Donald Hager Jr.
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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
98
Gender
Male
Birthday
1982-03-24
Place of Birth
Perry, Oklahoma, USA
Also Known As
Jack Swagger, The Soaring Eagle, Jacob Hager, Jacob Hager Jr , Jacob Hager Jr., Jake Hager Jr, J. Hager, J. Hager Jr., Donald Jacob Hager Jr., Jake Strong, Jake Hager
Known For
AEW All Out 2021
AEW Full Gear 2021
Bellator 250 : Mousasi vs. Lima
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2015
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
WWE Extreme Rules 2011
WWE Bragging Rights 2010
WWE Money in the Bank 2011
WWE Hell In A Cell 2010
WWE Survivor Series 2010
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2010
WWE Capitol Punishment 2011
WWE SummerSlam 2009
WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011
WWE RAW 1000
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
AEW Double or Nothing 2023
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
WWE Elimination Chamber 2012
WWE Hell in a Cell 2011
WWE Vengeance 2011
WWE Royal Rumble 2012
WWE Survivor Series 2011
WWE Extreme Rules 2012
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
WWE Over The Limit 2012
WWE WrestleMania 32
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
WWE Survivor Series 2014
WWE WrestleMania 29
WWE Money in the Bank 2010
WrestleCade SuperShow 2017
WWE No Mercy 2016
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
WWE Extreme Rules 2013
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
WWE Battleground 2013
Hot WWE News DVD
WWE Survivor Series 2013
WWE Over the Limit 2010
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
WWE Night of Champions 2013
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
WWE No Way Out 2009
WWE Backlash 2009
WWE Judgment Day 2009
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
WWE The Bash 2009
WWE Night of Champions 2009
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
WWE Bragging Rights 2009
WWE Survivor Series 2009
WWE Extreme Rules 2010
WWE WrestleMania 31
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
WWE WrestleMania XXX
AEW All Out 2022
Warrior Wrestling
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2015
WWE SummerSlam 2014
WWE Royal Rumble 2016
WWE Roadblock 2016
WWE WrestleMania XXV
MLW Battle Riot
Bellator 221: Chandler vs. Pitbull
AEW Revolution 2020
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
The Destruction of The Shield
AEW Double or Nothing 2020
WWE Night of Champions 2011
WWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!
AEW Fyter Fest
AEW Fight for the Fallen 2020
AEW All Out 2020
WWE Money in the Bank 2014
AEW Full Gear 2019
AEW Full Gear 2020
HOUSE OF HARDCORE 28
AEW Winter is Coming 2020
WWE Battleground 2014
AAW: Thursday Night Special
AEW Bash at the Beach
Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
AEW Road Rager
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
AEW Beach Break
All Elite Wrestling Double or Nothing 2020