After WWE Hall of Famer (celebrity wing) Donald Trump won the US Presidential Election, former AEW wrestler Jake Hager (former World Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger in WWE) went on to claim that Tony Khan is a communist and threatened to fire him from the company if he didn’t stop publicly supporting Trump.
Below are some tweets from Hager (which he deleted later):
“Tony Khan is someone who threaten my job if i didn’t stop promoting my Trump. He is a communist.”
“Do u want proof that @TonyKhan is a communist and threatened me to be silent or else?”
“Everyone wants to talk sh*t about Trump. The Biden administration removed American energy on day one. So who is the tyrant?”
“Wrestling fans die believe sh*t they’re told is real… lmao”
“I love all pro wrestling fans that think they’re educated”
“Yes I support Trump. Yes I’m against k!lling babies. I guess that makes me a racist.”
Due to these tweets, Hager has been pulled from Blitzkrieg Pro’s wrestling event in December. Here’s the statement that they issued:
“Jake Hagar will no longer be appearing on December 14th in Enfield, CT.
On top of sponsors no longer being willing to work with him, we also just have to do what we think is right for our roster and fans.”
Jim Cornette addressed Hager’s comments on his podcast:
“What does that have to do with the… no, don’t say this batsh*t stuff while you work for me, where you’re a communist, especially with one of the most well-paid, undeserved jobs in the history of wrestling? Why do all these simpletons think that everybody’s a communist just because they want a decent, rational world?
He’s losing brain cells first, though. What the hell? Did he get drunk celebrating his Trump victory and just blurt out a bunch of stupid sh*t, or does he act this way normally? And that’s why Tony Khan said, ‘Hey, quit saying stupid sh*t, or they’ll be canceling my shows instead of your indy bookings.
CTE is a hell of a drug. Again, this guy had a job in AEW for a very long time, making a lot of money. He debuted on the very first Dynamite, making a lot of money. He worked for a communist. Yeah, he wasn’t complaining when Tony was giving him the money. He wasn’t complaining then.”
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