Former WWE Superstar Jake Hager (Jack Swagger) recently spoke with Steven Muehlhausen of SportingNews.com to promote his MMA debut.
Hager has signed a contract with Bellator MMA and already competed inside of the cage. Hager made his Bellator debut when he beat J.W. Kiser by first-round arm triangle choke on the main card of Bellator 214. This fight that took place on January 26, 2019 at The Forum in Inglewood, California on Paramount Network and DAZN.
During the interview, he opened up on his plans to trademark the Jack Swagger name for usage in MMA career.
“I still have a very good relationship with WWE. That’s why they are allowing R-Truth to perform my entrance on Saturday. I thought that was a very good sign from them. It’s a little bit of writing on the wall from them. As far as the Jack Swagger name, they do not have it trademarked. I’m in the process of trademarking the name. I know there’s a singer who has it trademarked for musical performances. But, this isn’t music (laughs). I think I have a good chance of owning it down the line. I won’t have the name for this fight, but hopefully, by the second fight it will be Jack Swagger.”
