Overview
- Hager, 43, announced a six-appearance contract and a heavyweight debut for April 17, 2026 in Las Vegas, with the event streamed live on YouTube.
- The debut is scheduled for the Friday of WrestleMania weekend, with News18 reporting the venue as the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas.
- Hager said former pro wrestler Sinn Bodhi, identified by him as Power Slap’s head of talent relations, recruited him to the promotion.
- He acknowledged the risk of concussions and other injuries in slap fighting and said he expects the organization to cover related medical expenses.
- He ruled out an MMA return, brings credentials as a former WWE World Heavyweight Champion and Bellator veteran, and joins a sport under medical scrutiny that included a 2024 JAMA warning on neurological risk.