Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 11, 1982
Place of Birth
Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
Credits
97 titles
Shaun Ricker
Biography
Shaun Ricker is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to WWE, performing on the SmackDown brand as a manager under the ring name LA Knight. Ricker is also known for his time with Impact Wrestling (2015–2019, as Eli Drake). Ricker has also worked extensively on the U.S. independent wrestling circuit, and has been signed by prominent promotions like Championship Wrestling from Hollywood (2010–2013, under his real name) and the National Wrestling Alliance (2019–2021, as Eli Drake). Ricker began his wrestling career in 2003 on the independent circuit. He later joined the then-NWA-affiliated Championship Wrestling from Hollywood (then called either "NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood" or "NWA: Hollywood") in 2010. After leaving CWFH in 2013, Ricker signed a developmental contract with WWE and performed on NXT (then, a minor production with a hybrid, reality TV/wrestling format) as "Slate Randall." WWE released him in 2014. Ricker signed with Impact Wrestling (then called Total Nonstop Action Wrestling [TNA], until rebranding in 2017) in 2015. Ricker found great success in Impact/TNA, holding the Impact Global Championship, the TNA King of the Mountain Championship, and the Impact World Tag Team Championship (with Scott Steiner), once each. He also won Impact's Feast or Fired briefcase twice. After leaving Impact in 2019, Ricker signed with the recently-rebooted NWA, and held the NWA World Tag Team Championship (with James Storm) once. Ricker left the NWA in 2021 to re-sign with WWE. His character name changed to "LA Knight," and he was again assigned to NXT (which, while he was gone, had developed into a major production on par with WWE's top 2 TV franchises: Raw and Smackdown). He is considered one of the best promo cutters of the modern professional wrestling era Outside of wrestling, Ricker appeared as a cast member on the TNT reality series The Hero, hosted by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. He also appeared in an episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine in 2015.
Known For
Filmography
WWE SummerSlam 2026: Saturday
LA Knight
WWE WrestleMania 42 – Saturday
LA Knight
Elimination Chamber
LA Knight
Elimination Chamber: Post-Show
LA Knight
Royal Rumble 2026
LA Knight
WWE Wrestlepalooza
LA Knight
WWE Clash in Paris 2025
LA Knight
Saturday Night's Main Event XL
LA Knight
Saturday Night's Main Event XL
LA Knight
WWE Money in the Bank 2025
LA Knight
WWE Backlash 2025
LA Knight
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
LA Knight
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
Paul American
Self
WWE's Greatest Moments
LA Knight
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
LA Knight
WWE Superstar Profiles
LA Knight
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
LA Knight
WWE Crown Jewel
LA Knight
WWE SummerSlam 2024
LA Knight
WWE Money in the Bank 2024
LA Knight
WWE Money in the Bank Kickoff 2024
LA Knight
WrestleMania XL Sunday
LA Knight
Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal
Self
WWE Elimination Chamber 2024: Perth - Kickoff
LA Knight
WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth
LA Knight
WWE Royal Rumble 2024
LA Knight
WWE Crown Jewel
LA Knight
WWE Fastlane 2023
LA Knight
WWE Payback 2023
LA Knight
WWE SummerSlam 2023
LA Knight
WWE Money in the Bank 2023
LA Knight
WWE Royal Rumble 2023
LA Knight
The SmackDown LowDown
LA Knight
WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2022
LA Knight
NXT WarGames 2021
LA Knight
NXT TakeOver 36
LA Knight
NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021
LA Knight
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1
LA Knight
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
LA Knight
NWA Hard Times
Eli Drake
NWA Into the Fire
Eli Drake
NWA Powerrr
Eli Drake
ROH: Best In The World
Eli Drake
Bar Wrestling 31: Three's Company - Night 2
Eli Drake
Bar Wrestling 30: Three's Company - Night 1
Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: New Beginnings 2019
Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming 2019
Eli Drake
IMPACT One Night Only: Back to Cali
Bar Wrestling 25: We're All Mad Here
Eli Drake