Raja Jackson lost all control and attacked Stuart Smith in the ring at KnokX Pro Wrestling on Saturday. His assault was streamed live on Kick, leading the sickening scene to go viral, and subsequently caught the attention of UFC fighters.
The son of Rampage Jackson has some of his father's fire, but was unable to restrain himself from delivering one of the most disturbing offenses in a wrestling ring. Raja battered pro wrestler Syko Stu, hitting him with over 20 blows to the head as he lay unconscious.
An investigation into the unsettling incident has been launched, and Raja Jackson could find himself in serious trouble.
MMA fighters shared their views on the altercation. Former UFC title challenger Kevin Lee pulled no punches, referring to the situation.
"Hey, man, [Raja Jackson's] gotta go to prison," Kevin Lee said in a video statement on social media. "Dog messed up..."
"I love Rampage. But Rampage, turn your son in. He gotta go lie down for a little bit. If it were my son, that's what I would tell him. You're a grown man, bro. You can't condone that type of behavior..."
"You've got to go to prison, bro. There's no part of that that you thought was cool. I can't even wrap my mind around why you thought that was cool and why you ain't got no self-control over your emotions."
My thoughts after watching that video of Rampage son. Craziest thing I’ve seen in 15 years involved in this type of sport pic.twitter.com/IJzsoRnZEy
— Kevin Lee MTP (@MoTownPhenom) August 24, 2025
Ben Askren and others were shocked after witnessing such a senseless act.
Likely
— Funky (@Benaskren) August 24, 2025
22 punches after a man is unconscious could do serious long term damage. Also he would’ve done more had he not been stopped https://t.co/0p8XI5R1fc
Needs to be a serious conversation about streaming culture it’s getting out of hand on what people are willing to do while on stream.
— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) August 24, 2025
Looks like someone else is going to be joining me at anger management...
— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) August 24, 2025
BUT!!! only one of us will be able to vote and own a gun after.... https://t.co/lw5lE10ZMS
I’d like to formally invite Raja Jackson to spar at XC. Just a friendly invite, nothing specific
— baby mf’ing goose (@babygoosemma) August 24, 2025
UFC veteran Derek Brunson took to social media to give his thoughts on Raja Jackson's attack on Stuart Smith.
"[It] should have never happened," Brunson said. "At the end of the day, I hope the wrestler who was hit and pummeled is okay."
"For Raja, your actions were out of line, so you're going to have to deal with some big boy consequences for this one."
"All of us can learn a little something from this. Don't let small situations escalate into bigger situations that will ultimately cost you big."
I thought it was WWE at first … Raja Jackson aka Rampage son was out of line here and will likely get some big boy consequences ‼️‼️‼️ pic.twitter.com/jyWdqueRZh
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) August 25, 2025
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