Jake Hager issues apology to FTR after making claim about them in post-AEW interview
During an interview with Chris Van Vliet, former AEW star Jake Hager claimed that there was a locker room meeting with AEW wrestlers around the time CM Punk had a falling out with the company. Hager said the following…
“After all the [CM] Punk sh*t that went down, the boys got together and we had a meeting—boys only, no office. Stings in there: Chris Jericho, Bryan, Mox, they’re all standing at the front kind of talking us through this sh*t. And lo and behold, who comes storming into the room? Daddy’s little billionaire, and he’s yelling at us because Dax and Cash Wheeler didn’t want to come in. They didn’t like the storyline, so they refused to come to TV that day.”
Harwood addressed Hager’s interview remarks in a post via Twitter/X…
“Cash and I were at the all-talent only meeting that was called by Bryan, Jericho, and Mox. Tony [Khan] never interrupted. Cash and I have NEVER refused to show up to work and, I’d to dare say, if you look at our schedules since Collision started, we’re the most consistent talent that make BOTH shows EVERY WEEK. I’m not really sure where all this is coming from, but it’s mostly not true.”
Cash and I were at the all-talent only meeting that was called by Bryan, Jericho, and Mox.
Tony never interrupted.
Cash and I have NEVER refused to show up to work and, I’d to dare say, if you look at our schedules since Collision started, we’re the most consistent talent that… https://t.co/Hf9mPtyZfe
— Dax FTR (@DaxFTR) August 26, 2025
Wheeler then shared a screenshot of text messages from Hager…
Hager: “I apologize if you’re upset. I said I think it was you two… didn’t say it def was. But that meeting happened.”
Wheeler: “I know but to say ‘I think’ and then actually say our names makes us look like assholes and it wasn’t even us. We’re assholes, but we show up for work.”
Hager: “I apologize I shouldn’t have said your names especially when i didn’t know for sure.”
