Shaun Ricker
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: November 11, 1982 (42 years old)
Place of Birth: 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.
2025
2024
Actor LA Knight
WWE Royal Rumble 2024
Actor LA Knight
WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth
Actor LA Knight
WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth - Kickoff
Actor LA Knight
WWE WrestleMania XL Sunday
Actor LA Knight
WWE Money in the Bank
Actor LA Knight
WWE SummerSlam
Actor LA Knight
WWE Crown Jewel
Actor LA Knight
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
2023
2022
2021
2019
Actor Eli Drake
NWA Into the Fire
Actor Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming 2019
Actor Eli Drake
ROH: Best In The World
Actor Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: New Beginnings 2019
Actor Eli Drake
Bar Wrestling 30: Three's Company - Night 1
Actor Eli Drake
Bar Wrestling 31: Three's Company - Night 2
2018
Actor Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Night of the Dummies
Actor Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground 2018
Actor Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: Redemption 2018
Actor Eli Drake
Bar Wrestling 12: Aunt May
Actor Eli Drake
Bar Wrestling 11: April O'Neil
Actor Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Cali Combat
Actor Eli Drake
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018
Actor Eli Drake
Bar Wrestling 20: Ain't My First Rodeo Drive!
Actor Eli Drake
Bar Wrestling 25: We're All Mad Here
2017
2016
Actor Eli Drake (Host)
TNA Sacrifice 2016
Actor Eli Drake
TNA Turning Point 2016
Actor Eli Drake
TNA Bound for Glory 2016
Actor Eli Drake
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)
Actor Eli Drake
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)
Actor Eli Drale
TNA One Night Only: Against All Odds 2016
Actor Eli Drake
TNA One Night Only: Victory Road 2
Actor Eli Drake
TNA One Night Only: Live! 2016
Actor Eli Drake
TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2
Actor Eli Drake
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 4
Actor Eli Drake
TNA Slammiversary 2016
Actor Eli Drake
TNA LockDown 2016
