Jake Roberts' assistant, Shannon, claimed that the wrestler was drugged before his show in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 12, 2008, after a YouTube video was released that depicted Roberts behaving erratically, leading to the speculation that he was intoxicated.Wrestling Inc: Jake Roberts Incident (September 15, 2008)

"Jake was booked at a show this weekend in Cleveland. He went to this show, doing a live interview earlier in the morning for the promotion, that by all reports went very smoothly. His appearance at the show did not. Before I tell you what I know about what happened to him at the show, and that knowledge is very limited, I was not there, I will tell you this. Jake's behavior would normally be construed as completely unacceptable. I understand from the promoter that he spent endless time wandering back and forth to the bar. Jake took his rehab from the WWE very seriously, and has not done such a thing in months, so this behavior made me really scratch my head as to the REASON."(Statement continued on Wrestling Inc.)—Shannon, Roberts' assistantWrestling Inc: Jake Roberts Incident (September 15, 2008)