In an unforgettable display of late-night Twitter fireworks, former AEW star, Bellator combatant, and lifelong hat-wearer Jake Hager decided to send off a series of tweets that shook the wrestling Twitterverse. The spotlight of his grievances? AEW President Tony Khan, whom Hager now accuses of threatening his job and being, in Hager’s words, a “communist.” The evening unfolded as dramatically as an AEW cage match—only with far more caps lock.
The whole thing kicked off with Hager engaging in what can only be called the “Tuesday Night Twitter Throwdown.” In an initial spat directed at fans, Hager aired his opinions on topics ranging from personal freedoms to, shall we say, “delicate issues.” However, things took a turn around 11 p.m. when a fan decided to summon Khan and Bryan Danielson, urging them to “check your dumbass drunk boy,” under the mistaken assumption that Hager was still under AEW’s payroll. Hager wasted no time setting the record straight—and by “straight,” we mean his version of it.
“Tony Khan is someone who threaten[ed] my job if I didn’t stop promoting my Trump,” Hager declared, adding with flair, “He j[i]s a communist.”
Now, Hager’s educational background may be a touch vague on where “communism” falls on the pro-wrestling spectrum, but he continued unperturbed, daring anyone to doubt his tale. He followed up with a fresh challenge: “Do u want proof that @TonyKhan is a communist and threatened me to be silent or else?”
Apparently, Hager’s definition of “proof” was a bit fluid, as the tweets vanished into the Twitter ether shortly after. But they lasted long enough to raise some eyebrows—and, apparently, to get him booted from Blitzkrieg Pro!’s upcoming show. Blitzkrieg’s promotion for the December 14 event now comes with an unmissable asterisk: “Hager has left the building.”
Meanwhile, Tony Khan himself? Not a peep. His Twitter timeline remains steadfastly focused on promoting the next episode of Dynamite in Manchester, New Hampshire, leaving fans to wonder if he even noticed Hager’s late-night exposé.
Hager’s social media slugfest marks a wild new chapter in his AEW saga, which began back in the company’s early days when he joined Chris Jericho’s notorious Inner Circle. While not a founding member of AEW, Hager made a memorable impact by showing up to Dynamite with a bang and remaining Jericho’s loyal sidekick through multiple stables until his eventual departure in May 2024. Now, with accusations that Khan’s office is somewhere between “Red Square” and “Shut Your Face Plaza,” Hager has single-handedly transformed his Twitter into a one-man wrestling revolution.