Hardy Suspended and Jake Finally Getting Help?
Wow! A few hours away from the computer and all hell breaks loose. First, and probably most importantly, Jeff Hardy has once again been suspended. This is his second violation of the Wellness policy, meaning that he has to spend 60 days away from wrestling. One more suspension and he will be fired. Again. Well, alright, technically last time he chose to leave at the same time that he was going to be let go for refusal to go into drug rehab and because of his bad behavior during shows.
On the other side we’ve got Jake “The Snake” Roberts, who will be getting out of his third stint in rehab. The 52 year old was the first former wrestler to take advantage of the Rehab program that the WWE set up after the Benoit tragedy. He granted an interview to Chris Yandek of CYInterview.com discussing how he feels and his future. Here are a few quick excerpts:
“First off I want to say, thanks to the WWE I have a new lease on life. I feel like I’ve truly exercising the demons I carried for so many reasons. Without the help of Vince McMahon and company I wouldn’t have had it. It’s been very expensive. It’s been very intense. It’s been a whole lot of damn hard work. Truth be known the first time I went to rehab and the second time I went to try to save a job. This time I truly went to save my life.”
CY: Was the time easier for you in there, I know you still have some time left – because you had the company of Scott Hall and Ron Simmons who were also still there with you?
JR: “Well, they pretty much keep us apart from each other and rightfully so. They’re trying to get us to work on our own stuff. We see each other in between breaks and stuff but that’s about it. I can’t cure Scott Hall or Ron Simmons and they can’t cure me. Just as luck would have it we’re all in there together. I will say it’s great seeing those guys in there because they’re man enough to say I need help too. My addictive mind said Jake you’re a pussy if you can’t beat this on your own. Jake you’re not a man just if you can’t say no. Well, Nancy Reagan can kiss my ass. Just saying no is a bunch of bullshit because it is much more than that when it becomes an addiction and you have to do the things the right way. These people have worked hard very hard with me and very hard with everybody there to open all the doors they need to, to clean up those closets to clean up that mess. Not only does it need cleaning up but show us this mess will grow again if we don’t deal with it and deal with it properly and deal with it daily.?
CY: There are a lot of rumors going around that you’ll be part of this year’s WWE Hall of Fame group. Can you confirm or deny this?
JR: “I have not heard any truth to this at all. It makes me laugh. The times I use to get pissed off by these things then I go on the internet and for Christ sakes I’ve been dead four or five times and gosh I am still here. It bothers me sometimes a little bit more than others. This especially because it’s a special time in my life, need to clean, get right, and the doors are opening. No I have not been contacted in any way by them about anything that’s going on the net. That’s the damn thing about this damn internet. There is a lot of good things on there but there is a whole lot of bullshit on there too.?
For more of the interview, and for a pic of our favorite snake wrangler with the interviewer, head here
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