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.
WWE SummerSlam 2024
LA Knight
2024
WWE Money in the Bank 2024
LA Knight
2024
WWE WrestleMania XL Sunday
LA Knight
2024
WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth
LA Knight
2024
WWE Elimination Chamber 2024: Perth - Kickoff
LA Knight
2024
WWE Royal Rumble 2024
LA Knight
2024
WWE Crown Jewel
LA Knight
2023
WWE Fastlane 2023
LA Knight
2023
WWE Payback 2023
LA Knight
2023
WWE SummerSlam 2023
LA Knight
2023
WWE Money in the Bank 2023
LA Knight
2023
WWE Royal Rumble 2023
LA Knight
2023
WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2022
LA Knight
2022
NXT WarGames 2021
LA Knight
2021
NWA Into the Fire
Eli Drake
2019
ROH: Best In The World
Eli Drake
2019
IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming 2019
Eli Drake
2019
Bar Wrestling 25: We're All Mad Here
Eli Drake
2018
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018
Eli Drake
2018
Bar Wrestling 20: Ain't My First Rodeo Drive!
Eli Drake
2018
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Night of the Dummies
Eli Drake
2018
Bar Wrestling 12: Aunt May
Eli Drake
2018
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Cali Combat
Eli Drake
2018
IMPACT Wrestling: Redemption 2018
Eli Drake
2018
Bar Wrestling 11: April O'Neil
Eli Drake
2018
IMPACT Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground 2018
Eli Drake
2018
Bar Wrestling 7: A Christmas Special
Eli Drake
2017
WrestleCade SuperShow 2017
Eli Drake
2017
Bar Wrestling 4: Autumn In LA
Eli Drake
2017
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV
Eli Drake
2017
Bar Wrestling
Eli Drake
2017
TNA One Night Only: Against All Odds 2016
Eli Drale
2016
TNA Bound for Glory 2016
Eli Drake
2016
TNA Turning Point 2016
Eli Drake
2016
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)
Eli Drake
2016
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)
Eli Drake
2016
TNA Sacrifice 2016
Eli Drake (Host)
2016
TNA Bound for Glory 2015
Eli Drake
2015
TNA Turning Point 2015
Eli Drake
2015
TNA No Surrender 2015
Eli Drake
2015
TNA Hardcore Justice 2015
Eli Drake
2015
WWE Power Series: Triple H
Eli Drake
2014
WWE Money in the Bank Kickoff 2024
LA Knight
WWE Backlash 2025
LA Knight
2025
WWE WrestleMania 41: Saturday
LA Knight
2025
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
2025
WWE's Greatest Moments
LA Knight · (3 episodes)
2025
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
LA Knight
2025
WWE Superstar Profiles
LA Knight · (1 episode)
2025
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
LA Knight
2024
WWE Crown Jewel
LA Knight
2024
The SmackDown LowDown
LA Knight · (1 episode)
2022
NXT TakeOver 36
LA Knight
2021
NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021
LA Knight
2021
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1
LA Knight
2021
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
LA Knight
2021
NWA Hard Times
Eli Drake
2020
NWA Powerrr
Eli Drake · (15 episodes)
2019
Bar Wrestling 31: Three's Company - Night 2
Eli Drake
2019
Bar Wrestling 30: Three's Company - Night 1
Eli Drake
2019
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: New Beginnings 2019
Eli Drake
2019
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017
Eli Drake
2017
Raw Talk
LA Knight · (1 episode)
2016
TNA Slammiversary 2016
Eli Drake
2016
TNA One Night Only: Victory Road 2
Eli Drake
2016
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 4
Eli Drake
2016
TNA LockDown 2016
Eli Drake
2016
TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2
Eli Drake
2016
TNA One Night Only: Live! 2016
Eli Drake
2016
TNA One Night Only: TNA Gut Check 2015
Shaun Ricker
2015
TNA One Night Only: September 2016
IMPACT One Night Only: Collision in Oklahoma
IMPACT One Night Only: Canadian Clash
IMPACT One Night Only: Zero Fear
IMPACT One Night Only: Back to Cali
The Hero
Self - Contestant · (8 episodes)
2013
WWE Main Event
LA Knight · (1 episode)
2012
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
(3 episodes)
2010
TNA iMPACT!
Eli Drake · (1 episode)
2004
WWE SmackDown
LA Knight · (54 episodes)
1999
WWE SmackDown
LA Knight · (1 episode)
1999
WWE SmackDown
(44 episodes)
1999
Raw
LA Knight · (6 episodes)
1993
Raw
(1 episode)
1993
Saturday Night's Main Event
(1 episode)
1985