A violent incident at a California wrestling present on Saturday night has left an impartial wrestler hospitalised after being brutally attacked by the son of former UFC champion Rampage Jackson.
Raja Jackson, whose father is former UFC gentle heavyweight champion Jackson, stormed into the ring throughout a Knokx Professional Wrestling match and launched a savage assault on performer Stuart Smith, who wrestles beneath the identify Syko Stu.
The 0-1 MMA fighter's unprovoked entry into the wrestling ring was captured on a KICK livestream, exhibiting him forcefully throwing Smith to the canvas earlier than delivering a number of strikes to the unconscious wrestler's head.
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The incident seemed to be triggered by an earlier altercation that night, when Smith had hit Jackson with a beer can throughout what gave the impression to be an impromptu second exterior the scripted wrestling programme.
Footage from the livestream confirmed Smith's head placing the mat with vital power as Jackson threw him down, rendering the wrestler unconscious earlier than the MMA fighter continued his assault.
A number of wrestlers had been required to tug Jackson away from the immobile Smith and pin him towards the turnbuckle to forestall additional violence.
Following the beer can incident, Smith had provided an apology, however Jackson's retaliation hours later resulted within the wrestler being urgently transported to hospital with extreme accidents.
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The previous UFC champion launched a public assertion addressing the incident, declaring: "I don't condone my son's actions AT ALL!"
Rampage Jackson revealed that his son had been affected by a concussion sustained throughout sparring classes simply days earlier than the wrestling occasion and "had no enterprise doing something remotely near bodily contact."
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Regardless of condemning the violence, Jackson Sr. characterised the incident as knowledgeable wrestling phase that had gone awry, stating: "It was dangerous judgment, and a piece that went mistaken."
He defined that following the beer can strike, his son had been knowledgeable he might search "payback" in the course of the wrestling present, which Jackson Sr. believed was meant to be staged leisure.
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The MMA legend confirmed that the injured wrestler is at present "awake and steady," although Smith's household has not but supplied an replace on his medical situation.
In his assertion, Jackson Sr. expressed regret for the incident and concern for Smith's restoration, writing: "As a father, I'm deeply involved along with his well being AND the well-being of Mr. Smith."
He concluded with an apology directed at each the injured wrestler and the streaming platform that broadcast the violent episode: "I apologize on his behalf and to KICK for the state of affairs."
The previous champion emphasised that his son, being an MMA competitor slightly than knowledgeable wrestler, ought to by no means have been collaborating in such an occasion.