Shaun Ricker
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Raw
LA Knight
1993
Series
Raw
1993
Series
WWE NXT
2010
Series
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
LA Knight
1999
Series
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
LA Knight
1999
Series
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
Series
WWE Main Event
LA Knight
2012
Series
Raw Talk
LA Knight
2016
Series
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
Series
Celebrity Family Feud
Self - Contestant
2015
Series
TNA iMPACT!
Eli Drake
2004
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
2010
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
Shaun Ricker
2010
Series
WWE's Greatest Moments
LA Knight
2025
Series
NWA Powerrr
Eli Drake
2019
Series
The SmackDown LowDown
LA Knight
2022
Series
Paul American
Self
2025
Series
WWE Superstar Profiles
LA Knight
2025
Series
The Hero
Self - Contestant
2013
Film
Elimination Chamber
LA Knight
2026
Film
WWE SummerSlam 2026: Saturday
LA Knight
2026
Film
WWE Backlash 2025
LA Knight
2025
Film
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
LA Knight
2025
Film
Royal Rumble 2026
LA Knight
2026
Film
WWE WrestleMania 42 – Saturday
LA Knight
2026
Film
WrestleMania XL Sunday
LA Knight
2024
Film
WWE Wrestlepalooza
LA Knight
2025
Film
ROH: Best In The World
Eli Drake
2019
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
LA Knight
2025
Film
WWE Fastlane 2023
LA Knight
2023
Film
WWE Money in the Bank 2023
LA Knight
2023
Film
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
LA Knight
2024
Film
WWE SummerSlam 2024
LA Knight
2024
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 2023
LA Knight
2023
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 2024
LA Knight
2024
Film
WWE Crown Jewel
LA Knight
2023
Film
WWE SummerSlam 2023
LA Knight
2023
Film
WWE Money in the Bank 2025
LA Knight
2025
Film
WWE Money in the Bank 2024
LA Knight
2024
Film
WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth
LA Knight
2024
Film
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1
LA Knight
2021
Film
Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal
Self
2024
Film
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV
Eli Drake
2017
Film
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
2025
Film
WWE Clash in Paris 2025
LA Knight
2025
Film
WWE Money in the Bank Kickoff 2024
LA Knight
2024
Film
WWE Payback 2023
LA Knight
2023
Film
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018
Eli Drake
2018
Film
WWE Crown Jewel
LA Knight
2024
Film
Saturday Night's Main Event XL
LA Knight
2025
Film
NXT WarGames 2021
LA Knight
2021
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)
Eli Drake
2016
Film
NWA Into the Fire
Eli Drake
2019
Film
Bar Wrestling 7: A Christmas Special
Eli Drake
2017
Film
TNA: Bound for Glory
Eli Drake
2016
Film
TNA One Night Only: September 2016
Eli Drake
2016
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)
Eli Drake
2016
Film
NWA Hard Times
Eli Drake
2020
Bar Wrestling 30: Three's Company - Night 1
Eli Drake
2019
Film
Saturday Night's Main Event XL
LA Knight
2025
Film
IMPACT One Night Only: Back to Cali
Eli Drake
2018
Film
NXT TakeOver 36
LA Knight
2021
WrestleCade SuperShow 2017
Eli Drake
2017
Film
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
LA Knight
2021
Film
TNA Slammiversary 2016
Eli Drake
2016
Film
TNA One Night Only: TNA Gut Check 2015
Shaun Ricker
2015
Film
WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2022
LA Knight
2022
Film
IMPACT Wrestling: Redemption 2018
Eli Drake
2018
Bar Wrestling 31: Three's Company - Night 2
Eli Drake
2019
Film
WWE Power Series: Triple H
Eli Drake
2014
Film
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 4
Eli Drake
2016
Film
TNA One Night Only: Victory Road 2
Eli Drake
2016
Film
TNA One Night Only: Live! 2016
Eli Drake
2016
Film
NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021
LA Knight
2021
Film
Bar Wrestling
Eli Drake
2017
Film
TNA One Night Only: December 2016
Eli Drake
2016
Film
Elimination Chamber: Post-Show
LA Knight
2026
Film
TNA Hardcore Justice 2015
Eli Drake
2015
TNA Turning Point 2016
Eli Drake
2016
Film
WWE Elimination Chamber 2024: Perth - Kickoff
LA Knight
2024
Film
IMPACT Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground 2018
Eli Drake
2018
Film
IMPACT One Night Only: Canadian Clash
2018
Film
TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2
Eli Drake
2016
Film
TNA Bound for Glory 2015
Eli Drake
2015
Film
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: New Beginnings 2019
Eli Drake
2019
Film
TNA One Night Only: Against All Odds 2016
Eli Drale
2016
Film
Bar Wrestling 20: Ain't My First Rodeo Drive!
Eli Drake
2018
Film
Bar Wrestling 11: April O'Neil
Eli Drake
2018
Film
TNA Sacrifice 2016
Eli Drake (Host)
2016
Film
Bar Wrestling 4: Autumn In LA
Eli Drake
2017
Film
Bar Wrestling 12: Aunt May
Eli Drake
2018
Film
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017
Eli Drake
2017
Film
IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming 2019
Eli Drake
2019
Film
TNA No Surrender 2015
Eli Drake
2015
Film
TNA Turning Point 2015
Eli Drake
2015
Film
Bar Wrestling 25: We're All Mad Here
Eli Drake
2018
Film
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Night of the Dummies
Eli Drake
2018
Film
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Cali Combat
Eli Drake
2018
Film
IMPACT One Night Only: Zero Fear
2018
Film
IMPACT One Night Only: Collision in Oklahoma
2018
Film
TNA LockDown 2016
Eli Drake
2016