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Chad Lail

Chad Lail

Actor · Born June 6, 1982 · Hickory, North Carolina, USA

Biography

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. 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.

Acted in 37

2020s

  1. 2021

    WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1

    Jaxson Ryker (Appearance)

  2. WWE Fastlane 2021

    Jaxson Ryker (Ringside)

  3. 2020

    WWE Money in the Bank 2020

    Jaxson Ryker (Ringside)

2010s

  1. 2018

    Carter & June

    Rob

  2. 2016
  3. 2015

    TNA One Night Only: Global Impact: USA vs The World 2015

    Gunner

  4. TNA One Night Only: TNA Classic 2015

    Gunner

  5. TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling 3

    Gunner

  6. TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 4

    Gunner

  7. TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 3

    Gunner

  8. TNA LockDown 2015

    Gunner

  9. TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2015

    Gunner

  10. TNA One Night Only: Turning Point

    Gunner

  11. 2014

    TNA One Night Only: Victory Road 2014

    Gunner

  12. TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling 2

    Gunner (Team Young)

  13. TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2

    Gunner

  14. TNA Sacrifice 2014

    Gunner

  15. TNA Lockdown 2014

    Gunner

  16. 2013

    TNA Turning Point 2013

    Gunner (Ringside)

  17. TNA Bound for Glory 2013

    Gunner

  18. TNA Hardcore Justice 2013

    Gunner

  19. TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2

    Gunner

  20. TNA Slammiversary XI

    Gunner

  21. TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2013

    Gunner

  22. 2012
  23. TNA Hardcore Justice 2012

    Gunner

  24. TNA Lockdown 2012

    Gunner

  25. TNA Against All Odds 2012

    Gunner

  26. TNA Genesis 2012

    Gunner

  27. 2011

    TNA No Surrender 2011

    Gunner

  28. TNA Hardcore Justice 2011

    Gunner

  29. TNA Destination X 2011

    Gunner (Run-in)

  30. TNA Against All Odds 2011

    Gunner

  31. 2010
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