The wrestler who pulled Raja Jackson off Syko Stu is talking out concerning the now-viral incident and what actually went down.
Final month, Jackson was involved in an in-ring altercation at a KnokX Pro Wrestling event in California, the place he brutally attacked Stuart Smith, who wrestles beneath the identify Syko Stu. Earlier within the night, Stu had smashed a beer can over Jackson’s head whereas the MMA prospect was backstage. Stu reportedly mistook Jackson for one more wrestler and later apologized for the incident.
As is commonly the case with skilled wrestling, promoters determined to capitalize on the footage that was captured and agreed to let Jackson “run in” throughout Stu’s match through the occasion.
When the time got here, Jackson slid into the ring, picked up Stu, and violently slammed him to the canvas earlier than unleashing greater than 20 full-force punches to the unconscious wrestler.
Wrestler Reveals What Led As much as Raja Jackson’s Brutal Beatdown
A number of individuals needed to pry Jackson off Stu, together with Elias Lopez, who was the primary to leap in to attempt to cease Jackson from persevering with the disgusting assault.
“After I first got here again, one of many first individuals to assist me alongside and be like, ‘All proper, child—get within the ring, I’m going that will help you out. We’re going to get you again to hurry,’ was Stu,” Lopez, who goes by the moniker Doomsday, instructed Submission Radio. “And since Stu is an alumni there, he’s so revered and he’s like such a coach there to everyone.
“However to me personally, he was one of many first ones to be like, ‘All proper, you realize, come within the ring with me. I’m going that will help you out. We’re going to do that coaching. We’re going to slowly construct you up. We’re going to take child steps to getting you again to 100%.’ … So, to me, he’s each a buddy but additionally a mentor to me.”
“To inform you the reality, I didn’t find out about Raj’s involvement till the primary match was taking place. So, we have been match 4 of a fairly prolonged card … I didn’t find out about Raj’s inclusion to the match till like match one was already going on the market to their entrances. And it was my tag companion, Timmy Good-looking, who was like, ‘Hey, Rampage Jackson’s son is within the crowd. He’s getting concerned with our match.’
“I genuinely thought Timmy was ribbing me. … He was by no means marketed for our present. … I find yourself trying it up—positive sufficient, the clip is already like on TikTok of, ‘Oh, wrestler cracks Raja Jackson overhead with can’… And at that time, I’m like, okay, already that’s main purple flags going off in my head.”
“Raja was by no means introduced backstage to speak about this with us and even talk about what was taking place within the match with everyone within the match, which by no means occurs. Like that’s—even when it’s one other wrestler doing a run-in, there have been occasions the place that individual will come backstage and so they’re like, ‘Okay, I’m doing this, I’m doing this,’ and so they’ll discuss to the individuals of their match and it goes easily.
“So this time, after I’m like, ‘Raja’s not coming backstage to speak to us,’ everyone within the match already type of felt off about it to start with. The spot was bizarre and it was simply managed in a manner that we have been already like confused about it. My primary factor was I must get him off of Stu or a minimum of try to get him off Stu. In order that’s after I bought in proper there. … I used to be terrified for Stu and I used to be identical to, ‘Dude, I must get him off of him.’ … After I misplaced grip the primary time, that’s why I used to be like, dude, come on.
“That’s why after I hooked him beneath the arm, I used to be like, I can’t seize him with this arm, possibly I can attempt to do one thing to get him off or like stall him or one thing… When he began turning in the direction of me, in truth I used to be already like, he’s going to start out wailing on me. … Fortunately, I can’t give him his flowers sufficient, however Doug stepping in was—he saved [Stu] 100%.”
Stu was launched from the hospital on August 31 after struggling a number of accidents, together with trauma to each the higher and decrease jaws, a laceration to his higher lip, and a fracture to the maxilla bone, which resulted within the lack of a number of enamel.
The Los Angeles Police Division confirmed they’re at the moment investigating the assault.
