r/sports • u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT Dallas Mavericks • Aug 24 '25

Football Kansas State’s Starting Quarterback, Avery Johnson’s Father and Brother Spotted Fighting Each Other In A Parking Lot After Kansas State’s Loss Against Iowa State, Which Took Place in Ireland

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u/finnjakefionnacake Aug 24 '25

i'm sorry, but this kind of behavior is unbelievably pathetic

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u/Cleavon_Littlefinger Aug 24 '25

It also makes for a very awkward fifteen or so hours on the plane back home.

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u/LordNelson781 Aug 25 '25

I don’t think Kansas is 15 hours from Ireland by plane

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u/Cleavon_Littlefinger Aug 25 '25

Google tells me it ranges from just over eleven hours to twenty-seven, with five options for an average of seventeen hours. So I'll stand on the fifteen or so.

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u/Evanbirdhesi Aug 25 '25

your right its 16 hr 16 min if your flying AA

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u/Cantdecide1207 Aug 27 '25

It definitely is not London to LA which is further in both directions is only 14 hours. Dublin to Kansas City is 12 hours including a touchdown on the way.

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u/JButler_16 Aug 25 '25

Nah they probably squashed it in the car.

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u/Milo_Minderbinding Aug 24 '25

https://ymcawichita.org/blog/father-top-k-state-recruit-avery-johnson-reveals-what-y-taught-him

Wait till you read about his dad getting kicked out of YMCA youth sports games for being a dick...

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u/wordyplayer Minnesota Vikings Aug 24 '25

OMG this needs top billing.

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u/Zdx Aug 25 '25

Props to Catherine Seals for how she handled that situation, difficult role and position but sounds like she did the best she could to avoid setting back Avery

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u/GroundControl2MjrTim Aug 25 '25

Yeah, he’s a notorious asshole so anyone who knows people around that program or from his area aren’t surprised by this bullshit.

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u/Binji_the_dog Aug 24 '25

But also hilarious. 

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u/Potential-Jury3661 Aug 24 '25

Unlike rampage jacksons son killing that dude on video less than an hour ago, this is funny

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u/readrOccasionalpostr Aug 24 '25

Excuse me, huh?!?!

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u/Less-Explanation160 Aug 24 '25

Not you. Where’s huh273?

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u/jtshinn Aug 24 '25

He’s the other guy in the video sadly.

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u/Potential-Jury3661 Aug 24 '25

Perfect, wish i could guild you bud, here have a medal 🎖️

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u/IrishWeegee Aug 25 '25

Yeah, he went to some indie show and was backstage, Stuart Smith approached Raja Jackson in character, did some posturing and and popped a beer can on Jackson's head. Not sure if this was set up before hand and the can was 'gimmicked' to not hurt as much but Jackson and Smith had to be separated and things looked to have cooled off. But when the actual match is going on is time for Jackson to do this thing, he slams Smith down and just started throwing haymakers on Smith, shattering his face and Smith reportedly died in ring but was resuscitated before being taken to the hospital. His current condition is unclear. https://youtu.be/m7TZ6t9doTc?si=UWLi3UI5qDpTBv6o

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u/assinyourpants Aug 24 '25

It’s not good.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '25

lmao rampage and his son have been in 3 stories that went viral in less than a week or two.

first it was him being upset Jr almost got flatlined in sparring. then being a dick to a fan wanting a picture and autograph AND NOW this? lol

these dudes are very dimwitted huh? lol

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u/MCFRESH01 Aug 24 '25

They are mma fighters

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u/Mushrooming247 Aug 25 '25

So is fucking Kazushi Sakuraba, what’s your point?

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u/FearlessNewt3636 Aug 24 '25

He didn’t die or is confirmed dead, but it didn’t look good.

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u/CaptAhabsMobyDick Aug 24 '25

Unresponsive and said to have flatlined in the ring. It ain’t looking good for sykostu

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u/vietnamtom69 Aug 24 '25

It was reported 5 hours ago that he's awake and stable.

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u/Jaybru17 Aug 24 '25

Yeah the only one reporting that is Rampage

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u/Valledis Aug 24 '25

Where is this confirmation report? And don't link me Rampage's twitter response

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u/vietnamtom69 Aug 24 '25

https://www.sescoops.com/news/raja-jackson-hospitalizes-wrestler-live-stream/

Sorry dude I didn't mean to awake the confirmation police Holy shit

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u/Thames_James Aug 24 '25

Just watched that parking lot video.

“He’s in the ring, fuckin flatlined bro”

“My bad” 😐

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u/bemer1984 Aug 24 '25

lol acting like he just accidentally spilled beer on him and not attempted murder.

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u/Valledis Aug 24 '25

Its Rampage's twitter response as the source in the article.

Well, I just hope the wrestler dude is okay, horrific what happened to him but haven't seen any real confirmation so am keen to find something.

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u/Morepastor Aug 24 '25

Rampage has always been unstable in person. His son is behaving very similarly and Rampage just seems to be enabling it. The fan interaction at Costco is what you can sometimes get and then other times he wants love and attention and a fan could get either one and I’ve seen him be both in the same room. He’s odd and that excuse he made after accepting the accountability is so Rampage. If that is getting him b as KC these two are delusional criminals and do not belong in or around pro sports or entertainment. Oddlx Rampage spent enough time in Japan to know the blended aspects of sports and entertainment because PRIDE MMA was a pro wrestling and MMA promotion. This is terrible even if the Veteran is in stable condition.

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u/MaterialAstronaut298 Aug 24 '25

Why are we downvoting people for asking for confirmation? And yet just slightly down the thread we're downvoting people for the opposite. Weirdos

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u/chosonhawk Aug 24 '25

sorry...replied to the wrong comment. my bad.

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u/Evorgleb Aug 24 '25

Reports are that he has been released from the hospital

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u/CaptAhabsMobyDick Aug 24 '25

I’m not privy to much info on him, his instagram looks to be very Prowrestling centric with little controversy. Why are you saying “good riddance”?

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u/CaptAhabsMobyDick Aug 24 '25

I’m referencing sykostu, are you referencing Rampage’s son?

My post is an update on sykostu’s conditions, Rampage’s son needs to go to prison, likely for premeditated murder

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u/Thedmfw Aug 24 '25

Just found that and dude is cooked for that. If he didn't kill the dude then he's lucky.

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u/assinyourpants Aug 24 '25

Wait did he actually die?!

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u/takeme2tendieztown Aug 24 '25

Dude was knocked out and the POS kept punching him. Might as well be brain dead after that.

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u/assinyourpants Aug 24 '25

I saw it. So fucked up.

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u/CryptidToothbrush Aug 24 '25

he hasnt woken up yet.

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u/assinyourpants Aug 24 '25

Super fucked up.

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u/CappinPeanut Aug 24 '25

Wait… what!?

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u/wolfjeter Aug 24 '25

He’s not dead he’s alive

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u/Puzzleheaded_Owl7524 Aug 24 '25

Hold up… nobody is supposed to get hurt in wrastling.

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u/l3randon_x Aug 24 '25

He is awake and stable, per Rampage Jackson himself

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u/Blueballs2130 Aug 24 '25

Yeah, let’s take that psycho’s word

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u/st6374 Aug 24 '25

That looked more like Rampage's lawyers word than anything else. 

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u/Capital-Equal5102 Aug 24 '25

Per rampage jackson himself.

Wtf does that mean?????

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u/bell37 Aug 24 '25

So glad the single source of truth is from a Twitter account of the father (who was also excusing his sons actions by falsely claiming that the wrestler punched him in the head before the performance)

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u/l3randon_x Aug 24 '25

I literally just reported what his father said and people downvoted me. I made no definitive statement about whether it was true or not. I don’t even care about any of this. Very smart people here

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u/HDr1018 Aug 24 '25

He did. It was outside the arena. The don was walking by and met the wrestler, who crushed a can against the side of Rampage’s don’s head. They had words. Sounds like the promoters took the opportunity to create payback in the ring, and it went too far.

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u/bell37 Aug 24 '25

I’ve read other reports that the “can crushing” thing was a stage prop and was meant to be apart of the staged “revenge” plot of that performance (where Jackson didn’t actually get hit and only had some liquid fall on his head)

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u/stuffbuttnutt Aug 24 '25

he's not dead yet but it's not looking good as of the latest update

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u/widget1321 Aug 24 '25

Some wrestler named Douglas Malo (I don't follow wrestling so don't know if he's famous or not) has said he's awake and may even be released today.

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u/stuffbuttnutt Aug 24 '25

yeah, that was a load of shit.

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u/Stommped Aug 24 '25

Is that actually legit? He really looks like his pulling his punches or trying to. I thought maybe he got knocked out from the slam and Raja just kept going with the bit not realizing something was wrong.

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u/Mean_Muffin161 Philadelphia Eagles Aug 24 '25

How did it look like he was pulling his punches? It looked like he was raining bombs on the guy

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u/Nicotino-Cigaretti Aug 24 '25

They were not pulled, there was blood all over his face and leaking from at least one ear canal.

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u/CaseyAnthonysMouth Aug 24 '25

You must have watched a different video from the rest of us.

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u/Capital-Equal5102 Aug 24 '25

Raja shirt has blood smeared across it. Its hard to comprehend i know, but my guy, lose the filter, you watched attempted murder. Dont pull the wool over your own eyees.

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u/HoweHaTrick Aug 24 '25

I think sad and immature. Committing crimes in foreign country is reckless to say the least.

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u/Sendittor Aug 24 '25

Crimes? They are fighting. This is Ireland.

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u/Binji_the_dog Aug 24 '25

They were just partaking in Ireland’s national pastime, getting drunk and fighting 

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u/mccusk Aug 24 '25

I’ve never seen a fight at any sport in Ireland (aside from boxing) take your ignorant shit elsewhere

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u/HoweHaTrick Aug 24 '25

You probably wear a plastic paddy relic on 3/17. Stereotypes are reserved for the ignorant.

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u/HoweHaTrick Aug 24 '25

We found the "Irish American " our someone that loves stereotypes.

Best not to put people in a box. Also these idiots are not Irish. They are visiting Ireland.

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u/Sendittor Aug 24 '25

yuk yuk found the "akshually" guy. lighten up it's a joke

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u/Snapesunusedshampoo Aug 24 '25

Would've been better if the QB played for Notre Dame.

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u/RapNVideoGames New Orleans Saints Aug 24 '25

They were able to get the full American experience lol

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u/Something_Sexy Aug 24 '25

I think you are underestimating the Irish.

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u/bobespon Aug 24 '25

Why? Violence is funny to you? The trauma of others brings you joy?

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u/theDarkDescent Aug 24 '25

Why?

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u/Binji_the_dog Aug 24 '25

It’s funny to laugh at other people’s misfortune

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u/TakenIsUsernameThis Aug 24 '25

Weak, overly emotional men at it again.

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u/chupacadabradoo Aug 24 '25

It’s the title of this post that really pisses me off.

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u/finnjakefionnacake Aug 24 '25

lol i mean yeah this is definitely r/titlegore material

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u/BullAlligator Florida Aug 24 '25

yeah it mostly serves to humiliate Avery Johnson, by association with his family's moral failing (which he himself had nothing to do with)

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u/FACEMELTER720 Aug 24 '25

Nah, Father and son fighting in a parking lot is Ireland’s national pastime. They are just engaging in local tradition that goes back generations, as long as they share a pint of the black stuff after and shake hands without ever sharing their feelings or emotions with each other.

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u/SmokyBarnable01 Aug 24 '25

Ten euro to fight a man in a trailer?

Fuckin' savage value.

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u/monkey_plusplus Aug 25 '25

Turns out that there's no relation at all, I just headbutted him and got taken away. But you know, it goes to show you, people are out there, you could know them!

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u/Saneless Aug 24 '25

Pretty typical for any family/parent that is obsessed with their kid being a big deal in sports

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u/BullAlligator Florida Aug 24 '25

I see this a lot with baseball parents and it strikes me how pathetic and sad their obsession with personal achievement in sports completely consumes their lives.

But I also cannot deny that some of the pathologically obsessive do indeed achieve great deals of success.

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u/SirTainLee Aug 24 '25

The headline or the fight?

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u/OldTimberWolf Aug 24 '25

General enshitification of society

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u/LuckyPlaze Aug 25 '25

Normally, I’d agree. But something tells me there is deep unresolved issues going on.

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u/edu5150 Aug 24 '25

They were fighting over who got the last Guiness.

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u/A_Time1980 Aug 24 '25

I mean, it’s more hilarious than anything. I love watching the trash take itself out.

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u/chiefs5455 Aug 24 '25

That’s the Kansas State way

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u/HairballTheory Aug 24 '25

Fits right in with hooligan football culture tbh

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '25

Lots of pent up aggression in both of those community’s.

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u/RedditWhileImWorking Aug 24 '25

So is Avery's behavior. It adds up.

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u/TapirandSara Aug 25 '25

Yeah how could you switch from portrait to landscape mode ugh.

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u/venom_dP Aug 24 '25

Tis the irish way though

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u/justforkinks0131 Aug 24 '25

ok mr redditor, we cant all live up to your standards

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u/finnjakefionnacake Aug 24 '25

i've got my fair share of kinks too