LA Knight has propelled himself to the absolute heights of stardom with his charm. With just a year on the main roster, everyone has wondered what it is about him that makes them keep coming back for more. The wrestler has been massively over with the WWE Universe, effectively shifting his bookings due to the large fanfare.

LA Knight carries some slick wrestling moves and has a great in-ring and backstage presence. However, countless wrestlers have tried to win over the audience with the same things. So, what makes LA Knight so different? His genes and his family background? Here is a sneak peek into Knight’s family and his meteoric rise to fame.

The loving family of LA Knight

LA Knight, or Shaun Ricker, is a 40-year-old wrestler currently fighting on the SmackDown brand of WWE. He was born on 1st November 1982 in Hagerstown Maryland State. Ricker began his pro wrestling career in 2003 at the age of 20. Interestingly, he grew up with two more siblings and was the youngest in the family. LA Knight has always loved professional wrestling and has been an avid fan since the young age of three.

Knight currently lives with his wife, Michelle Yavulla in Orlando, Florida. The couple has been confidential about their dating life, but tracking their social media reveals they started dating in 2018. Yavulla is a fitness instructor and an influencer and has been Knight’s partner for over five years now. The couple share their roots in bodybuilding, and Yavulla has participated in and won several bodybuilding contests across the US. 

The couple doesn’t have any children but live with two adorable dogs. Michelle Yavulla and LA Knight are strictly private about their personal lives and like to maintain a healthy distance from public fame. Hence, not much is known about the parents of either of the fitness freaks. The lack of online sources regarding his parents makes it challenging to identify them. He’s evidently quite private about his family, with information limited to his wife.

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At three years old, with two elder siblings, he delved into the world of professional wrestling, sparking his interest from an early age. This healthy distance and the loving and secure relationship with his wife is perhaps the reason behind his astronomical rise.

The massive claim to fame from the WWE wrestler

While many attribute LA Knight’s success to luck, his continued success with the fans says he definitely knows what’s working. The 40-year-old has managed to maintain his allure despite not always getting the best matches. He smashed the online view counts of his segments and also surpassed everyone in terms of merchandise sales. The wrestler became so popular that WWE had to take notice, and Knight has definitely benefitted from it.

He recently headlined the main event at Fastlane alongside John Cena, which further pushed his fame. In fact, SmackDown held an almost sold-out show just to see the contract signing between Knight and Roman Reigns.

LA Knight will now face Reigns in the biggest possible WWE match, and take a shot at the WWE Championship at Crown Jewel 2023. What are your thoughts about this?

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