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Jake Hager
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Former american professional wrestler and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
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Jake Hager is an American professional wrestler and actor. Born in 1982, he was educated at the University of Oklahoma. His professional career in sports and entertainment began in 2006 and concluded in 2024. He has competed in American football, mixed martial arts, amateur wrestling, and professional wrestling.
Hager is also known by the pseudonym Jack Swagger. He speaks English. His head coach was Bill DeMott. While some sources list his place of birth as Fargo, others identify it as Perry, Oklahoma, in the United States. His given names are Donald and Jacob.
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Film & TV
Perry, Oklahoma, USA
Donald Jacob Hager Jr. 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. As a mixed martial artist, he is currently signed to Bellator MMA where he competes in the heavyweight division. Hager attended the University of Oklahoma as a…
Known for
- AEW Double or Nothing 2023 — Jake Hager2023
- AEW Double or Nothing 2022 — Jake Hager2022
- AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022 — Jake Hager2022
- AEW All Out 2022 — Jake Hager2022
- Hey! (EW) — Jake Hager2022
- AEW All Out 2021 — Jake Hager2021
- AEW Full Gear 2021 — Jake Hager2021
- AEW Double or Nothing 2021 — Jake Hager2021
- AEW Road Rager — Jake Hager2021
- AEW Beach Break — Jake Hager2021
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Key facts
- Born
- Donald Jacob Hager Jr. , ( 1982-03-24 ) March 24, 1982 (age 44) , Fargo, North Dakota , U.S.
- Alma mater
- University of Oklahoma
- Spouse
- Catalina White ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. December 2010</span>"}]]}'>2010 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2024 )
- Ring name s
- Jack Swagger, Jake Hager , Jake Strong
- Billed height
- 6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
- Billed weight
- 275 lb (125 kg)
- Billed from
- Perry, Oklahoma
- Trained by
- Deep South Wrestling
- Debut
- September 7, 2006
- Retired
- August 7, 2025
- Nickname
- Rock Hard
- Height
- 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
- Weight
- 255 lb (116 kg; 18 st 3 lb)
- Division
- Heavyweight (206–265 lbs)
- Reach
- 81 in (206 cm)
- Style
- Wrestling
- Fighting out of
- Tampa, Florida , United States
- Wrestling
- NCAA Division I All-American
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jacob
- Family name
- Hager
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Fargo
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Mass
- 114
- Image
- Jack Swagger Chicago IL 011909.jpg
- Height
- 193
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- Commons category
- Jake Hager
- date of birth
- 1982-03-24
- head coach
- Bill DeMott
- pseudonym
- Jake Hager
- start of work period
- 2006-00-00
- end of work period
- 2024-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Donald Jacob Hager Jr. (born March 24, 1982) is an American slap fighter and retired amateur wrestler, professional wrestler, and 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 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.
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