WWE Hall of Famer Jake Roberts recently spoke with the Toronto Sun to promote his one-man show at The Second City this Sunday, Sept. 11. Here are the highlights.
His addiction to drugs and alcohol: “There were several times that I was basically trying to die. I remember cursing God and cursing the devil because neither of them had the balls left to take me. It was just the way that I felt, because I was just so disgusted with my life, and so ashamed at what I had become, and angry about blowing marriages and screwing my kids over. They were my children, and I was a lousy father. That’s the bottom line.”
How he is doing now: “I’m having the greatest time of my life right now,” he days. “Better than being in WrestleMania. I enjoy myself, and I’m happy with myself. I can look in the mirror and say, ‘That’s a cool dude right there; I like that guy.’ That’s something that I was never able to do until a couple years ago.”
Helping out fellow addicts: “If it hadn’t been for somebody reaching out and helping me, I wouldn’t be here today,” he says. “So, it’s my duty and my pleasure to reach out and help somebody else. It’s an amazing feeling, man, when some kid tells you, ‘Hey, thanks for getting my daddy back.’ That’s pretty cool.”
You can read the entire interview here.
