Jake Hager, FKA Jack Swagger, is not shy to voice his opinion and go off on others within the business, including his former boss, and he has now trained his guns on WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg.
Hager reflected on his profession and the proudest moments he had within the ring during his interview with Chris Van Vliet on “Insight.” The previous AEW star discussed his role in being commentator Michael Cole’s trainer ahead of his match at WrestleMania 27, where he received a Stunner from “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. He highlighted that moment as an element of his evolution as a wrestler, which segued into him taking a jab at WWE legend Goldberg.
“Like that is something I learned from Jericho. You mostly got to evolve. And like I said earlier, you bought to be vulnerable. So, like, for those who’re this big tough guy, you may only try this for therefore long. No one wants to observe Goldberg now. You may’t run a spot. He sucks. Yeah, I said it, bit*h. That got carried away,” he said.
When Van Vliet asked him if he truly believes Goldberg wasn’t good, the previous AEW star reiterated his dislike of the Hall of Famer’s in-ring ability. When he was reminded that Goldberg is 58 years old, the one-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion asked the WCW icon to stop wrestling.
“He cannot run a spot. The one thing he could do is a fuc**ng spear and receives a commission $600,000 for it,” he said. “[If he is 58] Then stop pro wrestling. Stop coming in and taking our money.”
Golberg has been criticized for being a one-trick pony, though he has had some great matches over the course of his Hall of Fame profession. Nevertheless, fans may not have the ability to see him run it back another time as he has called time on his profession following his match with Gunther at Saturday Night’s Predominant Event.