Shaun Ricker
Acting
Born November 11, 1982 · Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
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.
Films (79)
Elimination Chamber: Post-Show
2026
Elimination Chamber
2026
Royal Rumble 2026
2026
WWE Wrestlepalooza
2025
WWE Clash in Paris 2025
2025
Saturday Night's Main Event XL
2025
Saturday Night's Main Event XL
2025
WWE Money in the Bank 2025
2025
WWE Backlash 2025
2025
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
2025
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
2025
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
2025
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
2024
WWE Crown Jewel
2024
WWE SummerSlam 2024
2024
WWE Money in the Bank 2024
2024
WWE Money in the Bank Kickoff 2024
2024
WrestleMania XL Sunday
2024
WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth
2024
WWE Elimination Chamber 2024: Perth - Kickoff
2024
WWE Royal Rumble 2024
2024
WWE Crown Jewel
2023
WWE Fastlane 2023
2023
WWE Payback 2023
2023
WWE SummerSlam 2023
2023
WWE Money in the Bank 2023
2023
WWE Royal Rumble 2023
2023
WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2022
2022
NXT WarGames 2021
2021
NXT TakeOver 36
2021
NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021
2021
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1
2021
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
2021
NWA Hard Times
2020
NWA Into the Fire
2019
ROH: Best In The World
2019
Bar Wrestling 31: Three's Company - Night 2
2019
Bar Wrestling 30: Three's Company - Night 1
2019
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: New Beginnings 2019
2019
IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming 2019
2019
IMPACT One Night Only: Back to Cali
2018
Bar Wrestling 25: We're All Mad Here
2018
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018
2018
Bar Wrestling 20: Ain't My First Rodeo Drive!
2018
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Night of the Dummies
2018
IMPACT One Night Only: Zero Fear
2018
Bar Wrestling 12: Aunt May
2018
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Cali Combat
2018
IMPACT Wrestling: Redemption 2018
2018
Bar Wrestling 11: April O'Neil
2018
IMPACT Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground 2018
2018
IMPACT One Night Only: Canadian Clash
2018
IMPACT One Night Only: Collision in Oklahoma
2018
Bar Wrestling 7: A Christmas Special
2017
WrestleCade SuperShow 2017
2017
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017
2017
Bar Wrestling 4: Autumn In LA
2017
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV
2017
Bar Wrestling
2017
TNA One Night Only: December 2016
2016
TNA One Night Only: Against All Odds 2016
2016
TNA: Bound for Glory
2016
TNA One Night Only: September 2016
2016
TNA Turning Point 2016
2016
TNA Slammiversary 2016
2016
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)
2016
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)
2016
TNA One Night Only: Victory Road 2
2016
TNA Sacrifice 2016
2016
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 4
2016
TNA LockDown 2016
2016
TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2
2016
TNA One Night Only: Live! 2016
2016
TNA Bound for Glory 2015
2015
TNA One Night Only: TNA Gut Check 2015
2015
TNA Turning Point 2015
2015
TNA No Surrender 2015
2015
TNA Hardcore Justice 2015
2015
WWE Power Series: Triple H
2014