Jake Hager (Ex-WWE Superstar Jack Swagger) made a surprise appearance during the climax of All Elite Wrestling’s TNT debut.
It all went down after the main event of All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite, which was won by the team of Chris Jericho, Santana and Ortiz over the team of Kenny Omeg and The Young Bucks, after interference from a returning Jon Moxley — who took out his Full Gear opponent Kenny Omega. Moxley put himself and Omega through a glass coffee table with a DDT. You can see a video of it below.
Hager appeared in the ring during a post-match brawl and appeared to align himself with AEW Champion Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Santana and Ortiz.
It’s been over one year since Jack Swagger signed a deal with Bellator MMA … and now his first fight has finally been made official!
Swagger made the announcement Monday on Ariel Helwani’s MMA show and confirmed his debut will happen January 26th during the Heavyweight Grand Prix Finals at The Forum in Inglewood, CA.
His opponent will be 41-year-old JW Kiser, who has only fought (and lost) one professional fight.
“I think my career will be a lot longer than most people imagine, in mixed martial arts,” Swagger — aka Jake Hager — told Helwani. “I have nothing to prove. I’m doing this for me and my family. I know I belong and you will see that I do when I step in the cage.”
MLW has announced that they have agreed to a “multi-fight” deal with Jake Hager (Jack Swagger), here is the announcement:
JAKE HAGER SIGNS MULTI-FIGHT DEAL WITH MAJOR LEAGUE WRESTLING; TO DEBUT AT MLW’S MAY 3RD TV TAPING
ORLANDO – Major League Wrestling has reached a multi-fight deal with Jake Hager, the ex-World Champion formerly known as “Jack Swagger”. The deal will see Hager make his MLW debut on May 3rd in Orlando at MLW: Intimidation Games hosted by Gilt Nightclub.
A native of Perry, Oklahoma, the current Bellator MMA fighter was a decorated collegiate wrestler at the University of Oklahoma, where he was an All-American and set the school record for most pins at the 285-pound weight class in a single season with 30.
“A reckoning is coming to the heavyweight division of Major League Wrestling,” said Hager’s new manager, renowned southern promoter Colonel Robert Parker.
Tickets are on sale now at https://www.MLWTickets.com for Major League Wrestling’s May 3rd FUSION TV taping for beIN SPORTS.
Ticket prices range from $15-$45 with a limited number of “VIP Packages” also available.
Former WWE star Jack Swagger is getting into the MMA world. He announced he’ll be fighting for Bellator in 2018 as a heavyweight.
Swagger made the announcement yesterday on TheMMA Hour with Ariel Helwani and said he’s excited because stepping into the cage for mixed martial arts is something he’s always wanted to do.
“We have been working and talking with them [Bellator] through the summer, we started negotiations and whatnot, and it literally got finalized this weekend,” Jack explained.
The wrestler says he’s been MMA/boxing training for eight months and is under contract for six fights. A specific date for the first fight hasn’t been set, but we’ll keep you updated once it’s made official.
Jack Swagger releasedWWE has come to terms on the release of Jack Swagger as of today, March 13, 2017. WWE wishes Swagger the best in all his future endeavors.
As we previously reported, Swagger announced he had requested his release this month while appearing on Chael Sonnen’s podcast. He was also announced for a WAW event in the UK, which was quickly nixed because he was still technically under contract.
Former World Heavyweight champ Jack Swagger has requested his release from WWE … and he’s already done an interview to get the word out.
Swagger appeared on Chael Sonnen‘s podcast and said, “As of yesterday, I asked for my release from WWE.” Adding, “It’s still kind of an ongoing process right now. Basically, it came down to contract negotiations. We were way off. They didn’t value me at what I thought I was valued at.”
“They weren’t giving me the opportunity to make the full amount of income I could for my family, so when you put it like that … it’s time to go.”
Jack was initially drafted to Raw after the brand split, but made the switch to SmackDown Live shortly after and wrestled against Baron Corbin at No Mercy in a losing effort.
Jack Swagger revealed on Chael Sonnen’s podcast that he requested his release from WWE. Despite some incorrect reports, PWInsider confirmed that while Swagger requested his release, he is still officially with the company. Swagger’s profile is also still on the WWE roster page. Swagger noted on Sonnen’s podcast that his release is “an ongoing process right now.”
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