Shaun Ricker

Acting

Born Nov 11, 1982

From 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.

Shaun Ricker

Known For

WWE Backlash 2025

WWE Royal Rumble 2025

WWE WrestleMania 42 - Saturday

Royal Rumble 2026

WWE Royal Rumble 2024

WWE Royal Rumble 2023

WrestleMania 41: Saturday

WrestleMania XL Sunday

WWE Money in the Bank 2024

Filmography — Acting

AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)

WWE Backlash 2025

WWE Royal Rumble 2025

WWE WrestleMania 42 - Saturday

Royal Rumble 2026

WWE Royal Rumble 2024

WWE Royal Rumble 2023

WrestleMania 41: Saturday

WrestleMania XL Sunday

WWE Money in the Bank 2024

WWE Hall of Fame 2025

WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024

WWE Money in the Bank 2023

WWE Crown Jewel

WWE Crown Jewel

WWE Fastlane 2023

WWE Clash in Paris 2025

WWE Payback 2023

WWE Money in the Bank 2025

WWE SummerSlam 2023

WWE SummerSlam 2024

TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 4

TNA: Bound for Glory

WWE Wrestlepalooza

WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1

NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day

AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)

WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth

IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV

TNA Turning Point 2016

IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: New Beginnings 2019

IMPACT Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground 2018

TNA One Night Only: Live! 2016

IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017

TNA One Night Only: Victory Road 2

TNA LockDown 2016

WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2022

Elimination Chamber

IMPACT Wrestling: Redemption 2018

NWA Into the Fire

TNA Slammiversary 2016

Bar Wrestling 12: Aunt May

Bar Wrestling

TNA Bound for Glory 2015

TNA Sacrifice 2016

ROH: Best In The World

TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2

WrestleCade SuperShow 2017

Saturday Night's Main Event XL

Bar Wrestling 31: Three's Company - Night 2

Elimination Chamber: Post-Show

NXT TakeOver 36

TNA One Night Only: Against All Odds 2016

TNA One Night Only: September 2016

WWE Money in the Bank Kickoff 2024

IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018

TNA No Surrender 2015

Saturday Night's Main Event XL

TNA One Night Only: TNA Gut Check 2015

TNA Hardcore Justice 2015

Bar Wrestling 4: Autumn In LA

Bar Wrestling 7: A Christmas Special

IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Cali Combat

NWA Hard Times

Bar Wrestling 25: We're All Mad Here

Bar Wrestling 30: Three's Company - Night 1

Bar Wrestling 11: April O'Neil

TNA Turning Point 2015