{"id":103076,"date":"2025-08-28T10:51:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T10:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/103076\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T10:51:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T10:51:10","slug":"major-syko-stu-health-update-after-stricken-wrestler-hospitalised-by-mma-star-raja-jackson-who-left-him-choking-on-teeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/103076\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Syko Stu health update after stricken wrestler hospitalised by MMA star Raja Jackson who left him choking on teeth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A WRESTLER bashed unconscious and left choking on his own teeth in a savage in-ring attack has begun a miracle recovery.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Veteran wrestler Stuart &#8220;Syko Stu&#8221; Smith has woken up after he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/sport\/15049013\/raja-jackson-wrestler-choking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">violently beaten up by fellow wrestler Raja Jackson<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A group of people posing with a man in a hospital bed.\" height=\"592\" width=\"820\" data-credit=\"Instagram\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sy-relief-syko-stu-update-1018947816.jpg\" data-caption=\"Syko Stu has woken up following his hospitalisation on Saturday\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sy-relief-syko-stu-update-1018947816.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<p>Syko Stu has woken up following his hospitalisation on SaturdayCredit: Instagram<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Wrestler Syko Stu lying motionless in a hospital bed.\" height=\"493\" width=\"603\" data-credit=\"Facebook\/Jonovan Smith\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wrestler-syko-stu-lies-motionless-1018579431_c6ea28.jpg\" data-caption=\"He was unconscious for five days\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wrestler-syko-stu-lies-motionless-1018579431_c6ea28.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<p>He was unconscious for five daysCredit: Facebook\/Jonovan Smith<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Raja Jackson punching a wrestler in a wrestling ring.\" height=\"528\" width=\"940\" data-credit=\"KICK@RAJAPLUS\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/raja-jackson-investigated-los-angeles-1018583629_834458.jpg\" data-caption=\"Raja Jackson is being investigated by police following the brutal attack\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/raja-jackson-investigated-los-angeles-1018583629_834458.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<p>Raja Jackson is being investigated by police following the brutal attackCredit: KICK@RAJAPLUS<\/p>\n<p>The brutal attack has been described as \u201chorrifying\u201d by eyewitnesses.<\/p>\n<p>Against all odds, four days after being knocked out cold and sustaining severe head injuries, Stu has woken up and is on the mend.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson &#8211; son of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/ufc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC<\/a> icon Quinton &#8220;Rampage&#8221; Jackson &#8211; body slammed Stu to the canvas before pounding his head at least 20 times.<\/p>\n<p>The shocking beating was brought to an end when security and other wrestlers intervened.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow wrestler Douglas Malo &#8211; who helped break up the fight &#8211; told the Scaling Up Podcast he &#8220;got a whisper that something\u2019s not right and I might be needed to check a scenario and whether this guy is going to do a spot&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The now viral video of the attack is too distressing to show.<br \/>Malo said he &#8220;talked to the person up front with the radio and walked back to the ring&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI see the slam, I see the first punch and the second punch,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI kind of wish I would have just sprung on the slam.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou watch somebody you care about, he\u2019s a veteran and these are people who are supposed to love him and I\u2019m the only one on the outskirts to be told to watch this apparently,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m in there and trying to tell the guy to calm down and he&#8217;s trying to fight me &#8211; it&#8217;s all f****ed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Brit MMA star Fabian Edwards sensationally replicates brother Leon&#8217;s famous head kick KO<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;I&#8217;m not even fighting or being hostile and then you f***ing punch me in the f***ing eye after we&#8217;re breaking it up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s why I punched you and you&#8217;re lucky I was tired from the match. What kind of f***ing person are you, you low-life clown?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You want clout so you beat up a guy that&#8217;s half unconscious.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the week, Stu\u2019s brother Andrew shared an update on Smith&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/health\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">health<\/a> following the incident.<\/p>\n<p>He posted: &#8220;Stuart is resting since he sustained severe injuries to his head. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is currently conscious and able to talk but will have a difficult recovery ahead.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With all the media and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">social media<\/a>\u00a0attention it\u2019s been hard to get back to everyone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Wrestler Syko Stu holding a championship belt.\" height=\"334\" width=\"380\" data-credit=\"YouTube\/JdxNews\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wrestler-syko-stu-lies-motionless-1018582166_d66544.jpg\" data-caption=\"A GoFundMe has been set up for the beloved wrestler\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wrestler-syko-stu-lies-motionless-1018582166_d66544.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<p>A GoFundMe has been set up for the beloved wrestlerCredit: YouTube\/JdxNews<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Quinton &quot;Rampage&quot; Jackson bleeding from the nose during a UFC fight.\" height=\"669\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty - Contributor\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/quinton-rampage-jackson-united-states-312609671_52b8d0.jpg\" data-caption=\"Raja Jackson has been slammed for his vicious attack\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/quinton-rampage-jackson-united-states-312609671_52b8d0.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<p>Raja Jackson has been slammed for his vicious attackCredit: Getty &#8211; Contributor<\/p>\n<p>He continued: &#8220;Stuart Smith appreciates all the love and support. He loves\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/wrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">wrestling<\/a>, his wrestling\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">family<\/a>, and all his fans and supporters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wrestling has been a huge part of his life and he lives to put on a performance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He\u2019s also just a regular guy with a life and family outside the ring. His wife Contessa has currently set up a go fund me for those wishing to donate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We appreciate all the support during this difficult time, Thank you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/gofundme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">GoFundMe<\/a>\u00a0page to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/help-support-sykostus-recovery-journey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">support his recovery<\/a> has raised more than $175,468 at time of writing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Raja Jackson carrying Stuart Smith during a wrestling match.\" height=\"510\" width=\"732\" data-credit=\"KICK@RAJAPLUS\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/raja-jackson-investigated-los-angeles-1018583674_050a50.jpg\" data-caption=\"Shocking footage showed Jackson slamming Stu to the ground\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/raja-jackson-investigated-los-angeles-1018583674_050a50.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<p>Shocking footage showed Jackson slamming Stu to the groundCredit: KICK@RAJAPLUS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A WRESTLER bashed unconscious and left choking on his own teeth in a savage in-ring attack has begun&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":103077,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[49,48,641,393,638,57235,1942,82,5476,14477,13015],"class_list":{"0":"post-103076","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mma","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-fighting","11":"tag-mental-health","12":"tag-mma","13":"tag-section-sportmma","14":"tag-social-media","15":"tag-sports","16":"tag-twitter","17":"tag-wrestling","18":"tag-wwe"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103076\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}