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MLW Signs Former WWE World Champion & Bellator MMA Fighter

MLW Signs Former WWE World Champion & Bellator MMA Fighter
BREMEN, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 10: WWE Germany Live Bremen – Jack Swagger during Road To Wrestlemania at OVB-Arena on February 10, 2016 in Bremen, Germany. (Photo by Joachim Sielski/Bongarts/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Jack Swagger

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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