Syko Stu

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Stuart Smith
BornStuart Smith
(1980-11-16) November 16, 1980 (age 44) [1]
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Other namesSyko Stu
Fighting out ofCalifornia, U.S.
Years active2009–present

Stuart Smith, (born August 22, 1986) better known as Syko Stu, is an American independent wrestler and military veteran best known for his work with the KnokX PRO Wrestling Academy and other wrestling events.

Smith joined KnockX PRO after retiring from the military in 2009. According to Smith, this was to help deal with the PTSD he suffered after serving. [2]

In August 2025, Smith was involved with an incident with Raja Jackson, son of Quinton Jackson. [3] Raja knocked Smith unconscious during an incident where Raja slammed Smith and proceeded to punch him a total of 22 [a] times, 18 of which were to his head, at a KnokX Pro Wrestling event. [5] Smith was sent to the hospital and was later reported to be in “stable but critical” condition, reportedly awake but missing teeth, and suffered broken bones in his face. [2] Raja had been livestreaming to Kick at the time of the attack.

After the incident, KnokX Pro removed mentions of WWE ID and WWE NIL from their branding, with Mike Johnson of Pro Wrestling Insider writing that it "would appear WWE has severed ties with the promotion and academy as part of the fallout of the Raja Jackson incident". [6] On August 25, the KnokX Pro Academy was removed from the list of WWE ID-affiliated schools featured on the WWE Recruit site. [7] In addition, Raja was banned from Kick. [8]

Notes

  1. ↑ Some sources claim it was 23 punches [4]

References

  1. ↑ "MrBeast Offers to Help Wrester Syko Stu Amid Raja Jackson Incident". Yahoo Entertainment. August 26, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Wrestler Syko Stu in 'stable but critical' condition after Raja Jackson vicious in-ring attack, family says". CBSSports.com. August 25, 2025.
  3. ↑ Collins, Ben (August 24, 2025). "Jackson 'deeply concerned' as son's bout 'goes wrong'". BBC . Retrieved August 24, 2025.
  4. ↑ read, Drake RiggsUncrowned·5 min (August 26, 2025). "Douglas Malo, wrestler who stopped Raja Jackson attack on Syko Stu, speaks out: 'He would have killed him'". Yahoo Sports.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ Reid, Harrison (August 25, 2025). "Police investigating Raja Jackson, son of UFC champion Rampage Jackson, after unscripted attack on Syko Stu". 7News . Archived from the original on August 25, 2025. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  6. ↑ Johnson, Mike (August 25, 2025). "KNOKX PRO REMOVES WWE ID BRANDING FROM SOCIAL MEDIA". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  7. ↑ Johnson, Mike (August 25, 2025). "KNOKX PRO REMOVED FROM WWE RECRUITMENT WEBSITE". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  8. ↑ Newsource, C. N. N. (August 26, 2025). "Wrestler 'conscious and able to talk' after being beaten while motionless by son of ex-UFC champion Rampage Jackson".
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