Wheeler posted a screenshot of a text message conversation with Hager. In the message thread, Wheeler sent the initial story to the former AEW talent, to which the person on the other end, labeled as “Jake” in Wheeler’s phone, apologized in the reply.

“I said I think it was you two… didn’t say it def [sic] was. But that meeting happened,” the reply read. Wheeler responded that Hager saying “I think” and then actually saying their names “made them look like a*******” and it wasn’t them.

“We’re a*******, but we show up for work,” Wheeler told Hager, who apologized once again.

Hager left AEW back in May 2024 when his contract expired. The report at the time was that the decision for Hager to not re-sign with the company was mutual. Since then, Hager has retired from wrestling entirely, which he revealed in August 2025. In the past, he’s been vocal about his dislike of Khan, which he further explained on the episode of “Insight.”

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— Daniel “Cash” Wheeler (@CashWheelerFTR) August 26, 2025

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