Jake Hager, the guy you might remember as Jack Swagger from his WWE days, just had an absolutely brutal night in Las Vegas during Thursday’s Power Slap event. After losing to Johnny Magna via TKO, UFC president and Power Slap co-owner Dana White dropped a bombshell. He said Hager suffered the “worst injury in Power Slap or UFC history.” Let that sink in. White even refused to let the production crew show the replay, which tells you everything about how gnarly this one was. The belief right now is Hager tore his tear duct.
The Instant Impact
This sickening injury happened when Magna landed a slap, and either part of his hand or one of his finger made direct contact with Hager’s left eye. You could see Hager immediately put his hand up to check his face, then appeared to tell the referee, “hit me right in the eye.” Blood started to seep out of his eye right there in the ring, forcing the ringside doctor to wave off the match. It was a tough scene, man.
Hager’s Rocky Power Slap Ride
Hager, who wrestled in WWE from 2006 to 2017 and was an early AEW signee in October 2019, even aligning with Chris Jericho before leaving in 2024 when his contract expired, signed with Power Slap back in March. He’s had three matches in six months now. He won his debut against Devin Jenkins, but these last two bouts? Both losses via stoppage. This latest injury, coming off another TKO defeat, is a massive blow and definitely makes you wonder about his future in the sport.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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