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Donald Hager Jr.

Profession
Acting
Born
March 24, 1982 · 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

Raw poster
Raw
Series · 1993 · ★ 6.8
WWE Friday Night SmackDown poster
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Series · 1999 · ★ 7.4
WWE WrestleMania 31 poster
WWE WrestleMania 31
Film · 2015 · ★ 8.0
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII poster
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
Film · 2012 · ★ 7.9
WWE WrestleMania XXX poster
WWE WrestleMania XXX
Film · 2014 · ★ 7.9
WWE WrestleMania XXV poster
WWE WrestleMania XXV
Film · 2009 · ★ 7.8
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite poster
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Series · 2019 · ★ 7.9
WWE WrestleMania 29 poster
WWE WrestleMania 29
Film · 2013 · ★ 7.5
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI poster
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
Film · 2010 · ★ 7.7
WWE WrestleMania 32 poster
WWE WrestleMania 32
Film · 2016 · ★ 7.1
WWE WrestleMania XXVII poster
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
Film · 2011 · ★ 7.3
WWE Main Event poster
WWE Main Event
Series · 2012 · ★ 7.8

Filmography