Luchasaurus
Austin Matelson (born March 10, 1985) is an American professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and competes under the ring names and formerly Luchasaurus.
| Luchasaurus | |
|---|---|
 Matelson as Luchasaurus in January 2022 | |
| Born | March 10, 1985 Woodland Hills, California |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Austin Draven Austin Morrison Judas Draven Judas Devlin Just Judas Killswitch Luchasaurus Vibora |
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Billed weight | 275 lb (125 kg) |
| Billed from | The Tar Pits |
| Trained by | Ballard Brothers Bill DeMott Billy Gunn Ric Drasin |
| Debut | 2009 |
He is also known for his time wrestling in WWE where he competed in NXT and wrestled under the ring name Judas Devlin and in Lucha Underground where he wrestled under the ring name Vibora.
During his time in AEW, Luchasaurus has been a one-time AEW TNT Champion and a one-time AEW World Tag Team Champion.
Matelson was a contestant on season 17 of the American reality television show Big Brother.[1]
Career change
All Elite Wrestling change
On May 25, 2019 at Double or Nothing, Luchasaurus made his debut with All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He competed in the Casino Battle Royal and made it to the final three but lost to Adam Page.[2] On May 28, it was announced that Luchasaurus had signed a contract to be a member of All Elite Wrestling (AEW).[3] Luchasaurus would team with Jungle Boy as A Boy And His Dinosaur. They would later be joined by Marko Stunt and would create a stable called Jurassic Express.
On the November 20 episode of Dynamite, Luchasaurus would get his first AEW win when he defeated Peter Avalon in 27 seconds.[4]
On the August 18, 2021 episode of Dynamite, Jurassic Express would face The Young Bucks for the AEW World Tag Team Championships but lost.[5] On the January 5, 2022 episode of Dynamite, Jurassic Express won the AEW World Tag Team Championship after defeating the Lucha Brothers (Pentagón Jr. and Rey Fénix). This was Luchasaurus' first championship in AEW.[6] On June 15 at Road Rager, Jurassic Express would lose the championships to the Young Bucks. After the match, Luchasaurus and Christian Cage would turn heel. Christian would attack Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus would leave with him.[7]
On the June 17 debut episode of Collision, Luchasaurus would defeat Wardlow to win the AEW TNT Championship.[8] On the September 23 episode of Collision, Luchasaurus lost the title to Christian Cage in a three-way match that also featured Darby Allin. Cage had claimed that Luchasaurus' TNT Championship was his own in the months leading up to the match.[9]
On the November 22 episode of Dynamite, Christian Cage renamed Luchasaurus and began calling him Killswitch after Cage's old finisher name.[10]
Championships and accomplishments change
- All Elite Wrestling
- All-Star Wrestling
- ASW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The Thunder From Jalandhar[11]
- DDT Pro-Wrestling
- Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time)[12]
- Lucha Underground
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Millennium Pro Wrestling
- MPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[15]
References change
- ↑ "'Big Brother 17': Seventh Juror Talks Shock Exit, Love for Liz and Leaving His Girlfriend". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW The Buy In pre-show results: Powell's live review of the Casino Battle Royale, Kip Sabian vs. Sammy Guevara". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ↑ "Luchasaurus Officially Signs With All Elite Wrestling". Fightful. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ↑ "11/20/2019 AEW Dynamite Results: Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin & A Dynamite Dozen Battle Royal". Fightful. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ↑ "8/18 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Chris Jericho vs. MJF, The Young Bucks vs. Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus for the AEW Tag Titles, Darby Allin and Sting vs. "2.0" Matt Lee and Jeff Parker in a Texas Tornado match, Ricky Starks vs. Brian Cage, Thunder Rosa vs. Penelope Ford". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1/5 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of Hangman Page vs. Bryan Danielson for the AEW World Championship, Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fenix vs. Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus for the AEW Tag Titles, Ruby Soho vs. Jade Cargill to become the first TBS Champion, Malakai Black vs. Brian Pillman Jr". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ↑ "6/15 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus vs. The Young Bucks in a ladder match for the AEW Tag Titles, Chris Jericho vs. Ortiz in a hair vs. hair match, Toni Storm vs. Britt Baker, Will Ospreay vs. Dak Harwood, Ethan Page vs. Miro in an All Atlantic Title qualifying match". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Collision results (6/17): Powell's live review of CM Punk and FTR vs. Samoa Joe, Jay White, and Juice Robinson, Wardlow vs. Luchasaurus for the TNT Title, Toni Storm and Ruby Soho vs. Willow Nightingale and Skye Blue, Andrade El Idolo vs. Buddy Matthews, Miro in action". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Collision results (9/23): Powell's live review of Bryan Danielson vs. Ricky Starks in a Texas Death Match, Luchasaurus vs. Darby Allin vs. Christian Cage for the TNT Title, Andrade vs. Jay White". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite (11/22/23) Results: AEW Continental Classic Tournament Begins, Patriarchy Rechristened". Fightful. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ↑ "ASW Tag Team Championship History".
- ↑ "Ironman Heavymetalweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave (July 4, 2016). "July 4, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: NJPW G1 tournament preview, Ali vs. Inoki anniversary, more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 34. ISSN 1083-9593.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2021". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "MPW Heavyweight Championship History". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
