Why did Raja violently assault Syko Stu? Father Quinton Jackson finally speaks out amid intense backlash

Raja Jackson, the son of ex UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, has landed in a big trouble. A video has gone viral on social media which shows Raja Jackson appearing to brutally assault a knocked-out professional wrestler with real punches live on stream.

The distressing video, now making rounds on social media, shows Raja Jackson violently attacking Syko Stu - real name Stuart Smith- with blows to the head despite him already being knocked out. He is receiving massive backlash after footage from a Knokx Pro Wrestling event live-streamed on Kick showed him punch Syko Stu, in the head multiple times.

Raja Jackson video

The video from the event's Kick livestream shows the victim -- Stuart Smith, whose ring name is Syko Stu -- being slammed to the ground ... a move that seemingly knocked him out cold. Raja then mounts his unresponsive body, delivering hit after hit until he's pulled off. The incident occurred at a private wrestling event by KnokX Pro Academy in Los Angeles, and according to wrestling reporter Sean Ross, Syko ended up in the hospital. Kick has banned Raja Jackson's action since the incident.


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The violent video shows Raja seen entering the ring and picking up Smith above his head before slamming him hard on the mat. He then appeared to punch Smith in the head multiple times as he lay motionless on the ground. Raja was eventually held back by a group of other wrestlers in the ring.

Fightful reporter Sean Ross Sapp said he heard that the pro wrestling match, which centres around predetermined outcomes, was indeed 'planned'. "However, Raja Jackson knocked the person out - ring name Syko Stu - and followed up with a lot of heavy punches to Syko Stu, which were not planned to do that kind of damage," he said on X.

"Stu was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. We are working to find out more and have Stu in our thoughts."

Raja’s violent outburst reportedly erupted after a tense confrontation with Smith, captured in earlier footage. Just before the match, Smith appeared to hurl a canned drink at Raja’s head, as per PEOPLE.

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Quinton “Rampage” Jackson on son's video

Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson said he is "deeply concerned" for a wrestler's wellbeing after his son appeared to attack him and beat him unconscious at a wrestling event in California. Rampage Jackson has since spoken out about the incident, confirming that Smith is “awake and stable” but pointed at “misinformation” surrounding his son.

Rampage Jackson later responded on social media, external and claimed Smith was "awake and stable". In wrestling parlance, a 'work' is a fight that is staged or scripted, and Rampage said this incident was a "work that went wrong".

"Raja was unexpectedly hit in the side of the head by him moments before Smith's match," said the former UFC light heavyweight champion. "Raja was told that he could get his 'payback' in the ring. I thought it was a part of the show. It was bad judgement."

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Rampage, 47, also said his son had suffered a concussion from sparring "only days ago" and had "no business doing anything remotely close to physical contact".

"Raja is an MMA fighter, not a pro wrestler, and had no business involved in an event like this," he added. "I don't condone my son's actions at all.

"As a father, I'm deeply concerned with his health and the wellbeing of Mr Smith. I'm very upset that any of this happened, but my main concern now is that Smith will make a speedy recovery." Rampage apologised to Smith and to Kick on behalf of his son, who has had three amateur and two pro MMA fights.