<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1n52fW_0vyVdR9f00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1n52fW_0vyVdR9f00" width="711" height="400" ><figcaption>(Photo Credit: AEW)</figcaption></figure><p>WWE Hall of Famer Jake “The Snake” Roberts took to an episode of his Snake Pit podcast, where he talked about a number of topics including leaving Stampede Wrestling.</p><p>Roberts said, “It just felt like it was time to go, you know. It was the feeling I had, and I was homesick too. I had not seen my family for over a year.”</p><p>On why he went to work for Bill Watts in Mid-South Wrestling:</p><p>“Well, familiarity. My father was there, and I knew that I could learn a lot there. And that’s kind of what I was wanting to do, was to keep learning. And I knew that I would learn in Mid-South. So I put a call in, and got the greenlight and off to Mid-South I went. Once I got there I told him about JYD, that he had gotten his act together and was a piece of talent they should be interested in. And it didn’t take long before JYD was there.”</p><p>On making the jump to the promotion:</p><p>“It was quite a huge step for me — you know, making that move to Louisiana. And unfortunately for me, I was only there a short time, then I broke my arm.”</p><p>You can check out the complete podcast in the video below.</p><div style="position:relative;width:100%; height:0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EKl7MAB2AJc?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" style="width:100%; height:100%;top:0; left:0; position:absolute"></iframe></div><p><i>(H/T to</i> <i>411Mania.com</i> <i>for transcribing the above quotes)</i></p></div></body>

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Jake Roberts On Why He Decided To Work For Bill Watts In Mid-South Wrestling

WWE Hall of Famer Jake “The Snake” Roberts took to an episode of his Snake Pit podcast, where he talked about a number of topics including leaving Stampede Wrestling. Roberts said, “It just felt like it was time to go, you know. It was the feeling I had, and I was homesick too. I had not seen my family for over a year.”