Shaun Ricker

Acting · 0.9 popularity

Age

Movies

Born: November 11, 1982
From: Hagerstown, Maryland, USA

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.

Works

82 films

TNA One Night Only: Against All Odds 2016

20165.0

WWE SummerSlam 2026: Saturday

20267.1

WrestleMania 41: Saturday

20257.3

IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: New Beginnings 2019

2019

Royal Rumble 2026

20267.1

WWE Backlash 2025

20256.8

WWE WrestleMania 42 – Saturday

20266.2

WWE Wrestlepalooza

20256.0

WrestleMania XL Sunday

20248.3

ROH: Best In The World

2019

Elimination Chamber

20267.0

WWE Royal Rumble 2025

20256.6

WWE Hall of Fame 2025

20256.3

WWE Money in the Bank 2024

20246.8

WWE Elimination Chamber 2024: Perth - Kickoff

2024

WWE SummerSlam 2024

20248.1

WWE SummerSlam 2023

20237.2

WWE Money in the Bank 2023

20238.2

WWE Royal Rumble 2023

20237.5

WWE Clash in Paris 2025

20257.3

WWE Money in the Bank 2025

20256.9

WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024

20246.8

WWE Royal Rumble 2024

20247.4

IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV

20174.0

Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal

20247.2

NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day

20217.8

WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth

20247.1

WWE Payback 2023

20235.8

AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)

20166.0

WWE Money in the Bank Kickoff 2024

2024

IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018

2018

NWA Hard Times

2020

WWE Fastlane 2023

20237.1

WWE Crown Jewel

20246.3

Saturday Night's Main Event XL

20255.4

Saturday Night's Main Event XL

20255.6

AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)

20165.0

TNA One Night Only: September 2016

2016

Elimination Chamber: Post-Show

20267.2

NXT WarGames 2021

20218.0

WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2022

20227.0

WWE Crown Jewel

20236.5

IMPACT One Night Only: Canadian Clash

2018

TNA Bound for Glory 2015

20156.0

WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1

20218.1

NXT TakeOver 36

20218.1

NWA Into the Fire

201910.0

NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021

20216.8

TNA: Bound for Glory

2016

TNA Turning Point 2016

2016

TNA One Night Only: Victory Road 2

2016

TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 4

2016

IMPACT Wrestling: Redemption 2018

2018

Bar Wrestling

20179.0

IMPACT One Night Only: Back to Cali

2018

TNA Slammiversary 2016

2016

WrestleCade SuperShow 2017

2017

Bar Wrestling 31: Three's Company - Night 2

2019

TNA One Night Only: Live! 2016

2016

WWE Power Series: Triple H

201410.0

Bar Wrestling 30: Three's Company - Night 1

2019

IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Cali Combat

2018

TNA Hardcore Justice 2015

2015

Bar Wrestling 20: Ain't My First Rodeo Drive!

20188.0

IMPACT Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground 2018

2018

Bar Wrestling 7: A Christmas Special

20179.0

TNA One Night Only: TNA Gut Check 2015

2015

IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017

2017

Bar Wrestling 4: Autumn In LA

20174.0

TNA Turning Point 2015

2015

Bar Wrestling 12: Aunt May

20186.0

TNA Sacrifice 2016

2016

TNA LockDown 2016

2016

TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2

2016

TNA One Night Only: December 2016

2016

IMPACT One Night Only: Collision in Oklahoma

2018

TNA No Surrender 2015

2015

IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming 2019

20198.5

Bar Wrestling 11: April O'Neil

20188.0

Bar Wrestling 25: We're All Mad Here

20187.0

IMPACT One Night Only: Zero Fear

2018

IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Night of the Dummies

2018