It was a misunderstanding at first. The wrestler thought the kid was a part of the show. He realized shortly after he wasn't and apologized a bunch of times.
Just so you know, along with everything else I've said I agree with this. I wasn't making excuses but was trying to add the context that other people made some bad decisions here... I don't think that includes the victim. Most importantly it looks like a vicious assault and you are right, that's on Raja. So if the victim ends up pressing charges then Raja should be prosecuted and if the victim ends up filing a civil suit then Raja should be on the hook for whatever the judgment is. I don't think anyone should have told Raja he could hit the victim but that doesn't absolve Raja. I do think someone should have pulled Raja off of the victim right away, that was a long time for a bunch of adults in the wrestling industry to let that go on. Again this doesn't have anything to do with Raja's culpability because he's fully culpable for his own actions but if the victim is going the civil rout, he should probably name the promotion as a secondary party to his damages.
Pretty much what i’m saying too. Raja should be brought up on charges, but he isn't the only one in the wrong here….
I'm certainly open to charging the kid if he was made aware and was acting in premeditated malice. But whoever was putting on the event and those who wound him up should be severely punished.
It was premeditated attempted murder. There is culpability and liability charges to be had for the promoters. Dude needs to go to jail for a long time. This was a planned "spot" but that was also a planned beat down. With intent and viciousness, he should be going away for a long time.
It will seriously depend on how Syko Stu wants it to go. I think if he presses charges then Raja's life as he knew it will be over and he'll spend a long time in prison. Stu could also get a settlement from Rampage for who knows how much money, with something signed that says Raja will go to anger management counseling and then Stu tells the cops that it was a pro wrestling misunderstanding. The fact that Raja hasn't been arrested yet with enough evidence in the public for it to be an open and shut case of premeditated attempted murder, is strange. If Stu or his family if he is incapacitated was/were cooperating there would have already been an indictment and there's no way they'd slow roll the arrest considering it's a violent crime. Weird stuff.
Wow. SMH. I understand the sentiment of it being someone Raja knew putting out all of this video footage that would put him away for years and years, so I get that someone did stab him in the back. That being said, if you filmed that shit and had any sort of conscience you would put it out for the whole world to see, as a public service and just because you want to do the right thing by the dude who, as far as I know, is still in the hospital and almost died. Now I really think that Rampage must be in contact with Stu, otherwise this video clip would be used in sentencing to show absolutely no remorse.
I honestly don't know enough to say he shouldn't be charged or how much he should be punished. But promoters for sure need to be charged.
As an old school fan of MMA, Raja has grown up with a champion father. He is very well trained in the unspoken rule of don't hit a fighter when he is out. Real MMA fighters have mad respect for one another and often show remorse if they caused an injury to the opponent. WWF or MMA and whether Raja thought it was fake or not, He absolutely knows better than to hit a fighter who is out. Hit anyone. Im not sure of the laws either, but I think he should get attempted murder charges. I 100% agree with you that the promoter guy who allowed him into the ring should be punished. At minimum banned from the profession. You don't just let a trained fighter in the ring like that who just said “I don't play like that” 8-10 times, without going over the details of what will happen and what can and cant be done. The promotor is absolutely also at fault. Raja and his videos though. I mean….That just isn't smart. At all. Why isn't his father telling him to stay off camera until they can formulate a statement? No need for thier haters to toss them a shovel. They are going full bore with a king sized excavator to dig their hole with!
I'm with you that hitting a person once they're unconscious is fucking terrible. As far as why Rampage is letting his son post all of this incriminating and inflammatory shit online, it can only be one of two things: Rampage is a fool, which I don't think he is or Rampage already has a settlement deal with Syko Stu. I know it would be really troubling for Raja to get away with all of this because his daddy is rich but I could see it happening. Those regional pro wrestlers don't make shit and I like Rampage but a lot of people would pay someone off to keep their kid from doing hard time and being a felon for the rest of their life.
I don't think the promoters prevented it. I think they made the situation possible and encouraged the situation.
