HeadLocker — Jay Shannon
OWW Wrestler of the Week: Jack Swagger
Our resident philosopher, Jay Shannon, profiles the new ECW Champ. Jack Swagger surprised almost all the critics when he took the ECW title from Matt Hardy.
The All-American American, Jack Swagger strolled into ECW like he owned the place. Now, he does. Swagger took advantage of an exposed turnbuckle to stun Matt Hardy. Jack then took the strap by nailing his Red, White and Blue Thunder Bomb on Matt. Jack is this week’s OWW: Wrestler of the Week.
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Jacob “Jake” Hager grew up near Perry, Oklahoma. He was a standout in high school sports. He was recruited by the University of Oklahoma as a double sports star: football and wrestling. The Jack Swagger tag line of being an All-American American is a truthful nickname. Jake set a college record in amateur wrestling in 2006. He had 30 pins during that season, more than any other athlete in the sport’s history. Agents for the WWE saw Hager in action and approached him about a developmental deal with the WWE.