Authorities on Thursday arrested Raja Jackson, the son of UFC legend and former combined martial artist Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, after he violently knocked out wrestler Syko Stu throughout a “scripted” match.
As beforehand reported by Face2Face Africa, the August 23 incident occurred at a KnokX Professional Academy wrestling occasion in Los Angeles. Footage of the incident exhibits Raja, 25, repeatedly punching his opponent, Syko Stu, within the face, leaving him unconscious earlier than different wrestlers enter the ring and restrain him.
Per TMZ, Raja has since been charged with a felony. His bond was set at $50,000, and he was nonetheless in custody on the time of this report.
Within the wake of the incident, Raja’s father said that although he felt Syko Stu must also be held accountable, his son nonetheless deserved to be jailed for his actions.
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“Raja, I believe that he ought to do some [jail] time, do some neighborhood service, and go to anger administration class, get some remedy,” Jackson initially advised Ariel Helwani, per TMZ.
After Helwani subsequently made reference to some folks claiming that Raja tried to kill Syko Stu, Jackson begged to vary. “It wasn’t tried homicide as a result of he wasn’t attempting to kill that man,” Jackson, 47, stated.
“How have you learnt?” Ariel requested, with Jackson responding, “As a result of that’s my son. I do know my son. Raja wasn’t attempting to kill no person. He wasn’t attempting to kill that man. He wasn’t attempting to kill that man. Raja in all probability didn’t even know the way dangerous he harm that man. He wasn’t attempting to kill that man.”
Jackson additionally apportioned blame on the promoters for placing his son within the ring. “Raja was within the act as a professional wrestler, however he ain’t no f****** professional wrestler. The promoters had no motive placing my son in that f****** ring. Nevertheless it was no tried f****** homicide,” he defined.
Within the wake of the assault, Syko Stu was finally hospitalized after he sustained a number of head accidents from the assault. His spouse, Contessa, nevertheless, later introduced that he had been discharged from the hospital and was nursing his accidents at residence.
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