Wrestler Who Pulled Raja Jackson Off Syko Stu Discusses What Happened, Blames AJ Mana for Incident

During a recent appearance on the Scaling Up Podcast, wrestler Doug Drago discussed what took place in the recent incident in KnokX Pro that saw Raja Jackson legitimately assault Syko Stu (aka Stuart Smith). Drago discussed learning about what happened earlier, with Smith crushing a beer can against Jackson’s head.

Drago also put blame on AJ Mana for what took place, claiming that Mana had a hit put on Smith and used Jackson to assault Smith, stemming over earlier issues between the two. A video reportedly shows Mana telling Raja to give Smith “a receipt” and “tag this ****,” and if anyone that a problem with it, he would run out to the ring. Below are some highlights of Drago’s comments (via Fightful):

Doug Drago providing an update on Stuart Smith (aka Syko Stu): “Broken facial bones, from what I’m hearing. Missing teeth. He has no recollection of what happened. Incoherent. Even from the people closest to it now, that I’m disassociating with, they won’t even put up the full story. Stu is pretty ****ed up. What happened yesterday is, he choked on his blood. Teeth and blood. He was out on the slam and then the guy made contact multiple times. I remember seeing that and being shocked. I went running. There are other people that could’ve gotten involved, who I made eye contact with, but they just stayed up on stage. I’m sorry to Stu that people who said were your friends let this happen.”

Drago on his involvement: “I just got done with my match. I got whispered by somebody, ‘Something is not right. I might need you to go out there and check a scenario. This guy is going to do a spot?’ ‘What’s the spot?’ ‘We’ll let you know.’ You’ll let me know, but you’re not telling me when the cue is or when the spot is going to happen? You’re just going to let me know just in case? I’m waiting for this cue. I walk up to somebody with a radio, ‘Talked to the back. When do you guys want me to go? What’s happening?’ I was informed of the beer can incident shortly before that. They told me that they made up, shook hands, hugged it out multiple times and it was going to be fine. I talk to the person up front with the radio, I walk back to the ring, I see the slam, the first punch, second punch, by then I have people in front of me. I just start moving. I wish I had sprung on the slam. There is nothing worse…you watch somebody you care about, he’s a veteran. These are people who are supposed to love him. I’m the only one on the outskirts being told to watch this, apparently? I’m in there, battling, trying to work this, telling the guy to calm down, and now he’s trying to fight me.”

On if he believes the incident was premeditated: “I think the premeditation part comes on the side of AJ Mana. You brought somebody who was volatile, who you knew had issues. That’s the small *** chicken legged ***** with the cowboy hat.”

Drago on AJ Mana provoking the incident due to his issues with Smith: “I don’t like Raja. I think Raja is a **** person for what he did, but I think AJ is a bigger **** person for gassing him up and leading him to ruining his own ****ing life. To hurt somebody that AJ also has a problem with. I don’t believe in coincidences. … He ruined two people’s lives.”

On his belief that Jackson wanted to kill Smith: “I think he wanted to kill him. I promise you he would have kolled him. He would have killed me if he got the best of me. If he would’ve taken my legs from under me, like he was trying to, he was going to do the same thing to me that he did to Stu.”

Smith is still currently hospitalized from the incident. The LAPD is investigating the matter. An arrest has not yet been made, and no charges have been filed.