Jake Roberts discusses the current landscape of pro wrestling.
Although pro wrestling is seemingly on the incline in terms of popularity, the sport is also receiving quite a bit of criticism from performers and talent of the past. Many wrestlers and/or personalities from past eras of wrestling are often critical of the current day presentation of the sport, noting that companies focus too much on the matches and moves rather than characters or storylines.
One of those past performers is Jake 'The Snake' Roberts, who currently works for All Elite Wrestling. While speaking to WrestleRant for a new interview, Roberts noted that many things in wrestling are rushed and that companies are not taking time to develop actual characters.
“You know, everything they’re doing now is rushed so much." Roberts said. "They’re not taking the time to develop characters. They’ve got a lot of great athletes going out there flying through the air and doing inconceivable things to their bodies. At the end of the night, nothing sticks. What was that? What are they gonna do next? It’s because there is not a character involved and I’d like to see them start working on their characters. Of course, they’ll do that with interviews, that’ll help a lot, and hopefully I’ll be able to help some of those guys do better interviews. That’s my new job in AEW and hopefully I’ll do a good job of it. But, the product is still needed, it’s still wanted, but it gets frustrating when you see the same mistakes going on and on. Sometimes I’m like, if I had some teeth to pull out I would but these are connected.”
Roberts recently returned to AEW television, as he once again appeared alongside the returning Lance Archer on the February 24 episode of AEW Rampage. To learn more, click here.
Roberts was also recently named as a Special Advisor to AEW community program. Click here to find out more.
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