Tag: Jake Hager
Jake Hager Talks Calling Cody Rhodes Several Times For AEW Job
Jake Hager debuted on the very first episode of AEW Dynamite in October 2019. His debut was certainly a huge surprise to many. He went on to join the Inner Circle faction and has been one of the key members ever since. Hager wanted to work for the promotion as he wanted to implement his…
Jake Hager Wins At Bellator 250, Remains Undefeated In MMA
Jake Hager was scheduled to compete at Bellator 250 where he was up against Brandon Calton in the prelims of the event. Both competitors were undefeated coming into the match. It was a very physical affair as both fights gave it their all. When all was said and done, it was Hager who managed to…
WWE Accused Of Lying About Profits
WWE released over 100 employees on April 15th, including members of staff. During that time Jake Hager was already with AEW and was certainly troubled by what he saw in WWE. Stephanie McMahon took to Twitter and praised WWE as the company was named the “2020 Corporation of the Year” at the PR News CSR…
Jake Hager To Make MMA Return This Month
Jake Hager is undefeated in MMA currently. It seems he will be going back to the octagon for a match soon. According to a report by MMA Kings, Jake Hager has signed a deal to compete in a fight for Bellator on October 29th. Bellator 250 will feature Hager fighting against Brandon Calton, who is…
No DQ Tag Team Match Set For AEW Dynamite, Updated Lineup
AEW has announced Chris Jericho & Jake Hager will face Joey Janela & Sonny Kiss in a No Disqualification tag team match this Wednesday on Dynamite. This Wednesday on Dynamite – It's a NO DISQUALIFICATION tag-team match as @IAmJericho & @RealJakeHager of the #InnerCircle take on @SonnyKissXO & @JANELABABY! Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on @TNTDrama 8e/7c…
Weekend Pages: Kairi Sane Retiring?, New WWE Mask Policy & More
Welcome to WrestlePages.com’s “Weekend Pages” update featuring WWE, AEW, and Impact Wrestling news bits from the last week. Weekend Pages is published every Saturday. WWE – The July 3rd edition of Friday Night SmackDown drew a record-low rating on FOX with 1.776 million viewers. The first hour was wrestling-heavy with Matt Riddle vs. John Morrison…
TNT Championship Match Announced For AEW Fyter Fest
Assuming he is still the champion by then, Cody will put his TNT Championship on the line against The Inner Circle’s Jake Hager at Fyter Fest. Cody successfully defended the title against Private Party’s Marq Quen on this week’s Dynamite, and he will once again defend next week against an unnamed opponent. As noted, Fyter…
Jon Moxley To Defend AEW World Title In No Holds Barred Match
Jon Moxley will defend the AEW World Championship in an empty-arena No Holds Barred match against Jake Hager in two weeks on the April 15th edition of Dynamite. https://twitter.com/AEWrestling/status/1245514107043885059 This will be Moxley’s first title defense since winning it from Chris Jericho at Revolution in February. It’s believed that this match has been pre-taped already,…
Jake Hager Giving WWE Talent Advice
Recently, Rusev has been getting a lot feedback on his current story line with Bobby Lashley and Lana. One AEW talent Jake Hager decided to let Rusev know what he should do. In a retweet Hager stated, “Leave her and that asshole company”. You can see the tweet below: https://twitter.com/realjakehager/status/1193569463108587520?s=21
Jake Hager Discusses Unhappiness In WWE
Jake Hager recently talked about the end of his run in WWE during an appearance on Busted Open Radio. Below is an excerpt: “You know, I am very thankful for the run that I had there [in WWE] but towards the end there when Bully [Ray] was there I was very unhappy. I didn’t know…
Full Fight Video: Jake Hager vs. Anthony Garrett
As reported yesterday here on WrestlePages.com, Jake Hager saw his third MMA fight against Anthony Garrett at Bellator 231 end in no contest after being stopped at 1:56 of the first round after accidental groin strikes. The fight has been posted online in its entirety. You can view it embedded in the player above. The…
Jake Hager’s Bellator Bout Ends In No Contest; Update On AEW Return
Jake Hager’s fight against Anthony Garrett was stopped at 1:56 of the first round after an accidental groin strike from Hager rendered Garrett unable to continue. https://twitter.com/DanWeiner/status/1187902273155948544 https://twitter.com/ImShannonTho/status/1187901447486267392 “Well I’m obviously disappointed with the finish tonight,” Hager said after the fight. “I didn’t think I kneed him at all. Is it something I’d be interested…
Why Jake Hager Hasn’t Wrestled For All Elite Wrestling
Jake Hager agreed not to wrestle with AEW until his next Bellator MMA fight on Oct. 25, reports Dave Meltzer. Hager’s deal with AEW is to appear on television each week, as Tuesdays and Wednesdays are utilized as his off days from MMA training. The reason he hasn’t worked for AEW is obvious as Bellator…
Backstage News On Jake Hager’s Future With AEW
Jake Hager is super motivated as a wrestler with All Elite Wrestling, reports Wade Keller. Hager has reportedly regained his confidence that he lost in WWE and powerful people in AEW feel like he’s going to be a star, not a support player, for them. Hager debuted for AEW at the end of last week’s…
Early AEW Viewership Note, Backstage News On Hager Being Signed/Bellator, Jericho Stable
– Dave Meltzer noted that last night’s AEW Dynamite had over triple the viewers on Playstation Vue than NXT and was the third most-watched show on the platform. – AEW World Champion Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Jake Hager, Santana and Ortiz will be a stable going forward to feud with The Elite, reports PWInsider.com. For…
Jake Hager Makes Surprise Debut At Conclusion Of AEW Dynamite Premiere
Jake Hager, the former Jack Swagger from WWE, made his debut with All Elite Wrestling during the premiere episode of Dynamite on TNT Wednesday night. After Chris Jericho, Santana and Ortiz beat Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks in the show’s main event Cody came out and took out Jericho. He dropped both Santana and…
