Former UFC fighter turned professional wrestler Tom Lawlor isn’t stunned that Raja Jackson hasn’t confronted any authorized ramifications for his viral beating of Syko Stu.
Whereas attending a KnokX Professional Wrestling occasion on August 23, Jackson, the son of ex-UFC mild heavyweight champion Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, slid into the ring, picked up Stu, and violently slammed him to the canvas earlier than delivering greater than 20 full-force punches to the unconscious entertainer.
Following the assault, the Los Angeles Police Division confirmed that they’re actively investigating the incident, although no arrests have been made.
“Am I stunned that he hasn’t been picked up? No,” Lawlor mentioned throughout an look on The Ariel Helwani Present. “And I believe a part of that’s the place it came about. I imply, professional wrestling, even right now in 2025 and particularly, you understand, actually on the unbiased stage, is lawless to a sure diploma… We’ve seen—I imply, there’s receipts in the case of this—however the firm itself, KnokX Professional, was attempting to deal with this type of in-house. So, no, I’m not stunned that Raja Jackson hasn’t been picked up at this level.
“That’s one of many greatest insults to skilled wrestling is to inform any individual else to hurt any individual else bodily. That’s the complete motive for the game. If you wish to combat any individual, go be an MMA fighter. All the motive for skilled wrestling is so as to current the combat however deal with the opposite individual.”
Jackson has confronted vital backlash from practically everybody, together with his personal father, who revealed in an interview with Helwani that he not has contact along with his son.
