My dads favorite wrestler growing up was Jake the snake. My grandmother never really tried for my dad and uncle/aunts when they were kids, she moved all over. Constantly. Mostly in poor spots or in the hood. More often than not, they were in motels. Where my dad had full access to wrestling on TV.
It’s my dads favorite story and he loves telling us, so buckle up lol – he’s in a motel in Alabama. He went to the pool with my uncle and one of my aunts, dad was 12 or so at the time. He sees Jake chilling in a chair, soaking the sun. Chillin. Dad walks up, ‘dude, you’re Jake the snake!’ Jake replied sith ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about, kid.’ Meanwhile, my dad is insisting he’s Jake. 3 days go by and he sees Jake each day at the pool, purposely going to the pool just to get it out of him that he was Jake. At the time, my dad didn’t know it would be Jake’s last night at that particular motel. Jake walks up to my dad at the pool, says ‘hey, kid. That Jake the snake you keep talking about. He got a finishing move?’ Dad said yeah. Jake goes ‘does it go something like this?’ And slaps my dads had into his arm and dropped a DDT into the pool. Never saw him again.
Dad and aunt had the privilege of meeting a few. We have the picture of Andre holding her in a HAND 😂
36 years old isn't old. Lol when your 80 your old. Ric flair almost is almost 150 and hes still wrestling.
Much Love Mr. Snake. Watched you as a kid.
My dads favorite wrestler growing up was Jake the snake. My grandmother never really tried for my dad and uncle/aunts when they were kids, she moved all over. Constantly. Mostly in poor spots or in the hood. More often than not, they were in motels. Where my dad had full access to wrestling on TV.
It’s my dads favorite story and he loves telling us, so buckle up lol – he’s in a motel in Alabama. He went to the pool with my uncle and one of my aunts, dad was 12 or so at the time. He sees Jake chilling in a chair, soaking the sun. Chillin. Dad walks up, ‘dude, you’re Jake the snake!’ Jake replied sith ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about, kid.’ Meanwhile, my dad is insisting he’s Jake. 3 days go by and he sees Jake each day at the pool, purposely going to the pool just to get it out of him that he was Jake. At the time, my dad didn’t know it would be Jake’s last night at that particular motel. Jake walks up to my dad at the pool, says ‘hey, kid. That Jake the snake you keep talking about. He got a finishing move?’ Dad said yeah. Jake goes ‘does it go something like this?’ And slaps my dads had into his arm and dropped a DDT into the pool. Never saw him again.
Dad and aunt had the privilege of meeting a few. We have the picture of Andre holding her in a HAND 😂
The life this man lived.
Wonder how much his in ring used snake bag goes for?