Shaun Ricker
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.
Acted in
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
2024
as LA Knight
WWE Crown Jewel
2024
as LA Knight
WWE SummerSlam
2024
as LA Knight
WWE Money in the Bank
2024
as LA Knight
WWE WrestleMania XL Sunday
2024
as LA Knight
WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth
2024
as LA Knight
WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth - Kickoff
2024
as LA Knight
WWE Royal Rumble 2024
2024
as LA Knight
WWE Crown Jewel
2023
as LA Knight
WWE Fastlane 2023
2023
as LA Knight
WWE Payback 2023
2023
as LA Knight
WWE SummerSlam 2023
2023
as LA Knight
WWE Money in the Bank 2023
2023
as LA Knight
WWE Royal Rumble
2023
as LA Knight
The SmackDown LowDown
2022
as LA Knight
NXT Stand & Deliver 2022
2022
as LA Knight
NXT WarGames 2021
2021
as LA Knight
NXT TakeOver 36
2021
as LA Knight
NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021
2021
as LA Knight
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1
2021
as LA Knight
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
2021
as LA Knight
NWA Into the Fire
2019
as Eli Drake
NWA Powerrr
2019
as Eli Drake
ROH: Best In The World
2019
as Eli Drake
Bar Wrestling 31: Three's Company - Night 2
2019
as Eli Drake
Bar Wrestling 30: Three's Company - Night 1
2019
as Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: New Beginnings 2019
2019
as Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming 2019
2019
as Eli Drake
Bar Wrestling 25: We're All Mad Here
2018
as Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018
2018
as Eli Drake
Bar Wrestling 20: Ain't My First Rodeo Drive!
2018
as Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Night of the Dummies
2018
as Eli Drake
Bar Wrestling 12: Aunt May
2018
as Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Cali Combat
2018
as Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: Redemption 2018
2018
as Eli Drake
Bar Wrestling 11: April O'Neil
2018
as Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground 2018
2018
as Eli Drake
Bar Wrestling 7: A Christmas Special
2017
as Eli Drake
WrestleCade SuperShow 2017
2017
as Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017
2017
as Eli Drake
Bar Wrestling 4: Autumn In LA
2017
as Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV
2017
as Eli Drake
Bar Wrestling
2017
as Eli Drake
TNA One Night Only: Against All Odds 2016
2016
as Eli Drale
TNA Bound for Glory 2016
2016
as Eli Drake
TNA Turning Point 2016
2016
as Eli Drake
TNA Slammiversary 2016
2016
as Eli Drake
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)
2016
as Eli Drake
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)
2016
as Eli Drake
TNA One Night Only: Victory Road 2
2016
as Eli Drake
TNA Sacrifice 2016
2016
as Eli Drake (Host)
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 4
2016
as Eli Drake
TNA LockDown 2016
2016
as Eli Drake
TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2
2016
as Eli Drake
TNA One Night Only: Live! 2016
2016
as Eli Drake
TNA Bound for Glory 2015
2015
as Eli Drake
TNA One Night Only: TNA Gut Check 2015
2015
as Shaun Ricker
TNA Turning Point 2015
2015
as Eli Drake
TNA No Surrender 2015
2015
as Eli Drake
TNA Hardcore Justice 2015
2015
as Eli Drake
WWE Power Series: Triple H
2014
as Eli Drake
The Hero
2013
as Self - Contestant
WWE Main Event
2012
as LA Knight
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
2010
TNA iMPACT!
2004
as Eli Drake
WWE SmackDown
1999
as LA Knight
WWE SmackDown
1999
as LA Knight
WWE SmackDown
1999
Raw
1993
as LA Knight
Raw
1993
WWE Pay Per View
1985
as L.A. Knight
WWE Money in the Bank Kickoff 2024
as LA Knight