David Otunga Believes Raja Jackson Will Be Charged With Battery, Not Attempted Murder

Former WWE Superstar and Harvard educated lawyer David Otunga has broken down Raja Jackson's attack on Syko Stu like no one else can. In a new video, Otunga used his expertise in the legal profession to predict what Jackson may be charged with in a court of law.

Otunga graduated from Harvard Law School in 2006 and subsequently passed the bar exam. After working as an attorney for Sidley Austin LLP in Chicago for two years, Otunga turned to wrestling full-time and was a part of WWE from 2008-2019.

After going through the full Syko Stu / Raja Jackson situation, Otunga addressed the question every wrestling fan has had since the incident -- "Will Raja Jackson be charged with a crime?"

Attempted Murder Not Likely

"Let's get down to the potential charges here," Otunga began. "Now, I don't think attempted murder is likely... that's what a lot of people were saying... however, a lot of people are not licensed lawyers and professional wrestlers. I think that would be incredibly hard to prove that he had the intent to kill. Thank God Syko Stu did not die, otherwise there could have been a manslaughter charge potentially, but you know, thank God he did not die. Again, thoughts and prayers to Syko Stu."

Battery Charge Likely

"I think more likely is battery," Otunga said. "I think this is clearly a battery with serious bodily harm, which could be a felony. Another thing that's interesting is I actually think this is aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Let's not forget, Raja is an MMA fighter and if you're an MMA fighter that requires you to have a license just like a boxer where your hands and feet are considered deadly weapons. So the moment that Syko Stu is knocked unconscious and Raja was just raining down blows upon him, that's assault with a deadly weapon, hands down."

A Litany of Civil Liabilities

"On to the civil liabilities... phew... there's a litany of them," sighed Otunga. "There's so many torts here... not just personally for Raja... but it gets into the promotion and anybody involved. There also could be some criminal culpability for an accessory or... I don't know about a conspiracy... maybe an accessory though to the people who encouraged him."

"All in all this was awful and I expect there's going to be plenty of court cases coming down on this. There certainly should be criminal cases and I fully expected to be civil cases as well. Again, this is just awful and I wish a speedy recovery to Syko Stu."

As of this posting, a GoFundMe for Stu's medical bills and recovery has reached $220,000. Click here if you'd like to contribute.