Chad Lail
Known for: Acting
Chad Lail is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE under the ring name Jaxson Ryker. After serving in the Iraq War, Lail started his professional wrestling career in 2001, working as Phil Shatter on several independent promotions. He would be signed by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in 2010, where he changed his ring name to Gunner and was presented as a member of the villainous group Immortal. During his time in the group, he won the TNA Television Championship once. After leaving the group, he would work as a tag team and singles wrestler, most notably as tag team partner and rival of James Storm, winning the TNA World Tag Team Championship with him. Lail left TNA in 2015 and two years later in 2017, he signed a contract with WWE. He was assigned to the farm territory NXT, where he changed his name to Jaxson Ryker. In 2018, he joined Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake as The Forgotten Sons. In April 2020, the stable began working on SmackDown but his two stablemates were released. Ryker kept working with WWE until November 2021, when he was released.
Filmography
Series
Raw
Jaxson Ryker
1993
Series
Raw
Jaxson Rykder
1993
Series
Raw
Jaxon Ryker
1993
Series
Raw
1993
Series
WWE NXT
2010
Series
WWE NXT
Jaxson Ryker
2010
Series
WWE NXT
Jaxon Ryker
2010
Series
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Jaxson Ryker
1999
Series
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
Film
Game Night
Bulgarian Goon
2018
Series
WWE Tough Enough
Self
2001
Film
Navy Seals vs. Zombies
Carl
2016
Film
WrestleMania 37: Night 1
Jaxson Ryker (Appearance)
2021
Film
WWE Fastlane 2021
Jaxson Ryker (Ringside)
2021
Film
TNA Genesis 2012
Gunner
2012
Film
TNA One Night Only: Turning Point
Gunner
2015
Film
WWE Money in the Bank 2020
Jaxson Ryker (Ringside)
2020
Film
TNA Hardcore Justice 2011
Gunner
2011
Film
TNA Lockdown 2012
Gunner
2012
TNA Genesis 2014
Gunner
2014
Film
TNA One Night Only: Victory Road 2014
Gunner
2014
Film
TNA Against All Odds 2012
Gunner
2012
Film
TNA One Night Only: Global Impact: USA vs The World 2015
Gunner
2015
Film
TNA Destination X 2011
Gunner (Run-in)
2011
Film
TNA Slammiversary XI
Gunner
2013
Film
TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling 3
Gunner
2015
Film
TNA Hardcore Justice 2012
Gunner
2012
Film
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 3
Gunner
2015
Film
TNA Against All Odds 2011
Gunner
2011
Film
TNA Sacrifice 2014
Gunner
2014
Film
TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling 2
Gunner (Team Young)
2014
Film
TNA Lockdown 2014
Gunner
2014
Film
TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2015
Gunner
2015
Film
TNA Bound for Glory 2013
Gunner
2013
Film
TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2
Gunner
2013
Film
TNA One Night Only: TNA Classic 2015
Gunner
2015
Film
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2
Gunner
2014
Film
TNA Turning Point 2013
Gunner (Ringside)
2013
Film
TNA No Surrender 2011
Gunner
2011
Film
TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 4
Gunner
2015
Film
TNA Hardcore Justice 2013
Gunner
2013
Film
TNA LockDown 2015
Gunner
2015
Film
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2013
Gunner
2013
TNA Hardcore Justice 2014
Gunner
2014
TNA No Surrender 2014
Gunner
2014