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Donald Jacob Hager Jr. (born March 24, 1982) is an American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He is best known for his tenures in WWE as Jack Swagger and in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as Jake Hager. As a mixed martial artist, he was signed to Bellator MMA and competed in the heavyweight division.
Fans let their voices be heard after a former WWE Superstar was removed from AEW's official roster page. The star being discussed is Jake Hager. He worked in WWE as Jake Swagger from 2006...
- Early Life and Amateur Wrestling
- Professional Wrestling Career
- Personal Life
- In Wrestling
- Championships and Accomplishments
Hager has been wrestling since the age of five, and wrestled in high school with Danny Hodge's grandson. He is good friends with Hodge, and grew up living two blocks away from him in Perry, Oklahoma. The University of Oklahoma recruited Hager as a two-sport athlete. He played football and was the second-string defensive tackle behind National Footb...
Independent circuit
Hager returned to professional wrestling on the independent circuit in 2017. He announced (using his Jack Swagger ring name) that he would be joining the House of Hardcore2017 Australian tour. The Australian tour consisted of four events between June 16 and June 24. On May 19, Swagger made his Federacion Universal De Lucha Libre debut in Mexico. On May 21, Swagger was defeated by Alberto El Patrón. On May 25, Swagger made his All American Wrestling debut, lost to Michael Elginin a special Thu...
Lucha Underground
Debuting as Jake Strong, he wrestled his first match on February 24 during Lucha Underground's "Darkness And The Monster" episode where he teamed with Big Bad Steve and Sammy Guevara in a six-man tag team match lost to the defending Lucha Underground Trios Champions Killshot, Son Of Havoc & The Mack. In March 2018, Jack joined Lucha Underground for it's fourth season. Returning on July 4 during episode "Pain, Love And Sacrifice To The Gods", Strong won his first Lucha Underground singles matc...
All Elite Wrestling
Under his real name Hager debuted in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in 2019 during the October 2 episode of AEW Dynamite. On that night, Hager joined a mass assault during the conclusion of the main event six-man tag match won by Chris Jericho and Santana and Ortiz against Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks. As the assault on the losing team continued, the ring soon filled with other wrestlers including Sammy Guevara, ambushing Cody, before Cody's brother Dustin Rhodes arrived. Both Rhodes brothers a...
In December 2010, Hager married former professional wrestler Catalina White, known professionally as Saylor James. The couple had their first child on October 17, 2011, a son named Knox Stribling Hager. On February 19, 2013, Swagger was arrested in Gulfport, Mississippi after a SmackDown taping. He was charged with driving under the influence, mari...
FinishersSignature movesTag teams and stablesNov 14, 2020 · On a recent episode of Talk Is Jericho, former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Jake Hager was on to discuss his final run in WWE with Dutch Mantel, as well as his WWE release. Hager was known as...
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Learn about the career history, achievements, and gimmicks of Jake Hager / Jack Swagger, a former WWE and AEW wrestler. Find out his real name, age, height, weight, finishers, theme songs, and more.
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