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  • BIRTH 11/11/1982
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 6
  • MOVIES 20

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.

Shaun Ricker

Shows (6)

WWE Raw
WWE Raw
LA Knight
WWE SmackDown
WWE SmackDown
LA Knight / LA Knight
IMPACT! Wrestling
IMPACT! Wrestling
Eli Drake
WWE’s Greatest Moments
WWE’s Greatest Moments
LA Knight
WWE Main Event
WWE Main Event
LA Knight
NWA Powerrr
NWA Powerrr
Eli Drake

Movies (20)

WWE Royal Rumble 2025
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
LA Knight
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
LA Knight
WWE Crown Jewel
WWE Crown Jewel
LA Knight
WWE SummerSlam 2024
WWE SummerSlam 2024
LA Knight
WWE Money in the Bank
WWE Money in the Bank
LA Knight
WWE WrestleMania XL Sunday
WWE WrestleMania XL Sunday
LA Knight
WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth
WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth
LA Knight
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1
LA Knight
WWE Payback 2023
WWE Payback 2023
LA Knight
WWE Royal Rumble 2023
WWE Royal Rumble 2023
LA Knight
NXT WarGames 2021
NXT WarGames 2021
LA Knight
WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2022
WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2022
LA Knight
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)
Eli Drake
WWE Crown Jewel
WWE Crown Jewel
LA Knight
TNA Slammiversary 2016
TNA Slammiversary 2016
Eli Drake
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)
Eli Drake
WWE Fastlane 2023
WWE Fastlane 2023
LA Knight
WWE Money in the Bank 2023
WWE Money in the Bank 2023
LA Knight
NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021
NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021
LA Knight
WWE SummerSlam 2023
WWE SummerSlam 2023
LA Knight