10 Storylines WWE Stars Hated Doing
10 WWE storylines the wrestlers hated being a part of
8. Jake Roberts' substance abuse issues used in feud with Jerry Lawler
Jake Roberts was involved in some heavy-duty storylines in his day – often with a personal element to them – but the 1996 storyline he had with Jerry Lawler revolving around his history of alcoholism is one he wishes he’d never done.
The Snake had returned to the company as a supposedly changed character, renouncing his villainous, hedonistic past and pushing the good word of his Lord and Saviour.
His issues with substance abuse became the butt of The King’s jokes on commentary and led to a scene where Lawler poured actual whiskey over the recovering addict, with Roberts claiming that the real stuff (rather than, say, iced tea) was used at the behest of Vince McMahon.
Jake has long since expressed his displeasure with how the storyline went down and claims that, if he could go back in time, he would say ‘no’ to the idea.
Say what you will about the WWE Hall of Famer and his various highs and lows over the years, but exploiting a genuine disease shouldn’t have been on the table.
