19 WWE and AEW stars who are good friends in real-life

#7. AEW star Jake Hager and WWE 24/7 legend R-Truth

Former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Jake Hager tried his hand at MMA before moving back to the pro wrestling ring. He is now one of the top stars in AEW and someone who will become a future world champion for the company.

Meanwhile, R-Truth has been with WWE for a long time and has given fans some of the best comical segments. Behind the scenes, Hager and R-Truth are great friends.

Hager spoke about his friendship with R-Truth after the WWE Superstar performed his Bellator entrance on the WINCLY podcast.

“He was one of the first people I told I was gonna leave the company. I said back then, ‘Hey, when I go and fight, you’re gonna be performing my entrance song.’ We would get goosebumps riding down the road and it was almost a two year journey to make it happen.”

“To have one of my best friends in the world to be there for my MMA debut? pretty cool and something I will take with me and put up there with being managed by Zeb or winning a World Heavyweight Championship.”

Hager also revealed how the two men became friends in the first place. He said that R-Truth is an uncle to his kids.

“It was years and years of riding together,” stated Swagger. “We were both on the same shows and got to know each other. We have similar friends and similar experiences over the last 12 years that really solidified each other in each other’s lives and our kids’ lives. He’s Uncle Ronnie to my kids.”

Hager made his WWE debut in 2008, the same year R-Truth returned to the company. The two have been best friends ever since and have spoken highly about each other during interviews.