Jurassic Express was a

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tag team Tag team wrestling is a type of professional wrestling in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. Tag teams may be made up of wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of establis ...

that consisted of Jungle Boy and

Luchasaurus Austin Matelson (born March 10, 1985), better known by his ring name Luchasaurus, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Killswitch. He is a member of The Patriarch ...

. The team performed in

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(AEW), where they are former one-time

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History

Prior to signing with AEW, Jungle Boy and

teamed on the

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, as "A Boy and His Dinosaur". In July 2019,

Marko Stunt Noah Nelms (born July 30, 1996), better known under the ring name Marko Stunt, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Game Changer Wrestling, Black Label Pro, DEFY Wrestling and ...

was added to the team, and the three made their first appearance together at AEW's Fight for the Fallen event, under the name "Jurassic Express". At All Out on August 31, the Jurassic Express was defeated by

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(

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and

Scorpio Sky Schuyler Andrews (born April 2, 1983), better known by the ring name Scorpio Sky, is an American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a former two-time AEW TNT Champion and ...

) in a

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. In October, Jungle Boy and Stunt competed in a tournament to determine the inaugural

, but they were eliminated by the

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( Pentagón Jr. and

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) in the first round. On the January 15, 2020 episode of ''

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'', the team obtained its first victory in AEW, after they defeated Strong Hearts (

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and T-Hawk). On the February 19 episode of ''

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'', Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus competed in a tag team battle royal to determine the number one contenders for the AEW World Tag Team Championship, but the match was won by

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(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson). On September 5 at All Out, Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus were defeated by The Young Bucks. At the

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event on March 7, 2021, Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus competed in the Casino Tag Team Royale, but were unsuccessful in winning the match. In August 2021, Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus competed in a tag team eliminator tournament to determine the next contender for the tag team championship, but they were defeated by the Lucha Brothers in the finals. On the TBS debut episode of ''Dynamite'' on January 5, 2022, Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus would defeat The Lucha Brothers to win their first AEW Tag Team Championship. On the June 15, 2022 edition of ''Dynamite'', Jurassic Express lost the titles to The Young Bucks. Immediately after the match, Christian Cage turned heel and attacked Jungle Boy. At Blood and Guts two weeks later, Luchasaurus aligned himself with Cage, turning heel and seemingly ending Jurassic Express. However, at Fyter Fest on July 20, 2022, Luchasaurus stepped out of the way and allowed the returning Jungle Boy to chase Cage with a steel chair, apparently reuniting Jurassic Express. Finally, at All Out, Luchasaurus attacked Jungle Boy during his entrance for his match with Cage, turning heel once again and officially ending the team.

Championships and accomplishments

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( 1 time) – Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus ** Men's Casino Battle Royale (

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) – Jungle Boy *

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(

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) – Jungle Boy (1) and

(1) *''

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'' **Ranked Jungle Boy No. 69 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2021 **Ranked Luchasaurus No. 105 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

'' in 2020 **Ranked Marko Stunt No. 182 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

'' in 2020 *''

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'' ** Rookie of the Year (2019) – Jungle Boy

References

External links

Jurassic Express Profile
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