Jake Hager cursed out Tony Khan following his successful Power Slap debut.
Former WWE and AEW star Jake Hager announced last month that he signed a six-fight deal with Power Slap. He made his debut on April 17 in Las Vegas and picked up the victory against Devin Jenkins, knocking him out in the third round. However, what he did after the victory made headlines. He went on to drop an f-bomb on his former employer, AEW President Tony Khan.
As he celebrated his victory, Jake Hager looked straight into the camera and said, ‘F**k you, Tony Khan.” He has made several claims against Khan since his exit from the promotion in 2024, and it appears he still hasn’t moved on from his issues with the AEW President.
Jake Hager shares how he knew Tony Khan didn’t want him in AEW
During his recent appearance on the Insight with Chris Van Vliet podcast, Jake Hager discussed his exit from AEW and revealed how he knew Tony Khan didn’t want him in the promotion. He also claimed that Khan barged into a talent-only meeting and yelled at the wrestlers after CM Punk’s tenure came to an end.
“Anyway, I always find a way to say this every day, so I think everyone should, too—say ‘F’ Tony Khan,” Jake Hager said. I could tell that he didn’t want me there. He offered me a year and a half. I was like, ‘Bro, I just did Stadium Stampede twice. Don’t act like Stadium Stampede didn’t put AEW on the map.’ I was in the debut episode, I was the big spoiler, and he offered me 18 months after all that.
“So, it was that and the way that he started running the business that it really, he wasn’t a professional. After all the (CM) Punk s**t that went down, the boys got together, and we had a meeting, and this was the boys only, no office. And we’re on, there’s Sting, there’s Show (Paul Wight). Jericho, Bryan, Mox, they’re all standing at the front, kind of like talking through this s**t.
“And, lo and behold, who comes in the room storming in? Daddy’s little billionaire, and he’s like yelling at us because, I think it was Cash and Wheeler (Dax Harwood/FTR), they didn’t want to come in, they didn’t like the storylines, they refused to come to TV that day. And he was like, ‘Listen, I’ll put you in a six-man, six minutes before the show, and you’re gonna do it,’” Jake Hager said.
However, FTR later responded to Jake Hager’s claim, clarifying that they didn’t refuse to show up.
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