Jack Swagger Birthday & Fun Facts

Jack Swagger Birthday Highlights

Birth Name

Donald Jacob Hager

Place Of Birth

Oklahoma, USA

Age

41 years old

Birth Date

March 24 1982

Jack Swagger Facts

Child Star?

yes

Occupation

Wrestler

Education & Qualifications

University of Oklahoma

Net Worth

$3,000,000

Current Partner

Catalina White

Donald Jacob Hager Jr. was born on March 24, 1982, in the United States of America, in Perry, Oklahoma.

He is a very famous and talented wrestler and a mixed martial artist. He is currently working at All Elite Wrestling, under the ring name, Jake Hager.

Hager also works at Bellator MMA as a martial artist, where he competes in the heavyweight division. Jack Hager is a globally recognized wrestler. He has competed in a number of championships and has defeated various wrestlers, including Antonio Mestre, Atlas DaBone, Ted DiBiase Jr., Tommy Dreamer, and Matt Hardy.

Jake Hager has a huge fan following and influences many upcoming wrestlers. He has a colossal fanbase on social media platforms.

Jake Hager's career started in 2006, when he joined WWE and had his tryout in Deep South Wrestling.

He made his debut in September 2006, in a dark match with Antonio Mestre, whom he defeated. Later in 2007, he defeated Atlas DaBone in his debut for promotions. In August 2007, he was assigned by the Florida Championship Wrestling, where he started a feud with TJ Wilson.

Jake Hager gained a lot of fame in his first two years, and in February 2008, there were only two men, Jack Hager and Ted DiBiase Jr., who were left in the 23-man battle royal for the Florida Heavyweight Championship. In this match, Hager defeated DiBiase and won the Championship. In 2008, Hager went to the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship and defeated Miller. At that time, Hager had an undefeated streak in FCW. The first match that Hager lost was to William Regal in August 2008, in the form of Raw Dark Match. This was the first time someone had defeated Jake Hager.

Jake Hager fought in a number of professional wrestling matches between 2012 and 2018, winning the majority, but also losing a couple. Hager joined Five Star Wrestling in February 2018 and won the heavyweight title by defeating John Morrison. Later, to become the Imperial Wrestling Revolution Champion, Hager defeated MVP on April 20, 2018.

Jake Hager is also known for his professional wrestling matches for WWE, under the name ring, Jack Swagger, where he won two world championships. Jake Hager participated in both football and wrestling as a two-sport athlete at the University of Oklahoma, where he completed his degree in Finance. Then in 2006, he pursued wrestling as a full-time career. In the same year, he set the record of the most pins in the season with 30, as an All-American. Later the same year, he joined WWE, under the ring name, Jack Swagger. In 2017, he left WWE and decided to become a mixed martial artist. He has also been successful in this field and now teaches MMA.

In 2019, Jack Swagger had his first match in All Elite Wrestling, where he aligned himself with Chris Jericho, Santana and Ortiz, and Sammy Guevara. He helped them take out The Young Bucks, Cody, and Dustin Rhodes. In 2020, after a match with Chico Adams, Jack Swagger was attacked by Jon Moxley. As a part of the heavyweight division, Hager announced his fight for Bellator MMA on November 13, 2017. In 2018, Hager announced his fight against J.W. Kiser at Bellator, which he also won.

What is Jack Swagger’s net worth?

Jack Swagger has an estimated net worth of between $1-3 million. The majority of his earnings come from his career as a wrestler and a mixed martial artist.

How much does Jack Swagger earn per year?

The exact annual income of Jack Swagger is not known and will vary depending on his appearances and fights.

How tall is Jack Swagger?

Jack Swagger is 6 ft 5 in (201 cm) tall.

How old is Jack Swagger?

Jack Swagger was born on March 24, 1982, so he celebrated his 40th birthday in March 2022.

Donald Jacob Hager Jr. was born on March 24, 1982, in Perry, Oklahoma, the United States of America.

His family reportedly always supported his wrestling career. Jake Hager started wrestling at the age of five. He completed his schooling from a local high school, where he also continued wrestling with Danny Hodger's grandson, who lived just two blocks away from his home. At the University of Oklahoma, he was a two-sport athlete, in football and wrestling. He used to play as a second-string defensive tackle in the football team, but then decided to just focus on wrestling and chose it as his career. From the University of Oklahoma, he completed his degree in Finance.

Who is Jack Swagger’s partner?

Jake Hager is married to Catalina White. They married in 2010 and have two children together. Catalina White is also a professional wrestler, who has been involved with WWE. Their two children are named Knox Stribling Hager, who was born in October 2011, and Presley Pearl, who was born in May 2015.

Best Known For…

Jack Swagger is best known for his ultimate wrestling skills. He has won the World Wrestling Championship twice in a row. He has defeated many well-known and powerful wrestlers. He is also a very skilled mixed martial artist. He has also gained a lot of name and fame in the field of martial artists. Hager is known for being one of the best wrestlers and a mixed martial artist, who has fought against many opponents and won most of his matches. His reign as the ECW Champion for the ECW Brand was quite impressive.

In 2006, Jake Hager joined WWE and did his tryout in Deep South Wrestling, going on to debut in September 2006, in a dark match against Antonio Mestre, who Hager defeated. At that time, he was known by the name Jake Hager. Later in 2007, he defeated Atlas DaBone in his debut for promotions. In August 2007, he was assigned by the Florida Championship Wrestling, where he started a feud with TJ Wilson. In February 2008, only two men, Jake Hager and Ted DiBiase Jr., were left for the 23-man battle royal for the Florida Heavyweight Championship. In this match, Hager defeated DiBiase and won the Championship. In 2008, Hager went to the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship and defeated Miller. At that time, Hager had an undefeated streak in FCW. The first match that Hager lost was to William Regal in August 2008, in a Raw Dark Match.

In September 2008, Hager made his debut with the ECW brand, under the ring name, Jack Swagger. He won his debut match with a local wrestler, then, he immediately started a feud with Tommy Dreamer. He defeated Dreamer at an Amateur Wrestling Challenge. Later, Jack Swagger challenged Matt Hardy for the ECW Challenge, being the first to do so, and defeated him on January 13, 2009. Jack Swagger's undefeated streak was broken in February to Finlay in a non-titled match.

Jack Swagger appeared as a part of a three-on-one gauntlet match with WWE Champion, Randy Orton, on June 29, 2009. In July, he defeated Montel Vontavious Porter. In 2010, following Hager's success, a mascot would accompany Swagger into the ring. Chavo Guerrero played the mascot, known as The Soaring Eagle.

Later in February 2011, Hager was announced as the coach of Michael Cole, for the match at WrestleMania XXVII against Jerry Lawler. However, following a disagreement, Jake Hager ended his partnership with Michael Cole. Then in May, Hager feuded with Evan Bourne. Hager defeated Bourne at 'Capital Punishment' to end the partnership. Alberto Del Rio defeated Jack Swagger at 'Money in the Bank'. In January 2012, by defeating Zack Ryder, Hager won the United States Championship for the first time. He also defended his title successfully in front of Justin Gabriel at 'Elimination Chamber'. Jack Swagger challenged many wrestlers in the upcoming months and also won many matches. On the independent circuit, Hager returned to professional wrestling in 2017.

Hager joined Five Star Wrestling in February 2018 and won the heavyweight title by defeating John Morrison. Later, to become the Imperial Wrestling Revolution Champion, Hager defeated MVP on April 20, 2018.

In 2019, Jake Hager had his first match with All Elite Wrestling, where he aligned himself with Chris Jericho, Santana and Ortiz, and Sammy Guevara. He helped them take out The Young Bucks, Cody Rhodes, and Dustin Rhodes. In 2020, after a match with Chico Adams, Jack Swagger was attacked by Jon Moxley in the episode 'Dynamite' on March 25. Later, on February 9, 2022, the Inner Circle had a team meeting and decided to end their link with Sammy Guevara by throwing his vest and walking away.

As a part of the heavyweight division, Hager announced he would fight for Bellator MMA on November 13, 2017. In 2018, Hager fought against J.W. Kiser at Bellator, and won. Jake Hager has faced many fighters and won many matches.

Jake Hager has also published his biographic comic book, 'You Don't Know Jack, The Jake Hager Story'.

What awards has Jack Swagger won?

Jack Swagger has won the World Wrestling Championship twice in a row.

• After graduating from Oklahoma University in 2006, Hager decided to take a job in finance. However, he was required to choose between this job and wrestling, and decided to continue with his professional wrestling career.
• In 2006, Hager was seen with John Cena, as his security guard for the UMAGA match.
• Hager defended his World Heavyweight Championship title against Edge and Jericho in a triple threat match in SmackDown.
• His wife, Catalina White, is a former model who has been featured in 'FHM', 'Complex', and 'Maxim'.
• His Instagram handle is @realjakehager. On Instagram, he regularly shares pictures from his life with fans. He has over 325,000 followers on his account.
• Some of the notable names he has faced in his career as a professional wrestler include Chris Jericho, Dudley Boyz, Dolph Ziggler, Rey Mysterio, Randy Orton, and Kofi Kingston.
• Hager lost his match in AEW against Jon Moxley, in a no holds barred match for the AEW World Championship.
• He lost the match for United States Championship against Kofi Kingston in a title match, but stole the United States Championship Belt and left the arena with it.
• In 2010, he won the World Heavyweight Championship match against Chris Jericho, but later lost the belt to Rey Mysterio during a title match.
• He made his debut for DSW by defeating Antonio Mestre in a dark match.
• Jack Swagger was discovered by the Head of Talent Relations, Jim Ross.
• His rivalry with Tommy Dreamer was quite famous, and the rivalry ended in an Extreme Rules Match that Jack Swagger won.
• Jack Swagger lost his triple threat match against the Miz and Kingston.

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