Jaxson Ryker

Jaxson Ryker
Ryker in 2015
Birth name	Chad Lail
Born	(1982-06-06) June 6, 1982 (age 42)[1] Hickory, North Carolina, U.S.[1]
Spouse(s)	Jayme Jameson ​ ​ (m. 2012, divorced)​ Stacy Lail ​ (m. 2015)​
Children	1
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Chad Lail[2] Gunner[3] Jaxson Ryker Phil Shatter[1] Phill Shatter[4]
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[5]
Billed weight	244 lb (111 kg)[5]
Billed from	Atlanta, Georgia[4] Hickory, North Carolina[5]
Trained by	Abel Adams[1]
Debut	August 2001[1]
Retired	August 27, 2023[1]
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	2002–2006
Rank	Sergeant
Battles/wars	Iraq War

Chad Lail (born June 6, 1982) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Gunner and in WWE under the ring name Jaxson Ryker.

Lail started his professional wrestling career in 2001, working as Phil Shatter on several independent promotions. He was 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 ring name to Jaxson Ryker. In 2018, he formed The Forgotten Sons, alongside Wesley Blake and Steve Cutler. From April to June 2020, the stable made appearances on SmackDown. Ryker would continue working with WWE until November 2021, when he was released. Lail retired in August 2023 to become a police officer.