Donald Hager Jr.

Donald Hager Jr.

Known for
Acting
Born
March 24, 1982 (age 44)
Birthplace
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

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Filmography

2023
AEW Double or Nothing 2023 poster

AEW Double or Nothing 2023

Movie · as Jake Hager

2022
AEW Double or Nothing 2022 poster

AEW Double or Nothing 2022

Movie · as Jake Hager

2022
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022 poster

AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022

Movie · as Jake Hager

2022
AEW All Out 2022 poster

AEW All Out 2022

Movie · as Jake Hager

2022
Hey! (EW) poster

Hey! (EW)

TV · as Jake Hager · 1 ep

2021
AEW All Out 2021 poster

AEW All Out 2021

Movie · as Jake Hager

2021
AEW Full Gear 2021 poster

AEW Full Gear 2021

Movie · as Jake Hager

2021
AEW Double or Nothing 2021 poster

AEW Double or Nothing 2021

Movie · as Jake Hager

2021
AEW Road Rager poster

AEW Road Rager

Movie · as Jake Hager

2021
AEW Beach Break poster

AEW Beach Break

Movie · as Jake Hager

2021
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage poster

All Elite Wrestling: Rampage

TV · as Jake Hager · 1 ep

2021
AEW Dark: Elevation poster

AEW Dark: Elevation

TV · as Jake Hager · 1 ep

2020
Bellator 250 : Mousasi vs. Lima poster

Bellator 250 : Mousasi vs. Lima

Movie · as Himself

2020
AEW Revolution 2020 poster

AEW Revolution 2020

Movie · as Jake Hager

2020
AEW Double or Nothing 2020 poster

AEW Double or Nothing 2020

Movie · as Jake Hager

2020
AEW Fyter Fest poster

AEW Fyter Fest

Movie · as Jake Hager

2020
AEW Fight for the Fallen 2020 poster

AEW Fight for the Fallen 2020

Movie · as Jake Hager

2020
AEW All Out 2020 poster

AEW All Out 2020

Movie · as Jake Hager

2020
AEW Full Gear 2020 poster

AEW Full Gear 2020

Movie · as Jake Hager

2020
AEW Winter is Coming 2020 poster

AEW Winter is Coming 2020

Movie · as Jake Hager

2020
AEW Bash at the Beach poster

AEW Bash at the Beach

Movie · as Jake Hager

2020
Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration poster

Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration

Movie · as Jake Hager

2020
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show poster

AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show

Movie · as Jake Hager

2020
All Elite Wrestling Double or Nothing 2020

All Elite Wrestling Double or Nothing 2020

Movie

2020
AEW Unrestricted poster

AEW Unrestricted

TV · as Jake Hager · 1 ep

2019
Hot WWE News DVD poster

Hot WWE News DVD

Movie

2019
Bellator 221: Chandler vs. Pitbull poster

Bellator 221: Chandler vs. Pitbull

Movie · as Himself

2019
AEW Full Gear 2019 poster

AEW Full Gear 2019

Movie · as Jake Hager

2019
AEW Dark poster

AEW Dark

TV · as Jake Hager · 3 eps

2019
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite poster

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

TV · as Jake Hager · 4 eps

2018
Warrior Wrestling

Warrior Wrestling

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2018
MLW Battle Riot poster

MLW Battle Riot

Movie · as Jake Hager

2018
MLW Fusion poster

MLW Fusion

TV · as Jake Hager, Jake hager · 4 eps

2017
WrestleCade SuperShow 2017

WrestleCade SuperShow 2017

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2017
HOUSE OF HARDCORE 28 poster

HOUSE OF HARDCORE 28

Movie

2017
AAW: Thursday Night Special

AAW: Thursday Night Special

Movie

2016
WWE WrestleMania 32 poster

WWE WrestleMania 32

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2016
WWE No Mercy 2016 poster

WWE No Mercy 2016

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2016
WWE Royal Rumble 2016 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 2016

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2016
WWE Roadblock 2016 poster

WWE Roadblock 2016

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2016
WWE: Story Time poster

WWE: Story Time

TV · 1 ep

2015
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2015

WWE Tribute to the Troops 2015

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2015
WWE Royal Rumble 2015 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 2015

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2015
WWE WrestleMania 31 poster

WWE WrestleMania 31

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2015
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2015 poster

WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2015

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2015
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes! poster

Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2015
The Destruction of The Shield poster

The Destruction of The Shield

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2014
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014 poster

WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2014
WWE Survivor Series 2014 poster

WWE Survivor Series 2014

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2014
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014 poster

WWE Elimination Chamber 2014

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2014
WWE Extreme Rules 2014 poster

WWE Extreme Rules 2014

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2014
WWE WrestleMania XXX poster

WWE WrestleMania XXX

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2014
WWE SummerSlam 2014 poster

WWE SummerSlam 2014

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2014
WWE Money in the Bank 2014 poster

WWE Money in the Bank 2014

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2014
WWE Battleground 2014 poster

WWE Battleground 2014

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2014
WWE Royal Rumble 2014 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 2014

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2014
Lucha Underground poster

Lucha Underground

TV · as "The Savage" Jake Strong · 3 eps

2014
Wrestlemania Rewind poster

Wrestlemania Rewind

TV · as Jack Swagger · 2 eps

2014
WWE Rivalries poster

WWE Rivalries

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
WWE WrestleMania 29 poster

WWE WrestleMania 29

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2013
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013 poster

WWE Elimination Chamber 2013

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2013
WWE Extreme Rules 2013 poster

WWE Extreme Rules 2013

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2013
WWE Battleground 2013 poster

WWE Battleground 2013

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2013
WWE Survivor Series 2013 poster

WWE Survivor Series 2013

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2013
WWE Night of Champions 2013 poster

WWE Night of Champions 2013

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2013
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013 poster

WWE Hell in a Cell 2013

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2013
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013 poster

WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2013
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology poster

WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2012
WWE RAW 1000 poster

WWE RAW 1000

Movie

2012
WWE Elimination Chamber 2012 poster

WWE Elimination Chamber 2012

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2012
WWE Royal Rumble 2012 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 2012

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2012
WWE Extreme Rules 2012 poster

WWE Extreme Rules 2012

Movie · as Jack Swagger (Ringside)

2012
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII poster

WWE WrestleMania XXVIII

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2012
WWE Over The Limit 2012 poster

WWE Over The Limit 2012

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2012
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man poster

WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2012
WWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live! poster

WWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2012
WWE Main Event poster

WWE Main Event

TV · as Jack Swagger · 10 eps

2011
WWE WrestleMania XXVII poster

WWE WrestleMania XXVII

Movie · as Jack Swagger (Ringside)

2011
WWE Extreme Rules 2011 poster

WWE Extreme Rules 2011

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2011
WWE Money in the Bank 2011 poster

WWE Money in the Bank 2011

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2011
WWE Capitol Punishment 2011 poster

WWE Capitol Punishment 2011

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2011
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011 poster

WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2011
WWE Royal Rumble 2011 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 2011

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2011
WWE Hell in a Cell 2011 poster

WWE Hell in a Cell 2011

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2011
WWE Vengeance 2011 poster

WWE Vengeance 2011

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2011
WWE Survivor Series 2011 poster

WWE Survivor Series 2011

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2011
The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn poster

The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2011
WWE Night of Champions 2011 poster

WWE Night of Champions 2011

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2010
WWE Bragging Rights 2010 poster

WWE Bragging Rights 2010

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2010
WWE Hell In A Cell 2010 poster

WWE Hell In A Cell 2010

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2010
WWE Survivor Series 2010 poster

WWE Survivor Series 2010

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2010
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2010 poster

WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2010

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2010
WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010 poster

WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2010
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI poster

WWE Wrestlemania XXVI

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2010
WWE Royal Rumble 2010 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 2010

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2010
WWE Money in the Bank 2010 poster

WWE Money in the Bank 2010

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2010
WWE Over the Limit 2010 poster

WWE Over the Limit 2010

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2010
WWE Extreme Rules 2010 poster

WWE Extreme Rules 2010

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2009
WWE SummerSlam 2009 poster

WWE SummerSlam 2009

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2009
WWE Royal Rumble 2009 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 2009

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2009
WWE No Way Out 2009 poster

WWE No Way Out 2009

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2009
WWE Backlash 2009 poster

WWE Backlash 2009

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2009
WWE Judgment Day 2009 poster

WWE Judgment Day 2009

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2009
WWE Extreme Rules 2009 poster

WWE Extreme Rules 2009

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2009
WWE The Bash 2009 poster

WWE The Bash 2009

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2009
WWE Night of Champions 2009 poster

WWE Night of Champions 2009

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2009
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009 poster

WWE Hell in a Cell 2009

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2009
WWE Bragging Rights 2009 poster

WWE Bragging Rights 2009

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2009
WWE Survivor Series 2009 poster

WWE Survivor Series 2009

Movie · as Jack Swagger

2009
WWE WrestleMania XXV poster

WWE WrestleMania XXV

Movie · as Jack Swagger (Lumberjack)

2009
WWE Superstars poster

WWE Superstars

TV · as Jack Swagger · 90 eps

2006
WWE ECW poster

WWE ECW

TV · as Jack Swagger · 16 eps

1999
WWE Friday Night SmackDown poster

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

TV · as Jack Swagger · 105 eps

1993
Raw poster

Raw

TV · as Jack Swagger · 43 eps