by Akan Ido

WWE wrestling champion, Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts has reveals that he is battling a cancerous tumour slowly growing behind his knee.

Roberts told the online news platform TMZ that doctors discovered a half-dollar sized tumour last month after he got tested. He said the test came out positive for cancer.

Read the TMZ report below:

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.