Jake Hager Is Done With Wrestling, Jack Swagger, Leaving AEW, WWE World Heavyweight Champ

Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Business, Health & Fitness, Sports, Wrestling

4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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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!Quote I'm thinking about: "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard" - Tim NotkePlease support our sponsors! PURE PLANK: The future of core fitness! Use the code CVV to save 10% on Pure Plank designed by Adam Copeland & Christian: https://gopureplank.com/?ref=tibcloux SUPERPOWER: Go to https://Superpower.com and use code CVV to get $50 Off your annual Superpower subscription. Live up to your 100-Year potential. #superpowerpod SEAT GEEK: Use my code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/CVV2025 Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount PRIZEPICKS: Download the app today and use code INSIGHT to get $50 instantly after you play your first $5 lineup! TIMELINE: Go to https://timeline.com/insightto get 20% off your order of Mitopure! VUORI: Get 20% off your first purchase! Get yourself some of the most comfortable and versatile clothing on the planet at https://vuori.com/cvv ROCKET MONEY: Join Rocket Money today and reach your financial goals faster: https://rocketmoney.com/cvv MIRACLE MADE: Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://trymiracle.com/CVV and use the code CVV to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF ZOCDOC: Instantly book a top-rated doctor today at https://zocdoc.com/insight BONCHARGE: Use the code CVV to save 15% off your infrared sauna blanket at https://boncharge.com/cvv BLUECHEW: Get your first month of BlueChew for free with the code CVV at https://bluechew.com For more information about Chris and INSIGHT go to: https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com If you have ever enjoyed any of these episodes, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast or Spotify? It takes less than a minute and makes a huge difference in helping to spread the word about the show and also to convince some hard-to-get guests. Follow CVV on social media: Instagram: instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Twitter: twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet Facebook: facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet YouTube: youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet TikTok: tiktok.com/@Chris.VanVliet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, Chris Van Fleet.
0:19.3	Oh, welcome back, my friends, to another one here on Inside.
0:24.5	I'm CVV, Chris Van Fleet.
0:26.7	Yes, CVV, the three numbers in the back of your credit card.
0:30.4	And out of all the wrestling podcasts out there, and you know there's a lot of them.
0:34.9	Thank you for hidden play on this episode.
0:37.1	And thank you for helping to make Ins the number one wrestling podcast on the planet.
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0:46.7	So you don't miss out on any new interviews every Tuesday and Thursday.
0:50.7	And if you're a real one, you don't want to miss out on any Ask CVVs every single Friday.
0:56.1	If you're listening on Spotify, man, a rating on there would be so helpful.
1:00.7	It would take like six seconds.
1:02.5	If you're using Apple Podcasts, could you write a few words as a review?
1:07.3	Both of those would be amazing.
1:09.8	Jake Hager is on the show, or should I say the newly retired,
1:14.4	Jake Hager. You knew him as Jack Swagger in WW, then Jake Strong in Lucha Underground.
1:21.0	Man, I miss Lucha Underground so much. Then he wrestled under his real name, Jake Hager in AEW.
1:26.5	And after almost 20 years in wrestling,
1:29.7	he says he's done. And we get into why he's done and why he says he's jaded about wrestling.
1:37.8	He now owns a trucking business in Florida. What a name. It's called Holland Oates. And we look back at the career of the All-American American, which included him being
1:49.4	ECW champion, winning money in the bank, and cashing in that briefcase after
1:54.6	WrestleMania 26 when he won it, cashed it in a few days later on Chris Jericho and
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