Who is Jack Swagger?
Jack Swagger debuted in WWE in 2008 and was with the company for nine years. Swagger was ECW Champion, World Heavyweight Champion, and United States Champion. Swagger’s gimmick was that of an All-American and used ‘‘We The People" as his catchphrase. Still, Swagger didn’t really rise above the mid-card and eventually left WWE in 2017.
Since then, Swagger signed with Bellator under his real name Jake Hager, and is currently undefeated.
What did Chris Jericho say in his promo when he buried the Jack Swagger gimmick?
During Jericho’s AEW Dynamite segment, in which he officially introduced The Inner Circle, the crowd broke into a “We The People” chant during Hager’s introduction. Jericho immediately crushed the chant and buried the Jack Swagger gimmick at the same time.
In a few short minutes, Jericho was able to put over Jake Hager, while simultaneously silencing his failures with WWE. This is in line with reports that AEW believes that Hager will be a top star in the company.
What was Chris Jericho’s idea for Jack Swagger in AEW?
Bryan Alvarez further revealed that Jericho originally wanted Swagger as his bodyguard in WWE.
He explained,
Alvarez speculates that with Jericho’s penchant for getting gimmicks over, it’s not impossible that he could get Hager over with the AEW fans.
Will Jake Hager become a star in AEW?
Considering it has now been revealed that Jericho once wanted Hager as his bodyguard, he obviously saw potential in him. On the most recent episode of AEW Dynamite, Hager accompanied Jericho to the ring as a silent bodyguard-type.
If done correctly, Hager could become the star that many believe he can be. While it’s too early to predict how successful Hager will become in AEW, his appearance as a large scary enforcer is certainly indicative of how things may progress in the weeks to come.
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