10 Things WWE Fans Need To Know About LA Knight

10. Accomplishments & Accolades

Shaun Ricker has trialled several pseudonyms, but Eli Drake has proved his most profitable. He adopted the moniker when he joined TNA/Impact Wrestling and quickly became known for his proficiency in the ring and his star-making mic skills. During his time with the company, he captured the Impact World Championship, TNA King of the Mountain Championship, and Impact World Tag Team Championships (with Scott Steiner).

Drake also won the Gauntlet for the Gold match (a Royal Rumble rip-off that cumulates in a standard match between the final two competitors) on two occasions and held Feast or Fired contracts for both the King of the Mountain and World Tag Team Championships.

After his departure from Impact (more on that later), he made a brief stop at Ring of Honor before signing with the National Wrestling Alliance. Drake flirted with the NWA World Heavyweight Championship scene, but found success teaming up with another former TNA/Impact alumni James Storm. The two took the NWA Tag Team Championships from The Rock 'n' Roll Express.

These reigns have primed him to seamlessly fit in with any of NXT’s championship races.