Raja Jackson, the son of MMA legend Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, has officially been released from jail by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department following the completion of his 90-day sentence.
Plea Agreement & Legal Consequences
Jackson was taken into custody earlier this year to serve his sentence after reaching a plea agreement in May. He pleaded no contest to a felony count of battery with serious bodily injury, while also admitting to special allegations regarding the infliction of great bodily injury and engaging in violent behavior.
In addition to serving 90 days in jail, Jackson was sentenced to two years of formal probation and ordered to pay $81,703.38 in restitution to independent wrestler Stewart “Syko Stu” Smith.
Background Of The August 2025 Incident
The legal charges stemmed from a widely publicized incident at a KNOKX Pro Wrestling event in August 2025. During a scheduled match, Jackson entered the ring for an intended angle but went off-script, launching an unscripted, legitimate attack on Smith. Jackson took Smith to the mat and delivered roughly 20 continuous punches to his face, rendering him unconscious before security and fellow wrestlers intervened to pull him away.
Tension between the two had brewed earlier that day when a video surfaced showing Smith striking Jackson and crushing a beer can against his head, though the pair appeared to resolve the conflict and shake hands shortly after. Following the ring assault, Jackson admitted on a Kick livestream that he intended to strike Smith legitimately once inside the ring, leading to his permanent ban from the streaming platform.
The brutal attack left Smith with facial fractures and serious head injuries, resulting in memory loss and reduced cognitive function. Smith was hospitalized and subsequently announced his retirement from active competition.
In the aftermath, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson publicly described the event as a wrestling angle that went horribly wrong. However, the severity of the real-world attack prompted WWE to sever ties with KNOKX Pro, officially removing the promotion from its WWE ID developmental partnership program.
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