Skyefire's WWE DVD review featuring NOPE matches

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Jake "The Snake" Roberts was one of the more unique competitors of the 1980's and 90's. His slow delivery in his promos kept people on edge. His bringing a snake to the ring and using it on his opponent made the crowd go wild whether they loved him or hated him. This is a collection of his greatest matches and moments. This DVD starts with a documentary on Roberts' life and career before going on to some matches.

Snake Pit Match, Jake "The Snake" Roberts vs Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, The Big Event 1986
Taking place from the Canadian National Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, was The Big Event. The Big Event was not televised but was released on home video. Gorilla Monsoon, Ernie Ladd, and Lucious Johnny V are on commentary. This match was essentially a No Holds Barred match, which were kinda rare back in the mid-80's WWF. This match stems from Saturday Night's Main Event when Roberts (legitimately) knocked Steamboat unconscious with a DDT on the concrete floor. Roberts attacks Steamboat before the bell. Steamboat soon turns the tide and Roberts escapes to the outside. Roberts gets back in the ring and Steamboat hits him with some chops. Steamboat delivers a karate kick across the crotch of Roberts, not a direct hit, but it sends the Snake down to the outside. The Dragon meets him out where Roberts delivers a modified spear to the midsection. Roberts then slams Steamboat on the elevated platform surrounding the ring. Roberts would lay Steamboat with his head hanging over the edge of the platform and deliver a knee drop to the throat. Steamboat starts to fight back and Roberts grabs a chair and swings and misses The Dragon. Steamboat then grabs the chair and jabs it into the midsection of Roberts before whacking him over the head. Steamboat gets Roberts back in the ring and delivers a karate chop from the top rope and goes for a pin but only gets two. Steamboat whips Roberts into the corner and begins delivering repeated chops to the head. Steamboat goes to whip Roberts into the opposite corner but Roberts reverses it sending Steamboat over the top rope and out. Outside the ring, Roberts slingshots Steamboat head first into the ring post. Roberts then smashes his opponents head into the steel guardrail. Steamboat is now busted open. Back in the ring, Roberts jabs at Steamboat. Roberts then hits an atomic drop. Roberts has Steamboat down and goes for a pin by sitting on Steamboat and placing his knees on Steamboat's arms. Steamboat gets his legs up underneath Roberts' arms and pulls him down and pins him. The Dragon is victorious in this grudge match. These two did a great job in this match. They took the fight to the outside which was fun. A little bit of blood was involved. All in all, this match delivered. WWF didn't do triple threat matches in the 80's but imagine Roberts vs Steamboat vs Savage. They all had great one-on-one matches with each other in 86-87.

Jake "The Snake" Roberts (w/Alice Cooper) vs Honky Tonk Man (w/Jimmy Hart), WrestleMania III
Six months later, and Jake is now a fan favorite. Mean Gene interviews Jake and Alice Cooper before the match showing highlights of Honky smashing his guitar over Roberts' head during The Snake Pit. Jake them comes to the accompanied by a rock star and there's no entrance music. Next we go to an interview with Honky. We get Gorilla alone on commentary as Jesse Ventura's commentary has been edited out. Jake jumps Honky before the match much in the same way he did to Steamboat. Jake hits Honky with a knee lift and Honky goes to the outside. Outisde the ring, Jake strips the Elvis-like attire from Honky Tonk Man before slamming him on the ringside platform. Roberts hits a short-arm clothesline to Honky in the and goes for the DDT but Honky slips out. Outside the ring, Honky whips Roberts into the ring post. Alice Cooper helps The Snake up but Honky won't let him get back in the ring. Eventually, Honky brings Jake back in the ring and hits a knee drop from the second rope. A short while later the two are going back and fourth with jabs. Jake soon signals for the DDT and Honky slowly pushes The Snake back towards the ropes where Jimmy Hart grabs Jake's foot. As Roberts is distracted by Jimmy Hart, The Honky Tonk Man rolls him up, grabs the ropes and pins Roberts. After the match, and angry Roberts takes Honky's guitar and swings at him. Honky moves out of the way and the guitar shatters against the ring post. Honky is gone, and he has left poor Jimmy Hart alone in the ring. Jake grabs Jimmy in a Full Nelson while Alice Cooper brings out Damien. Jimmy is kicking with all of his might to keep Cooper away. Roberts tosses Hart to the match and then tosses Damien on top of him. Honky Tonk Man is the winner, but Jake clearly got the last laugh. This match wasn't anything special. It was really the finish and the post-match antics that made it worth while, not the match itself.

Finishers Match, Jake "The Snake" Roberts vs "Ravishing" Rick Rude, Madison Square Garden, October 24, 1988
It's the DDT vs The Rude Awakening. Howard Finkel explains that whoever hits their finisher first wins. Really, of all of the WWF/WWE employees over the years, perhaps the one that I, personally, associate with Madison Square Garden the most is The Fink. Rude comes out first and does his pose as he takes his rope off. He's got his face on the front and back of his tights. Jake comes to the ring accompanied by his wife, Cheryl who has played an interictal role in this feud. Rude turns to antagonize Cheryl and Jake attacks him from behind for that. Jake gets an arm wringer on Rude. Rude pokes the eyes of Roberts to take control. Rude ties Roberts up in the ropes and then goes outside the ring after Cheryl. Roberts gets free with help from the referee and attacks Rude from behind. Back in the ring, Rude gets a front face lock on Roberts and begins taunting Cheryl some more. The fight extends to the outside of the ring, where the two men play a sort-of tug-of-war trying to pull the other into the ring post. Roberts ends up pulling Rude into the post. Roberts then slams Rude on the arena floor. Roberts gets Rude back in the ring and begins to soften Rude up some more. Roberts signals for the DDT but Rude grabs the ropes. Rude tries to escape and Jake grabs him by the tights as Rude shows everyone in MSG his ass. It wouldn't be a Rick Rude match without it. Jake hits a short-arm clothesline on the Ravishing One. Jake sets up for the DDT but Rude shoves him backwards into the corner. Rude goes to the top rope and drops a fist on the head of Roberts. He then crawls towards Cheryl Roberts. He returns to Jake who hits the DDT. But that's not the end of the match as Jake still covers Rude and the referee counts three. Jake brings Cheryl into the ring as she slaps Rude. Time to bring out Damien. He places Damien across Rude and Rude tries to squirm away. This match has some really good storytelling. Rude the despicable heel going after Jake's wife. Jake standing up for his wife, trying to protect her. And in the end, Cheryl Roberts herself got a bit of revenge on Rude.

Ricky Steamboat & Jake Roberts vs Jim Nelson & Mike Miller, Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling September 12, 1981
On to disc two where we go back to the beginnings of Jake's career. Here he's teaming with future rival Ricky Steamboat against Jim Nelson and Mike Miller. We start with Steamboat and Miller in the ring. Steamboat takes Miller down but it's near Miller's corner and he tags in Nelson. Steamboat takes Nelson down with a drop kick followed by an arm drag. Roberts gets the tag in. Roberts hits a drop kick followed by a knee lift. This match is a pretty basic squash match with the opponents getting in a few moves to make the stars mount a comeback and make the match more dramatic. Nelson has an aggressive form of offense using his size and power to his advantage. Roberts really relies on his knee lift. Roberts gets a side suplex on Nelson and gets the pin in a little over five minutes. Nelson would go on to become a member of Sgt. Slaughter's Cobra Corps. not long after this and then he later became famous as the evil Russian Boris Zhukov.

NOPE Match
NWA World TV Championship, Jake Roberts (w/Paul Ellering) (c) vs Ron Garvin, Georgia Championship Wrestling 12/3/83
Garvin has shaggy hair and is nicknamed The One Man Gang at this point in his career. Ellering has bleach blonde hair and a bleach blonde goatee at this point in his career. Gordon Solie is on commentary. Roberts takes Garvin down with a side headlock to start the match. The referee is named Scrappy McGowan. Roberts backs Garvin against the ropes and as Scrappy tries to get them to break Garvin lands a cheap shot. Solie keeps reminding the viewers that time is a factor with a 15-minute time limit. It's like he's hinting at something. Garvin gets a front facelock on Roberts and keeps it on there for a good three minutes. Roberts soon simultaneously gets a facelock of his own, and Garvin releases the hold. After a commercial, Roberts has Garvin down with an STF. Ellering has a stopwatch and keeps reminding Roberts of the time. Garvin comes off the top with a cross body block. Roberts slips out of the ring. Roberts is trying to slow the momentum that Garvin has. Back in the ring, Garvin strikes Roberts with some jabs. Garvin works over Roberts before rolling him up for a pinfall attempt but Roberts' foot lands on the ropes. Garvin begins stomping on Roberts just as the time limit expires. This match would be considered dull and boring by today's standards, but for 1983, it wasn't bad. The small crowd in the WTBS studio was really into this match. All of the references to the time limit almost seem like they're hinting that it's going to go to a draw, much like the Ric Flair vs Sting match in 1988 where the same thing was done.

NOPE Match
Jake Roberts vs Lanny Poffo, Madison Square Garden March 16, 1986
We jump ahead to 1986 where Roberts is now in the WWF and making his Madison Square Garden debut against "Leaping" Lanny Poffo. Poffo starts off with a poem wishing Roberts luck before saying "If Manhattan doesn't like his style, I hear the Bronx has one hell of a zoo." Roberts starts off with a shoulder block to take Poffo down. Poffo comes back with a couple of dropkicks and Roberts slides out to the outside. Back in the ring, Roberts puts an arm wringer and wristlock on Poffo. Leaping Lanny then climbs the turnbuckle, while Roberts still has ahold of his wrist and does a summersault taking Roberts down with an arm drag. Roberts gets back up and Poffo takes him down with another arm drag. A very impressive sequence. A short while later, Roberts gets a sleeper on Poffo. Poffo bridges out and escapes the hold. After some offense by Poffo, Roberts slides out of the ring. Poffo leaps up to the top rope in an attempt to leap off onto Roberts but slips on the top rope and lands awkwardly on Jake. Outside the ring, Roberts delivers a hip toss to Poffo on the floor. Poffo manages to get back in the ring where he's met with a DDT and Jake The Snake gets the win. Time for his post-match celebration where he brings out the snake and places it on his fallen opponent. I must say I was quite impressed with Poffo in this match. He was doing moves that not a lot of wrestlers were doing in 1986.

NOPE Match
Jake Roberts vs Earthquake (w/Jimmy Hart), Superstars April 27, 1991
We jump all the way ahead to 1991 where Roberts is now very much a fan favorite in the WWF and he's going up against the hated Earthquake. Quake jumps Roberts as soon as he gets in the ring and Roberts comes back with a high knee and brings out Damien which scares off Earthquake and Hart. Earthquake and Hart decide to walk away from the match but another referee stops them and orders them back to the ring. The second referee then orders Roberts to put Damien away. Roberts complies and puts Damien back in the bag and places the bag. But that's not enough as the referees order Roberts to place the bag underneath the ring. After he does that, Hart begins taunting Roberts as Quake comes up from behind him and attacks. Earthquake then tosses Roberts back in the ring and surpassingly pulls Damien back out from underneath the ring and tosses the bag in the ring. Quake then ties Roberts up in the ropes, places the bag containing Damien in the center of the ring and delivers his Earthquake sit down splash on Damien all while Jimmy Hart has ahold of the referee. The camera actually cuts away to Sean Mooney in the Event Center during the actual splashes. Back in the arena, Quake and Hart are celebrating. As officials get Roberts free, Earthquake and Hart flee. Obviously this wasn't so much a match as it was a segment with Earthquake smashing, and presumably killing, Damien.

NOPE Match
Jake Roberts vs Bob Werner, Superstars November 23, 1991
Roberts would not be stopped as he would get a new snake. Later in 1991, Roberts would turn heel once again and enter into a feud with Randy Savage. Savage is on commentary for this match along side Vince McMahon and Roddy Piper. This match is a complete squash as Roberts wins with a DDT in under a minute. Jake grabs a microphone and begins taunting Savage. Savage makes his way to the ring. As the referees try to hold Savage back Roberts hits him with a clothesline. Roberts ties Savage up in the ropes and brings out the king cobra which chops down on Savage's arm. Even I had to turn away watching this. Miss Elizabeth comes down to the aid of her husband. For those who don't know Roberts legitimately had a hard time getting the snake to let go of Savage's arm.

Coal Miner's Glove Match, Sting vs Jake Roberts, Halloween Havoc '92
Roberts left WWF after WrestleMania VIII and joined WCW. His stint would be relatively short. At Halloween Havoc, WCW Vice President Bill Watts set up a "Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal" to chose the stipulation of the Sting vs Roberts match. The spin landed on a Coal Miner's Glove Match. Roberts goes straight for the pole and the glove right away but Sting pulls him off. Sting then goes for the glove, but Jake pulls him down. Roberts whips Sting off the ropes, Sting stops and levels Roberts with a right hand. Sting misses with a dropkick. Roberts soon tosses Sting over the top rope, but it's a no DQ match, so throwing him over the top rope is legal (as it was otherwise illegal in WCW). On the outside, Roberts goes to ram Sting's head into the ring post, but Sting pushes him off throwing him into the pole. Interesting side note as I'm watching this, this even takes place in Philadelphia and famous ECW superfan "Straw Hat Guy" is in the font row. Back in the ring, Sting works over the arm of Roberts. The fight soon goes to the outside where Roberts grabs Gary Michael Capetta's chair and strikes Sting in the back with it. Roberts then removes the tape from around his wrist and begins choking Sting with it. Sting whips Roberts into the corner and goes for a Stinger Splash but Roberts moves out of the way. Roberts then delivers a DDT to Sting. Roberts then stars to climb the pole, but Sting runs along the ring apron, and around the pole to strike Roberts in what is almost a 6-1-9 move. It's now Sting's opportunity to climb the pole, but out comes Cactus Jack. Cactus hands Roberts a bag containing his snake. Roberts pulls the bag out just as Sting grabs the glove. Sting hits Roberts in the kidney area using the Coal Miner's Glove. The force of the blow sends the snake, the actual snake, into Roberts' face where it starts biting him. Sting (loosely) covers Roberts for the pin. God that was such a bad match. While most of the match isn't too bad it's not good. The Coal Miner's Glove stipulation might have worked in places that have coal mines, but not in Philadelphia and not in front of a national audience. And really any object on a pole match doesn't work that well. Half of the time the wrestler who grabs the object isn't the one who uses it. Then the ending is just bad. Roberts trying to sell that the snake is actually biting him. While Jim Ross screams bloody murder. Plus, when Sting pins Roberts he barely covers his mid-section. Roberts had ample opportunity to kick out.

SMW Heavyweight Championship, Dirty White Boy (c) vs Jake Roberts, Smoky Mountain Wrestling, May 7, 1994
Halloween Havoc would be Roberts' last televised match in WCW. After leaving WCW Jake would travel the globe wrestling for AAA in Mexico, New Japan Pro Wrestling, as well as in Australia before coming to the Smoky Mountain promotion run by Jim Cornette. Here he's facing SMW's Champion Dirty White Boy (aka Tony Anthony aka TL Hopper). Dirty White Boy is wearing an eye patch over one eye. The two men start off with some decent chain wrestling. Roberts gets an arm wringer on White Boy and then brings him down with a hair grab. White Boy soon comes back with a hair pull of his own. Roberts then slaps White Boy in the bad eye multiple times. White Boy gets Roberts down on the mat with an arm bar. Roberts soon gets up and knocks White Boy through the ropes to the outside. On the outside, some Samurai guy, who was apparently the one who injured White Boy's eye in the first place comes out and steals the eye patch. Tracy Smothers and Bobby Blaze come out to attack the Samurai. Now without the eye patch the light is blinding White Boy. Roberts nails him with a right hand. Roberts then removes the rape from his wrist and tries to put it in the eye of White Boy. White Boy comes back with a rollup pinfall attempt but only gets two. Roberts goes for an intentionally lacking cover but White Boy kicks out. Roberts pokes his opponent in the bad eye. Roberts turns his back to Dirty White Boy to taunt the fans and ends up paying the price for that. White Boy comes back with some jabs followed by a better-than-Hulk-Hogan big boot. Roberts stumbles to the outside where he kicks the ringside photographer and steals his camera and flashes the camera's light into Dirty White Boy's eye. Jake then hits the DDT, places one hand on Dirty White Boy and picks up the pin to win the title. This is actually a decent match. Better than the Sting match (even setting aside the bad ending). Roberts has noticeably put on some weight and there's some indication that Roberts isn't 100% there that maybe he's a bit inebriated as he stumbles around a bit at times, but it doesn't affect this match. The match is no classic but it was decent.

In 1996, Roberts would return to the WWF. Do you remember that? Do you remember how Jake was billed as an old man? He was 41 years old. Younger than AJ Styles, Finn Balor, and John Cena are now. Younger than Ric Flair was when he joined WWF in 1991. Younger than I am now. Of course his demons were aging him.

King of the Ring Finals, Jake Roberts vs Steve Austin, King of the Ring '96
At King of the Ring Jake found himself facing Steve Austin in the Tournament Finals. Highlights are shown of Vader delivering a running splash to the corner on Roberts followed by a Vader Bomb during their semi-finals match. As soon as Roberts enters the ring, Austin attacks him. Austin goes right after Roberts' injured ribs. Austin had actually busted his lip (legitimately) against Marc Mero. Austin continues to beat down Roberts. Roberts manages to fight back but it's only brief. Roberts begins to remove the medical tape from around Jake's ribs. WWF President Gorilla Monsoon comes out along with a doctor seemingly to stop the match. But, Roberts refuses and fights back against Austin. He sets Austin up for the DDT but Austin backs him into the corner and begins ramming his shoulder into The Snake's injured ribs repeatedly. Austin then hits the Stunner and wins the match. Austin is the King of the Ring. It's kinda weird not hearing Austin's usual music, this is generic orchestral music. This match is not bad, it's just not good. There's not botches, nothing sloppy, just a one-sided beatdown that lasts less that five minutes. Of course, we all know what happens next, Austin gives his "Austin 3:16" promo and a legend is born.

Jerry Lawler vs Jake Roberts, Summerslam '96
This feud is centered around Roberts' alcohol addiction. Yes, a wrestling company is using a wrestler's real-life addiction as a storyline. Much like WWF would later do with Road Warrior Hawk and like WCW would do with Scott Hall. We start off with Lawler already in the ring, and seeing as this event takes place in Cleveland in 1996, Lawler is wearing a Baltimore Ravens jersey playing to the fact that the Browns had left Cleveland for Baltimore. I guess since Lawler is legitimately a native of Cleveland, he needed something to help get the fans to boo him. Lawler introduces Roberts' "two tag team partners" Jim Beam and Jack Daniels. He then makes fun of Jake's wife. He then taunts Olympian Mark Henry who is at ringside as a guest. Jake comes out to the ring next. Lawler then asks for a mic back. He opens a bag that he brought to the ring and reveals a giant bottle of wine. Roberts then opens his bag and brings out his giant snake which he places around the neck of The King. The match soon gets underway properly. Lawler then goes to the outside for another microphone and begins taunting Jake with a bottle of booze. Roberts goes to the outside and begins attacking Lawler ramming him head-first into the ring steps. Jake gets Lawler into the ring and delivers a low kick to The King. Lawler tosses a fan's soft drink into Jake's face. Jake fights back with a few jabs and a short-arm clothesline. Roberts signals for the DDT. As he hooks Lawler for the move, Lawler grabs referee Harvey Whippleman and brings him in towards the move. Roberts has to let Lawler go and as Roberts argues with the referee, Lawler grabs a bottle and strikes Roberts in the throat. Lawler covers Roberts, pulls his tights and gets the three count. Also, a subpar match. Lawler gets on the mic and claims that Roberts' throat is dry and he needs a drink. Lawler then pours the booze down Jake's throat. Mark Henry then gets up and goes after Lawler. The King wisely backs away.

Next we go to ECW Hardcore Heaven '97 for Jake's surprise appearance. We see Tommy Dreamer battling Jerry Lawler already in progress. A bloody Dreamer goes to piledrive Lawler when the lights go out. When the lights come back on Jake "The Snake" is in the ring and he attacks Dreamer. Lawler looks surprised by Jake's appearance and Jake then hits the DDT on Dreamer. Jake goes to shake Lawler's hand but instead Jake clotheslines him. Jake walks away as the match continues and the DVD fades away to the next match.

Jake Roberts & Tommy Dreamer vs Justin Credible & Jack Victory, November To Remember '98
We start as Dreamer tosses Credible into the ring from the ramp and Jake tosses Jack Victory into the ring. A pair of Irish Whips is followed by a pair of knee lifts and individual backdrops to the floor. Dreamer then leaps over the top rope onto Credible, Victory, Jason, and Mr. Right. Back in the ring, Dreamer runs off the ropes and Jason and Mr. Right attempt to grab Dreamer's ankle but miss. Dreamer stops and delivers a sliding dropkick to the two. Jake clotheslines Justin to the outside. Soon thereafter, Credible suplexes Dreamer on the ramp. With the referee distracted, Jason gets in the ring and attacks Dreamer, but he gets a DDT from Roberts for his efforts. Dreamer then hits a superplex on Justin Credible. Later in the match, Jason becomes a legal competitor when Justin Credible tags him in. He gets some punches and a short arm clothesline for his efforts. Justin Credible gets the same from Dreamer. The two babyfaces signal for the DDT. That's when Rod Price and the One Man Gang interfere. Jack Victory is still on the ring apron. Gang hits the 747 on both Dreamer and Roberts. Out comes New Jack and Kronus. Of course, New Jack has a grocery cart with some toys to play with and Kronus has a ladder. Jack breaks a crutch on Jason's back. This match has broken down. Dreamer goes low on Justin with a metal baseball bat. New Jack goes golfing, because that's what black guys from the hood do, but instead of a golf ball, he nails Jason in the nuts. Jake is largely absent from this part of the melee. At some point, Jack Victory gets busted open, I'm not sure how. Kronus then goes to the top rope and hits the 450 splash on Justin Credible and the referee starts to count the pin, forgetting that Kronus is not a legal participant in the match. Kronus then gets up and is hit with a clothesline from OMG. Gang hits the 747 on Kronus. Jack goes to the top rope and delivers a chairshot to the head of Gang. All the while in the background there's a thumping noise that's being used by WWE to cover up New Jack's music. Tommy Dreamer hits a frog splash on Justin Credible and goes for a pin but only gets two. Dreamer then hits a Spicoli Driver. Mr. Right attempts to get involved and he is met with a right hand from Jake. In comes Chastity who delivers a low blow to Jake. Dreamer then grabs her by the hair and hits her with a piledriver. Now, the final unused player in this game, Nicole Bass gets in the ring. She and Chastity were out there for the entire match. Bass taunts Dreamer and Jake gives her a low blow. Joey Styles: "He nailed Nicole Bass right in the...the nuts." Jake hits a DDT on Bass. Justin Credible gets back in the ring and hits a low blow on Jake using the golf club. Dreamer whacks Victory with a Singapore Cane. Dreamer then grabs the last unused toy on this playground, the ladder. Credible goes to the top rope and Dreamer launches him off the top onto the ladder. Jake hits a DDT to Credible on the ladder and Roberts and Dreamer both cover Justin for the win. So, if you're keeping score at home, it's Tommy Dreamer, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, New Jack, and Kronus against Justin Credible, Jack Victory, Jason, Mr. Right, Rod Price, One Man Gang, Chastity, and Nicole Bass. That started off as an average match, worthy of Raw or Nitro then turned into an all-out ECW brawl and I loved it. Maybe the most pure fun match on the DVD.

The DVD then moves on to a series of promos and vignettes. These include an early appearance on Tuesday Night Titans, Rick Rude picking out Jake's wife in the crowd, a blind Jake on Brother Love show when Rick Martel shows up and Jake ends up delivering a DDT to Brother Love thinking it's Martel, Jake introducing the world to Lucifer on the Barber Shop after Earthquake killed Damien, several bizarre vignettes with Jake training Ultimate Warrior for The Undertaker (far from Warrior's best work), and then wraps up with a trio of Snake Pit segments one with Kamala and The Wizard, one with Junkyard Dog, and one with Hulk Hogan.

I bought this DVD on a deep discount. The match listing on this is not great. The Earthquake match was mostly a segment as well the squash match where he attacked Macho Man. The two 1996 WWF matches were not that good. One was a memorable rivalry and the other was memorable for what happened after the match. It's the three matches on disc one that are the good ones. I've come up with a few matches that I feel should be on this DVD whether in addition to or in place of the matches that are on this set.

Roberts vs Ricky Steamboat, Saturday Night's Main Event 5/3/86-Roberts delivers a DDT to Steamboat on the concrete floor and legitimately knocks him out.
Roberts vs Ricky Steamboat, Saturday Night's Main Event 10/4/86-The payoff match between the two
Roberts vs Randy Savage, Saturday Night's Main Event 11/29/86-Two heels facing each other in a big match. Dick Ebersole, president of NBC Sports, told both men that if the rating for the show dropped one point during their match, they would never wrestle on NBC ever again. The two men delivered a good match and the ratings kept up.
Roberts vs Andre the Giant (guest referee, Big John Studd), WrestleMania V-Jake scares Andre with the snake until the Ted DiBiase and Virgil get involved
Roberts vs Ted DiBiase, WrestleMania VI-a match for the Million Dollar Championship on the biggest stage of them all
Roberts vs Randy Savage, This Tuesday In Texas-this was the payoff to their 1991 rivalry
Roberts vs Jerry Lawler, Raw 10/14/96-Roberts stumbles to the ring, appearing to be inebriated, only to reveal that it's all a ruse and beats Lawler in under a minute.
Probably a Mid-South match, not sure which one.

Next up. This one may be polarizing, maybe a bit controversial. But, remember I'm reviewing the matches. Two (or three or four or more) competitors in the ring busting their ass, whether it's a technical masterpiece, a brutal brawl, a hardcore bloodbath, or maybe it's just not good. You may not like what this person did, but I'm not going to take that into consideration when reviewing his matches.