Rhea Ripley and Buddy Matthews react live to Jake Hager getting knocked out
Rhea Ripley and Buddy Matthews were both in the building for a recent Power Slap event. Former AEW and WWE performer Jake Hager appeared on the card, where he was knocked out by former TNA wrestler Mahabali Shera/Amanpreet Singh.
UFC India posted the video on Instagram showing the couple reacting to the massive knockout, which took place at the Power Slap event in Las Vegas this week ahead of UFC 329.
Rhea Ripley and Buddy Matthews at Power Slap
Hager ate two big shots in the opening back and forth exchanges. Then, a shot sent him falling backwards making the referee step in and call the match. This was Hager’s first loss in Power Slap, where he fights (?) in the Heavyweight division. Despite being undefeated to this point, Hager is not listed in the power rankings for the company, which sees Damien Dibbell sitting at the top of the Heavyweight division as Champion.
If you have not heard of Power Slap, it is a company led by UFC President Dana White. The official Power Slap site states that “Power Slap features competitors from across the globe battling on the ultimate stage to showcase their power, technique and resolve.”
You can check out Ripley and Matthews’ reaction to the knockout via the post below:
Jake is the Head of Audience at F4WOnline, having previously worked as a Combat Sports, Gaming and Pro Wrestling writer, successful Editor in Chief and Sports Coordinator for NationalWorld. He has more than ten years of experience covering mixed martial arts, pro wrestling, football and gaming across a number of publications, starting at SEScoops in 2012. His work has also been featured on Wrestling Headlines, Wrestlingnewsco, HotNewHipHop and The Hard Times.
Previously, he worked as the Editor in Chief of 24Wrestling, building the site profile with a view to selling the domain, which was accomplished in 2019. Jake was previously the Editor in Chief for FightFans, a combat sports and pro wrestling site that was launched in January 2021 and broke into millions of pageviews within the first two years. He previously worked for Snack Media and their GiveMeSport site, creating Evergreen and Trending content that would deliver pageviews via Google as the UFC and MMA SEO Lead. Jake managed to take an area of GiveMeSport that had zero traction on Organic and push it to audiences across the globe. Jake also has a record of long-term video and written interview content with the likes of the Professional Fighters League, ONE and Cage Warriors, working directly with the brands to promote bouts, fighters and special events.
He previously also worked for PROGRESS Wrestling, as PR Head and Head of Media across the social channels of the company.