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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- 2024 · WWE Survivor Series: WarGames as LA Knight
- 2024 · WWE Crown Jewel as LA Knight
- 2024 · WWE SummerSlam as LA Knight
- 2024 · WWE Money in the Bank as LA Knight
- 2024 · WWE WrestleMania XL Sunday as LA Knight
- 2024 · WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth as LA Knight
- 2024 · WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth - Kickoff as LA Knight
- 2024 · WWE Royal Rumble 2024 as LA Knight
- 2023 · WWE Crown Jewel as LA Knight
- 2023 · WWE Fastlane 2023 as LA Knight
- 2023 · WWE Payback 2023 as LA Knight
- 2023 · WWE SummerSlam 2023 as LA Knight
- 2023 · WWE Money in the Bank 2023 as LA Knight
- 2023 · WWE Royal Rumble as LA Knight
- 2021 · WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1 as LA Knight
- 2021 · NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day as LA Knight
- 2019 · NWA Into the Fire as Eli Drake
- 2019 · NWA Powerrr as Eli Drake
- 2019 · ROH: Best In The World as Eli Drake
- 2018 · IMPACT Wrestling: Redemption 2018 as Eli Drake
- 2018 · IMPACT Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground 2018 as Eli Drake
- 2017 · IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV as Eli Drake
- 2016 · Raw Talk as LA Knight
- 2016 · TNA Bound for Glory 2016 as Eli Drake
- 2016 · TNA Sacrifice 2016 as Eli Drake (Host)
- 2015 · TNA No Surrender 2015 as Eli Drake
- 2013 · The Hero as Self - Contestant
- 2012 · WWE Main Event as LA Knight
- 2010 · Championship Wrestling from Hollywood as
- 2004 · TNA iMPACT! as Eli Drake
- 1999 · WWE SmackDown as LA Knight
- 1999 · WWE SmackDown as LA Knight
- 1999 · WWE SmackDown as
- 1993 · WWE Raw as LA Knight
- 1985 · WWE Pay Per View as L.A. Knight
- Future · WWE Money in the Bank Kickoff 2024 as LA Knight
- 2022 · NXT Stand & Deliver 2022 as LA Knight
- 2021 · NXT WarGames 2021 as LA Knight
- 2021 · NXT TakeOver 36 as LA Knight
- 2021 · NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021 as LA Knight
- 2019 · Bar Wrestling 31: Three's Company - Night 2 as Eli Drake
- 2019 · Bar Wrestling 30: Three's Company - Night 1 as Eli Drake
- 2019 · IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: New Beginnings 2019 as Eli Drake
- 2019 · IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming 2019 as Eli Drake
- 2018 · Bar Wrestling 25: We're All Mad Here as Eli Drake
- 2018 · IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018 as Eli Drake
- 2018 · Bar Wrestling 20: Ain't My First Rodeo Drive! as Eli Drake
- 2018 · IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Night of the Dummies as Eli Drake
- 2018 · Bar Wrestling 12: Aunt May as Eli Drake
- 2018 · IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Cali Combat as Eli Drake
- 2018 · Bar Wrestling 11: April O'Neil as Eli Drake
- 2017 · Bar Wrestling 7: A Christmas Special as Eli Drake
- 2017 · WrestleCade SuperShow 2017 as Eli Drake
- 2017 · IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017 as Eli Drake
- 2017 · Bar Wrestling 4: Autumn In LA as Eli Drake
- 2017 · Bar Wrestling as Eli Drake
- 2016 · TNA One Night Only: Against All Odds 2016 as Eli Drale
- 2016 · TNA Turning Point 2016 as Eli Drake
- 2016 · TNA Slammiversary 2016 as Eli Drake
- 2016 · AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One) as Eli Drake
- 2016 · AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two) as Eli Drake
- 2016 · TNA One Night Only: Victory Road 2 as Eli Drake
- 2016 · TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 4 as Eli Drake
- 2016 · TNA LockDown 2016 as Eli Drake
- 2016 · TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2 as Eli Drake
- 2016 · TNA One Night Only: Live! 2016 as Eli Drake
- 2015 · TNA Bound for Glory 2015 as Eli Drake
- 2015 · TNA One Night Only: TNA Gut Check 2015 as Shaun Ricker
- 2015 · TNA Turning Point 2015 as Eli Drake
- 2015 · TNA Hardcore Justice 2015 as Eli Drake
- 2014 · WWE Power Series: Triple H as Eli Drake