Austin Matelson(born March 10, 1985),[3]better known by hisring nameLuchasaurus,is an Americanprofessional wrestler.He is signed toAll Elite Wrestling(AEW), where he performs under the ring nameKillswitch.He is a member ofThe Patriarchystable,and he is a former one-timeAEW World Trios Champion.

Luchasaurus
Luchasaurus in 2022
Birth nameAustin Matelson
Born(1985-03-10)March 10, 1985(age 39)
Woodland Hills, California,U.S.
Alma materCalifornia State University, Northridge(BA,MA)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Austin Draven[1]
Austin Morrison
Judas Draven
Judas Devlin
Just Judas
Killswitch
Luchasaurus[2]
Vibora
Billed height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)[1]
Billed weight275 lb (125 kg)[1]
Billed fromThe Tar Pits
Trained byBallard Brothers[2]
Bill DeMott
Billy Gunn
Ric Drasin[2]
Debut2009

Matelson began his professional wrestling career in 2009. He then signed adevelopmentalcontract withWWEin 2012 and was sent to train at the formerFlorida Championship Wrestling(FCW) under the ring nameJudas Devlin;FCW was then rebranded asNXTthat same year where Matelson remained until he was released in 2014. After a two-year hiatus, he signed withLucha UndergroundasViboraand worked there from 2016 to 2018. He also began working on theindependent circuitin 2016 under the Luchasaurus gimmick until he signed with AEW in 2019. He continued his partnership withJungle BoyasJurassic Express,becoming a one-timeAEW World Tag Team Champion.He later aligned withChristian Cage,which saw him win theAEW TNT Championship,and later took on the ring name Killswitch in September 2023.

During his two-year wrestling hiatus from 2014 to 2016, Matelson appeared onAccess Hollywoodand was a house-guest on the reality competition,Big Brother 17,in which he placed 5th.[4]He also appeared onThe Price Is Right.[citation needed]

Professional wrestling career

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Early career (2009–2012)

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Matleson started his wrestling career out in California working in various independent promotions.

WWE (2012–2014)

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In 2012, Matelson signed adevelopmentalcontract withWWEand was sent for training atFlorida Championship Wrestling(FCW) where he was given the ring nameJudas Devlin.On August 1, 2012, he made his FCW debut teaming withCorey GravesdefeatingBriley PierceandCJ Parker.[5]In 2012, FCW was rebranded asNXTand Devlin transferred to the new development brand, performing mainly at house shows. Matelson was released in 2014 after a severe hip injury suffered in March 2013.[6]He would be inactive from wrestling.

Independent circuit (2016–2019)

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Matelson made his return to professional wrestling in 2016, having not competed since his release fromWWEin 2014. On June 17, 2016, in a match for Millenium Pro Wrestling (MPW) under the ring nameAustin Draven,he defeated Ryan J. Morales.[7]On September 30, 2016, under the ring nameJust Judas,he defeated Danny Divine to become MPW Heavyweight Champion.[8]

On November 9, 2017, Matelson teamed with fellow Big Brother contestantJessie Godderzunder the team name "Team Big Brother", they defeated HATE (Peter AvalonandRay Rosas) in a match for Bar Wrestling.[9]

After Matelson became known for his work as the Vibora character in Lucha Underground, he started to use the character in the independent circuit. He changed the name to "Luchasaurus", after fans chanted that during his Lucha Underground debut.[10]On November 17 and 18, Matelson wrestled forHouse of Hardcoreunder the new gimmick and ring nameLuchasaurus,defeating Alex Reynolds on the first night and winning on the second night in a three-way by defeatingMatt RiddleandWillie Mack.[11][12]

Lucha Underground (2016–2018)

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In May 2016, Matelson, under a mask and the ring name Vibora, made hisLucha Undergrounddebut as a part of the Reptile Tribe stable. On May 7, 2016, Vibora along with Pindar andDragowon theLucha Underground Trios Championship.[13]On October 11, atUltima Lucha Tres,Reptile Tribe lost the Lucha Underground Trios Championship againstDante Fox,KillshotandThe Mack.[14]

On the July 18, 2018 episode ofLucha Underground,Vibora defeatedJohnny Mundo.[15]On the August 1 episode ofLucha Underground,the character Vibora was "killed off" via decapitation by a sword-wieldingTaya Valkyrie.[16]

All Elite Wrestling (2019–present)

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Jurassic Express (2019–2022)

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On May 25, 2019, Matelson debuted forAll Elite Wrestling(AEW) atDouble or Nothingas a part of the pre-showCasino Battle Royale.He lasted until the final three, before being eliminated byAdam Page.[17]Three days later, it was revealed that he had signed with the company full-time as Luchasaurus.[18]He would then continue his tag team withJungle Boy,as he managed him atFyter Fest.[19]AtFight for the Fallen,they were defeated in a Triple Threat tag team match involvingThe Dark Order(Evil UnoandStu Grayson) andThe Hybrid 2(AngélicoandJack Evans).[20]AtAll Out,Luchasaurus, alongside Jungle Boy andMarko Stunt,would debut as the stableJurassic Express.[21]Luchasaurus also sporadically competed as a singles competitor, most notably participating in the Casino Ladder match atDouble or Nothingon May 23, 2020.[22]On the August 12 episode ofDynamite,Jurassic Express unsuccessfully challenged Page andKenny Omegafor theAEW World Tag Team Championship.[23]The following year,Christian Cagebegan mentoring Jungle Boy, which saw Cage become a prominent figure as an associate of the stable, and led to Stunt being eventually phased out.[24]

On the August 18, 2021 episode ofDynamite,Jurassic Express received a title shot for the World Tag Team Championship againstThe Young Bucks(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson), but failed to win.[25]Following that, Jurassic Express participated in a tournament to determine the #1 contenders for the World Tag Team Championship. On theAugust 20 episodeofRampage,they defeatedPrivate Partyin the opening round.[26]On the August 27 episode ofRampage,they lost to theLucha Brothers(Penta El Zero MiedoandRey Fénix) in the final.[27]For three months, Jurassic Express feuded with various members ofThe Elite.On the September 1 episode ofDynamite,they partnered the Lucha Brothers in a loss to theGood Brothers(Doc GallowsandKarl Anderson) and the Young Bucks.[28]On the September 24 episode ofRampage,Cage and Jurassic Express were defeated by the SuperKliq (Adam Coleand the Young Bucks), with Luchasaurus taking the pin.[29]On the October 6 episode ofDynamite,Cage, Jurassic Express andBryan Danielsonwere defeated by Cole, Omega and the Young Bucks.[30]AtFull Gear,Cage and Jurassic Express defeated the SuperKliq in a falls count anywhere match.[31]On the November 19 episode ofRampage,Jurassic Express defeated Cole andBobby Fish.[32]On the January 5, 2022 episode ofDynamite,Jurassic Express defeated the Lucha Brothers to win their first World Tag Team Championship.[33]

At theRevolutionevent on March 6, Jurassic Express successfully defended the championship against the Young Bucks andreDRagon(Bobby Fish andKyle O'Reilly) in athree-way tag team match.[34]AtDouble or Nothingon May 29, they retained the championship in a three-way tag match againstTeam Taz(Ricky StarksandPowerhouse Hobbs) and Swerve In Our Glory (Keith LeeandSwerve Strickland).[35]After Jurassic Express lost the championship to the Young Bucks in aladder matchatRoad Rager,Cage turned on Jungle Boy, with Luchasaurus also turning heel when he joined Cage.[36]At the start of his alliance with Cage, Luchasaurus was presented as a "monster heel" and started squashing a number of opponents within minutes, all at Cage's direction.[37][38]

The Patriarchy; Killswitch (2022–present)

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Luchasaurus and Cage in September 2023. Despite holding theAEW TNT Championshipfor three months, Luchasaurus was not presented as champion, with Cage, who later succeeded him, holding the belt instead.

At week two ofFyter Fest,Luchasaurus turned on Christian Cage to realign with Jungle Boy.[39]However, this was also a short-lived reunion, as atAll Out,Luchasaurus cemented himself as a heel by attacking his tag partner once again and solidifying his alliance with Cage.[40]As a result, Luchasaurus began feuding with Jungle Boy, who by this point was going by "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry, defeating him in a match on the October 12 episode ofDynamite.[41]However, Luchasaurus lost to Perry in asteel cage matchatFull Gearto end the rivalry.[42]Following the loss, Luchasaurus went on a hiatus. He returned to AEW in April 2023 and reunited with Cage.

On the June 17 premiere episode ofCollision,Luchasaurus defeatedWardlowto win theTNT Championship.[43]Luchasaurus held the title for three months, retaining againstShawn SpearsatBattle of the Belts VII,[44]Brock Andersonon the August 12 episode ofCollision[45]andDarby AllinatAll Out.[46]Luchasaurus would later lose the title to Cage in a three-way match that also involved Allin on the September 23 episode ofCollision.[47]AtWrestleDream,Cage defeated Allin in atwo out of three falls matchto retain the championship. After the match, Cage, Luchasaurus, andNick Wayne(who turned on Allin) assaulted Allin and Sting; they were interrupted by the debutingAdam Copeland,who ran out to confront Cage and save Allin.[48]Cage's faction was later calledThe Patriarchy.[49]AtFull Gear,The Patriarchy lost to Copeland, Sting, and Allin in a six-man tag team match with Luchasaurus taking the pin.[50]On the November 22 episode ofDynamite,Cage renamed Luchasaurus asKillswitch(named after Cage'sfinishing move) and dubbed Killswitch as his "finisher".[51]AtWorlds End,Killswitch won a 20-man battle royale for a future TNT Championship title match. Later that night, Cage lost the TNT Championship to Copeland in a no disqualification match. As Killswitch was about to sign off his title match contract on Copeland, Cage demanded Killswitch to hand over the contract and Killswitch relented. Cage then defeated Copeland to regain the TNT Championship.[52][53]Cage eventually lost the TNT Championship to Copeland again in March 2024.[54]On the July 21 episode ofCollision,The Patriarchy defeated theBang Bang Gang(Juice RobinsonandThe Gunns) for the vacantAEW World Trios Championship,after interference from Mother Wayne.[55]On August 25 atAll In,The Patriarchy lost the AEW World Trios Championship in a four-way London ladder match toPacandBlackpool Combat Club(Claudio CastagnoliandWheeler Yuta), ending their reign at 37 days. Later in the event, Killswitch and Cage entered theCasino Gauntlet Match,where Killswitch assisted Cage to win the match.[56]

On September 30, it was reported that Matelson was hospitalized due to doublepneumoniaafter his fiancé found him collapsed at home. He was rushed to the hospital where they found hisblood oxygen levelwas below 80% and was days away from permanent lung damage.[57]Matelson has been told his recovery period could take up to a month so it is unclear when he will return.[58]

In other media

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In the summer of 2015, Matelson appeared as a contestant in the17th seasonofBig Brother.[59]He was evicted during the twelfth week and placed fifth. He returned during the19th seasonfor the "BB Comics" competition with other former contestants, includingDan Gheeslingand fellow wrestlerJessie Godderz.

Filmography

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Television
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Access Hollywood Himself
2015 Big Brother 17 Himself
2016 The Price Is Right Himself
2017 Big Brother 19 Himself

Personal life

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Before beginning studies atCalifornia State University, Northridge,Matelson had been entirelyhomeschooled.He earned two history degrees at CSUN — aB.A.in 2008 and aM.A.in 2010, with his master's concentration and thesis inmedieval literature.[60][61]

While in the Big Brother house, Matelson began a relationship with Liz Nolan. The two continued to date for five months before breaking up in February 2016.[62]

Bill DeMott scandal

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In late February and March 2015, several former NXT trainees previously working within the WWE developmental system alleged misconduct by head trainerBill DeMott,with Devlin and Brandon Traven publicizing complaints which they claimed they had submitted to WWE management about DeMott back in March 2013, when they were still employed with WWE.[63]Meanwhile, other ex-trainees likeBriley PierceandDerrick Batemanalso made allegations in 2015,[6][63][64][65]while previous allegations made in 2013 by Chad Baxter and Chase Donovan were also noted.[66]They accused DeMott of making trainees perform dangerous drills,[6]physicallyassaultingandbullyingtrainees,[6][63]usinghomophobicandracial slursamongst otherderogatoryterms,[63][66]and condoningsexual harassment.[64]WWE released statements regarding some of the claims that came to light in 2013 and 2015, saying that investigations were done and no wrongdoing was found.[6][66]On March 6, 2015, DeMott denied the allegations, but resigned from WWE "to avoid any embarrassment or damage" to the company.[64]

Championships and accomplishments

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Jurassic Express as AEW World Tag Team Champions

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