Trivia

His King Cobra actually bit the "Macho Man" Randy Savage. The snake had been de-venomised, though.

Wound up on a painkiller addiction due to a legitimate neck and back injury when Wayne Farris (aka "The Honky Tonk Man") hit him with an un-gimmicked guitar on his interview show "The Snake Pit". Because Roberts couldn't take the time off immediately to get it repaired, he spent about 18 months taking a load of painkillers and muscle relaxers to get to sleep, then taking something else after he woke up to get him ready for a match.

WWE Hall of Famer.

His signature move, the DDT, was invented by accident. Once during a match in his National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) days, Roberts had his opponent, Lynn Denton (aka "The Grappler"), in a front face-lock, but was tripped. His opponent fell on his head, actually knocking him out.

Credited with training Diamond Dallas Page and Raven.

Entered the WWF as a heel wrestler and began a brief feud with Hulk Hogan, but the angle was dropped when Roberts started receiving cheers from the crowd.

He first wanted to use a real snake when he was with Mid-South Wrestling, and promoter Vince McMahon thought it was a good idea and gave him the go-ahead. However, he was a bit hesitant at first--he eventually learned how to handle snakes and soon had little to no problem with them.

Brother of former WWF stars Sam Houston and Robin Smith.

Defeated the legendary André René Roussimoff in WrestleMania V (1989) via count-out.

Although he was billed as being from Stone Mountain, GA, he was actually born and grew up in Texas.

His second wife, Cheryl, became part of a storyline with Rick Rude when she accompanied him on a tour for moral support when he was recovering from alcoholism.

Made a return to the WWF in 1996 as a Bible-thumping Christian. This would begin "Austin 3:16".

Became NWA (UK) Hammerlock Heavyweight Champion on 10/20/02 in Maidstone, Kent, England by defeating "Vigilante" Johnny Moss. Moss defeated him for the title the next night in Ashford, Kent, England.

Owns his own wrestling promotion in the UK, called Real Stars of Wrestling. This was started in November 2002.

Did an about-face and began hosting a weekly interview segment called "The Snake Pit". This is where many of his feuds began.

Accompanied by Alice Cooper during his match with Wayne Farris--aka The Honky Tonk Man--at WrestleMania III (1987). It didn't help him--he lost the match. Nevertheless, in WrestleMania V (1989) he won via disqualification in his match against none other than Andre the Giant.

Former Smoky Mountain Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion.

As of January 2007 he was a professional Kingfisher in Gainesville, FL.

Was fired from the WWF in 1997 after failing to show up for work.

Son of wrestler 'Grizzly' Smith.

In mid-1981 he and Jay Youngblood teamed up to capture the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team titles.

His match against Mark Calaway (aka "The Undertaker") at WrestleMania VIII (1992) in April 1992 was his very last. He decided to quit the WWE that same day, claiming that Vince McMahon lied to him about offering him a job behind the scenes of the company.

Was scheduled to have a story angle with Jim Hellwig (aka "The Ultimate Warrior") in 1991, thus revealing he had become a heel. The angle didn't materialize due to the Warrior leaving the WWE.

Had a turbulent childhood. Hardly interacted with his father for several years, as they were never close, and Roberts was living with relatives for a while. Later on, he moved in with his father and stepmother and relations didn't improve.

Defeated André René Roussimoff by disqualification on WrestleMania V (1989).

Appeared in the film The Peanut Butter Falcon with fellow WWE alum Mick Foley.

WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2014).

Was defeated by Ted DiBiase via a count-out at WrestleMania VI (1990).

Defeated Ray Hernandez (aka "Hercules") at Summerslam (1988).

Father of Brandy Smith.

Mid-South Television Championship (1 time).

Georgia Championship Wrestling - NWA World Television Championship (Georgia version) (2 times).

Smoky Mountain Wrestling - SMW Heavyweight Championship (1 time).

Cauliflower Alley Club - Men's Wrestling Award (2013).

Americas Wrestling Federation - AWF Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship.

Mid-South Louisiana Heavyweight Championship (1 time).

Georgia Championship Wrestling - NWA National Television Championship (1 time).

PWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mike Blade.

Ranked No. 100 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003.

Georgia Championship Wrestling - One Night Tournament (1984).

Stampede Wrestling - Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time.

Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship (2 times).

World Wrestling Council - WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship.

Bad Boys of Wrestling - BBOW Heavyweight Championship (1 time).

Ranked No. 23 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1991.

All-Star Wrestling Network (Georgia) - AWN World Heavyweight Championship.

Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum - Class of 2020.

Mid-South Television Championship Tournament (1986).

Pro Wrestling Illustrated - Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1996).