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 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. He is currently 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. He is the only man in history to have been ECW, (WWE) World and Lucha Underground Champion.[citation needed] Hager, in total, is a four-time world champion in professional wrestling.
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| Organization | Category | Movie |
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WWE SmackDown
as Jack Swagger
Episodes: 118
First Aired: Apr 29, 1999
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
as Jake Hager
Episodes: 107
First Aired: Oct 02, 2019
Raw
as Jack Swagger
Episodes: 43
First Aired: Jan 11, 1993
WWE ECW
as Jack Swagger
Episodes: 16
First Aired: Jun 13, 2006
WWE Main Event
as Jack Swagger
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Oct 03, 2012
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
as Jake Hager
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Aug 13, 2021
MLW Fusion
as Jake Hager
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Apr 20, 2018
AEW Dark
as Jake Hager
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Oct 08, 2019
Lucha Underground
as "The Savage" Jake Strong
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 28, 2014
Hey! (EW)
as Jake Hager
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 13, 2022
AEW Unrestricted
as Jake Hager
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 20, 2020
WWE Superstars
as Jack Swagger
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 16, 2009
MLW Fusion
as Jake hager
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 20, 2018
AEW Dark: Elevation
as Jake Hager
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 15, 2021
WWE Superstars
Episodes: 90
First Aired: Apr 16, 2009
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Oct 02, 2019
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 13, 2021
AEW Dark
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 08, 2019
WWE: Story Time
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 20, 2016
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