Raja Jackson assaults wrestler at Knokx Pro show, LAPD investigating

Raja Jackson, the 25 year old son of former UFC champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, stormed the ring and violently assaulted wrestler Stuart "Syko Stu" Smith during a Knokx Pro Wrestling show in Sun Valley, Los Angeles, last Saturday, footage of the live stream and eyewitnesses show. The attack, which left Smith unconscious and hospitalized, prompted an LAPD investigation and sweeping fallout for the independent promotion.

Video of the incident shows Jackson slam Smith to the mat and deliver a prolonged series of punches while Smith lay motionless. Accounts differ on the exact number of blows, with reports citing more than 20 and one note of 22 strikes. Fellow performers and security eventually pulled Jackson away. Douglas Malo, a wrestler who intervened, said Smith lost several teeth, suffered multiple facial fractures and at one point choked on blood and teeth inside the ring. Smith has since regained consciousness, been discharged from hospital and is recovering at home, his family said. They listed injuries including trauma to both jaws, a fractured maxilla, a lacerated upper lip and multiple lost teeth, and warned he faces a long recovery.