Shaun Ricker

Known for ActingBorn 1982-11-11 (age 43)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.Read more

Movies & web series

NWA Into the Fire

WWE Power Series: Triple H

Bar Wrestling 7: A Christmas Special

Bar Wrestling

The SmackDown LowDown

WWE Superstar Profiles

IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming 2019

WrestleMania XL Sunday

WWE Money in the Bank 2023

NXT TakeOver 36

WWE SummerSlam 2024

WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1

NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event

NXT WarGames 2021

Bar Wrestling 11: April O'Neil

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

WWE's Greatest Moments

WWE Main Event

Celebrity Family Feud

WWE Royal Rumble 2023

WWE Royal Rumble 2024

WWE Clash in Paris 2025

WrestleMania 41: Saturday

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

Elimination Chamber: Post-Show

WWE SummerSlam 2023

WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth

Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal

WWE Fastlane 2023

Elimination Chamber

WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2022

Bar Wrestling 25: We're All Mad Here

WWE Money in the Bank 2025

TNA iMPACT!

Royal Rumble 2026

WWE Backlash 2025

WWE Money in the Bank 2024

WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024

NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021

WWE Royal Rumble 2025

WWE NXT

Raw

WWE Crown Jewel

WWE Hall of Fame 2025

WWE WrestleMania 42 – Saturday

WWE Crown Jewel

WWE Wrestlepalooza