History Wrestling / LAKnight

* RichBastard: In NXT, he lived a high life, bragging about it to everyone that he met.

* RedBaron: The Namer of Dummies, The Gravy Train, The Megastar.

* ArchEnemy:
** In Wrestling/ImpactWrestling as Eli Drake:
*** Abyss:
** In the WWE as LA Knight:
*** Cameron Grimes:
*** Grayson Waller:
*** The Bloodline:

* HeelFaceTurn: After his incredibly popularity led him to become more of a tweener, he finally solidified his face turn in a confrontation with Wrestling/TheMiz on an August 2023 episode of Raw.

* PopularityPower: Around early 2023, Knight EXPLODED in popularity despite being a heel mid-carder whose job was to mostly lose. His captivating mic-work and addictive catchphrases have made his entrance alone one of the biggest pops of the night whenever he's on. As of now, LA Knight is considered one of the top faces of the WWE especially after teaming up with the former top face: John Cena. To state how popular he is, he can make an ''entire arena'' shush with just a single finger and a "Not yet".

* UnrelatedBrothers: He's the in-{{Kayfabe}} brother of Maxxine Dupri, who he shares no relation with in real life. On the October 7 episode of [=SmackDown=], Dupri attacked the Maximum Male Models after they told Maxxine not to call him Max, reverting him to L.A. Knight.

** In ImpactWrestling as Eli Drake:

A true journeyman of a wrestler, Ricker has been all over the industry including a brief stint in the original incarnation of [[Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}} NXT]] as Slate Randall, both Wrestling/ImpactWrestling and the Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance as Eli Drake, and even appearing under his real name in Creator/DwayneJohnson's reality competition series ''Series/TheHero''. To make ends meet he also took side gigs as an actor, more often than not in commercials but also appearing in a minor role in a 2015 episode of ''Series/BrooklynNineNine''.

-->"Do NOT call me that name again! I gave you and them gold and y'all turned it to trash! Think I'm just gonna hang out here and be something I'm not?! Naw-naw! What I'm not is Max. What I am, who I am? LA Knight, yeah!

-->"The Miz gets on the screen. He goes to TMZ, goes anywhere he can, and says the same tired old material. ''Oh, L.A. Knight's just a...'' Oh, I'm sorry. I have [[BaritoneOfStrength too much bass]] in my voice right now. ''[[CopycatMockery *nasally voice*]]'' ''L.A. Knight's just a fad! L.A. Knight, he's just, he's yesterday's news!'' Well, guess what, bud? If I'm just a fad, I'm okay with that, because you [[ThisLoserIsYou never were]] [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating Nobody ever cared]] about you!"

-->"The Miz gets on the screen. He goes to TMZ, goes anywhere he can, and says the same tired old material. ''Oh, L.A. Knight's just a...'' Oh, I'm sorry. I have [[BaritoneOfStrength too much bass]] in my voice right now. ''[[CopycatMockery *nasally voice*]]'' ''L.A. Knight's just a fad! L.A. Knight, he's just, he's yesterday's news!'' Well, guess what, bud? If I'm just a fad, I'm okay with that, because you [[ThisLoserIsYou never were]]." [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating Nobody ever cared]] about you!

* PopularityPower: Around early 2023, Knight EXPLODED in popularity despite being a heel mid-carder whose job was to mostly lose. His captivating mic-work and addictive catchphrases have made his entrance alone one of the biggest pops of the night whenever he's on. As of now, LA Knight is considered one of the top faces of the WWE especially after teaming up with the former top face: John Cena.

Initially coming up to the main WWE roster as the manager of the Maximum Male Models as Max Dupri. Immediately after Wrestling/VinceMcMahon's departure from the company he betrayed the group and reverted back to a wrestler under his LA Knight persona.

!! "Whose Tropes is it? With everybody saying 'LA KNIGHT, YEAH!'":

-->'''Knight:''' The Miz gets on the screen. He goes to TMZ, goes anywhere he can, and says the same tired old material. ''Oh, L.A. Knight's just a...'' Oh, I'm sorry. I have [[BaritoneOfStrength too much bass]] in my voice right now. ''[[CopycatMockery *nasally voice*]]'' ''L.A. Knight's just a fad! L.A. Knight, he's just, he's yesterday's news!'' Well, guess what, bud? If I'm just a fad, I'm okay with that, because you [[ThisLoserIsYou never were]]. [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating Nobody ever cared]] about you!

* BrassBalls: Knight's entire approach to his championship feud with Roman Reigns heading into 2023's ''Crown Jewel'' is built on this approach. From calling out Roman Reigns week after week to tell him his days are numbered, to interrupting Reigns' grand entrance and sauntering right past him without even looking in his direction, to taking the "head of the table" seat Paul Heyman prepared for Reigns for the contract signing, Knight has been relentlessly {{trolling}} Reigns with the antics of a FearlessFool in order to both cement his own confidence and annoy Reigns into quick anger. While there is a method to the madness, the strategy itself ''is'' a sign of serious balls since pissing Reigns off usually makes him even more of an all-consuming threat rather than driving him reckless.

* TalkShowWithFists: Hosted the Fact of Life segment in ''Impact''. Curiously, he pressed a button where it made the "Dummy, yeah!" sound to the guests.

* TookALevelInBadass: To World Heavyweight Championship levels during his tenure in ''Impact''.

* PunctuatedForEmphasis: With everybody saying: '''L! A! KNIGHT! [[BigYes YEAAH~!]]'''

* BrassBalls: Knight's entire approach to his championship feud with Roman Reigns heading into 2023's ''Crown Jewel'' is built on this approach. From calling out Roman Reigns week after week to tell him his days are numbered, to, interrupting Reigns' grand entrance and sauntering right past him without even looking in his direction, to taking the "head of the table" seat Paul Heyman prepared for Reigns for the contract signing, Knight has been relentlessly {{trolling}} Reigns with the antics of a FearlessFool in order to both cement his own confidence and annoy Reigns into quick anger. While there is a method to the madness, the strategy itself ''is'' a sign of serious balls since pissing Reigns off usually makes him even more of an all-consuming threat rather than driving him reckless.

* {{Expy}}:
** Of [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] as a loud-mouth and brash yet charismatic heel who's able to talk the talk and walk the walk.
** He also has some similarities with Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin. For example, his [=BFT=] FinishingMove is preceded by a kick to the gut followed by a three-quarter facelock setup, not unlike the Stone Cold Stunner. His "YEAH!" was also noted to have a similar cadence to the "WHAT?!" Stone Cold infamously introduced in the latter part of his run (to the point of acquiring life as a similar InterruptingMeme chant among crowds), and the Rattlesnake himself was also known for indulging in his own share of "NAW-NAW!" during his promos (if not to Knight's extent).
** Therefore, he is like a CompositeCharacter of both The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin.