Donald Hager Jr.
Acting
- Born:
- 1982-03-24
- Place of birth:
- Perry, Oklahoma, USA
Biography
Donald Jacob Hager Jr., better known as Jack Swagger and Jake Hager, is an American professional wrestler, former mixed martial artist, former amateur wrestler, and slap fighter. A standout amateur wrestler at the University of Oklahoma, he earned All-American honors in 2006 while setting the school record for most pins in a season before signing with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) later that year. During his WWE run, he became a former World Heavyweight Champion, ECW Champion, United States Champion, and Money in the Bank winner before leaving the company in 2017. After WWE, Hager competed in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Lucha Underground, and Major League Wrestling (MLW) before joining All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in 2019, where he spent five years as a member of The Inner Circle and the Jericho Appreciation Society. Outside of wrestling, he compiled an undefeated 3-0 (1 NC) record in Bellator MMA before retiring from mixed martial arts in 2023, later making his Power Slap debut in 2026. He is also the final Lucha Underground Champion, was part of Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Faction of the Year in 2021 with The Inner Circle, and was ranked No. 18 in the PWI 500 in 2009.
Known For
Filmography
AEW Double or Nothing 2023
AEW All Out 2022
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
Hey! (EW)
AEW Full Gear 2021
AEW All Out 2021
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
AEW Road Rager
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
AEW Dark: Elevation
AEW Beach Break
AEW Winter is Coming 2020
AEW Full Gear 2020
Bellator 250 : Mousasi vs. Lima
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show
Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration
AEW All Out 2020
AEW Fight for the Fallen 2020
AEW Fyter Fest
All Elite Wrestling Double or Nothing 2020
AEW Double or Nothing 2020
AEW Revolution 2020
AEW Unrestricted
AEW Bash at the Beach
AEW Full Gear 2019
AEW Dark
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Hot WWE News DVD
Bellator 221: Chandler vs. Pitbull
MLW Battle Riot
Warrior Wrestling
MLW Fusion
WrestleCade SuperShow 2017
HOUSE OF HARDCORE 28
AAW: Thursday Night Special
WWE: Story Time
WWE No Mercy 2016
WWE WrestleMania 32
WWE Roadblock 2016
WWE Royal Rumble 2016
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2015
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2015
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
WWE WrestleMania 31
The Destruction of The Shield
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
WWE Survivor Series 2014
Lucha Underground
WWE Rivalries
WWE SummerSlam 2014
WWE Battleground 2014
WWE Money in the Bank 2014
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
WWE WrestleMania XXX
Wrestlemania Rewind
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013