Alright, let me tell you how I ended up digging into whether LA Knight is married. It wasn’t exactly rocket science, but you know how it is, you see someone on TV, they got that charisma, that “YEAH!” thing going, and you just get curious about their life outside the ring.

So, the other night, I was watching the show, and the thought just popped into my head. First thing I did, naturally, was grab my phone and just type it straight into the search bar: “is la knight married”. Simple enough, right?
Well, the results came flooding in. You get the usual mix – fan pages, wrestling news sites spitting out quick articles, maybe a forum thread here and there. Some said maybe, some flat out didn’t know, and a couple just listed basic facts about him. It was kinda all over the place, honestly. No straight answers right off the bat.
Digging a Little Deeper
Okay, so the quick search wasn’t cutting it. My next thought was, let’s check more reliable spots. I poked around the official WWE website, looked at his roster page. Usually, they don’t put super personal stuff there, and yeah, nothing about a wife or family. Fair enough, wrestlers often keep that stuff locked down tight.
Then I tried changing up my search terms. Stuff like:
- “LA Knight wife interview”
- “LA Knight personal life”
- “Shaun Ricker married” (Yeah, remembered his real name and his old wrestling name Eli Drake, thought maybe something popped up under those)
This got me a bit more info. I started seeing a name pop up more consistently: Michelle Yavulla. Several sites and forum discussions mentioned her as his long-time girlfriend or maybe even wife. Found some mentions going back years, even to his time before WWE when he was Eli Drake.
Now, were there tons of pictures of them together? Official announcements? Wedding photos plastered everywhere? Nah. That’s the thing. It seems like he’s incredibly private about his personal life. You might find a picture here or there if you dig deep enough, maybe an old social media post from way back, but he doesn’t put it front and center like some other celebrities or wrestlers do.
So, What’s the Deal?
After going down that rabbit hole for a bit, reading through forums, news snippets, and looking for any kind of solid confirmation, here’s what I gathered:
It really looks like LA Knight is either married or in a very serious long-term relationship with Michelle Yavulla. The info isn’t broadcasted loudly, and you won’t find him talking about it much, if at all, in interviews. He seems like a guy who keeps his work life and his home life very separate.

So, yeah. The answer seems to be most likely yes, he’s connected with Michelle Yavulla, but they keep it super low-key. Took a bit of sifting through the online noise to piece that together. It’s kinda refreshing, actually, seeing someone in the spotlight manage to keep their private life private. Good for him. YEAH!