AJ Mana has finally had enough of all the accusations meted out against him following Raja Jackson’s brutal assault on Syko Stu and now he’s denied allegations that he tried to put a hit out on Stu.
While speaking on the F Ya’ll podcast, AJ Mana talked about Raja Jackson’s attack on Syko Stu. He explained that Stu is like a brother to him, coming from the same cowboy background and even having the same tattoo from the Double Six Ranch. Mana said it makes no sense that people think he would ever set up his own brother.
Mana denied claims that he was responsible for the attack, saying people turned it into a wrestling storyline when it wasn’t. Mana admitted Raja went too far, but said that was obvious and didn’t need to be debated. He also pushed back against the serious accusations that he encouraged or took part in attempted murder, calling them false and damaging.
“One of my brothers is currently in the hospital. Yeah, I said it—my brother. He’s got the same f****** tattoo on his forearm ’cause he’s a cowboy from the f****** Double Six Ranch just like myself. Y’all want to suggest that somehow I would set up my own brother?
Y’all want to push this f****** narrative that me—not the gimmick, the f****** human being? Yes, that’s a good question. So, they made it into a work after the altercation. It is so cut and dry. It’s so obvious. But y’all let these celebrities f****** get on here, that you’ve been marking out for for f****** years, and just gaslight the f*** out of you. The proof is in the f****** pudding. Yes, he went too f****** far. We don’t have to ascertain whether or not he went too far.”
Mana said he tried to stay quiet and handle things privately, but others in the group started blaming him because Raja Jackson was close to him. He argued that he can’t be held responsible for another grown man’s choices, comparing it to having a brother who commits a crime, just because they are related doesn’t mean he shares the blame.
Mana also pointed out that the cameras were rolling the entire time, both to protect him and Raja and to stop false stories from spreading. Some of what people saw was actually part of a planned vignette, but fans didn’t know that and instead accused him of setting up Stu.
“I’m trying to absolve myself right now of these false allegations that I somehow—what was the term?—that I prompted or was in attempted… yeah, attempted murder. An accessory to attempted murder. Now, that’s a very f******serious allegation.
I was told to keep my mouth shut, so I tried to handle it in-house. Most of the entire f****** group is pointing fingers at me saying, ‘That’s your boy. You’re responsible for it.’ I am not responsible for what another grown-ass man decides to do. I’m not. If I have a brother who decides to break into someone else’s house and s** in their kitchen sink, is that my responsibility? That would be theirs. Although there is a connection, their actions are not mine. Their actions, I do not pay for. Again, I don’t condone it, but I’m not liable.
This is my frustration. Was there a waiver? You saw everything in the video. That camera never stopped rolling. That camera was on me the entire time to protect me and to protect Raja, to prevent f****** speculation. The part in the f****** segment—this was a vignette unbeknownst to you motherf***** that are saying I put a hit out on him. You didn’t know that was a part of the f****** storyline, did you?”
Mana explained that Raja has been around since the start of his career, even attending his first wrestling match six years ago. Raja recognized some of the wrestlers backstage and tried talking to them, but Stu hitting Raja with a beer can was when things went sideways. Mana said this wasn’t part of any storyline, it was real, and that lies about it have ruined his life.
Mana revealed that after TMZ posted the video, his job fired him, saying he looked like an accessory to attempted murder. Now he says he can’t wrestle and doesn’t know how he will pay his bills, blaming the situation on people chasing clicks at the cost of his career and reputation.
“Raja recognized some of the talent because Raja has been following my career since I f****** started in professional wrestling. You know why? Because it was Raja, it was Pops here, it was my Uncs, it was Rampage that pulled up to my very first f****** wrestling match six years ago. So there were certain talent in the locker room Raja was like, ‘Oh sht, you’re this, you’re such and such. Oh s***, you’re such and such.’ Then up walked someone—Smith. ‘Don’t worry about them. You know who I am.’ ‘Oh, no, I don’t know who you are.’ ‘You should. I’m such and such.’ ‘I don’t know who the f*** that is.’ Need I say more? That wasn’t a work. That wasn’t a f****** storyline. That was a f****** shoot. For those offended at the fact that I just told the truth, f*** you, because now my f*cking life is ruined over your lies.
I got a call from my f****** job. ‘We saw the TMZ video. You’re an accessory to an attempted murder. We gotta let you go.’ I can’t f****** wrestle anymore. How am I gonna pay the bills because y’all n****s want clickbait?”
This comes after footage revealed that AJ Mana was the one heard telling Raja Jackson to “give him his f**king receipt” after a beer can spot between Jackson and Syko Stu went off-script.
The situation between Raja Jackson and Syko Stu keeps getting bigger, with more details and opinions coming out. AJ Mana’s emotional response shows how much the fallout has spread outside the ring. As the LAPD keeps investigating, wrestlers and fans are asking how much responsibility should be put on the people involved in this whole mess.
Do you believe AJ Mana’s explanation, or do you think he still bears responsibility for Raja Jackson’s actions? Sound off in the comments.
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