Chad Lail
Actor
- Born
- June 6, 1982 (age 44) · Hickory, North Carolina, USA
Chad Lail is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE under the ring name Jaxson Ryker.
After serving in the Iraq War, Lail started his professional wrestling career in 2001, working as Phil Shatter on several independent promotions. He would be signed by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in 2010, where he changed his ring name to Gunner and was presented as a member of the villainous group Immortal. During his time in the group, he won the TNA Television Championship once. After leaving the group, he would work as a tag team and singles wrestler, most notably as tag team partner and rival of James Storm, winning the TNA World Tag Team Championship with him.
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Lail left TNA in 2015 and two years later in 2017, he signed a contract with WWE. He was assigned to the farm territory NXT, where he changed his name to Jaxson Ryker. In 2018, he joined Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake as The Forgotten Sons. In April 2020, the stable began working on SmackDown but his two stablemates were released. Ryker kept working with WWE until November 2021, when he was released.
Known for
Game Night
February 15, 2018
Navy Seals vs. Zombies
March 18, 2016
WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1
April 10, 2021
WWE Fastlane 2021
March 21, 2021
Carter & June
May 18, 2018
WWE Money in the Bank 2020
May 10, 2020
TNA Hardcore Justice 2012
August 12, 2012
TNA Slammiversary XI
June 2, 2013
TNA Against All Odds 2012
February 12, 2012
TNA Against All Odds 2011
February 13, 2011
TNA Hardcore Justice 2011
August 7, 2011
TNA Lockdown 2012
April 15, 2012
Acting36
- 2021WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1 as Jaxson Ryker (Appearance)
- 2021WWE Fastlane 2021 as Jaxson Ryker (Ringside)
- 2020WWE Money in the Bank 2020 as Jaxson Ryker (Ringside)
- 2018Carter & June as Rob
- 2018Game Night as Bulgarian Goon
- 2016Navy Seals vs. Zombies as Carl
- 2015TNA One Night Only: Global Impact: USA vs The World 2015 as Gunner
- 2015TNA One Night Only: TNA Classic 2015 as Gunner
- 2015TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling 3 as Gunner
- 2015