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Jake Roberts Details The Art of Getting Heel Heat
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On the latest episode of The Snake Pit with Jake Roberts, the WWE Hall of Famer talked about his philosophy on the correct way for a heel to generate heat from an audience. You can check out some highlights below:
On getting heat as a young heel: “That’s when you grab a hold, and you hold the guy down. Rough him up a little bit, try to pin him. Yeah, you don’t go chirp with a crowd.”
On not going after the crowd to get heat: “Well, what does it accomplish? You know, you’re directing comments to one person. That means you’re forgetting about everybody else, you know? So what are you doing? What are you going to do? You gonna say, ‘Oh, you fat f**king bitch’? Well, chances are she is a fat f**king bitch, but you don’t want to do that because you’re running people away.”
On what to do instead: “No, don’t do that s**t, man. Put the boots to the guy.”
If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit The Snake Pit with an h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.
