Positive Update on Jake Hager’s Condition After Power Slap 23 Eye Injury
October 8, 2026
Jake Hager’s recovery has taken an encouraging step after the horrifying eye injury he suffered at Power Slap 23. While his long-term outlook is still...
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Jake Hager is an American former professional wrestler and Power Slap competitor best known as Jack Swagger in WWE and Jake Hager in AEW.
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Jake Hager
Jake Hager is an American former professional wrestler, former mixed martial artist and Power Slap competitor. He is best known to wrestling fans as Jack Swagger in WWE and Jake Hager in AEW. During his WWE career, he became World Heavyweight Champion, ECW Champion, United States Champion and Money in the Bank Ladder Match winner. He later joined AEW as a member of The Inner Circle and competed in Bellator MMA before moving into Power Slap.
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Jake Hager and Partner Patricia Blackburn Get Engaged
September 23, 2026
Jake Hager’s last few days couldn’t have been more different. One minute, fans were worried after he needed emergency eye surgery following a brutal Power...
Val Venis Calls Power Slap a “Dumb and Dangerous Game” After Jake Hager Injury
September 21, 2026
Val Venis is not buying the idea that Power Slap should even be treated like a real sport. After Jake Hager underwent emergency eye surgery...
Ex-WWE Star Jake Hager Undergoes Emergency Eye Surgery After Power Slap 23 Injury
September 18, 2026
Jake Hager’s Power Slap 23 loss was ugly enough on its own. Now we know just how serious the damage really was, because he had...
Ex-WWE Star Jake Hager Nearly Involved in Backstage Altercation After Power Slap 23 Loss
September 18, 2026
Jake Hager’s night reportedly wasn’t over once the doctor waved off his fight. According to a new backstage report, the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion...
Jake Hager Left Bleeding From Eye and Ear After Brutal Power Slap Fight
September 18, 2026
Jake Hager said another bad knockout would make him question whether he should keep competing in Power Slap. He may now have another difficult decision...
MVP Says WWE SmackDown Drinking Took Years Off His Life, Recalls Wild Night With Jake Hager and Tyrus
August 24, 2026
MVP isn’t pretending his WWE road days were easy on his body. Looking back at his time on SmackDown, he says the amount of alcohol...
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Catalina White Reveals Where She Stands With Jake Hager After Divorce
August 5, 2026
Jake Hager spent the last week calling his divorce the biggest loss of his life. Now, Catalina White is telling a very different part of...
Jake Hager Says Another Brutal Power Slap Knockout Could Force Him to Quit
July 23, 2026
Jake Hager isn’t pretending he can take unlimited shots to the head. The former WWE World Heavyweight Champion plans to keep competing in Power Slap,...
Jake Hager Reveals Wild WWE Airport Prank Involving a 12-Inch Dildo
July 23, 2026
Jake Hager just told one of the wildest WWE prank stories you’re ever going to hear—and TSA was almost dragged right into the middle of...
Jake Hager Confirms Pro Wrestling Return and Reveals JCW Talks
July 21, 2026
Jake Hager is getting back into professional wrestling, and JCW could be the company that puts him back inside the ring. During a conversation on...
Jake Hager Explains Why a Full MMA Comeback Is Off the Table
July 21, 2026
Jake Hager still considers himself an MMA fighter at heart, but he knows stepping back into the cage requires more than simply wanting another fight....
Jake Hager Reveals WWE Contract Talks Fell Short Before His 2017 Exit
July 21, 2026
Jake Hager didn’t leave WWE because he was finished with professional wrestling. He left because the money wasn’t where he believed it should be—and he...
Jake Hager Calls Out AEW Backstage Politics and Questions Its Leadership
July 21, 2026
Jake Hager enjoyed the people inside the AEW locker room, but he wasn’t nearly as impressed with the politics surrounding them. During a conversation on...
Jake Hager Says AEW Door Is Shut After Seeing Tony Khan’s ‘True Colors’
July 21, 2026
Jake Hager doesn’t sound interested in repairing his relationship with AEW—and his feelings about Tony Khan explain why. During a conversation on the Off the...
Ex-WWE Star Jake Hager Breaks Silence After Brutal Power Slap Knockout Loss
July 16, 2026
Jake Hager is not hiding from the reaction to his latest Power Slap loss. The former WWE World Heavyweight Champion was knocked out by Amanpreet...
Jake Hager Took Out a Loan Against His Home to Fund First MMA Fight
July 11, 2026
Jake Hager didn’t leave WWE with a guaranteed payday waiting for him. He walked away from contract negotiations, bet on himself, and at one point...
Jake Hager Admits He Was a Bad Husband But Determined to Get Divorce Right
July 11, 2026
Jake Hager is owning his mistakes while making one thing clear—his children will not be forced to pay for the failure of his marriage. The...
Jake Hager Admits He Used Alcohol to Hide From Painful Divorce
July 11, 2026
Jake Hager is not making excuses for how he handled the collapse of his marriage to Catalina White. The former WWE star spoke openly on...
Jake Hager Calls Divorce From Catalina White the Biggest Loss of His Life
July 11, 2026
Jake Hager has taken losses inside wrestling storylines, but he says nothing hit him harder than watching his marriage and family fall apart. The former...
Ex-WWE Star Jake Hager Coming Out of Retirement for Surprise Wrestling Return
May 10, 2026
Jake Hager may have claimed he was done with pro wrestling — but that retirement didn’t last very long since he’s set to return to...
