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SON OF MMA LEGEND RAMPAGE JACKSON INVOLVED IN FRIGHTENING INCIDENT AT KNOKX PRO EVENT, LEGITIMATELY BRUTALIZING INDEPENDENT WRESTLER

Knokx Pro, the California WWE ID affiliated wrestling academy saw what can only be described as a frightening incident at their event last night at the promotion's academy in Sun Valley, CA that saw Raja Jackson, the son of MMA legend and former TNA star Quinton "Rampage" Jackson enter the ring and legitimately pummel independent wrestler Stewart Smith aka Syko Stu into unconsciousness and continue to beat him in the ring.

In video footage that has circulated online, the incident began before the show during what appeared to be a live stream that Jackson was running.  The footage showed Smith, who may have been in character, hitting Jackson and crushing a beer can against his head.  Jackson didn't respond as if it was a work and Smith stepped to him, asking him if he wasn't going to "sell that sh**" while someone else commented Jackson wasn't a worker. 

The two were separated, but footage of them apologizing to each other and shaking hands has been posted online.

During the Knokx Pro event, Jackson was sitting in the front row and hit the ring during Smith's match, grabbing him from behind and throwing him roughly to the mat.  Jackson then covered Smith and began raining down with legitimate punches, immediately connecting with Smith's jaw and face.  Smith was out cold, possibly right after being thrown and certainly once he began being hit.  Jackson threw in the area of 20-21 punches with most connecting before other wrestlers and security forced him off and into a corner.  Even after the first talent hit the ring, he continued to rain down and throw punches.  Jackson began pushing back but was later removed from the ring. 

Smith was, according to reports, not conscious when he was taken to a nearby hospital.  There was a massive fear he was going to die in the aftermath online, where the footage spread overnight.

Jackson had been streaming on a platform called KICK.  Prior to hitting the ring, he stated on the stream he was told by promoters to hit the ring and hit Smith and was going to hit him for real as many times as he could before being pulled off.  The KICK platform has reportedly now banned Jackson.

Later footage after the incident shows Jackson walking in the street outside the event, ranting that he's not going to be taken advantage of and that people "are always playing with me bro.  I don't play that sh**. " before one of the wrestlers tries to talk sense into him.  The footage is obviously not someone working an angle. 

The incident, which is brutal, can be seen at this link.

Rampage Jackson later took to social media to comment on the situation, claiming it was a work that went wrong:

Raja Jackson and Stewart Smith have not publicly commented since about the incident.  Smith is believed to still be hospitalized as of this writing.

Knokx Pro released the following statement an hour ago:

"First and foremost our thoughts and prayers are with our brother Mr. Stuart Smith (Syko Stu) as he remains a priority and we are monitoring his well being.

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

In the 17 years of operation of KnokX Pro Wrestling Academy, there has never been anything as heinous take place such as this and we apologize to our patrons and fans."

WWE's Rusev commented:

PWInsider.com sends our best to Smith for a quick recovery.

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