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.
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Films (83)
WWE Money in the Bank 2026
2026 · LA Knight
WWE SummerSlam 2026: Saturday
2026 · LA Knight
WWE WrestleMania 42: Saturday
2026 · LA Knight
Elimination Chamber: Post-Show
2026 · LA Knight
Elimination Chamber
2026 · LA Knight
Royal Rumble 2026
2026 · LA Knight
WWE Wrestlepalooza 2025
2025 · LA Knight
WWE Clash in Paris 2025
2025 · LA Knight
Saturday Night's Main Event XL
2025 · LA Knight
Saturday Night's Main Event XL
2025 · LA Knight
WWE Money in the Bank 2025
2025 · LA Knight
WWE Backlash 2025
2025 · LA Knight
WWE WrestleMania 41: Saturday
2025 · LA Knight
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
2025
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
2025 · LA Knight
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
2024 · LA Knight
WWE Crown Jewel 2024
2024 · LA Knight
WWE SummerSlam 2024
2024 · LA Knight
WWE Money in the Bank 2024
2024 · LA Knight
WWE Money in the Bank Kickoff 2024
2024 · LA Knight
WWE WrestleMania 40 (Night 2)
2024 · LA Knight
Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal
2024 · Self
WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth
2024 · LA Knight
WWE Elimination Chamber 2024: Perth - Kickoff
2024 · LA Knight
WWE Royal Rumble 2024
2024 · LA Knight
WWE Crown Jewel 2023
2023 · LA Knight
WWE Fastlane 2023
2023 · LA Knight
WWE Payback 2023
2023 · LA Knight
WWE SummerSlam 2023
2023 · LA Knight
WWE Money in the Bank 2023
2023 · LA Knight
WWE Royal Rumble 2023
2023 · LA Knight
WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2022
2022 · LA Knight
NXT WarGames 2021
2021 · LA Knight
NXT TakeOver 36
2021 · LA Knight
NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021
2021 · LA Knight
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1
2021 · LA Knight
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
2021 · LA Knight
NWA Hard Times
2020 · Eli Drake
NWA Into the Fire
2019 · Eli Drake
ROH: Best In The World
2019 · Eli Drake
Bar Wrestling 31: Three's Company - Night 2
2019 · Eli Drake
Bar Wrestling 30: Three's Company - Night 1
2019 · Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: New Beginnings 2019
2019 · Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming 2019
2019 · Eli Drake
IMPACT One Night Only: Back to Cali
2018 · Eli Drake
Bar Wrestling 25: We're All Mad Here
2018 · Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018
2018 · Eli Drake
Bar Wrestling 20: Ain't My First Rodeo Drive!
2018 · Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Night of the Dummies
2018 · Eli Drake
IMPACT One Night Only: Zero Fear
2018
Bar Wrestling 12: Aunt May
2018 · Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Cali Combat
2018 · Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: Redemption 2018
2018 · Eli Drake
Bar Wrestling 11: April O'Neil
2018 · Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground 2018
2018 · Eli Drake
IMPACT One Night Only: Canadian Clash
2018
IMPACT One Night Only: Collision in Oklahoma
2018
Bar Wrestling 7: A Christmas Special
2017 · Eli Drake
WrestleCade SuperShow 2017
2017 · Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017
2017 · Eli Drake
Bar Wrestling 4: Autumn In LA
2017 · Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV
2017 · Eli Drake
Bar Wrestling
2017 · Eli Drake
TNA One Night Only: December 2016
2016 · Eli Drake
TNA One Night Only: Against All Odds 2016
2016 · Eli Drale
TNA: Bound for Glory
2016 · Eli Drake
TNA One Night Only: September 2016
2016 · Eli Drake
TNA Turning Point 2016
2016 · Eli Drake
TNA Slammiversary 2016
2016 · Eli Drake
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)
2016 · Eli Drake
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)
2016 · Eli Drake
TNA One Night Only: Victory Road 2
2016 · Eli Drake
TNA Sacrifice 2016
2016 · Eli Drake (Host)
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 4
2016 · Eli Drake
TNA LockDown 2016
2016 · Eli Drake
TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2
2016 · Eli Drake
TNA One Night Only: Live! 2016
2016 · Eli Drake
TNA Bound for Glory 2015
2015 · Eli Drake
TNA One Night Only: TNA Gut Check 2015
2015 · Shaun Ricker
TNA Turning Point 2015
2015 · Eli Drake
TNA No Surrender 2015
2015 · Eli Drake
TNA Hardcore Justice 2015
2015 · Eli Drake
WWE Power Series: Triple H
2014 · Eli Drake
Séries (15)
La Familia Paul
2025 · Self
WWE's Greatest Moments
2025 · LA Knight
WWE Superstar Profiles
2025 · LA Knight
The SmackDown LowDown
2022 · LA Knight
NWA Powerrr
2019 · Eli Drake
Raw Talk
2016 · LA Knight
Celebrity Family Feud
2015 · Self - Contestant
The Hero
2013 · Self - Contestant
WWE Main Event
2012 · LA Knight
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
2010 · Shaun Ricker
WWE NXT
2010 · LA Knight
TNA iMPACT!
2004 · Eli Drake
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999 · LA Knight, LA Knight
WWE Raw
1993 · LA Knight
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985