Former WWE champ, MMA fighter brutally knocked out at Power Slap 21
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Former MMA fighter and WWE champion Jack Hager, also known as Jack Swagger, had rough day after being the victim of a knockout at Power Slap 21.
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The event took place on Friday, July 10 in Las Vegas and one of the heavyweight bouts featured Hager versus Amanpreet Singh.
After going blow-for-blow over the first two rounds, Singh hit Hager with a vicious shot in Round 3 that was too much for Hager to handle and he hit the deck as a result.
The referee rightly stopped the fight despite Hager eventually getting up and Singh was awarded with the victory.
It was quite the turn of events for the match, as Hager scored a knockdown on Singh in Round 1 and looked to be on his way to victory early on.
With the loss, Hager drops to 1-1 in his Power Slap career. The former WWE champ had previously won a match back in April via knockout at Power Slap 19.
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Hager wasn’t the only one with professional wrestling experience in the match.
Singh, who is better known by his ring name, Mahabali Shera, worked for TNA (now Impact Wrestling) and had a brief stint with the WWE.
Hager’s MMA and WWE career
Jan 26, 2019; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Jake Hager (red gloves) and J.W. Kiser (blue gloves) during Bellator 214 at The Forum. Mandatory Credit: Dave Mandel-Imagn ImagesHager is best known for his WWE career, where he went by the ring name, Jack Swagger.
The former WWE superstar won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and the WWE United States Championship during his stint with the company that ended in 2017.
Hager joined Bellator MMA in 2019 and ended up going undefeated in four matches, with three wins and one draw.
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Hager beat JW Kiser and T.J. Jones by submission in his first two matches, scored a draw with Anthony Garrett in his third, and then a 2020 split decision victory over Brandon Calton was his last match with Bellator, which ceased operations last year.
Hager later revealed his reason for leaving Bellator and returning to wrestling.
“Officially, I’m retired from MMA,” he announced in 2023. “I trained hard last year, but Bellator was j****** me off, so I retired and I’m focusing on wrestling now.”
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Hager went back to wrestling in 2019, when he joined AEW.
His first match came in 2020 against Dustin Rhodes, and Hager’s last televised match with AEW came in 2024. He officially announced his retirement from wrestling in 2025.