Raja Jackson, son of the famous former UFC champion Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, has been involved in an altercation at the Knokx Pro Wrestling event in California with Stuart ‘Syko Stu’ Smith.
Knox Pro is a wrestling school where athletes compete against each other as part of their development through the wrestling ranks. The school is not officially part of the WWE, but it owned by WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi.
Raja Jackson, 25, has emerged as a pro fighter in his own right, following in his father’s footsteps. He was involved in an initial confrontation outside of the venue that was being livestreamed on the streaming platform Kick.
Raja would then continue to enter the venue and, whilst Smith was facing off with another opponent in the ring, he climbed into the ring and slammed Smith into the canvas. This left Smith unconscious before Raya was seen in footage continually striking Smith on the head whilst he was down. He was quickly pulled off by other wrestlers.
Fans are shocked up and down the land, and there has been an outpouring of condemnation for this shocking altercation. Absolutely no one seems to have seen this coming, from Idaho sports betting fans, the best of which Jake Turner has identified, to wrestling fanatics all over social media.
Jackson’s famous father has made comments on what he has seen, advising that he was deeply concerned about his son’s behavior and reported that he has been in touch and that Smith is ‘awake and stable’.
Smith’s brother, Andrew, also verified that he was getting treatment in the hospital, where he advised on social media that Smith was currently stable but remained under critical care. He thanked fans for the continued support.
No one from the organization has confirmed anything about Smith’s condition.
It is believed that the initial altercation between Smith and Jackson came about due to a planned ‘work’. These works are scripted and staged fights that wrestlers work on to perform and impress fans. However, Quinton Jackson has advised that he thinks the incident is a result of the work going wrong. Quinton went on to explain that Raja was told he could get his ‘payback’ in the ring following him getting hit on the head on his way into the venue. He thought this was part of the show, but what unfolded following the initial work was far from scripted. Raja went on to pummel Smith continuously multiple times, striking Smith’s undefended face.
Jackson, described further that his son had experienced a concussion during training just days before this event. He did not excuse his son’s actions and condemned what had happened.
This horrific incident has brought into question the whole KnokX pro organization, and there will be sure to be questions over this in the near future.
