I feel like being a professional wrestling has definitely made me a better MMA fighter. — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
The more you boo me the better I'm going to wrestle. You don't like me? So what. It's a lot of fun… — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
When you get to go out and perform on a great pro wrestling show, it's awesome. It's hard not to enjoy it. — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
A lot of great fighters were amateur wrestlers first and you can study them on film to see how they adapted the… — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
I want people to say that Jack Swagger/Jake Hager is a world champion in MMA and in pro wrestling. — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
Growing up in Perry, Oklahoma, there's not a lot going on, so we would go wrestle anywhere and anyplace we could. It… — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
To be successful in WWE, you have to love what you do. You have to want to steal the show every time… — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
Cesaro should be world champ. I'm not afraid to say it, Cesaro is my favorite wrestler. — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
When I was leaving college, getting ready to graduate with a degree in finance, I had job interviews for months and months… — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
It is cool to be a pro wrestler and that makes it so much better for us as pro wrestlers - who… — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
I think 'We the People' is an example of why pro wrestling is so cool because it was a storyline that started… — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
For me, the wins and losses in pro wrestling never mattered. The thing that matters is the time on television to tell… — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
I'm a competitor. I had that reputation in my time at the WWE. I would walk into a locker room, start wrestling… — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
That's one thing I found out about myself when I left WWE: I'm that guy that needs to be pushed full throttle.… — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
I think Bellator is the place for me to hone my craft and they have a great selection of heavyweights here. They… — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
When I was competing at Oklahoma in college, I remember always getting a lot of anxiety before wrestling matches. Almost to the… — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
Some people work their entire lives to become a professional fighter and see certain guys with exposure or just a name, hop… — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
In addition to being gifted athletically and being the strongest guy in the room, Cesaro is very smart upstairs. He can go… — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
From the beginning, make no mistakes, I'm a prizefighter and doing this for the money. Money first. And then championships. — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
People want to see fighters who can put on a little show and then back it up. Hopefully I can do both… — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
MMA is very difficult; you can't just be good at wrestling. You need striking, kickboxing, jiu-jitsu and countless other things. — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
I've been wrestling since I was 4 years old, so I have over 30 years in some form of wrestling, non-stop in… — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
AEW loves what I'm doing with Bellator and Bellator loves what I'm doing with AEW. — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
I would love to fight Fedor Emelianenko in Russia, maybe we can make that happen. — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
A lot of people want me to say negative things about WWE, but I'm very grateful for my career there. — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
I really like Bellator and them as a company and how they are run. It's a popular place for fighters to go… — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
If people want to compare me to Brock Lesnar - there's worse people to compare me to. — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
Toward the end of my career with WWE, I found myself in a comfort zone. Looking back at it now with a… — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
WWE really likes to keep its fans on the edge of their seats and on their toes. — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
All Elite Wrestling completely changes the entire landscape of pro wrestling. — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
I was young; I signed with the WWE when I was 24. I was up on the main roster when I was… — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
A long time ago I learned how to shut my mouth, listen to my coaches and put trust in my coaches. — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
When I was leaving college, getting ready to graduate with a degree in finance, I had job interviews for months and months - and… — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
A lot of people want me to say negative things about WWE, but I'm very grateful for my career there. — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
Going through life is always scary doing something new, at the same time it is very exciting. — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
I was never the best athlete, but I knew how to be coached and I knew how to work hard at it. — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
If you go back and look at WWE Magazine, they asked me when I was going to win my first world championship and I… — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
I'm a conservative. I voted for Donald Trump and back in 2016 everybody was talking about, 'Oh my God, here's another TV character trying… — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
A lot of great fighters were amateur wrestlers first and you can study them on film to see how they adapted the techniques. — Jake Hager Copy Share Image
