Raja Jackson Pleads No Contest to Felony Battery Charge
raja jackson pleaded no contest to one felony count of battery with serious bodily injury after the August 2025 assault on pro wrestler Syko Stu in Los Angeles. The plea deal replaces a trial date that had been set for Wednesday and moves the case toward sentencing.
The 26-year-old admitted two special allegations, including personal infliction of great bodily injury and engaging in violent conduct. Court records show the charge came out of the attack on Stuart Smith at a Knockx show, where Jackson was scheduled to appear before the confrontation turned into a prolonged beating caught on video.
June 22 Sentencing
A sentencing date of June 22 has been set, and the District Attorney’s Office said his anticipated sentence is 90 days actual county jail, restitution of $81,703.38, and two years of formal probation. That gives the case a fixed calendar point and a concrete financial number, not just a plea entry that can drift for months.
The plea matters because Jackson had initially pleaded not guilty. By taking the deal, he avoided the uncertainty of a preliminary hearing setting and pushed the case into the sentencing phase, where the court will decide whether the proposed punishment lands as laid out.
Syko Stu At Knockx
Jackson’s arrest stemmed from an assault on Syko Stu, whose real name is Stuart Smith, at a Knockx show in Los Angeles. Jackson picked Smith up into the air and slammed him back down to the ground, then unleashed more than 20 punches, with many landing after Smith appeared to be unconscious.
Other wrestlers dragged Jackson off Smith. Smith was admitted to a local hospital and spent several days in intensive care with family members, later saying he suffered trauma to both the upper and lower jaws, a laceration to his upper lip, a fracture to the maxilla bone, and the loss of several teeth.
Beer Can Before The Ring
Before the in-ring assault, Smith hit Jackson with a beer can in a separate incident after mistaking him for another wrestler tied to the show’s hype. Video showed Smith later apologizing and the two shaking hands, but Jackson later said on a live stream that he was going to get his revenge “for real.”
The sequence leaves the case with a clear legal and practical endpoint: sentencing on June 22, and a proposed penalty that includes jail time, restitution, and probation. For Smith, the courtroom move does not change the injuries already documented; for Jackson, it turns a charged assault into a punishment decision instead of a fight over guilt at trial.
