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Jake Hager

August 19, 2023

For the baseball player, see Jake Hager (baseball).

Donald Jacob Hager Jr. (born March 24, 1982) is an American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Jake Hager. Hager is also known for his time in WWE under the ring name Jack Swagger, where he was a former world champion. As a mixed martial artist, he is currently signed to Bellator MMA where he competes in the heavyweight division.

Jake Hager
Hager in April 2014
Born
Donald Jacob Hager Jr.

(1982-03-24) March 24, 1982 (age 41)[1]
Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.[2]
EducationFinance (B.S.)
Alma materUniversity of Oklahoma
Occupations
  • Professional wrestler
  • mixed martial artist
Years active2006–present (professional wrestling)
2017–present (mixed martial arts)
Spouse
Catalina White
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(m. 2010)​
Children2
Ring name(s)Jack Swagger
Jake Hager[3]
Jake Strong
Billed height6 ft 7 in (201 cm)[4]
Billed weight275 lb (125 kg)[4]
Billed fromPerry, Oklahoma[4]
Trained byDeep South Wrestling[3]
DebutSeptember 7, 2006[3]
Mixed martial arts career Martial arts career
Nickname(s)Rock Hard[5]
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[6]
Weight254 lb (115 kg; 18 st 2 lb)[6]
DivisionHeavyweight (206–265 lbs)[7]
Reach81 in (206 cm)
StyleWrestling
Fighting out ofTampa, Florida, United States
WrestlingNCAA Division I All-American[8]
Mixed martial arts record
Total4
Wins3
By submission2
By decision1
Losses0
No contests1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Hager attended the University of Oklahoma as a two-sport athlete, participating in both football and wrestling. He switched to wrestling full-time in his sophomore year, and in 2006, set the record for most pins in a season with 30 as an All-American. Following a try-out, Hager signed a WWE contract in mid 2006 where he performed as "Jack Swagger". During his time with WWE, he became a two-time world champion, having held the WWE's World Heavyweight Championship and the ECW Championship once each and a one-time United States Champion. He left the company in 2017 after he decided to pursue a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career.

In 2017, Hager signed with Bellator MMA. He had his first professional fight on January 26, 2019 against J.W. Kiser at Bellator 214, where he won via arm-triangle choke in the first round. In his second fight with the promotion, he faced T.J. Jones on May 11, 2019 at Bellator 221, where he again won via arm-triangle choke in the first round. He is currently undefeated with a record of 3–0 (1). As a wrestler, he kept working with various promotions before signing with AEW in 2019, including in Lucha Underground as Jake Strong, where he was the final Lucha Underground Champion.

Early life

Hager started wrestling at the age of five. He wrestled in high school with Danny Hodge's grandson[9] and remains good friends with Hodge as he grew up living two blocks away from him in Perry, Oklahoma.[9]

The University of Oklahoma recruited Hager as a two-sport athlete in football and wrestling. He was the second-string defensive tackle behind eventual National Football League players Tommie Harris and Dusty Dvoracek.[9][10] He stopped playing football and concentrated fully on wrestling his sophomore year.[3][9][10] During his junior year, he was introduced to Jim Ross, who was World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s Head of Talent Relations at the time, through former OU defensive tackle Dusty Dvoracek, Hager's close friend and college roommate. Ross encouraged Hager to contact him after graduating to see about a career in professional wrestling.[11] At the 2005 NCAA Division I championships, he lost to University of Pennsylvania's Matt Feast in the second round, and did not place. As a senior in 2006, Hager had a seventh-place finish in the NCAA championships and also defeated the future national champion, Dustin Fox from Northwestern University.[12] Hager was named an All-American at season's end while setting the Oklahoma record for most pins in a single season with 30.[9][11]

In 2006, Hager graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor's degree in finance.[11] Following his graduation, he was going to work with a firm in Dallas, Texas, but signed with WWE after they offered a contract the day he was scheduled to start.[9]

Professional wrestling career

World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE

Developmental territories (2006–2008)

In 2006, Hager had a WWE tryout in Deep South Wrestling (DSW), and in September 2006, under his real name, he made his in-ring debut for DSW, defeating Antonio Mestre in a dark match.[3][11]

He competed mainly in dark matches before being moved to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) in January 2007.[13] He debuted for the promotion by defeating Atlas DaBone, and in the following months began a feud with K.C. James.[14][15][16] Hager began teaming with a multitude of opponents to feud with James and his tag team partner Cassidy James.[17][18] During his time in the developmental territories he appeared as a security guard during a brawl between John Cena and Umaga on Raw.[9]

In August 2007, Hager was reassigned to Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), where he began a feud with TJ Wilson.[9][19][20] On February 15, 2008, at the Florida State Fair in Tampa, Florida, Hager and Ted DiBiase Jr. were the final two men remaining in a 23-man battle royal to determine the two contenders for the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship. Hager then defeated DiBiase to become champion.[3][9] On March 22, 2008, Hager went against the FCW Southern Heavyweight Champion Heath Miller in New Port Richey, Florida to determine the true Heavyweight Champion.[21] Both championships were on the line, and Hager defeated Miller to become the undisputed heavyweight champion in FCW.[21][22] He later defended the championship against Miller, TJ Wilson, James Curtis, and Gabe Tuft.[23][24][25][26]

During this time, Hager had a gimmick of having an undefeated streak in FCW.[3] His first loss came in the form of a Raw dark match, at the TV taping on August 18, 2008, when he lost to William Regal.[27] He also lost to D'Lo Brown in a dark match, before defeating Jamie Noble in a dark match prior to a SmackDown taping on August 29. He then lost the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship to Sheamus O'Shaunessy on September 18, after debuting for the ECW brand.[22]

Championship reigns (2008–2010)

On September 9, 2008, Hager made his debut on the ECW brand under the ring name Jack Swagger, winning a match against a local competitor.[28] He immediately established himself as a heel by starting a feud with Tommy Dreamer. He attacked Dreamer on the September 23 episode of ECW when Dreamer attempted to stop Swagger from attacking Chase Stevens.[29] He later defeated Dreamer in a normal match and an "Amateur Wrestling Challenge" competition.[30][31] After weeks of feuding, their rivalry ended in November in an Extreme Rules match, which Swagger won.[32]

He then sought to challenge Matt Hardy for the ECW Championship and was named the #1 contender on the December 30 episode of ECW. On the January 13, 2009 episode of ECW, Swagger defeated Hardy to win his first title in WWE, the ECW Championship.[33][34] His undefeated streak in singles competition ended on the February 3 episode of ECW when he lost to Finlay in a non-title match.[35] After successfully defending his title against Hardy at the Royal Rumble and Finlay at No Way Out, Swagger began a feud with the returning Christian, who he lost the ECW Championship at Backlash, ending his reign at 104 days.[10][36] He attempted to regain the title against Christian at Judgment Day and in a triple threat hardcore match at Extreme Rules also involving Dreamer but was unsuccessful in both attempts.[37] His attempt to win the ECW Championship at The Bash in an ECW Championship Scramble also failed.[38]

On June 29, 2009, Swagger was traded to the Raw brand, making his debut as part of a three-on-one gauntlet match against WWE Champion Randy Orton, in which he got himself purposely counted out in order to make an impression on Orton.[39] On the July 13 episode of Raw, he won his first match on the brand by defeating Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP).[40] He then feuded with MVP for several weeks, culminating at SummerSlam, in a match that MVP won.[41] After his short feud with MVP ended, Swagger began pursuing the United States Championship. He had a title match on September 21 against Kofi Kingston but lost the match by countout after stealing the championship belt and leaving the arena with it but Kingston later took it back while Swagger was in a physical confrontation with The Miz.[42][43] Swagger made another unsuccessful attempt at the title at Hell in a Cell in a triple threat match against Kingston and The Miz.[44] At the Royal Rumble, Swagger entered at number 26 in the Royal Rumble match, but was later eliminated by Kofi Kingston.

On the March 1, 2010, episode of Raw, Swagger defeated Santino Marella to qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania XXVI,[45] where he won, earning a contract for any WWE world championship over the following year.[46] On the first episode of Raw following WrestleMania, Swagger tried to cash in his Money in the Bank contract against the WWE Champion John Cena, but changed his mind when he realized that Cena was not incapacitated enough to be defeated easily. As the match had never started, Swagger retained the contract for use at a future date.[47]

Swagger cashed in the contract during the SmackDown taping on April 2, 2010, after then World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho had been speared by Edge.[48] Swagger went on to defeat Jericho to win the World Heavyweight Championship for the first time and subsequently joined the SmackDown brand.[48][49] Following his championship win, Swagger began to develop a more serious persona: previously he had been known for doing pushups and beating his chest during his ring entrance.[9] He successfully defended the title against Edge and Jericho in a triple threat match on the April 16 episode of SmackDown and against Randy Orton in an Extreme Rules match at Extreme Rules.[50] At Over the Limit, Swagger retained the title against Big Show by intentionally disqualifying himself.[51] At Fatal 4-Way, Swagger lost the championship to Rey Mysterio in a fatal four-way match also involving CM Punk and The Big Show, ending his world championship reign at 79 days.[52] Following the Fatal 4-Way pay-per-view, Swagger began attacking Mysterio in the lead up to his rematch at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view in July, however he failed to regain the championship, ending their short feud and Swagger's main event status began to fade away. But this match received critical acclaim as one of the best matches that year.[53]

 
Swagger at Tribute to the Troops in December 2010

In late 2010, Swagger began being accompanied to the ring by his mascot, the Swagger Soaring Eagle, who was portrayed by Chavo Guerrero.[54] At TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs, Swagger competed in a triple threat ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship against Kofi Kingston and champion Dolph Ziggler, in which Ziggler retained.[55]

Teaming with Dolph Ziggler and United States Champion (2011–2012)

On the February 28 episode of Raw, Swagger was announced as Michael Cole's trainer for his match at WrestleMania XXVII against Jerry Lawler.[56] On the March 28 episode of Raw, Swagger faced Lawler in a singles match, which he won by disqualification after Lawler attacked him with a steel chair.[57] At WrestleMania, Swagger receive a Stone Cold Stunner from the guest referee, Stone Cold Steve Austin when attempting to withdraw Cole from the match. Cole went on to win the match via disqualification.[58] On April 26, Swagger was drafted to the Raw brand as part of the 2011 supplemental draft.[59] At Extreme Rules, Swagger teamed with Cole to defeat Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross in a Country Whipping match.[60] Swagger ended his partnership with Cole on the May 16 episode of Raw, after Cole insulted him.[61]

Beginning on May 23, Swagger feuded with Evan Bourne, with both men trading victories on several episodes of Raw.[62][63] At Capitol Punishment, Bourne defeated Swagger to end the feud.[64] Swagger competed in his second Money in the Bank ladder match at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view, however he was unsuccessful as the match was won by Alberto Del Rio.[65]

On the August 15 episode of Raw, after defeating Alex Riley, Swagger suggested to Vickie Guerrero that she should manage multiple clients, in the vein of managers like Bobby Heenan and Freddie Blassie.[66] The following week, Swagger had a "tryout" match, but was distracted by Guerrero arguing with Dolph Ziggler at ringside, and lost the match.[67] Swagger and Ziggler continued to fight over Guerrero for the next few weeks,[68] which led to a match being for Ziggler's United States Championship at Night of Champions, also involving Riley and John Morrison. At Night of Champions, Swagger was unsuccessful in winning the title as Ziggler retained.[69] On the September 19 episode of Raw, Guerrero agreed to manage Swagger.[70] As a result, Swagger and Ziggler formed an alliance, with Swagger helping Ziggler retain his championship.[71] At both the Hell in a Cell and Vengeance pay-per-views, Swagger and Ziggler unsuccessfully challenged Air Boom (Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston) for the WWE Tag Team Championship.[72][73]

 
Swagger and Dolph Ziggler (right) being managed by Vickie Guerrero in 2012

On the January 16, 2012, episode of Raw, Swagger won the United States Championship for the first time by defeating Zack Ryder.[74][75] At Elimination Chamber, Swagger successfully defended his title against Justin Gabriel.[76] On the February 27 episode of Raw, Swagger and Ziggler unsuccessfully challenged Primo & Epico for the WWE Tag Team Championship in a triple threat tag team match, also involving Kofi Kingston and R-Truth. On the March 5 episode of Raw, Swagger lost the United States Championship to Santino Marella, ending his reign at 49 days. On the following episode of SmackDown, Swagger failed to regain the United States Championship in a steel cage match, after Marella escaped through the cage door.[77] On the March 19 episode of Raw, Swagger was announced as a member of Team Johnny at WrestleMania XXVIII, a match Team Johnny won. On the April 2 episode of Raw, Swagger and Ziggler unsuccessfully challenged Marella for the United States Championship in a triple threat match.[78] In May, Swagger and Ziggler unsuccessfully challenged Kofi Kingston and R-Truth for WWE Tag Team Championship, first at Over the Limit and second on the May 28 episode of Raw.[79][80] On the June 11 episode of Raw, Swagger and Ziggler competed in a fatal four-way elimination match for a number one contenders spot to the World Heavyweight Championship; however, he was eliminated after Ziggler pinned him.[81] The following week, Guerrero, finally tired of the bickering between Swagger and Ziggler, arranged for a match between them; Ziggler won the match, thus ending their partnership, and also ended his clientele association with Vickie Guerrero.[82]

On the June 25 episode of Raw, Swagger once again unsuccessfully challenged Santino Marella for the United States Championship.[83] Following this loss, Swagger went on a three-month losing streak against the likes of Tyson Kidd, Sheamus, Brodus Clay, and Ryback.[84][85][86][87] After again losing to Sheamus on the September 3 episode of Raw, Swagger told Raw General Manager AJ Lee he would take "extended time off".[88]

The Real Americans (2013–2014)

 
After his return in 2013, Swagger used the Real American gimmick with Zeb Colter as his manager

When he returned on February, 2013, he was paired with Zeb Colter as his manager, changing his character to a self-proclaimed great American hero who strongly advocated anti-immigration beliefs; Swagger's character was influenced by Colter to display similar traits.[89][90] He won the Elimination Chamber match to become the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship.[91] Fox News and various conservative commentators including Glenn Beck claimed that Swagger and Colter's characters were a mockery of the Tea Party movement meant to "demonize" the Tea Party.[92][93] WWE responded to the criticism by stating that they were incorporating "current events into [their] storylines" to "create compelling and relevant content for [their] audience" and that "this storyline in no way represents WWE's political point of view".[94] WWE followed by having Swagger and Colter break character during a video to invite Beck to appear on Raw while justifying that the storyline was designed to elicit a crowd response for the protagonist, Alberto Del Rio, and the antagonists, Swagger and Colter, while remaining within a PG rating, unlike several high-rated scripted dramas that use murder and rape in their storylines. Beck rejected the invitation.[95]

Swagger challenged Del Rio for the title at WrestleMania 29, where he was defeated.[96] Swagger would then feud with both Del Rio and Ziggler over the World Heavyweight Championship, with Swagger defeating Ziggler in a non-title match the following week and Del Rio attacking him afterwards.[97][98][99] Swagger was originally booked to face Ziggler and Del Rio in three-way ladder match for the World Heavyweight Championship at Extreme Rules,[100] however, Ziggler would suffer a legitimate concussion at a SmackDown taping due to a kick from Swagger, thus removing their match from the card.[101][102] As a result of Ziggler's injury, Swagger instead would be booked to face Del Rio in a number one contender I Quit match at the pay-per-view on May 19,[103] which Del Rio won.[104] In June, Swagger took a leave absence to undergo surgery on his hand, which sidelined him for the remainder of the month.[105]

 
Swagger with Colter and Cesaro as The Real Americans

When Swagger returned, he and Colter were paired with Antonio Cesaro as the tag team The Real Americans.[106] They feuded with Santino Marella[107][108][109][110] and Los Matadores,[111][112][113] culminating in a tag team match on October 27 at Hell in a Cell, which Los Matadores won.[114] At Survivor Series, Swagger teamed with Cesaro, Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins in a 5 on 5 traditional Survivor Series tag team match in which their team was victorious. At TLC they also challenged for the WWE Tag Team Championship again in a losing effort in a fatal four-way match also involving RybAxel and the team of Big Show and Rey Mysterio. On the February 14 episode of SmackDown, Swagger became the #1 Contender for the Intercontinental Championship after winning a Fatal 4-Way match, defeating Kofi Kingston, Rey Mysterio and Mark Henry.[115] However, Swagger would advance to Elimination Chamber, where he would face the current Intercontinental Champion, Big E, and would lose the match.

During the pre-show of WrestleMania XXX, the Real Americans were the final team eliminated during a fatal-four-way match for the WWE Tag Team Championship. Swagger blamed Cesaro for the loss and put Cesaro in the Patriot Lock before Colter demanded that the duo shake hands. Cesaro instead retaliated with a Cesaro Swing on Swagger.[116] Later during the pay-per-view, Cesaro was a surprise entrant in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, which he won by last eliminating Big Show by body slamming him out of the ring, which mirrored Hulk Hogan's momentous body slam of André.[117] Swagger retaliated by attacking Cesaro on the following Raw and then destroying the trophy, thus ending the stable.

Final feuds (2014–2017)

Following the dissolution of their team, Swagger would feud with Cesaro, with Rob Van Dam also being drawn into the feud, with the three competing in a triple threat elimination match at Extreme Rules, which Cesaro won.[118] On the June 30 episode of Raw, Swagger turned face for the first time in WWE, after he and Colter would confront Rusev and Lana about them disrespecting America.[119] This would lead to a number of matches between the two, with Swagger being defeated by Rusev at both Battleground[120] and SummerSlam.[121] On the December 1 episode of Raw, Swagger would find Colter assaulted backstage, with Rusev later admitting to the attack.[122] At TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs, Swagger would challenge Rusev for the United States Championship, in a losing effort and ending their feud.[123]

Following his match with Rusev at TLC, Swagger began to appear on television less frequently. At Royal Rumble, Swagger competed in the 2015 Royal Rumble match, lasting a while before he was eliminated by Big Show. At WrestleMania 31, Swagger participated in the 2nd Annual André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, in which he was again eliminated by Big Show.[124] Swagger appeared on the November 2 episode of Raw, encountering his former manager Zeb Colter, only to be interrupted by Alberto Del Rio, Colter's new client.[125] This started a feud between the two, which culminated at TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs with Swagger challenging Del Rio for the WWE United States Championship in a Chairs match, which Del Rio won.[126] At the 2015 Tribute to the Troops event, Swagger defeated Rusev by submission in a "Boot Camp" match.[127]

On January 24, 2016, at Royal Rumble, during the kick-off show, Swagger teamed with Mark Henry in a winning effort against the teams of Darren Young and Damien Sandow, The Dudley Boyz and The Ascension.[128] As a result of the win, Swagger qualified for the Royal Rumble match itself during the main show; entering as the 24th entrant, only to be quickly eliminated by Brock Lesnar lasting only 16 seconds.[129] At Roadblock, Swagger would be defeated by Chris Jericho. At WrestleMania 32, Swagger would compete in the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal, which was won by Baron Corbin. On the June 6 episode of Raw, Swagger faced long-time rival Rusev in Swagger's home state of Oklahoma in a losing effort via count-out. After the match, Swagger attacked Rusev before leading the crowd in a "We the People" chant.[130] On the July 4 episode of Raw, Swagger was part of the main-event, where he teamed with "Team USA", which consisted of himself, Big Show, Kane, Apollo Crews, Mark Henry, Zack Ryder and the Dudley Boyz, in a 16-man elimination tag team match, in which their team was victorious over "The Multinational Alliance", which consisted of Kevin Owens, Chris Jericho, Sami Zayn, Cesaro, Sheamus, Alberto Del Rio and the Lucha Dragons (Kalisto and Sin Cara).[131]

In the 2016 WWE draft, Swagger was drafted to the Raw brand.[132] On the September 12 episode of Raw, Swagger faced Jinder Mahal in a losing effort. After the match, Tom Phillips revealed to Swagger that his "Raw contract" expired soon, in which Swagger ignored Phillips and walked away.[133] The following night, he switched brands on SmackDown, interrupting Baron Corbin and stating that he has signed exclusively to the brand.[134] Swagger defeated Corbin on the October 4 episode of SmackDown after the referee thought he submitted when he was actually trying to reach the bottom rope.[135] Corbin would then defeat Swagger twice, at the No Mercy pay-per-view and again on the October 18 episode of SmackDown, ending the feud, this would be Swagger's last televised match in WWE.[136][137]

On March 1, 2017, Hager announced on Chael Sonnen's podcast that he had requested his release from WWE.[138] Two days later, WWE issued a statement saying that Hager had not been granted his release. This was in response to Hager already having been announced for an independent date.[139] On March 13, 2017, it was announced that WWE had officially granted Hager his release.[140]

Independent circuit (2017–2019)

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 Hardcore 2017 Australian tour.[141] The Australia tour consisted of four events between June 16 and 24, 2017.[142] In February 2018, Hager joined 5 Star Wrestling and won the heavyweight title, defeating John Morrison. The promotion closed in March 2018 with Hager being the second and final champion. Jack Swagger also wrestled for PPW and became the PPW Heavyweight Champion on PPW High Voltage, February 11, 2018.


On April 20, 2018, Hager defeated MVP to become the Imperial Wrestling Revolution champion. On November 24, 2018, Hager unsuccessfully challenged Nick Aldis for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleCade: SuperShow[143]

Lucha Underground (2018)

On the second episode of season 4 of Lucha Underground on June 20, 2018, Hager made his debut as a heel. Under the name of "The Savage" Jake Strong, he joined Infamous Inc. with Sammy Guevara and Big Bad Steve, facing the Trios Champions The Mack, Son of Havoc and Killshot. After his team lost, Strong attacked every member, including Infamous Inc manager, Famous B. Strong then started a feud with Drago and Aerostar, defeating both in singles matches and in a handicap Nunchaku match. On October 17, Strong won a 7-man battle royal by last eliminating A. R. Fox and that same night, he defeated Johnny Mundo. The next week, Strong won a seven-to-seven survive elimination match to win the Lucha Underground Gift of the Gods Championship. On the final day of Ultima Lucha Cuatro, which was also the final episode of season 4, Strong cashed his Gift of the Gods Championship on Pentagon Dark, who had just defeated Marty Martinez to win the Lucha Underground Championship, and proceeded to defeat Pentagon Dark to become the new Lucha Underground Champion. Lucha Underground was discontinued after the season four finale, therefore making Strong the final Lucha Underground Champion.[144]

Major League Wrestling (2018)

On May 3, 2018, Hager made his Major League Wrestling debut against Jeff Cobb.[citation needed]

All Elite Wrestling (2019–present)

 
Hager (second from left) has been an associate of Chris Jericho (center) during his entire AEW career, first in the Inner Circle (shown here in 2019), then as part of the Jericho Appreciation Society

On October 2, 2019, Hager debuted in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on the inaugural episode of Dynamite, aligning himself with Chris Jericho, Santana and Ortiz, and Sammy Guevara by helping them take out The Young Bucks, Cody, and Dustin Rhodes in the aftermath of the main event.[145] Led by Jericho, he subsequently formed a new faction with Guevara, Santana, and Ortiz called The Inner Circle. His in-ring debut match for AEW occurred on February 29, 2020, at Revolution, where he defeated Dustin Rhodes.[146][147] On March 25, 2020, episode of Dynamite, Jon Moxley attacked Hager after a match with Chico Adams.[148] Following this, on the March 31, 2020 episode of AEW Dark, Hager attacked Moxley as revenge.[149] The rivalry resulted in an Empty Arena No Holds Barred match for the AEW World Championship at April 15, 2020 episode of Dynamite, which Hager lost to Moxley, marking his first loss in AEW.[150] On the February 9, 2022 episode of AEW Dynamite, the Inner Circle had a team meeting that ended with Sammy Guevara throwing his vest and walking out. It was later announced that Jericho and Hager would face Santana and Ortiz in a tag team match the following week, with it being billed as the Inner Circle Implodes match.[151] On the March 9, 2022 episode of Dynamite, the Inner Circle was disbanded after Hager assisted Jericho in attacking Santana and Ortiz and joined a new stable with Jericho, Daniel Garcia and 2.0 called the Jericho Appreciation Society.

Starting with the October 5 episode of Dynamite, Hager began wearing a purple bucket hat that had been rejected by Garcia as a gift from Jericho the week before and not wanting the gift to go to waste. The absurd gimmick proved to be popular with fans on social media, leading to Hager to officially adopt it as his persona and tell everyone that he "liked this hat". This included pictures of Hager wearing the hat everywhere including during wrestling matches.[152]

Mixed martial arts career

Bellator MMA (2017–present)

On November 13, 2017, Hager announced that he had signed to fight for Bellator MMA as part of their heavyweight division.[7]

On December 3, 2018, it was announced that Hager would be making his debut against J.W. Kiser at Bellator 214.[153] Hager won the fight via submission at 2:09 of the first round.[154]

In Hager's second fight with the promotion, he faced T.J. Jones on May 11, 2019, at Bellator 221.[155][156] He again won the fight via an arm-triangle choke in the first round. Controversy surrounded the bout, however, when Hager held on to the choke for several seconds after Jones had tapped. This caused an obviously displeased referee Mike Beltran to have to physically pull Hager off of Jones and the arena audience loudly booed Hager.[157]

For his third fight with the promotion, Hager faced Anthony Garrett at Bellator 231 on October 25, 2019.[158] The bout ended in a no contest early into the first round after Hager landed two unintentional groin strikes to Garrett, the latter one rendering Garrett unable to continue.[159]

Hager faced Brandon Calton at Bellator 250 on October 29, 2020.[160] He won the bout via split decision.[161]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
4 matches 3 wins 0 losses
By submission 2 0
By decision 1 0
No contests 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 3–0 (1) Brandon Calton Decision (split) Bellator 250 October 29, 2020 3 5:00 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
NC 2–0 (1) Anthony Garrett NC (accidental groin strikes) Bellator 231 October 25, 2019 1 1:56 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States Repeated inadvertent groin strikes from Hager rendered Garrett unable to continue.
Win 2–0 T.J. Jones Submission (arm-triangle choke) Bellator 221 May 11, 2019 1 2:36 Rosemont, Illinois, United States
Win 1–0 J.W. Kiser Submission (arm-triangle choke) Bellator 214 January 26, 2019 1 2:09 Inglewood, California, United States

Personal life

Hager resides in Tampa, Florida. He married Catalina White in December 2010. The couple met in FCW, where White wrestled under the name Saylor James.[162] They have two children.[163]

In March 2019, Hager released the first issue of his biographical comic book series, You Don't Know Jack: The Jake Hager Story, through the publisher of Squared Circle Comics.[164]

On February 19, 2013, Hager was arrested in Gulfport, Mississippi, after a SmackDown taping. He was charged with driving under the influence and possession of marijuana. Hager was released from custody after the arrest[165] and was ordered to appear in court on March 12, 2013.[166] He was then scheduled to stand trial on June 25, 2013, in Mississippi.[167] The marijuana charge was dismissed after he was fined $500 dollars, and sentenced to six months probation with his two-day jail sentence being suspended.[168]

Championships and accomplishments

 
In WWE, Hager (as Jack Swagger) is a former ECW Champion...
 
...and a Money in the Bank ladder match winner (at that year's WrestleMania XXVI)

Amateur wrestling

Professional wrestling

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jack Swagger.
  • Jake Hager at IMDb
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  • Jake Hager's profile at Cagematch.net  , Wrestlingdata.com  , Internet Wrestling Database  
Preceded by Mr. Money in the Bank
2010 (unbranded)
With: Kane (WHC)
The Miz (WWEC) 		Succeeded by

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For the baseball player see Jake Hager baseball Donald Jacob Hager Jr born March 24 1982 is an American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist currently signed to All Elite Wrestling AEW under the ring name Jake Hager Hager is also known for his time in WWE under the ring name Jack Swagger where he was a former world champion As a mixed martial artist he is currently signed to Bellator MMA where he competes in the heavyweight division Jake HagerHager in April 2014BornDonald Jacob Hager Jr 1982 03 24 March 24 1982 age 41 1 Fargo North Dakota U S 2 EducationFinance B S Alma materUniversity of OklahomaOccupationsProfessional wrestlermixed martial artistYears active2006 present professional wrestling 2017 present mixed martial arts SpouseCatalina White m 2010 wbr Children2Professional wrestling careerRing name s Jack SwaggerJake Hager 3 Jake StrongBilled height6 ft 7 in 201 cm 4 Billed weight275 lb 125 kg 4 Billed fromPerry Oklahoma 4 Trained byDeep South Wrestling 3 DebutSeptember 7 2006 3 Mixed martial arts career Martial arts careerNickname s Rock Hard 5 Height6 ft 4 in 193 cm 6 Weight254 lb 115 kg 18 st 2 lb 6 DivisionHeavyweight 206 265 lbs 7 Reach81 in 206 cm StyleWrestlingFighting out ofTampa Florida United StatesWrestlingNCAA Division I All American 8 Mixed martial arts recordTotal4Wins3By submission2By decision1Losses0No contests1Other informationMixed martial arts record from SherdogHager attended the University of Oklahoma as a two sport athlete participating in both football and wrestling He switched to wrestling full time in his sophomore year and in 2006 set the record for most pins in a season with 30 as an All American Following a try out Hager signed a WWE contract in mid 2006 where he performed as Jack Swagger During his time with WWE he became a two time world champion having held the WWE s World Heavyweight Championship and the ECW Championship once each and a one time United States Champion He left the company in 2017 after he decided to pursue a professional mixed martial arts MMA career In 2017 Hager signed with Bellator MMA He had his first professional fight on January 26 2019 against J W Kiser at Bellator 214 where he won via arm triangle choke in the first round In his second fight with the promotion he faced T J Jones on May 11 2019 at Bellator 221 where he again won via arm triangle choke in the first round He is currently undefeated with a record of 3 0 1 As a wrestler he kept working with various promotions before signing with AEW in 2019 including in Lucha Underground as Jake Strong where he was the final Lucha Underground Champion Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional wrestling career 2 1 World Wrestling Entertainment WWE 2 1 1 Developmental territories 2006 2008 2 1 2 Championship reigns 2008 2010 2 1 3 Teaming with Dolph Ziggler and United States Champion 2011 2012 2 1 4 The Real Americans 2013 2014 2 1 5 Final feuds 2014 2017 2 2 Independent circuit 2017 2019 2 3 Lucha Underground 2018 2 4 Major League Wrestling 2018 2 5 All Elite Wrestling 2019 present 3 Mixed martial arts career 3 1 Bellator MMA 2017 present 4 Mixed martial arts record 5 Personal life 6 Championships and accomplishments 6 1 Amateur wrestling 6 2 Professional wrestling 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksEarly life EditHager started wrestling at the age of five He wrestled in high school with Danny Hodge s grandson 9 and remains good friends with Hodge as he grew up living two blocks away from him in Perry Oklahoma 9 The University of Oklahoma recruited Hager as a two sport athlete in football and wrestling He was the second string defensive tackle behind eventual National Football League players Tommie Harris and Dusty Dvoracek 9 10 He stopped playing football and concentrated fully on wrestling his sophomore year 3 9 10 During his junior year he was introduced to Jim Ross who was World Wrestling Entertainment WWE s Head of Talent Relations at the time through former OU defensive tackle Dusty Dvoracek Hager s close friend and college roommate Ross encouraged Hager to contact him after graduating to see about a career in professional wrestling 11 At the 2005 NCAA Division I championships he lost to University of Pennsylvania s Matt Feast in the second round and did not place As a senior in 2006 Hager had a seventh place finish in the NCAA championships and also defeated the future national champion Dustin Fox from Northwestern University 12 Hager was named an All American at season s end while setting the Oklahoma record for most pins in a single season with 30 9 11 In 2006 Hager graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor s degree in finance 11 Following his graduation he was going to work with a firm in Dallas Texas but signed with WWE after they offered a contract the day he was scheduled to start 9 Professional wrestling career EditWorld Wrestling Entertainment WWE Edit Developmental territories 2006 2008 Edit In 2006 Hager had a WWE tryout in Deep South Wrestling DSW and in September 2006 under his real name he made his in ring debut for DSW defeating Antonio Mestre in a dark match 3 11 He competed mainly in dark matches before being moved to Ohio Valley Wrestling OVW in January 2007 13 He debuted for the promotion by defeating Atlas DaBone and in the following months began a feud with K C James 14 15 16 Hager began teaming with a multitude of opponents to feud with James and his tag team partner Cassidy James 17 18 During his time in the developmental territories he appeared as a security guard during a brawl between John Cena and Umaga on Raw 9 In August 2007 Hager was reassigned to Florida Championship Wrestling FCW where he began a feud with TJ Wilson 9 19 20 On February 15 2008 at the Florida State Fair in Tampa Florida Hager and Ted DiBiase Jr were the final two men remaining in a 23 man battle royal to determine the two contenders for the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship Hager then defeated DiBiase to become champion 3 9 On March 22 2008 Hager went against the FCW Southern Heavyweight Champion Heath Miller in New Port Richey Florida to determine the true Heavyweight Champion 21 Both championships were on the line and Hager defeated Miller to become the undisputed heavyweight champion in FCW 21 22 He later defended the championship against Miller TJ Wilson James Curtis and Gabe Tuft 23 24 25 26 During this time Hager had a gimmick of having an undefeated streak in FCW 3 His first loss came in the form of a Raw dark match at the TV taping on August 18 2008 when he lost to William Regal 27 He also lost to D Lo Brown in a dark match before defeating Jamie Noble in a dark match prior to a SmackDown taping on August 29 He then lost the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship to Sheamus O Shaunessy on September 18 after debuting for the ECW brand 22 Championship reigns 2008 2010 Edit On September 9 2008 Hager made his debut on the ECW brand under the ring name Jack Swagger winning a match against a local competitor 28 He immediately established himself as a heel by starting a feud with Tommy Dreamer He attacked Dreamer on the September 23 episode of ECW when Dreamer attempted to stop Swagger from attacking Chase Stevens 29 He later defeated Dreamer in a normal match and an Amateur Wrestling Challenge competition 30 31 After weeks of feuding their rivalry ended in November in an Extreme Rules match which Swagger won 32 He then sought to challenge Matt Hardy for the ECW Championship and was named the 1 contender on the December 30 episode of ECW On the January 13 2009 episode of ECW Swagger defeated Hardy to win his first title in WWE the ECW Championship 33 34 His undefeated streak in singles competition ended on the February 3 episode of ECW when he lost to Finlay in a non title match 35 After successfully defending his title against Hardy at the Royal Rumble and Finlay at No Way Out Swagger began a feud with the returning Christian who he lost the ECW Championship at Backlash ending his reign at 104 days 10 36 He attempted to regain the title against Christian at Judgment Day and in a triple threat hardcore match at Extreme Rules also involving Dreamer but was unsuccessful in both attempts 37 His attempt to win the ECW Championship at The Bash in an ECW Championship Scramble also failed 38 On June 29 2009 Swagger was traded to the Raw brand making his debut as part of a three on one gauntlet match against WWE Champion Randy Orton in which he got himself purposely counted out in order to make an impression on Orton 39 On the July 13 episode of Raw he won his first match on the brand by defeating Montel Vontavious Porter MVP 40 He then feuded with MVP for several weeks culminating at SummerSlam in a match that MVP won 41 After his short feud with MVP ended Swagger began pursuing the United States Championship He had a title match on September 21 against Kofi Kingston but lost the match by countout after stealing the championship belt and leaving the arena with it but Kingston later took it back while Swagger was in a physical confrontation with The Miz 42 43 Swagger made another unsuccessful attempt at the title at Hell in a Cell in a triple threat match against Kingston and The Miz 44 At the Royal Rumble Swagger entered at number 26 in the Royal Rumble match but was later eliminated by Kofi Kingston On the March 1 2010 episode of Raw Swagger defeated Santino Marella to qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania XXVI 45 where he won earning a contract for any WWE world championship over the following year 46 On the first episode of Raw following WrestleMania Swagger tried to cash in his Money in the Bank contract against the WWE Champion John Cena but changed his mind when he realized that Cena was not incapacitated enough to be defeated easily As the match had never started Swagger retained the contract for use at a future date 47 Swagger cashed in the contract during the SmackDown taping on April 2 2010 after then World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho had been speared by Edge 48 Swagger went on to defeat Jericho to win the World Heavyweight Championship for the first time and subsequently joined the SmackDown brand 48 49 Following his championship win Swagger began to develop a more serious persona previously he had been known for doing pushups and beating his chest during his ring entrance 9 He successfully defended the title against Edge and Jericho in a triple threat match on the April 16 episode of SmackDown and against Randy Orton in an Extreme Rules match at Extreme Rules 50 At Over the Limit Swagger retained the title against Big Show by intentionally disqualifying himself 51 At Fatal 4 Way Swagger lost the championship to Rey Mysterio in a fatal four way match also involving CM Punk and The Big Show ending his world championship reign at 79 days 52 Following the Fatal 4 Way pay per view Swagger began attacking Mysterio in the lead up to his rematch at the Money in the Bank pay per view in July however he failed to regain the championship ending their short feud and Swagger s main event status began to fade away But this match received critical acclaim as one of the best matches that year 53 Swagger at Tribute to the Troops in December 2010In late 2010 Swagger began being accompanied to the ring by his mascot the Swagger Soaring Eagle who was portrayed by Chavo Guerrero 54 At TLC Tables Ladders and Chairs Swagger competed in a triple threat ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship against Kofi Kingston and champion Dolph Ziggler in which Ziggler retained 55 Teaming with Dolph Ziggler and United States Champion 2011 2012 Edit On the February 28 episode of Raw Swagger was announced as Michael Cole s trainer for his match at WrestleMania XXVII against Jerry Lawler 56 On the March 28 episode of Raw Swagger faced Lawler in a singles match which he won by disqualification after Lawler attacked him with a steel chair 57 At WrestleMania Swagger receive a Stone Cold Stunner from the guest referee Stone Cold Steve Austin when attempting to withdraw Cole from the match Cole went on to win the match via disqualification 58 On April 26 Swagger was drafted to the Raw brand as part of the 2011 supplemental draft 59 At Extreme Rules Swagger teamed with Cole to defeat Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross in a Country Whipping match 60 Swagger ended his partnership with Cole on the May 16 episode of Raw after Cole insulted him 61 Beginning on May 23 Swagger feuded with Evan Bourne with both men trading victories on several episodes of Raw 62 63 At Capitol Punishment Bourne defeated Swagger to end the feud 64 Swagger competed in his second Money in the Bank ladder match at the Money in the Bank pay per view however he was unsuccessful as the match was won by Alberto Del Rio 65 On the August 15 episode of Raw after defeating Alex Riley Swagger suggested to Vickie Guerrero that she should manage multiple clients in the vein of managers like Bobby Heenan and Freddie Blassie 66 The following week Swagger had a tryout match but was distracted by Guerrero arguing with Dolph Ziggler at ringside and lost the match 67 Swagger and Ziggler continued to fight over Guerrero for the next few weeks 68 which led to a match being for Ziggler s United States Championship at Night of Champions also involving Riley and John Morrison At Night of Champions Swagger was unsuccessful in winning the title as Ziggler retained 69 On the September 19 episode of Raw Guerrero agreed to manage Swagger 70 As a result Swagger and Ziggler formed an alliance with Swagger helping Ziggler retain his championship 71 At both the Hell in a Cell and Vengeance pay per views Swagger and Ziggler unsuccessfully challenged Air Boom Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston for the WWE Tag Team Championship 72 73 Swagger and Dolph Ziggler right being managed by Vickie Guerrero in 2012On the January 16 2012 episode of Raw Swagger won the United States Championship for the first time by defeating Zack Ryder 74 75 At Elimination Chamber Swagger successfully defended his title against Justin Gabriel 76 On the February 27 episode of Raw Swagger and Ziggler unsuccessfully challenged Primo amp Epico for the WWE Tag Team Championship in a triple threat tag team match also involving Kofi Kingston and R Truth On the March 5 episode of Raw Swagger lost the United States Championship to Santino Marella ending his reign at 49 days On the following episode of SmackDown Swagger failed to regain the United States Championship in a steel cage match after Marella escaped through the cage door 77 On the March 19 episode of Raw Swagger was announced as a member of Team Johnny at WrestleMania XXVIII a match Team Johnny won On the April 2 episode of Raw Swagger and Ziggler unsuccessfully challenged Marella for the United States Championship in a triple threat match 78 In May Swagger and Ziggler unsuccessfully challenged Kofi Kingston and R Truth for WWE Tag Team Championship first at Over the Limit and second on the May 28 episode of Raw 79 80 On the June 11 episode of Raw Swagger and Ziggler competed in a fatal four way elimination match for a number one contenders spot to the World Heavyweight Championship however he was eliminated after Ziggler pinned him 81 The following week Guerrero finally tired of the bickering between Swagger and Ziggler arranged for a match between them Ziggler won the match thus ending their partnership and also ended his clientele association with Vickie Guerrero 82 On the June 25 episode of Raw Swagger once again unsuccessfully challenged Santino Marella for the United States Championship 83 Following this loss Swagger went on a three month losing streak against the likes of Tyson Kidd Sheamus Brodus Clay and Ryback 84 85 86 87 After again losing to Sheamus on the September 3 episode of Raw Swagger told Raw General Manager AJ Lee he would take extended time off 88 The Real Americans 2013 2014 Edit After his return in 2013 Swagger used the Real American gimmick with Zeb Colter as his managerWhen he returned on February 2013 he was paired with Zeb Colter as his manager changing his character to a self proclaimed great American hero who strongly advocated anti immigration beliefs Swagger s character was influenced by Colter to display similar traits 89 90 He won the Elimination Chamber match to become the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship 91 Fox News and various conservative commentators including Glenn Beck claimed that Swagger and Colter s characters were a mockery of the Tea Party movement meant to demonize the Tea Party 92 93 WWE responded to the criticism by stating that they were incorporating current events into their storylines to create compelling and relevant content for their audience and that this storyline in no way represents WWE s political point of view 94 WWE followed by having Swagger and Colter break character during a video to invite Beck to appear on Raw while justifying that the storyline was designed to elicit a crowd response for the protagonist Alberto Del Rio and the antagonists Swagger and Colter while remaining within a PG rating unlike several high rated scripted dramas that use murder and rape in their storylines Beck rejected the invitation 95 Swagger challenged Del Rio for the title at WrestleMania 29 where he was defeated 96 Swagger would then feud with both Del Rio and Ziggler over the World Heavyweight Championship with Swagger defeating Ziggler in a non title match the following week and Del Rio attacking him afterwards 97 98 99 Swagger was originally booked to face Ziggler and Del Rio in three way ladder match for the World Heavyweight Championship at Extreme Rules 100 however Ziggler would suffer a legitimate concussion at a SmackDown taping due to a kick from Swagger thus removing their match from the card 101 102 As a result of Ziggler s injury Swagger instead would be booked to face Del Rio in a number one contender I Quit match at the pay per view on May 19 103 which Del Rio won 104 In June Swagger took a leave absence to undergo surgery on his hand which sidelined him for the remainder of the month 105 Swagger with Colter and Cesaro as The Real AmericansWhen Swagger returned he and Colter were paired with Antonio Cesaro as the tag team The Real Americans 106 They feuded with Santino Marella 107 108 109 110 and Los Matadores 111 112 113 culminating in a tag team match on October 27 at Hell in a Cell which Los Matadores won 114 At Survivor Series Swagger teamed with Cesaro Roman Reigns Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins in a 5 on 5 traditional Survivor Series tag team match in which their team was victorious At TLC they also challenged for the WWE Tag Team Championship again in a losing effort in a fatal four way match also involving RybAxel and the team of Big Show and Rey Mysterio On the February 14 episode of SmackDown Swagger became the 1 Contender for the Intercontinental Championship after winning a Fatal 4 Way match defeating Kofi Kingston Rey Mysterio and Mark Henry 115 However Swagger would advance to Elimination Chamber where he would face the current Intercontinental Champion Big E and would lose the match During the pre show of WrestleMania XXX the Real Americans were the final team eliminated during a fatal four way match for the WWE Tag Team Championship Swagger blamed Cesaro for the loss and put Cesaro in the Patriot Lock before Colter demanded that the duo shake hands Cesaro instead retaliated with a Cesaro Swing on Swagger 116 Later during the pay per view Cesaro was a surprise entrant in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal which he won by last eliminating Big Show by body slamming him out of the ring which mirrored Hulk Hogan s momentous body slam of Andre 117 Swagger retaliated by attacking Cesaro on the following Raw and then destroying the trophy thus ending the stable Final feuds 2014 2017 Edit Following the dissolution of their team Swagger would feud with Cesaro with Rob Van Dam also being drawn into the feud with the three competing in a triple threat elimination match at Extreme Rules which Cesaro won 118 On the June 30 episode of Raw Swagger turned face for the first time in WWE after he and Colter would confront Rusev and Lana about them disrespecting America 119 This would lead to a number of matches between the two with Swagger being defeated by Rusev at both Battleground 120 and SummerSlam 121 On the December 1 episode of Raw Swagger would find Colter assaulted backstage with Rusev later admitting to the attack 122 At TLC Tables Ladders and Chairs Swagger would challenge Rusev for the United States Championship in a losing effort and ending their feud 123 Following his match with Rusev at TLC Swagger began to appear on television less frequently At Royal Rumble Swagger competed in the 2015 Royal Rumble match lasting a while before he was eliminated by Big Show At WrestleMania 31 Swagger participated in the 2nd Annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal in which he was again eliminated by Big Show 124 Swagger appeared on the November 2 episode of Raw encountering his former manager Zeb Colter only to be interrupted by Alberto Del Rio Colter s new client 125 This started a feud between the two which culminated at TLC Tables Ladders and Chairs with Swagger challenging Del Rio for the WWE United States Championship in a Chairs match which Del Rio won 126 At the 2015 Tribute to the Troops event Swagger defeated Rusev by submission in a Boot Camp match 127 On January 24 2016 at Royal Rumble during the kick off show Swagger teamed with Mark Henry in a winning effort against the teams of Darren Young and Damien Sandow The Dudley Boyz and The Ascension 128 As a result of the win Swagger qualified for the Royal Rumble match itself during the main show entering as the 24th entrant only to be quickly eliminated by Brock Lesnar lasting only 16 seconds 129 At Roadblock Swagger would be defeated by Chris Jericho At WrestleMania 32 Swagger would compete in the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal which was won by Baron Corbin On the June 6 episode of Raw Swagger faced long time rival Rusev in Swagger s home state of Oklahoma in a losing effort via count out After the match Swagger attacked Rusev before leading the crowd in a We the People chant 130 On the July 4 episode of Raw Swagger was part of the main event where he teamed with Team USA which consisted of himself Big Show Kane Apollo Crews Mark Henry Zack Ryder and the Dudley Boyz in a 16 man elimination tag team match in which their team was victorious over The Multinational Alliance which consisted of Kevin Owens Chris Jericho Sami Zayn Cesaro Sheamus Alberto Del Rio and the Lucha Dragons Kalisto and Sin Cara 131 In the 2016 WWE draft Swagger was drafted to the Raw brand 132 On the September 12 episode of Raw Swagger faced Jinder Mahal in a losing effort After the match Tom Phillips revealed to Swagger that his Raw contract expired soon in which Swagger ignored Phillips and walked away 133 The following night he switched brands on SmackDown interrupting Baron Corbin and stating that he has signed exclusively to the brand 134 Swagger defeated Corbin on the October 4 episode of SmackDown after the referee thought he submitted when he was actually trying to reach the bottom rope 135 Corbin would then defeat Swagger twice at the No Mercy pay per view and again on the October 18 episode of SmackDown ending the feud this would be Swagger s last televised match in WWE 136 137 On March 1 2017 Hager announced on Chael Sonnen s podcast that he had requested his release from WWE 138 Two days later WWE issued a statement saying that Hager had not been granted his release This was in response to Hager already having been announced for an independent date 139 On March 13 2017 it was announced that WWE had officially granted Hager his release 140 Independent circuit 2017 2019 Edit 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 Hardcore 2017 Australian tour 141 The Australia tour consisted of four events between June 16 and 24 2017 142 In February 2018 Hager joined 5 Star Wrestling and won the heavyweight title defeating John Morrison The promotion closed in March 2018 with Hager being the second and final champion Jack Swagger also wrestled for PPW and became the PPW Heavyweight Champion on PPW High Voltage February 11 2018 On April 20 2018 Hager defeated MVP to become the Imperial Wrestling Revolution champion On November 24 2018 Hager unsuccessfully challenged Nick Aldis for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleCade SuperShow 143 Lucha Underground 2018 Edit On the second episode of season 4 of Lucha Underground on June 20 2018 Hager made his debut as a heel Under the name of The Savage Jake Strong he joined Infamous Inc with Sammy Guevara and Big Bad Steve facing the Trios Champions The Mack Son of Havoc and Killshot After his team lost Strong attacked every member including Infamous Inc manager Famous B Strong then started a feud with Drago and Aerostar defeating both in singles matches and in a handicap Nunchaku match On October 17 Strong won a 7 man battle royal by last eliminating A R Fox and that same night he defeated Johnny Mundo The next week Strong won a seven to seven survive elimination match to win the Lucha Underground Gift of the Gods Championship On the final day of Ultima Lucha Cuatro which was also the final episode of season 4 Strong cashed his Gift of the Gods Championship on Pentagon Dark who had just defeated Marty Martinez to win the Lucha Underground Championship and proceeded to defeat Pentagon Dark to become the new Lucha Underground Champion Lucha Underground was discontinued after the season four finale therefore making Strong the final Lucha Underground Champion 144 Major League Wrestling 2018 Edit On May 3 2018 Hager made his Major League Wrestling debut against Jeff Cobb citation needed All Elite Wrestling 2019 present Edit Hager second from left has been an associate of Chris Jericho center during his entire AEW career first in the Inner Circle shown here in 2019 then as part of the Jericho Appreciation SocietyOn October 2 2019 Hager debuted in All Elite Wrestling AEW on the inaugural episode of Dynamite aligning himself with Chris Jericho Santana and Ortiz and Sammy Guevara by helping them take out The Young Bucks Cody and Dustin Rhodes in the aftermath of the main event 145 Led by Jericho he subsequently formed a new faction with Guevara Santana and Ortiz called The Inner Circle His in ring debut match for AEW occurred on February 29 2020 at Revolution where he defeated Dustin Rhodes 146 147 On March 25 2020 episode of Dynamite Jon Moxley attacked Hager after a match with Chico Adams 148 Following this on the March 31 2020 episode of AEW Dark Hager attacked Moxley as revenge 149 The rivalry resulted in an Empty Arena No Holds Barred match for the AEW World Championship at April 15 2020 episode of Dynamite which Hager lost to Moxley marking his first loss in AEW 150 On the February 9 2022 episode of AEW Dynamite the Inner Circle had a team meeting that ended with Sammy Guevara throwing his vest and walking out It was later announced that Jericho and Hager would face Santana and Ortiz in a tag team match the following week with it being billed as the Inner Circle Implodes match 151 On the March 9 2022 episode of Dynamite the Inner Circle was disbanded after Hager assisted Jericho in attacking Santana and Ortiz and joined a new stable with Jericho Daniel Garcia and 2 0 called the Jericho Appreciation Society Starting with the October 5 episode of Dynamite Hager began wearing a purple bucket hat that had been rejected by Garcia as a gift from Jericho the week before and not wanting the gift to go to waste The absurd gimmick proved to be popular with fans on social media leading to Hager to officially adopt it as his persona and tell everyone that he liked this hat This included pictures of Hager wearing the hat everywhere including during wrestling matches 152 Mixed martial arts career EditBellator MMA 2017 present Edit On November 13 2017 Hager announced that he had signed to fight for Bellator MMA as part of their heavyweight division 7 On December 3 2018 it was announced that Hager would be making his debut against J W Kiser at Bellator 214 153 Hager won the fight via submission at 2 09 of the first round 154 In Hager s second fight with the promotion he faced T J Jones on May 11 2019 at Bellator 221 155 156 He again won the fight via an arm triangle choke in the first round Controversy surrounded the bout however when Hager held on to the choke for several seconds after Jones had tapped This caused an obviously displeased referee Mike Beltran to have to physically pull Hager off of Jones and the arena audience loudly booed Hager 157 For his third fight with the promotion Hager faced Anthony Garrett at Bellator 231 on October 25 2019 158 The bout ended in a no contest early into the first round after Hager landed two unintentional groin strikes to Garrett the latter one rendering Garrett unable to continue 159 Hager faced Brandon Calton at Bellator 250 on October 29 2020 160 He won the bout via split decision 161 Mixed martial arts record EditProfessional record breakdown 4 matches 3 wins 0 lossesBy submission 2 0By decision 1 0No contests 1Res Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location NotesWin 3 0 1 Brandon Calton Decision split Bellator 250 October 29 2020 3 5 00 Uncasville Connecticut United StatesNC 2 0 1 Anthony Garrett NC accidental groin strikes Bellator 231 October 25 2019 1 1 56 Uncasville Connecticut United States Repeated inadvertent groin strikes from Hager rendered Garrett unable to continue Win 2 0 T J Jones Submission arm triangle choke Bellator 221 May 11 2019 1 2 36 Rosemont Illinois United StatesWin 1 0 J W Kiser Submission arm triangle choke Bellator 214 January 26 2019 1 2 09 Inglewood California United StatesPersonal life EditHager resides in Tampa Florida He married Catalina White in December 2010 The couple met in FCW where White wrestled under the name Saylor James 162 They have two children 163 In March 2019 Hager released the first issue of his biographical comic book series You Don t Know Jack The Jake Hager Story through the publisher of Squared Circle Comics 164 On February 19 2013 Hager was arrested in Gulfport Mississippi after a SmackDown taping He was charged with driving under the influence and possession of marijuana Hager was released from custody after the arrest 165 and was ordered to appear in court on March 12 2013 166 He was then scheduled to stand trial on June 25 2013 in Mississippi 167 The marijuana charge was dismissed after he was fined 500 dollars and sentenced to six months probation with his two day jail sentence being suspended 168 Championships and accomplishments Edit In WWE Hager as Jack Swagger is a former ECW Champion and a Money in the Bank ladder match winner at that year s WrestleMania XXVI Amateur wrestling Edit National Collegiate Athletic Association University of Oklahoma single season record for most pins in the 285 pounds 129 kg weight class 30 169 2006 Collegiate All American 170 Professional wrestling Edit 5 Star Wrestling 5 Star Wrestling Championship 1 time 171 All Elite Wrestling Dynamite Award 2 times Bleacher Report PPV Moment of the Year 2021 Stadium Stampede match The Elite vs The Inner Circle Double or Nothing May 23 Biggest Beatdown 2021 The Inner Circle jumping Orange Cassidy Dynamite June 10 All Star Wrestling All Star Wrestling Heavyweight Championship 1 time 172 The Baltimore Sun Most Improved Wrestler of the Year 2010 173 Florida Championship Wrestling FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship 1 time 22 FCW Southern Heavyweight Championship 1 time 21 Imperial Wrestling Revolution IWR Heavyweight Championship 1 time 174 Lucha Underground Lucha Underground Championship 1 time Lucha Underground Gift of the Gods Championship 1 time Northeast Wrestling NEW Heavyweight Championship 1 time 175 Pennsylvania Premiere Wrestling PPW Heavyweight Championship 1 time 176 Pro Wrestling Illustrated Faction of the Year 2021 with The Inner Circle 177 Ranked No 18 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2009 178 World Class Revolution WCR Heavyweight Championship 1 time 179 World Wrestling Entertainment WWE ECW Championship 1 time 33 World Heavyweight Championship 1 time 49 180 WWE United States Championship 1 time 74 181 Money in the Bank 2010 46 Bragging Rights Trophy 2010 with Team SmackDown Big Show Rey Mysterio Kofi Kingston Alberto Del Rio Edge and Tyler Reks See also EditList of current Bellator fightersReferences Edit 92 Jacob Hager Sooners Illustrated Retrieved July 7 2009 Jack Hager Interview KRFF Retrieved February 14 2021 1 00 onwards Swagger says I was born in 82 at Fargo Hospital a b c d e f g Jack Swagger Profile Online World of 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