Doug Malo Gives An Update On Syko Stu, LAPD Allegedly Building A Case Against Raja Jackson

At KnokX Pro on August 23rd, Raja Jackson, the son of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, beat independent wrestler Syko Stu unconscious in a planned spot that went too far.

Raja entered the ring and slammed Stu down, knocking him unconscious. Raja then landed over 20 legitimate unanswered strikes to Stu’s head before independent wrestler Doug Malo pulled him off.

It was reported after the incident that the Los Angeles Police Department was investigating matters.

Appearing on Scaling Up, Malo gave the latest on the incident.

Asked if he believes Raja will be arrested, Malo replied, “There is not a doubt in my mind. Everything is on tape and on video. It is premeditated. LAPD tends to drag their feet. The detective asked me a bunch of questions. I even asked about my implications. He goes, ‘There is nothing to worry about.’ He was just trying to get compliance. Everything is towards Raja. He asked a couple of other questions about other videos and people in the back. Not for implication, just because he’s trying to get information. He’s building a solid case. I talked to a detective friend of mine outside of the case about formalities and what I should look at and what not to look at. He was saying this is how LAPD work, they drag their feet. They’re building their case to get all the evidence. The state is going to pick it up because there are so many people and witnesses. My little brother saw it. My girlfriend, my mom, all the people there. They have enough evidence to try the case. What they’re trying to figure out is what level of premediation, from my understanding. They’re trying to figure out what conversations took place, what conversations mean. He was asking me what specific terms mean exactly and what they mean to the person they are telling them to. It’s so there. I don’t want to speculate or say anything else. It’s all there.”

Malo was then asked to clarify his comments where he spoke to TMZ and allegedly said that Raja shouldn’t go to jail. Malo joked that he would take a $1 million payoff from Rampage before saying, “I felt, at the time, there was so much going into that. This kid is so volatile that he should have never been put in that situation. The guy who brought him there was supposed to be his coach and mentor. If I were somebody’s coach or mentor, I would never in my life allow them to be in any type of danger to themselves, their livelihoods, their families. I’m responsible for this person. He shouldn’t have a max jail sentence over this because there are so many moving pieces involved. I have a little bit of compassion. He’s put in this bad situation. He’s hyped up and have all these moving pieces. Nobody wanted to be an adult and have a better conversation than what took place. A sentence that is substantial but not overdoing it with a mandatory, ‘You can’t have parole or anything early until you have a mandatory health evaluation and therapy program.'”

Malo reiterated that he doesn’t believe Raja should get the maximum sentence, but he should get time and be in a therapy program.

Asked how Stu was doing and if he’s aware of what is happening, Malo said, “When you have a head injury, you can’t stress that person. Depending on where he’s at in recovery, they have to break it to him slowly. If you’re hearing that he doesn’t know exactly what’s happening, that’s the doctor’s orders. Any stress, anything that causes him sadness, anger, grief or any of those things can set him back mentally. He’s going to be in a state of fog. When you already have PTSD and trauma, and now you’re adding another traumatic event, it’s the perfect storm for all type of bad things to happen. The whole goal is a full recovery. I do know that he knows the events because some of the people that shouldn’t have been in that hospital room, and gave his family space, showed up to the hospital room and showed him stuff that he wasn’t supposed to see.”

Asked if Stu was going to sue Raja, Malo stated, “I know from a decent source that there are lawyers involved. There is a high probability of that.”

Fans can read Rampage Jackson’s full comments regarding the incident here.

Fans can donate to Stu’s GoFundMe here.

Fightful wishes Stu the best as he recovers.

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