Today MLW announced they have signed former WWE superstar Jack Swagger who will perform under the ring name ‘Jack Hager’ on their TV tapings next month.
The news was confirmed in the following announcement on MLW.com:
Major League Wrestling has reached a multi-fight deal with Jake Hager, the former World Champion formerly known as “Jack Swagger”. The deal will see Hager make his MLW debut on May 3rd in Orlando at MLW: Intimidation Games hosted by Gilt Nightclub.
A native of Perry, Oklahoma, the current Bellator MMA fighter was a decorated collegiate wrestler at the University of Oklahoma, where he was an All-American and set the school record for most pins at the 285-pound weight class in a single season with 30.
“A reckoning is coming to the heavyweight division of Major League Wrestling,” said Hager’s new manager, renowned southern promoter Colonel Robert Parker.
Tickets are on sale now at https://www.MLWTickets.com for Major League Wrestling’s May 3rdFUSION TV taping for beIN SPORTS.
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SAN DIEGO - JULY 24: Actor Kieran Culkin (C) with wrestlers Kane and Jack Swagger attend the EW and SyFy party during Comic-Con 2010 at Hotel Solamar on July 24, 2010 in San Diego, California. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for EW)
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BREMEN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 10: Tyler Breeze challenges Jack Swagger during WWE Germany Live Bremen - Road To Wrestlemania at OVB-Arena on February 10, 2016 in Bremen, Germany. (Photo by Joachim Sielski/Bongarts/Getty Images)
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BREMEN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 10: Tyler Breeze challenges Jack Swagger during WWE Germany Live Bremen - Road To Wrestlemania at OVB-Arena on February 10, 2016 in Bremen, Germany. (Photo by Joachim Sielski/Bongarts/Getty Images)
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Jack Swagger
BREMEN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 10: Jack Swagger during WWE Germany Live Bremen - Road To Wrestlemania at OVB-Arena on February 10, 2016 in Bremen, Germany. (Photo by Joachim Sielski/Bongarts/Getty Images)
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Jack Swagger
BREMEN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 10: Jack Swagger during WWE Germany Live Bremen - Road To Wrestlemania at OVB-Arena on February 10, 2016 in Bremen, Germany. (Photo by Joachim Sielski/Bongarts/Getty Images)
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COLOGNE, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 11: Jack Swagger during WWE Road to WrestleMania at the Lanxess Arena on February 11, 2016 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Marc Pfitzenreuter/Getty Images)
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Jack Swagger
COLOGNE, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 11: Jack Swagger competes in the ring against Bo Dallas at the Road to WrestleMania at the Lanxess Arena on February 11, 2016 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Marc Pfitzenreuter/Getty Images)
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Jack Swagger
COLOGNE, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 11: Jack Swagger during WWE Road to WrestleMania at the Lanxess Arena on February 11, 2016 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Marc Pfitzenreuter/Getty Images)
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Jack Swagger
COLOGNE, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 11: Jack Swagger competes in the ring against Bo Dallas at the Road to WrestleMania at the Lanxess Arena on February 11, 2016 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Marc Pfitzenreuter/Getty Images)
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Jack Swagger
COLOGNE, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 11: Jack Swagger during WWE Road to WrestleMania at the Lanxess Arena on February 11, 2016 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Marc Pfitzenreuter/Getty Images)
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LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 24: Wrestlers Jack Swagger (top) and Primo compete during the WWE Monday Night Raw show at the Thomas & Mack Center August 24, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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MONTERREY, MEXICO - MAY 9: Wrestling fighters Jack Swagger (L) and Rey Misterio (R) fight during the WWE Smackdown Wrestling at Arena Monterrey on May 9, 2010 in Monterrey, Mexico. (Photo by Alfredo Lopez/Jam Media/LatinContent/Getty Images
