According to a report by TMZ Sports, Raja Jackson, the son of former UFC Fighter Quinton “Rampage” Jackson pled not guilty to the charges related to his attack on independent pro wrestler Syko Stu (real name Stuart Smith) at a Knokx Pro Wrestling Academy event which took place back on August 23.
Jackson was charged with one felony count of battery with great bodily injury and one misdemeanor count of battery on a person.
TMZ Sports further notes, Jackson is due back in court next month.
Smith lost several teeth, suffered a laceration to his lip and trauma to his jaw. The attack saw Jackson pick up Smith, body slam him, then punch him in the head and face over 20 times.
Per a report earlier this week from The Los Angeles Times, a video from the event shows Reno Anoa’i, one of the co-owners of the venue, telling Smith that Jackson will do a “run in” on his match later in the night. Also in the video, Andre Joel Hudson, the pro wrestler who invited Jackson to the event is heard in the video telling Jackson what to do in the ring, one of which is to give Smith, “his receipts.” Jackson is also heard in the video saying, “This s— isn’t going to be scripted.”
Once Jackson made the attack, it took several wrestling and officials to pull Jackson off of Smith, with one wrestler’s scalp getting split open with a hit from Jackson.
Smith had a one-week stay in the hospital following the attack.
There is still an action GoFundMe to help raise money for his recovery and medical expenses.
Knokx Wrestling Academy is owned by WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi. WWE withdrew the academy from it’s WWE ID program following the incident.