Ex-UFC Champion Rampage Jackson Apologizes After Son Appears To Assault Pro Wrestler During L.A. Show

Former UFC champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson issued an apology after his son appeared to assault a pro wrestler during what he called “bad judgment, and a work that went wrong.”

Video footage of the event hosted by KnokX Pro Entertainment & Academy last week showed Jackson’s son, Raja Jackson, entering the ring during a match and slamming wrestler, Stuart Smith, known as Syko Stu, to the mat.

In the video livestream on the platform Kick, Raja mounts Smith, repeatedly punching him in the face and side of the head while Smith lay motionless. Other wrestlers at the event had to restrain Raja.

Jackson said in a post on X Sunday morning that Smith is awake and stable.

“Raja is an MMA fighter, not a pro wrestler, and had no business being involved in an event like this,” he wrote in the X post. “I don’t condone my son’s actions AT ALL!”

Jackson referred to the incident, saying his son was unexpectedly hit in the side of the head by Smith before the match and was told he could get his “payback” in the ring.

In a statement released on Facebook, KnokX Pro Entertainment & Academy suggested that the incident was a scripted part of the show that had been taken too far.

“What was supposed to be a planned and agreed-upon wrestling spot turned into a selfish, irresponsible act of violence against Mr. Smith,” the organizer wrote. “This egregious act is reprehensible and never should have occurred.”

Kick confirmed that Jackson’s account was banned after the video of the alleged attack began circulating online.

“I am very upset that any of this happened, but my main concern now is that Mr.Smith will make a speedy recovery,” Rampage Jackson wrote. “I apologize on his behalf and to KICK for the situation.”