Jake Roberts has cancer

[AZUCAR!]

Jake "The Snake" Roberts has a cancerous tumor behind his knee ... and the wrestler says it's slowly growing into his muscle -- so he needs emergency surgery to remove the growth.

Roberts tells TMZ ... he noticed a tumor behind his knee the size of a half dollar last month so he had it tested ... and on Friday doctors told him the test came back positive for cancer.

Jake says he's scheduled to go under the knife Tuesday morning ... and after a few weeks off -- he'll make his return to Jersey Championship Wrestling on March 14th -- cancer, or not.

Jake adds, "If the devil can't defeat me, cancer doesn't stand a chance in hell! Pray for sick children who face this horrible disease 'cause The Snake will be just fine."

As for his upcoming induction into the WWE Hall of Fame ... the wrestler says nothing will stop him from getting to New Orleans for the ceremony.

Hopefully he'll overcome this.

 

[punk13]

DDT cancer to the Fu**ing mat Jake!

 

[Kiffy Lube]

God damn, good luck Jake.

 

[Defiant]

I wish him luck and hope he overcomes it.

 

[Luke Flywalker]

The back of the knee? Not exactly common. Hope he beats this shit. Amazingly admirable attitude towards it.

 

[Keith]

He seems to have perspective which is good. I wish him luck and hope he comes through all the better for it.

 

[We Are Legion]

That's the weirdest spot for a cancer growth I've ever heard of.

All the best wishes for Jake. It will certainly suck for him if they have to amputate his leg, but the silver lining is this isn't really life-threatening as most cancer is either way. It really sucks this news came just after DDP had made such progress with his physical health. 1 step forward, 2 steps back.

That dude has really had one of the most fucked up lives I've ever heard of. And not just by pro-wrestling standards.