Jake Hager

Jake Hager
Hager in 2014
Birth nameDonald Jacob Hager Jr.
Born (1982-03-24) March 24, 1982 (age 42)[1]
Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.[2]
Alma materUniversity of Oklahoma
Spouse(s)
Catalina White
(m. 2010)
Children2
Professional wrestling career
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
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

Donald Jacob "Jake" Hager Jr. (born March 24, 1982)[3] is an American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He most recently wrestled for All Elite Wrestling (AEW).[9] Hager has previously worked for WWE under the ring name Jack Swagger and Lucha Underground as Jake Strong.

During his time with WWE, he won the World Heavyweight Championship, the United States Championship and the ECW Championship once each, as well as the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania XXVI in 2010. He was the last holder of the Lucha Underground Championship and the Lucha Underground Gift of the Gods Championship .

  1. "#92 Jacob Hager". Sooners Illustrated. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
  2. "Jack Hager Interview". KRFF. Retrieved February 14, 2021. 1:00 onwards, Swagger says, "I was born in 82 at Fargo Hospital..."
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Jake Hager Profile". Online World Of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2008-01-12. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Jack Swagger bio". WWE. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
  5. "Jake Hager's Bellator MMA bio". Bellator MMA. Archived from the original on 2022-04-12. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Jake".
  7. Raimondi, Marc (November 13, 2017). "Bellator signs former WWE champion, college wrestling standout Jake Hager". MMAFighting.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  8. "Oklahoma All-American Signs With Bellator". intermatwrestle.com. Archived from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  9. Haynes, Cassidy (2024-05-28). "Exclusive: Another AEW Star Finished With Company". BodySlam.net. Retrieved 2024-05-29.

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