Changes: Eli Drake

Revision as of 08:13, 21 April 2022

Birth name - Shaun Ricker
Born - November 1, 1982, Hagerstown, Maryland, U.S.
Ring name(s) - Deuce, Dick Rick, Dick Rick Leykis, El Hijo de Trump, Eli Drake, LA Knight, Shaun Ricker, Slate Randall
Billed height - 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Billed weight - 240 lb (110 kg)
Billed from - Los Angeles, California - Hagerstown, Maryland
Trained by - Cody Hawk
Debut - February 15, 2002
Major Companies - Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / Impact Wrestling (2015–2019), National Wrestling Alliance (2019–2021), WWE (2021-present)
Select Championship History
- Championship Wrestling From Hollywood Heritage Heavyweight Championship
- National Wrestling Alliance Heritage Tag Team Championship
- Future Stars of Wrestling Heavyweight Championship
- Future Stars of Wrestling Elite Championship
- Empire Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Championship
- Heartland Wrestling Association Television Championship
- Mach One Wrestling Tag Team Championship
- National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Championship
- TNA King of the Mountain Championship
- TNA-GFW World Heavyweight Championship
- WWE Million Dollar Championship

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+* Birth name - Shaun Ricker
-Shaun Ricker (born November 1, 1982) is an American professional wrestler best known for his tenure in [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] and the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] under the ring name '''Eli Drake''' he was previously signed to [[WWE NXT Wrestling|WWE under the NXT brand]]. Ricker appeared as a cast member on the TNT reality series The Hero, hosted by Dwayne Johnson before signing with [[TNA]].
+* Born - November 1, 1982, Hagerstown, Maryland, U.S.
+* Ring name(s) - Deuce, Dick Rick, Dick Rick Leykis, El Hijo de Trump, Eli Drake, LA Knight, Shaun Ricker, Slate Randall
-Ricker made his first [[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]] appearance in 2006, teaming up with [[Dean Ambrose|Jon Moxley]] to take on the [[Big Show]]. His second appearance was in 2008 in a dark match on the [[WWE ECW|ECW program]], teaming with [[Gene Snitsky]] in a losing effort against [[WWE Tag Teams|Cryme Tyme]].
+* Billed height - 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
+* Billed weight - 240 lb (110 kg)
-In May 2013, Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that Ricker, along with several other independent wrestlers, was undergoing the necessary medical testing required to be signed to WWE. He reported to The [[WWE Performance Center]]. Using the new ring name '''Slate Randall''', Ricker defeated [[Yoshi Tatsu]] in a dark match at the October NXT television tapings. On August 1, 2014, he was released from his WWE contract.
+* Billed from - Los Angeles, California - Hagerstown, Maryland
+* Trained by - Cody Hawk
-On February 16, 2015, Ricker participated in [[TNA One Night Only]]'s TNA Gut Check tournament, where he defeated [[Crazzy Steve]] to qualifie for the final match of the night which was a five-way elimination match which was won by [[Tevita Fifita]]. On March 14, 2015, Ricker, under the name of '''Eli Drake''', participated in the TNA [[Impact Wrestling]] tapings. Drake joined [[Drew Galloway]] and [[Mica]] (Fifita) in [[TNA Tag Teams|The Rising]], defeating the [[TNA Tag Teams|Beat Down Clan]].
+* Debut - February 15, 2002
+* Major Companies - [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] / [[Impact Wrestling]] (2015–2019), [[National Wrestling Alliance]] (2019–2021), [[WWE]] (2021-present)
-On February 14, 2021, it was reported that Ricker had signed with [[WWE]]. Ricker debuted on the [[NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day 2021|NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day]] pre-show where it was revealed his new name would be LA Knight. Later on in the night, Knight was seen in [[William Regal]]’s office signing his contract thus making him an official member of the [[NXT]] roster.
+* Select Championship History
+** Championship Wrestling From Hollywood Heritage Heavyweight Championship
-'''Select Championship History'''
-* Championship Wrestling From Hollywood Heritage Heavyweight Championship
+** [[National Wrestling Alliance]] Heritage Tag Team Championship
-* [[National Wrestling Alliance]] Heritage Tag Team Championship
+** Future Stars of Wrestling Heavyweight Championship
-* Future Stars of Wrestling Heavyweight Championship
+** Future Stars of Wrestling Elite Championship
-* Future Stars of Wrestling Elite Championship
+** Empire Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Championship
-* Empire Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Championship
+** [[Heartland Wrestling Association]] Television Championship
-* [[Heartland Wrestling Association]] Television Championship
+** Mach One Wrestling Tag Team Championship
-* Mach One Wrestling Tag Team Championship
+** [[National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Championship]]
-* [[National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Championship]]
+** [[TNA King of the Mountain Championship]]
-* [[TNA King of the Mountain Championship]]
+** [[TNA-GFW World Heavyweight Championship]]
-* [[TNA-GFW World Heavyweight Championship]]
+** [[WWE Million Dollar Championship]]
-* [[WWE Million Dollar Championship]]
 ==See Also==