Untold Truth Behind Jake the Snake Going Blind - Sean Mooney Tells All

Prime Time with Sean Mooney

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4.8 • 761 Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

In this explosive episode, former WWF announcer Sean Mooney reveals never-before-heard backstage stories and insider details about one of the most unforgettable storylines in wrestling history — when Jake “The Snake” Roberts was blinded by "The Model" Rick Martel’s infamous "Arrogance" cologne!

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0:00.0	I'm feeling that music and I'm feeling the show.
0:10.1	Always.
0:10.7	Right here.
0:11.6	Of course.
0:12.1	It's a golden era podcast.
0:13.2	It's me.
0:13.8	It's Shaw Mooney.
0:15.1	Mr.
0:15.4	Mooney.
0:15.9	How are you today?
0:17.2	Good, brother.
0:17.8	How are you?
0:19.0	I'm doing great.
0:20.1	And I can see out of both my eyes, though.
0:22.7	I can see.
0:24.0	And that's the topic of today, the time that Jake the steak Roberts went blind in the WWE.
0:30.2	And I'll say you what, that freaked me out as a kid.
0:34.5	Freaked me the F out.
0:37.5	But for you personally, you know, sometimes you can, you know, how the out as a kid. Treat me the F out.
0:42.4	But for you personally, you know, sometimes you know how the sausage is made.
0:46.2	But when you see Jake walking out in the hallway, like, hey, Sean, there he is, there he is, there's one eyeball missing.
0:48.1	Like, what does that look like to you personally?
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