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Shaun Ricker

Shaun Ricker

Actor · Born November 1, 1982 (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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 1, 1982 (43)
From
Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on Motif · 94 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 51% in 30 days

What are Shaun Ricker's films like?

Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
53%
Survival
22%
Society
19%
Bonds
7%
Ambition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
3
Hopeful
2
Tense
2
Melancholic
2
Triumphant
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Rousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Shaun Ricker's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Shaun Ricker's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

94 credits, 9 with a Motif page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • WWE SummerSlam 2026: Saturday (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    as LA Knight

  • WWE WrestleMania 42 – Saturday (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    as LA Knight

  • Elimination Chamber: Post-Show (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    as LA Knight

  • WWE Elimination Chamber(2026)

    as LA Knight

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Royal Rumble 2026 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    as LA Knight

  • WWE Wrestlepalooza 2025 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as LA Knight

  • WWE Clash in Paris 2025 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as LA Knight

  • Saturday Night's Main Event XL (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as LA Knight

  • Saturday Night's Main Event XL (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as LA Knight

  • WWE Money in the Bank 2025 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as LA Knight

  • WWE Backlash 2025 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as LA Knight

  • WrestleMania 41: Saturday (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as LA Knight

  • WWE Hall of Fame 2025 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • WWE's Greatest Moments(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · as LA Knight

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • WWE Royal Rumble 2025 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as LA Knight

  • WWE Superstar Profiles(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as LA Knight

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as LA Knight

  • WWE Crown Jewel 2024 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as LA Knight

  • WWE SummerSlam 2024 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as LA Knight

  • WWE Money in the Bank 2024 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as LA Knight

  • WWE Money in the Bank Kickoff 2024 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as LA Knight

  • WrestleMania XL Sunday (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as LA Knight

  • WWE Elimination Chamber 2024: Perth - Kickoff (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as LA Knight

  • WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth(2024)

    as LA Knight

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • WWE Royal Rumble(2024)

    as LA Knight

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • WWE Crown Jewel 2023 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    as LA Knight

  • WWE Fastlane 2023 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    as LA Knight

  • WWE Payback 2023 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    as LA Knight

  • WWE SummerSlam 2023 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    as LA Knight

  • WWE Money in the Bank 2023 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    as LA Knight

  • WWE Royal Rumble 2023 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    as LA Knight

  • The SmackDown LowDown (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as LA Knight

  • WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2022 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    as LA Knight

  • NXT WarGames 2021 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    as LA Knight

  • NXT TakeOver 36 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    as LA Knight

  • NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    as LA Knight

  • WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    as LA Knight

  • NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    as LA Knight

  • NWA Hard Times (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    as Eli Drake

  • NWA Into the Fire (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Eli Drake

  • NWA Powerrr (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 17 episodes · as Eli Drake

  • ROH: Best In The World (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Eli Drake

  • Bar Wrestling 31: Three's Company - Night 2 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Eli Drake

  • Bar Wrestling 30: Three's Company - Night 1 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Eli Drake

  • IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: New Beginnings 2019 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Eli Drake

  • IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming 2019 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Eli Drake

  • IMPACT One Night Only: Back to Cali (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Eli Drake

  • Bar Wrestling 25: We're All Mad Here (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Eli Drake

  • IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Eli Drake

  • Bar Wrestling 20: Ain't My First Rodeo Drive! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Eli Drake

  • IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Night of the Dummies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Eli Drake

  • IMPACT One Night Only: Zero Fear (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Bar Wrestling 12: Aunt May (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Eli Drake

  • IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Cali Combat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Eli Drake

  • IMPACT Wrestling: Redemption 2018 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Eli Drake

  • Bar Wrestling 11: April O'Neil (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Eli Drake

  • IMPACT Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground 2018 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Eli Drake

  • IMPACT One Night Only: Canadian Clash (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • IMPACT One Night Only: Collision in Oklahoma (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Bar Wrestling 7: A Christmas Special (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Eli Drake

  • WrestleCade SuperShow 2017 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Eli Drake

  • IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Eli Drake

  • Bar Wrestling 4: Autumn In LA (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Eli Drake

  • IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Eli Drake

  • Bar Wrestling (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Eli Drake

  • TNA One Night Only: December 2016 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Eli Drake

  • TNA One Night Only: Against All Odds 2016 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Eli Drale

  • Raw Talk (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as LA Knight

  • TNA: Bound for Glory (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Eli Drake

  • TNA One Night Only: September 2016 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Eli Drake

  • TNA Turning Point 2016 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Eli Drake

  • TNA Slammiversary 2016 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Eli Drake

  • AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One) (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Eli Drake

  • AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two) (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Eli Drake

  • TNA One Night Only: Victory Road 2 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Eli Drake

  • TNA Sacrifice 2016 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Eli Drake (Host)

  • TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 4 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Eli Drake

  • TNA LockDown 2016 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Eli Drake

  • TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Eli Drake

  • TNA One Night Only: Live! 2016 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Eli Drake

  • TNA Bound for Glory 2015 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Eli Drake

  • TNA One Night Only: TNA Gut Check 2015 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Shaun Ricker

  • TNA Turning Point 2015 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Eli Drake

  • TNA No Surrender 2015 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Eli Drake

  • TNA Hardcore Justice 2015 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Eli Drake

  • WWE Power Series: Triple H (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Eli Drake

  • WWE Main Event (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as LA Knight

  • Championship Wrestling from Hollywood (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · as Shaun Ricker

  • WWE NXT (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 37 episodes · as LA Knight

  • Fatal Attractions(2010)

    Show as Ron Huff

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • TNA iMPACT! Wrestling(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Eli Drake

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • WWE Smackdown!(1999)

    Show 72 episodes · as LA Knight · as LA Knight

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • WWE Monday Night RAW(1993)

    Show 34 episodes · as LA Knight

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 93 titles from 1985 to 2026.

Highest rated

Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal (2024)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

WWE Superstar Profiles (2025)

Film career

  • 1993Screen debut· Raw
  • 2023First film· WWE Royal Rumble 2023

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting93 of 93: 93 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s2 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s50 · acting2020s39 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Shaun Ricker's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

WWE Monday Night RAW (1993)

65th percentile spread · 12% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

WWE Royal Rumble (2024)

Midcredits 76th · 61% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Shaun Ricker work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shaun Ricker's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cody Rhodes shares the most, 3.

Actors

Producers