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Jake The Snake

Jake the Snake is a semi-retired professional wrestler. Jake’s father was also a wrestler who went by Grizzly Smith. Jake is known for bringing snakes into the ring including a python he named Damien. In 1999, he was featured in the documentary film Beyond the Mat. The movie showed much of his tragic life including his addiction issues and he brazenly smoked crack in a hotel room. Jake struggled for many years with his drug addiction and alcoholism. Fellow wrestler Diamond Dallas Page later had Jake move in with him and helped him get his life back on track. Jake was finally able to get inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2014. In 2015, another documentary was released about his life called The Resurrection of Jake the Snake which showed him face his addiction demons head on.