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.
81 movies · 15 shows
WWE WrestleMania 42 – Saturday
2026·6.2
Elimination Chamber: Post-Show
2026·7.2
Elimination Chamber
2026·7.0
Royal Rumble 2026
2026·7.2
WWE Wrestlepalooza
2025·6.0
WWE Clash in Paris 2025
2025·7.3
Saturday Night's Main Event XL
2025·5.6
Saturday Night's Main Event XL
2025·5.4
WWE Money in the Bank 2025
2025·6.9
WWE Backlash 2025
2025·6.8
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
2025·7.3
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
2025·6.3
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
2025·6.6
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
2024·6.8
WWE Crown Jewel
2024·6.3
WWE SummerSlam 2024
2024·8.1
WWE Money in the Bank 2024
2024·6.8
WWE Money in the Bank Kickoff 2024
2024·0.0
WrestleMania XL Sunday
2024·8.3
Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal
2024·7.2
WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth
2024·7.1
WWE Elimination Chamber 2024: Perth - Kickoff
2024·0.0
WWE Royal Rumble 2024
2024·7.4
WWE Crown Jewel
2023·6.5
WWE Fastlane 2023
2023·7.1
WWE Payback 2023
2023·5.8
WWE SummerSlam 2023
2023·7.2
WWE Money in the Bank 2023
2023·8.2
WWE Royal Rumble 2023
2023·7.5
WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2022
2022·7.0
NXT WarGames 2021
2021·8.0
NXT TakeOver 36
2021·8.1
NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021
2021·6.8
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1
2021·8.1
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
2021·7.8
NWA Hard Times
2020·0.0
NWA Into the Fire
2019·10.0
ROH: Best In The World
2019·0.0
Bar Wrestling 31: Three's Company - Night 2
2019·0.0
Bar Wrestling 30: Three's Company - Night 1
2019·0.0
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: New Beginnings 2019
2019·0.0
IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming 2019
2019·8.5
IMPACT One Night Only: Back to Cali
2018·0.0
Bar Wrestling 25: We're All Mad Here
2018·7.0
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018
2018·0.0
Bar Wrestling 20: Ain't My First Rodeo Drive!
2018·8.0
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Night of the Dummies
2018·0.0
IMPACT One Night Only: Zero Fear
2018·0.0
Bar Wrestling 12: Aunt May
2018·6.0
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Cali Combat
2018·0.0
IMPACT Wrestling: Redemption 2018
2018·0.0
Bar Wrestling 11: April O'Neil
2018·8.0
IMPACT Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground 2018
2018·0.0
IMPACT One Night Only: Canadian Clash
2018·0.0
IMPACT One Night Only: Collision in Oklahoma
2018·0.0
Bar Wrestling 7: A Christmas Special
2017·9.0
WrestleCade SuperShow 2017
2017·0.0
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017
2017·0.0
Bar Wrestling 4: Autumn In LA
2017·4.0
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV
2017·4.0
Bar Wrestling
2017·9.0
TNA One Night Only: December 2016
2016·0.0
TNA One Night Only: Against All Odds 2016
2016·5.0
TNA: Bound for Glory
2016·0.0
TNA One Night Only: September 2016
2016·0.0
TNA Turning Point 2016
2016·0.0
TNA Slammiversary 2016
2016·0.0
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)
2016·6.0
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)
2016·5.0
TNA One Night Only: Victory Road 2
2016·0.0
TNA Sacrifice 2016
2016·0.0
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 4
2016·0.0
TNA LockDown 2016
2016·0.0
TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2
2016·0.0
TNA One Night Only: Live! 2016
2016·0.0
TNA Bound for Glory 2015
2015·6.0
TNA One Night Only: TNA Gut Check 2015
2015·0.0
TNA Turning Point 2015
2015·0.0
TNA No Surrender 2015
2015·0.0
TNA Hardcore Justice 2015
2015·0.0
WWE Power Series: Triple H
2014·10.0