Chad Lail
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.
Acting
Movie
Game Night
as Bulgarian Goon
2018
TV
Raw
as Jaxson Ryker
1993
TV
Raw
as Jaxson Rykder
1993
TV
Raw
as Jaxon Ryker
1993
TV
Raw
1993
TV
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
as Jaxson Ryker
1999
TV
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
Movie
Navy Seals vs. Zombies
as Carl
2016
TV
WWE NXT
2010
TV
WWE NXT
as Jaxson Ryker
2010
Movie
WrestleMania 37: Night 1
as Jaxson Ryker (Appearance)
2021
Movie
WWE Fastlane 2021
as Jaxson Ryker (Ringside)
2021
Movie
WWE Money in the Bank 2020
as Jaxson Ryker (Ringside)
2020
TV
WWE Tough Enough
as Self
2001
Movie
TNA Hardcore Justice 2012
as Gunner
2012
Movie
TNA Slammiversary XI
as Gunner
2013
Movie
TNA Against All Odds 2012
as Gunner
2012
Movie
TNA Against All Odds 2011
as Gunner
2011
Movie
TNA Lockdown 2012
as Gunner
2012
Movie
TNA Bound for Glory 2013
as Gunner
2013
Movie
TNA Genesis 2012
as Gunner
2012
Movie
TNA Hardcore Justice 2011
as Gunner
2011
Movie
TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2
as Gunner
2013
Movie
TNA Destination X 2011
as Gunner (Run-in)
2011