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Jake Hager (@RealJakeHager) is a retired professional wrestler best known for his time in AEW and also WWE where he went by Jack Swagger. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Tampa, FL to discuss leaving AEW and his new trucking business called "Haulin' Oats", appearing alongside Chris Jericho on Dynamite, the "I like this hat" segments, winning the World Championship in WWE and the criticism of his reign, the origin of the "We the people" catchphrase, being slapped by Michael Cole, and more!

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