Jake Hager Reacts To Knockout Loss In Power Slap, Says He Knew It Was ‘Knockout Or Get Knocked Out’

Jake Hager opens up about the loss.

The second of Jake Hager’s six-appearance deal with Power Slap took place on July 10th. He faced off against fellow wrestler Amanpreet Singh, a.k.a. Mahabali Shera, who wrestled in TNA. Hager was knocked out in the third round.

For the first time since his loss, Hager made a media appearance. He appeared on Busted Open and shared that he did not take offense to what was being said about him online after the loss.

“Not at all,” Hager responded when asked if he took offense to the online reactions to his Power Slap loss. “I knew ahead of this, going into this that it was knockout or get knocked out and that getting knocked out was gonna generate just as much as getting a knockout. Now of course that’s not the result I wanted but still, when you have a name like mine, and going into a sport like Power Slap, it is an advantage and I will use it.”

Hager returned to the wrestling ring in June. He competed at World Wrestling Council’s Anniversary show(s) in Puerto Rico. It was the first time he had wrestled since 2024.

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