Shaun Ricker
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
93
Gender
Male
Birthday
1982-11-11 (42 years old)
Place of Birth
Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
Shaun Ricker
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.
Known For
Raw
Raw
WWE NXT
WWE SmackDown
WWE SmackDown
WWE SmackDown
WWE Main Event
Raw Talk
TNA iMPACT!
Saturday Night's Main Event
TNA One Night Only: December 2016
TNA One Night Only: Against All Odds 2016
NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021
WWE Backlash 2025
NXT TakeOver 36
TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2
TNA One Night Only: Live! 2016
WWE Clash in Paris 2025
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
TNA One Night Only: September 2016
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 4
WrestleMania XL Sunday
IMPACT Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground 2018
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018
NWA Powerrr
IMPACT Wrestling: Redemption 2018
TNA Turning Point 2015
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
TNA Turning Point 2016
TNA Sacrifice 2016
The SmackDown LowDown
WWE SummerSlam 2024
Paul American
NXT WarGames 2021
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: New Beginnings 2019
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017
WWE Royal Rumble 2023
TNA Slammiversary 2016
TNA No Surrender 2015
WWE Money in the Bank 2023
WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth
WWE's Greatest Moments
WWE Money in the Bank Kickoff 2024
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
WWE Royal Rumble 2024
WWE Money in the Bank 2024
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
WWE Fastlane 2023
Bar Wrestling 7: A Christmas Special
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
Bar Wrestling
WWE Money in the Bank 2025
WWE Wrestlepalooza
Saturday Night's Main Event XL
ROH: Best In The World
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Cali Combat
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)
TNA Hardcore Justice 2015
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)
Bar Wrestling 11: April O'Neil
WWE Payback 2023
WWE Superstar Profiles
IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming 2019
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1
Bar Wrestling 20: Ain't My First Rodeo Drive!
WWE Crown Jewel
WWE Power Series: Triple H
Bar Wrestling 12: Aunt May
WWE Crown Jewel
TNA One Night Only: TNA Gut Check 2015
Saturday Night's Main Event XL
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV
WrestleCade SuperShow 2017
The Hero
WWE Elimination Chamber 2024: Perth - Kickoff
IMPACT One Night Only: Zero Fear
WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2022
Bar Wrestling 25: We're All Mad Here
WWE SummerSlam 2023
TNA Bound for Glory 2015
IMPACT One Night Only: Back to Cali
IMPACT One Night Only: Collision in Oklahoma
NWA Into the Fire
IMPACT One Night Only: Canadian Clash
TNA One Night Only: Victory Road 2
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
TNA: Bound for Glory
Bar Wrestling 31: Three's Company - Night 2
Bar Wrestling 30: Three's Company - Night 1
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Night of the Dummies
Bar Wrestling 4: Autumn In LA
NWA Hard Times
TNA LockDown 2016
