Jake Roberts Explains Why He’s Not a Fan of Pyro and Other Gimmicks

In recent times, professional wrestling has become more of a spectacle. To add more glitter and glamor, the use of pyrotechnics, LED lights, and other special effects has all increased. Recently, WWE Hall of Famer Jake Roberts shared his thoughts on this.

Jake Roberts was recently interviewed by GamesHub. During the interview, Roberts shared that back in his day it the wrestlers performing were enough to keep the product engaging and entertaining for the fans. Roberts also feels that nowadays the use of pyro and other gimmicks is just a distraction to make up for the wrestlers not being able to get the job done. He also suggested wrestlers should perform at least 10 times a month to get more polished.

“I do, I think sometimes we use pyro and stuff to cover up the lack of knowledge. Back in the day man, youâ€re out there alone and you had to do it. But today with all the distractions and the bells and whistles and the pyro and running six, seven guys to the ring, for what? If two guys canâ€t get it done, get somebody there that can, itâ€s because guys arenâ€t learning the way we did.

“You know, itâ€s hard to learn your trade when youâ€re only doing it once or twice a month and a lot of these guys only wrestle two or three times a month. You donâ€t get polished wrestling two or three times a month, you get polished by putting it out there and doing it 10 times a month, 15 times a month, 20 times a month, now youâ€re gonna start picking up stuff,†Jake Roberts said.

Do you agree with the WWE Hall of Famer?

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