgary, Louisiana, Mid-South, Texas, and the Mid-Atlantic region and that was enough for him.

Jake Roberts also mentioned that having a championship could have brought more money, but he couldn’t complain about the great career he had in the world of professional wrestling.

“No, not at all. My God, I’m grateful I didn’t. I had to carry that too, you know—carried a 50, 60, or 75-pound snake around. And we’d be on the road for two or three weeks at a time. All your clothing, everything—you’ve got to carry it. Man, the last thing I’d want is a 10-pound belt to carry around too.

Would I have liked to have had a championship? Yeah, of course, you know, that would have been something. But, um, I’d had several championships up until then. Maybe not a WWF Championship, but I had several. I had it in Calgary, I had it in Louisiana and Mid-South, I had it in Texas, you know, different places around Mid-Atlantic. So I’d had my time with the belts.

I mean, it was all right. I would have liked to have had the money that is associated with that belt, but how can I complain about the career that I had?”

Jake Roberts had two stints in WWE, which spanned from 1986 to 1992 and then his second run from 1996 and 1997, with his second run ending abruptly as frustrations led to his WWE exit. Regardless, the WWE Hall of Famer is clearly not bothered by not winning any gold in the company and fans appreciate him for his honesty.

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