Following a gruesome injury at the Power Slap event in late September, former WWE and AEW star Jake Hager, once known as Jack Swagger, has reportedly undergone second eye surgery. The athlete was severely slapped during the second round His match against Johnny Magna caused him to bleed from his left eye.
According to Slap News on InstagramCiting Hager’s fiancee, Patricia Blackburn, Hager underwent a second surgery to repair a detached retina that was discovered in the process. follow-up appointments after his first emergency surgery.
“He underwent emergency surgery to reattach it, which doctors said went better than expected,” Slap News said in a post.
The star went down with the injury at Power Slap 23 in Lubbock, Texas. Hager’s team tried to have Magna’s strike broken as a slap came close to his eye, but Hager’s challenger was awarded the win due to a referee stoppage.
Hager revealed that he’s retired from professional wrestlingAfter his run in AEW, which ended in 2024, in August 2025. He has had two fights since the announcement, the most recent of which was a loss to Alberto El Patron at a World Wrestling Council event in June. In his retirement announcement, he revealed that he runs his own trucking company around Florida.
Former Bellator fighter joined Dana White’s Power Slap promotion in March. He made his debut at Power Slap 19 in April 2026. He knocked out Devin Jenkins in the third round. Since his signing, Hager is 1-2, including a second-round loss to Magna.
