Crowds were up for a wrestling card in Los Angeles, expecting the usual chaos that comes along. But what they got instead was something that went way beyond the script and unusual. Raja Jackson, son of UFC great Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, raged up the ring on August 23 and left wrestler Stuart Smith, also known as Syko Stu, lying down and rushed to the hospital.
Clips from the event quickly spread online. Many had already seen what happened in the ring, but a new backstage video now reveals exactly what was the reason behind Raja’s anger. The footage shows Smith striking Raja on the head with a can outside the venue before his scheduled match. That moment, caught on camera, now gives the reason why the unscripted violence spiraled the way it did.
From there, things escalated fast. Raja l