Jake Hager
Jake Hager | |
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Birth name | Donald Jacob Hager Jr. |
Born | [1] Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.[2] | March 24, 1982
Alma mater | University of Oklahoma |
Spouse(s) |
Catalina White (m. 2010) |
Children | 2 |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Jack Swagger Jake Hager[3] Jake Strong |
Billed height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm)[4] |
Billed weight | 275 lb (125 kg)[4] |
Billed from | Perry, Oklahoma[4] |
Trained by | Deep South Wrestling[3] |
Debut | September 7, 2006[3] |
Mixed martial arts career | |
Nickname | Rock Hard All-American[8] |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 4 |
Wins | 3 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 1 |
Losses | 0 |
No contests | 1 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
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.
Hager attended the
In 2017, Hager signed with
Early life
Hager started wrestling at the age of five. He wrestled in high school with Danny Hodge's grandson[9] and remained good friends with Hodge as he grew up living two blocks away from him in Perry, Oklahoma.[9]
The
In 2006, Hager graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a
Professional wrestling career
World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE (2006-2017)
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
In August 2007, Hager was reassigned to
During this time, Hager had a
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
On June 29, 2009, Swagger was traded to the Raw brand, making his debut as part of a
, 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
Swagger cashed in the contract during the
In late 2010, Swagger began being accompanied to the ring by his
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 received 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, which Alberto Del Rio won.[65]
On the August 15 episode of Raw, after defeating
On the January 16, 2012, episode of Raw, Swagger won the United States Championship for the first time by defeating
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] 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".[87]
The Real Americans (2013–2014)
When he returned on February, 2013, he was paired with
Swagger challenged Del Rio for the title at
When Swagger returned, he and Colter were paired with
During the pre-show of
Final feuds (2014–2017)
Following the dissolution of their team, Swagger would feud with Cesaro, with
Following his match with Rusev at TLC, Swagger began to appear on television less frequently. At
On January 24, 2016, at
In the
On March 1, 2017, Hager announced on Chael Sonnen's podcast that he had requested his release from WWE.[137] 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.[138] On March 13, 2017, it was announced that WWE had officially granted Hager his release.[139]
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.[140] The Australia tour consisted of four events between June 16 and 24, 2017.[141] 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
Lucha Underground (2018)
On the second episode of
Major League Wrestling (2018)
On May 3, 2018, Hager made his Major League Wrestling debut against Jeff Cobb.[citation needed]
All Elite Wrestling (2019–2024)
(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
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.[151] On the Feburary 21, 2024 episode of AEW Rampage, Hager was defeated by Roderick Strong in what would be his final AEW appearance as on May 28, it was reported that his contract had expired and he had elected not to re-sign.[152]
Mixed martial arts career
Bellator MMA (2017–2023)
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
In Hager's second fight with the promotion, he faced T.J. Jones on May 11, 2019, at
For his third fight with the promotion, Hager faced Anthony Garrett at
Hager faced Brandon Calton at
Hager retired from MMA in September 2023.[162]
Mixed martial arts record
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.[163] They have two children.[164]
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.[165]
On February 19, 2013, Hager was arrested in
Championships and accomplishments
Amateur wrestling
Professional wrestling
- 5 Star Wrestling
- 5 Star Wrestling Championship (1 time)[172]
- All Elite Wrestling
- Dynamite Award(2 times)
- "The Inner Circle) – Double or Nothing(May 23)
- "Biggest Beatdown" (The Inner Circle jumping Orange Cassidy – Dynamite(June 10)
- "
- All Star Wrestling
- All Star Wrestling Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[173]
- The Baltimore Sun
- Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2010)[174]
- Florida Championship Wrestling
- Imperial Wrestling Revolution
- IWR Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[175]
- Lucha Underground
- 1 time, final)
- Lucha Underground Gift of the Gods Championship (1 time, final)
- Northeast Wrestling
- NEW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[176]
- Pennsylvania Premiere Wrestling
- PPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[177]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Faction of the Year (2021) – with The Inner Circle[178]
- Ranked No. 18 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2009[179]
- World Class Revolution
- WCR Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[180]
- World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE
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External links
- Jake Hager at IMDb
- Jake Hager at Bellator (archive)
- Professional MMA record for Jake Hager from Sherdog
- Jack Swagger on WWE.com
- Jake Hager's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database