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By Fernando Quiles Jr
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WWE legend Jake "The Snake" Roberts has gone under the knife for the second time in under a full year. The professional wrestling icon had a hip revision procedure this time. Former WWE Women's Champion Leilani Kai sent her well wishes to Roberts in a post on X.
"Thinking of Jake 'The Snake' Roberts this morning as he goes in for hip revision surgery," Kai wrote. "Sending love to Jake and Cheryl Roberts. Wishing him a smooth surgery and a strong, steady recovery ahead."
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Roberts underwent a heart ablation procedure back in May 2025. The surgery was done to correct Roberts' arrhythmia, which is an abnormal heartbeat. During that same time, Roberts was dealing with complications from COPD and double pneumonia, and he underwent a bronchoscopy.
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While Roberts hasn't been seen on TV as often as he used to, he still works with AEW. His most recent appearance for the company was back in Oct. 2024 when he was aligned with Rush, The Beast Mortos, and Dralistico of La Faccion Ingobernable.
Roberts once had his own podcast, "The Snake Pit." He ended his podcasting journey on Nov. 11, 2025 with the final episode of "The Snake Pit." Roberts felt the podcast covered his career extensively, and there was no longer a need to keep it running. Co-host Marcus DeAngelo also had other projects lined up.
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