Chad Lail
Acting • Born 1982-06-06
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.
Filmography
43 credits
TNA LockDown 2015
Movie • 2015
Gunner
TNA Hardcore Justice 2013
Movie • 2013
Gunner
TNA Turning Point 2013
Movie • 2013
Gunner (Ringside)
TNA Hardcore Justice 2014
Movie • 2014
Gunner
TNA No Surrender 2014
Movie • 2014
Gunner
Navy Seals vs. Zombies
Movie • 2016
Carl
TNA Hardcore Justice 2012
Movie • 2012
Gunner
WWE Fastlane 2021
Movie • 2021
Jaxson Ryker (Ringside)
WrestleMania 37: Night 1
Movie • 2021
Jaxson Ryker (Appearance)
Game Night
Movie • 2018
Bulgarian Goon
TNA Against All Odds 2012
Movie • 2012
Gunner
WWE Money in the Bank 2020
Movie • 2020
Jaxson Ryker (Ringside)
TNA Lockdown 2012
Movie • 2012
Gunner
TNA Against All Odds 2011
Movie • 2011
Gunner
TNA Slammiversary XI
Movie • 2013
Gunner
TNA Lockdown 2014
Movie • 2014
Gunner
TNA Bound for Glory 2013
Movie • 2013
Gunner
TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling 2
Movie • 2014
Gunner (Team Young)
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2
Movie • 2014
Gunner
TNA Genesis 2012
Movie • 2012
Gunner
TNA Hardcore Justice 2011
Movie • 2011
Gunner
TNA Genesis 2014
Movie • 2014
Gunner
TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2
Movie • 2013
Gunner
TNA Destination X 2011
Movie • 2011
Gunner (Run-in)
TNA One Night Only: TNA Classic 2015
Movie • 2015
Gunner
TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 4
Movie • 2015
Gunner
TNA One Night Only: Turning Point 2014
Movie • 2015
Gunner
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 3
Movie • 2015
Gunner
TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2015
Movie • 2015
Gunner
TNA One Night Only: Global Impact: USA vs The World 2015
Movie • 2015
Gunner
TNA Sacrifice 2014
Movie • 2014
Gunner
TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling 3
Movie • 2015
Gunner
TNA One Night Only: Victory Road 2014
Movie • 2014
Gunner
TNA No Surrender 2011
Movie • 2011
Gunner
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2013
Movie • 2013
Gunner
Raw
TV • 1993
Jaxson Ryker
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV • 1999
Jaxson Ryker
Raw
TV • 1993
Jaxson Rykder
WWE Tough Enough
TV • 2001
Self
Raw
TV • 1993
Jaxon Ryker
Raw
TV • 1993
WWE NXT
TV • 2010
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV • 1999