Musi waGunyana 9, 2008, Hager akaita rake rekutanga paECW brand pasi pezita remutambo Jack Swagger, kuhwina mutambo uchipesana nemukwikwidzi wemuno. Akabva angozvisimbisa semutsipa nekutanga kupopotedzana naTommy Dreamer. Akarwisa Dreamer musi waGunyana 23 episode yeECW apo Dreamer akaedza kumisa Swagger kubva pakurwisa Chase Stevens. Akazokunda Dreamer mumutambo wenguva dzose uye mumakwikwi e "Amateur Wrestling Challenge". Mushure memavhiki ekurwa, kukwikwidzana kwavo kwakapera munaNovember mumutambo weExtreme Rules, uyo Swagger akakunda.
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