Crime06 July, 20262 min read
Raja Jackson Assaults Wrestler Stuart Smith at Knokx Pro Wrestling Event, Gets 90 Days
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Raja Jackson assaulted wrestler Stuart 'Syko Stu' Smith at Knokx Pro Wrestling in Los Angeles. The attack was streamed live on Kick and widely circulated online.
Assault at Knokx Pro
Raja Jackson, the son of former UFC champion Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson, violently assaulted professional wrestler Stuart Smith, known as 'Syko Stu,' during a Knokx Pro Wrestling event streamed on the Kick platform on Saturday, August 23. The incident began when Smith and Jackson had a backstage altercation before the match, and later escalated when Raja Jackson picked up Stuart Smith and slammed him to the ground, then delivered a barrage of head strikes until other wrestlers intervened.
ActuMMA says the assault followed a prior confrontation at the event site, where Smith struck Raja Jackson with a can, mistaking him for another performer, and the footage shows Raja warning Smith not to disrespect him again and telling his live audience that he would 'take revenge'. TheSportster reports that Raja Jackson was jailed for the attack, with a sentence of 90 days behind bars followed by a further two years on probation after his release, and it says he was ordered to pay $81,000 to Stu, whose real name is Stuart Smith.
Court, injuries, forgiveness
On July 2, Raja appeared in court and was taken to an LA County jail to serve 90 days, while Dexerto reports he cut a deal to only serve 3 months behind bars and would spend two years on formal probation and pay $81,000 in restitution to wrestler Syko Stu, real name Stewart Smith.
Dexerto quotes Syko Stu explaining that he harbors no ill will toward Jackson while describing injuries that left him unable to work, saying, "What happened affected me deeply and I do not minimize the seriousness of it."
Dexerto also includes Syko Stu’s statement that he forgave Raja, saying, "I do not stand here with hatred for a desire for revenge. I hold no grudges against Mr. Jackson."
TheSportster adds that prosecutors pushed for maximums to be overlooked so Raja could be locked away for as much as seven years, and it says he was charged with battery with bodily injury and one misdemeanor count of battery.
Ongoing case and sentencing
Catch-Newz says Raja Jackson accepted the condemnation for aggression on a wrestler and decided not to contest the accusations, confirming that he concluded an agreement with prosecutors to be unveiled during a trial in June 2026. Catch-Newz reports the anticipated penalty as 90 days of prison, an amende of 81 703$ and two years of probation, and it says the final verdict of the judge will be watched in June.
RDS says the Los Angeles Police Department opened an investigation to determine criminal liability after the assault, and it frames the incident as real blows that could trace their roots to a backstage dispute. ActuMMA says the case remains ongoing, while TheSportster reports that the trial ended with Raja going to prison and that he was jailed for 90 days followed by two years on probation and ordered to pay $81,000 to Stu.