Posted on 8/24/125 by Colin Vassallo
Former UFC champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson issued a
statement over what happened with his son Raja at the KnokX
Pro Wrestling event yesterday where he nearly murdered an
indie wrestler by the name of Syko Stu.
Jackson said he wanted to clear some “misinformation” about
his son and was told that Stu was awake and stable in
hospital.
He said that his son was “unexpectedly hit in the side of the
head” by Stu before the match and Raja was told he could get
“payback” in the ring, which he thought was part of the show.
“It was bad judgement, and a work that went wrong. Raja is a
MMA fighter not a pro wrestler and had no business involved
in an event like this,” Jackson wrote, adding that he does
not condone his son’s actions at all.
“He suffered a concussion from sparring only days ago and had
no business doing anything remotely close to physical
contact,” he continued.
He said that as a father, he’s deeply concerned with the
health and wellbeing of Mr. Smith and is very upset that any
of this happened.
“My main concern now is that Mr. Smith will make a speedy
recovery. I apologize on his behalf and to KICK for the
situation,” he concluded.
Rampage was coincidentally live streaming on Kick as well
when the incident happened and his reaction was captured
live.
“Is he going to get banned?” Jackson asks regarding Kick
banning his son. “He might get more than that,” an unknown
voice is heard saying.
Jackson is then handed over a cell phone with the footage and
plays it, clearly uttering “What the f*ck?” when he sees what
happened.