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Shaun Ricker

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Known For

42 Years Old

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.

Born

Hagerstown, Maryland, USA on 11th November 1982

All Credits

Raw Image
Raw
Raw Image
Raw
LA Knight
WWE Main Event Image
WWE Main Event
LA Knight
TNA iMPACT! Image
TNA iMPACT!
Eli Drake
Saturday Night's Main Event Image
Saturday Night's Main Event
The SmackDown LowDown Image
The SmackDown LowDown
LA Knight
No Image
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
Raw Talk Image
Raw Talk
LA Knight
The Hero Image
The Hero
Self - Contestant
WWE's Greatest Moments Image
WWE's Greatest Moments
LA Knight
WWE SmackDown Image
WWE SmackDown
WWE SmackDown Image
WWE SmackDown
LA Knight
WWE SmackDown Image
WWE SmackDown
LA Knight
NWA Powerrr Image
NWA Powerrr
Eli Drake
WWE Superstar Profiles Image
WWE Superstar Profiles
LA Knight
WWE Backlash 2025 Image
WWE Backlash 2025
LA Knight
WWE Royal Rumble 2025 Image
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
LA Knight
WrestleMania 41: Saturday Image
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
LA Knight
WrestleMania XL Sunday Image
WrestleMania XL Sunday
LA Knight
WWE Money in the Bank 2024 Image
WWE Money in the Bank 2024
LA Knight
WWE Royal Rumble 2023 Image
WWE Royal Rumble 2023
LA Knight
WWE Hall of Fame 2025 Image
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
WWE Money in the Bank 2025 Image
WWE Money in the Bank 2025
LA Knight
WWE SummerSlam 2024 Image
WWE SummerSlam 2024
LA Knight
Saturday Night's Main Event XL Image
Saturday Night's Main Event XL
LA Knight
WWE Crown Jewel Image
WWE Crown Jewel
LA Knight
WWE Royal Rumble 2024 Image
WWE Royal Rumble 2024
LA Knight
WWE Money in the Bank 2023 Image
WWE Money in the Bank 2023
LA Knight
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024 Image
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
LA Knight
WWE Payback 2023 Image
WWE Payback 2023
LA Knight
WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth Image
WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth
LA Knight
NWA Into the Fire Image
NWA Into the Fire
Eli Drake
WWE Crown Jewel Image
WWE Crown Jewel
LA Knight
WWE Fastlane 2023 Image
WWE Fastlane 2023
LA Knight
WWE SummerSlam 2023 Image
WWE SummerSlam 2023
LA Knight
ROH: Best In The World Image
ROH: Best In The World
Eli Drake
NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021 Image
NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021
LA Knight
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: New Beginnings 2019 Image
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: New Beginnings 2019
Eli Drake
NXT WarGames 2021 Image
NXT WarGames 2021
LA Knight
Bar Wrestling Image
Bar Wrestling
Eli Drake
TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2 Image
TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2
Eli Drake
WWE Elimination Chamber 2024: Perth - Kickoff Image
WWE Elimination Chamber 2024: Perth - Kickoff
LA Knight
WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2022 Image
WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2022
LA Knight
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 4 Image
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 4
Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: Redemption 2018 Image
IMPACT Wrestling: Redemption 2018
Eli Drake
TNA Bound for Glory 2015 Image
TNA Bound for Glory 2015
Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV Image
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV
Eli Drake
TNA Slammiversary 2016 Image
TNA Slammiversary 2016
Eli Drake
NWA Hard Times Image
NWA Hard Times
Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming 2019 Image
IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming 2019
Eli Drake
TNA Bound for Glory 2016 Image
TNA Bound for Glory 2016
Eli Drake
WWE Money in the Bank Kickoff 2024 Image
WWE Money in the Bank Kickoff 2024
LA Knight
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WrestleCade SuperShow 2017
Eli Drake
TNA One Night Only: Victory Road 2 Image
TNA One Night Only: Victory Road 2
Eli Drake
TNA Sacrifice 2016 Image
TNA Sacrifice 2016
Eli Drake (Host)
NXT TakeOver 36 Image
NXT TakeOver 36
LA Knight
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1 Image
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1
LA Knight
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AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)
Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Cali Combat Image
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Cali Combat
Eli Drake
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AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)
Eli Drake
No Image
TNA Turning Point 2016
Eli Drake
TNA Hardcore Justice 2015 Image
TNA Hardcore Justice 2015
Eli Drake
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day Image
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
LA Knight
IMPACT Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground 2018 Image
IMPACT Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground 2018
Eli Drake
TNA One Night Only: Live! 2016 Image
TNA One Night Only: Live! 2016
Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018 Image
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018
Eli Drake
No Image
Bar Wrestling 30: Three's Company - Night 1
Eli Drake
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Bar Wrestling 11: April O'Neil
Eli Drake
No Image
Bar Wrestling 31: Three's Company - Night 2
Eli Drake
Bar Wrestling 7: A Christmas Special Image
Bar Wrestling 7: A Christmas Special
Eli Drake
TNA LockDown 2016 Image
TNA LockDown 2016
Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017 Image
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017
Eli Drake
Bar Wrestling 12: Aunt May Image
Bar Wrestling 12: Aunt May
Eli Drake
WWE Power Series: Triple H Image
WWE Power Series: Triple H
Eli Drake
TNA One Night Only: Against All Odds 2016 Image
TNA One Night Only: Against All Odds 2016
Eli Drale
TNA No Surrender 2015 Image
TNA No Surrender 2015
Eli Drake
Bar Wrestling 25: We're All Mad Here Image
Bar Wrestling 25: We're All Mad Here
Eli Drake
TNA One Night Only: TNA Gut Check 2015 Image
TNA One Night Only: TNA Gut Check 2015
Shaun Ricker
IMPACT One Night Only: Zero Fear Image
IMPACT One Night Only: Zero Fear
Bar Wrestling 4: Autumn In LA Image
Bar Wrestling 4: Autumn In LA
Eli Drake
TNA One Night Only: September 2016 Image
TNA One Night Only: September 2016
No Image
TNA Turning Point 2015
Eli Drake
Bar Wrestling 20: Ain't My First Rodeo Drive! Image
Bar Wrestling 20: Ain't My First Rodeo Drive!
Eli Drake
IMPACT One Night Only: Canadian Clash Image
IMPACT One Night Only: Canadian Clash
IMPACT One Night Only: Collision in Oklahoma Image
IMPACT One Night Only: Collision in Oklahoma
IMPACT One Night Only: Back to Cali Image
IMPACT One Night Only: Back to Cali
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Night of the Dummies Image
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Night of the Dummies
Eli Drake