WWE Hall of Famer and current AEW commentator Jim Ross recently alerted fans that Jake “The Snake” Roberts was not doing very well health-wise.
On the latest episode of his Grillin’ JR podcast, Ross had the following to say about Roberts: “I just saw him a few days or weeks ago and he’s still battling his breathing issues. He’s not in great health and that’s why you don’t see him as often on AEW television as he once was. His health is not good and he’s taking means to address it, he’s still got surgeries left. He’s got breathing issues, so we will pray for Jake and hope he gets better, get back up to speed rocking and rolling.”
While Ross may have seen Roberts in poor condition, the Master of the DDT believes he is doing just fine. In fact, he took to Twitter earlier this morning to deny that he was in poor condition, adding that he plans to be around for a very long time. He wrote,
“Hey guys once again someone wants to make a splash on the internet and what better way is there than putting out Jake Roberts is in bad health. Totally untrue. I’m going to be around a long time.”
Hey guys once again someone wants to make a splash on the internet and what better way is there than putting out Jake Roberts is in bad health. Totally untrue. I’m going to be around a long time.
— JakeSnakeDDT (@JakeSnakeDDT) May 12, 2022
Roberts has been seeing less on-screen time since he was first brought in back in 2020, but he still makes a good amount of AEW appearances, usually next to his client, Lance Archer. Roberts had a brief cameo on last night’s Dynamite during MJF’s Dark Side of the Ring parody.
