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.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1982-11-11
Place of birth
Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
Images
Cast
NXT WarGames 2021
2021
8.00
WWE Money in the Bank 2023
2023
8.30
WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2022
2022
7.00
TNA Hardcore Justice 2015
2015
0.00
WWE SummerSlam 2023
2023
7.20
TNA Turning Point 2015
2015
0.00
TNA No Surrender 2015
2015
0.00
TNA Sacrifice 2016
2016
0.00
WrestleCade SuperShow 2017
2017
0.00
WWE Payback 2023
2023
5.80
TNA Turning Point 2016
2016
0.00
WWE Fastlane 2023
2023
7.10
WWE Crown Jewel
2023
6.30
WWE Royal Rumble 2024
2024
7.40
WWE Power Series: Triple H
2014
10.00
WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth
2024
7.10
TNA Bound for Glory 2015
2015
6.00
WWE Royal Rumble 2023
2023
7.38
WrestleMania XL Sunday
2024
8.40
NWA Into the Fire
2019
10.00
WWE Money in the Bank 2024
2024
6.77
WWE SummerSlam 2024
2024
8.07
TNA: Bound for Glory
2016
0.00
Bar Wrestling 12: Aunt May
2018
6.00
Bar Wrestling 4: Autumn In LA
2017
4.00
Bar Wrestling 11: April O'Neil
2018
8.00
Bar Wrestling
2017
9.00
ROH: Best In The World
2019
0.00
TNA One Night Only: Live! 2016
2016
0.00
TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2
2016
0.00
TNA Slammiversary 2016
2016
0.00
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
2021
8.10
NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021
2021
7.00
TNA LockDown 2016
2016
0.00
NXT TakeOver 36
2021
8.20
WWE Crown Jewel
2024
6.20
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
2025
6.86
NWA Hard Times
2020
0.00
IMPACT One Night Only: Zero Fear
2018
0.00
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
2025
7.30
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
2025
6.00
WWE Backlash 2025
2025
6.80
WWE Money in the Bank 2025
2025
7.04
Saturday Night's Main Event XL
2025
5.30
Saturday Night's Main Event XL
2025
5.38
WWE Clash in Paris 2025
2025
7.07
WWE Wrestlepalooza
2025
5.70