Jake “The Snake” Roberts or Junkyard Dog

[Deathstroke]

Who was the better wrestler and why? Drawing power and work rate.

Did the match ever happen?

[Mr.PissShivers]

Junkyard Dog was a charismatic guy and a big draw in Mid-South...But what are we doing comparing them as wrestlers? lol

[jimbob007]

JYD was the bigger draw. JYD was a lousy worker most of his career & passable for the early part prior to WWF. Jake wasn't a great worker either, but better for sure as he kept in shape & could do longer matches, where his psychology & pacing made him look better than he was.

[Mr.PissShivers]

Jake wasn't a great worker either, but better for sure as he kept in shape & could do longer matches, where his psychology & pacing made him look better than he was.

lol....psychology and pacing arguably the most important parts of being a great worker.

[Deathstroke]

Junkyard Dog was a charismatic guy and a big draw in Mid-South...But what are we doing comparing them as wrestlers? lol

Same thing the smarks used to do when we compared Abdullah The Butcher and Kurt Angle. Or hulk hogan and stone cold Steve Austin.

Did Jake ever wrestle JYD??

[BallGameFan]

Who was the better wrestler and why? Drawing power and work rate.

Did the match ever happen?

ask deaf plumber if they ever wrestled!

[Mr.PissShivers]

Same thing the smarks used to do when we compared Abdullah The Butcher and Kurt Angle. Or hulk hogan and stone cold Steve Austin.

Did Jake ever wrestle JYD??

HH and Stone Cold is a fair comparison.

Abdullah and Kurt is odd though.

And to answer your question:

[HoganIsGOAT]

Loved them both! I'd have to give the edge to Jake.

[jimbob007]

lol....psychology and pacing arguably the most important parts of being a great worker.

Yes, but you have to have some mobility-JYD had good psychology as well-but was dire after he left Watts in 1984 & not that great for 18 month or so before he left. Jake was able to convince the fans & other wrestlers he was some all-time great ring technician simply due to how good his psychology was & his movement.

[Mr.PissShivers]

Yes, but you have to have some mobility-JYD had good psychology as well-but was dire after he left Watts in 1984 & not that great for 18 month or so before he left. Jake was able to convince the fans & other wrestlers he was some all-time great ring technician simply due to how good his psychology was & his movement.

I guess I just don't agree...Its like saying Willie Pep was a poor boxer, he just had great footwork....Oh well.

[jimbob007]

I guess I just don't agree...Its like saying Willie Pep was a poor boxer, he just had great footwork....Oh well.

Clearly there is a big difference between the in-ring abilities of Jake & say Bockwinkel-both were great promos, had great psychology etc. But Jake was an average worker who made everything look good with his timing & so appeared better than he was-same thing with Hogan, while Bockwinkel could carry a broom to a good match & same thing with Flair.

[marinevet63031]

I am going with JYD as better. One of my favorite matches was HH & JYD vs Iron Shiek & Nikolai Volkoff in 1985 at the Checker Dome in St. Louis, I won free Blues tickets in a raffle. So a good night it was.