There are only so many spots at the top of WWE, and in order to make it to the top of the card you need to win over Vince McMahon.
Former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Jake Hager, formerly known as Jack Swagger, found himself on the receiving end of a big push in 2013, but it all came crashing down when he was arrested for DUI.
Dutch Mantell was working as Zeb Colter, Jake Hager’s manager at the time, and during an appearance on Prime Time with Sean Mooney he shared some details about Vince McMahon’s reaction to the arrest.
“I was walking in with him [Swagger] and Vince [McMahon] come right in as we walked down the hallway, Jack saying ‘hey are we being paid man?’ to me. He’s trying to figure out his position, what he’s doing, and I don’t blame him. He [Swagger] said ‘I need to talk to you’ and all Vince said… ou know what he said to him? He said, ‘Jack, You’re an idiot.”Well yeah, I know I’m an idiot but can I talk to you?’, ‘Jack, You’re an idiot,’ Vince said and he kept walking. And I don’t think Jack ever did talk to him about it!”
In the end it seems that things worked out for Hager, as he’s currently working in All Elite Wrestling, and he’s scheduled to challenge Jon Moxley for the AEW World Title on next week’s show.
This everyone will be a pure fight!@JonMoxley vs. @RealJakeHager in a #NoHoldBarred match for the #AEW World Championship!
Watch #AEWDynamite NOW on @TNTDrama 8e/7c #AEWonTNT @AEWonTNT pic.twitter.com/Z5tczDIQp1— All Elite Wrestling (@AEWrestling) April 2, 2020
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