American professional wrestler and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
For the baseball player, see Jake Hager (baseball).
Jake Hager
Hager in 2014
Birth name
Donald Jacob Hager Jr.
Born
(1982-03-24) March 24, 1982 (age 42)[1] Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.[2]
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[5]
Height
6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[6]
Weight
254 lb (115 kg; 18 st 2 lb)[6]
Division
Heavyweight (206–265 lbs)[7]
Reach
81 in (206 cm)
Style
Wrestling
Fighting out of
Tampa, Florida, United States
Wrestling
NCAA Division I 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 signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Jake Hager. He is best known for his tenure with the WWE, where he performed under the ring name Jack Swagger. As a mixed martial artist, he was signed to Bellator MMA and competed in the heavyweight division.
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. Hager announced his retirement from MMA in September 2023. He was 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.
^"#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..."
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^ abc"Jack Swagger bio". WWE. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
^"Jake Hager's Bellator MMA bio". Bellator MMA. Archived from the original on April 12, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
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^Raimondi, Marc (November 13, 2017). "Bellator signs former WWE champion, college wrestling standout Jake Hager". MMAFighting.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
^"Oklahoma All-American Signs With Bellator". intermatwrestle.com. Archived from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
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