Overview
The Raja Jackson Syko Stu Wrestling Incident on Kick refers to a late 2025 controversy and gruesome viral video of Raja Jackson, the son of former MMA fighter Rampage Jackson, assaulting a pro wrestler, Syko Stu (Psycho Stu), real name Stuart Smith, on a Kick livestream at a wrestling event hosted by Knokx Pro Entertainment. Raja Jackson body slammed Syko Stu and then proceeded to punch him in the head over 20 times. The attack left Syko Stu unconscious and he was then hospitalized in an intensive care unit (ICU). He was reportedly in critical but stable condition a day later. Raja Jackson’s outburst and the livestream video of it sparked viral discourse on social media platforms. Many lambasted Jackson’s display of force and called for his arrest. Earlier in the Kick stream, Syko Stu smashed a beer can on Jackson’s head, which led to him being invited into the ring by one of the event’s organizers.
Background
On August 23rd, 2025, Raja Jackson, the son of former MMA fighter Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, went live on Kick on his channel Rajaplus, which has since been banned as of writing, at a Knokx Pro Entertainment wrestling event in Los Angeles, California. The full stream was uploaded to YouTube by the channel tikkykick, gaining over 362,500 views in a day.
At the stream’s 10:26-minute mark, a pro wrestler named Syko Stu approached Jackson while he was talking to some of the other wrestlers. Syko Stu instigated a feud, notably after he smashed an empty beer can on Jackson’s head.
The incident diffused and then at the 13:03-minute mark, an unnamed man told Raja Jackson, “You know what’s a good thing about this? Now I can make it something ’cause I’m gonna have you run in and fuck that motherfucker up on the mat. You ready for that?” Jackson agreed to the offer.
Video
At the stream’s 1:40:48-minute mark, Raja Jackson says that he’s “not gonna fake” and that they “don’t want him in there” because of that. At the stream’s 1:42:08-minute mark, Jackson climbs under the ropes, picks up Syko Stu and body slams him. He then punches Syko Stu over 20 times in the head while he’s seemingly unconscious.
The clip was posted by X user @clippedszn on August 24th, 2025, receiving over 45.6 million views and 97,000 likes in a day.
Rampage Jackson’s son was just BANNED on KICK for beating up a man flatlined in the ring..
Fighter could possibly be d*ad 😳pic.twitter.com/wBbWDAYKhf
— clip 🛸 (@clippedszn) August 24, 2025
Developments
Syko Stu was taken to the hospital and put in an intensive care unit (ICU). Syko Stu was reportedly in a stable but critical condition by the next day. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) was reportedly investigating the matter. In the livestream, Raja Jackson was seen leaving the scene immediately after and was not apprehended.
KnokX Pro Entertainment & Academy’s Facebook Post
On August 24th, 2025, KnokX Pro Entertainment & Academy shared a Facebook post about the incident, writing, “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.” The post received over 610 reactions and was reshared in several news articles.
Rampage Jackson’s Response
On August 24th, 2025, Rampage Jackson, the father of Raja Jackson, shared a tweet on his X account, @Rampage4real, writing, “I want to clear up the misinformation about my son Raja. I’ve been confirmed that the wrestler (Syko Stu) is awake and stable. Raja was unexpectedly hit in the side of the head by him moments before Smith’s match. Raja was told that he could get his ‘payback’ in the ring, I thought it was a part of the show…”
Jackson’s tweet received over 21.8 million views and 85,000 likes in a day.
It also received a Community Note that challenged Jackson’s claim, reading, “The incident prior to the wrestling match occurred hours – not moments – beforehand. Wrestler “Syko Stu” had already apologized to Raja at least three times. Despite this he entered the ring and punched an unconscious man in the head 22 times before he was overpowered,” which cited Yahoo! Sports and clips of Syko Stu apologizing in the livestream shared by X user @agent8100.
Online Reaction
On August 24th, 2025, X user @mmamarcuss tweeted a clip from the 2025 Superman film, showing Lex Luther commanding punches against Superman, captioned, “The devil in Raja Jackson’s ear,” receiving over 35,000 likes in a day.
The devil in Raja Jackson’s ear:
pic.twitter.com/HopbCZ78bT— MMA Marcus 🇺🇸 (@mmamarcuss) August 24, 2025
On that same day, X user @Handsome_yuppie tweeted, “Petition for Raja Jackson to be arrested for attempted murder,” gaining over 5,400 likes in a day.
On August 24th, 2025, YouTuber penguinz0 shared a video on the topic called, “Streamer Nearly Beat a Man to Death on Stream,” in which he condemned Jackson’s actions and linked it to another then-recent Kick controversy, the Death of French Streamer Jean Pormanove. In a day, the video received over 2.8 million likes.
On August 24th, YouTuber Chael Sonnen, a former MMA fighter, posted a video on the incident called “Rampage Jackson’s son Pro Wrestling Beat Down,” in which he claimed that he knew Raja Jackson and said that he liked him. He further claimed that it “did not appear that Raja had lost his temper. It did not appear that these were being done out of anger.” The video received over 252,800 views in a day.
On August 24th, 2025, TikToker @captainyappin posted a video on the incident, leading with the caption, “Raja Jackson just ruined his entire future.” In a day, the video gained over 142,900 likes.
@captainyappin Raja Jackson just cold KOd a pro wrestler.. #rajajackson #knockout #storytime #rampagejackson #mma ♬ Classic classical gymnopedie solo piano(1034554) – Lyrebirds music
On August 24th, X user @PapaJewSports tweeted a screenshot of a 2019 Facebook post shared by Syko Stu, showing him with a disabled fan. The tweet’s caption read, “Fuck you Raja Jackson,” gaining over 47,000 likes in a day.
Some of the reactions to the Raja Jackson Syko Stu Incident were racially charged. For instance, on August 24th, 2025, X user @appartio tweeted, “Raja Jackson is the epitome of the black man stereotype. Felt he got ‘disrespected’ and was ready to throw his life away and tarnish his father’s name all in the name of not being a b*tch. Zero impulse control = stereotype vindicated.” The tweet received over 50,000 likes in a day.
On that same day, X user @DefeatedTrill tweeted a GIF of streamer Flight, captioned, “Raja Jackson starting another Twitter race war,” receiving over 2,700 likes in a day.
