Jake Hager made a winning start to his Power Slap career on April 17, 2026, knocking out Devin Jenkins in the third round at Power Slap 19. The former WWE, ECW, AEW and Bellator MMA competitor survived a rough opening before turning the bout around with heavier shots of his own.
Hager, a two time WWE champion who was better known to wrestling fans as Jack Swagger, signed with Power Slap before the event and delivered exactly the kind of name recognition the league has been chasing. Jenkins, who came in at 0-2, nearly caught Hager early with a clubbing slap in the first round, but Hager answered with a big shot that staggered him and set the tone for the finish.
The fight tightened again in the third when Jenkins’ slap knocked the ear protection out of Hager’s ear, a reminder of how blunt and unforgiving the format can be even for a veteran of multiple combat sports stages. Hager then dropped Jenkins in the round and secured the win by third-round knockout, giving Power Slap the kind of headline result it has been trying to build around high-profile pro wrestlers.
For Hager, the debut offered a clean result in a sport built on one-shot violence. For Power Slap, it delivered a familiar face with a championship résumé and a finish that should keep the promotion’s push for crossover attention moving forward.