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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
June 6, 1982Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
35Place of birth
Hickory, North Carolina, USAAlso known as
Gunner, Jaxson Ryker![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/qG59dWfSSomSEPmMCWQ7W6au1nb.jpg)
Cast credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/9g2nbG78glUnYd8861kRWwLTO5t.jpg)
TNA Hardcore Justice 2012
Gunner![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/oTvwjUMXjeKxAXY2Cggy5DZweMn.jpg)
Navy Seals vs. Zombies
Carl![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/85R8LMyn9f2Lev2YPBF8Nughrkv.jpg)
Game Night
Bulgarian Goon![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qGQMF95ljIGAv4fnnjlnTIgqMcN.jpg)
TNA Against All Odds 2012
Gunner![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lUETRjpXhixowkhSFXjPQH5sgKH.jpg)
WWE Money in the Bank 2020
Jaxson Ryker![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/1z6LhAe287Km4EhTvpA5yfop1KS.jpg)
TNA Lockdown 2012
Gunner![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ogK1V1Qj69XvwIUTTLxlcohl2cl.jpg)
TNA Against All Odds 2011
Gunner![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fbvNLK8jjcbawwJyPEGOtvHZIQF.jpg)
TNA Slammiversary XI
Gunner![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lf62fZkpmtQ6TYSHDUCpBZV3Kpz.jpg)
TNA Lockdown 2014
Gunner![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lk4edVsdQ0dl9O7XBDR6YksT0aY.jpg)
TNA Bound for Glory 2013
Gunner![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8MS4LagoP5ENlpmh0EtnNSVZyd.jpg)
TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling 2
Gunner (Team Young)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3qTHEVjafjcxD1Rz6347zhfDGHM.jpg)
TNA Genesis 2012
Gunner![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fWFVSsO4moWjlXOhqSlVcagW3bb.jpg)
TNA Destination X 2011
Gunner (Run-in)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/j3vK6cVKb0K24WUyeDDh7Azdn4u.jpg)
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2013
Gunner![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/9qshztRDOPukSUUY7XSKRw83t8M.jpg)
TNA No Surrender 2011
Gunner![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/9qshztRDOPukSUUY7XSKRw83t8M.jpg)
TNA Hardcore Justice 2011
Gunner