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Austin Matelson (born March 10, 1985), better known by his
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Luchasaurus, is an American
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. He is signed to
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(AEW), where he performs under the ring name Killswitch. He is a member of The Patriarchy
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, and he is a former one-time TNT Champion, AEW Tag Team Champion and AEW World Trios Champion. Matelson began his professional wrestling career in 2009. He then signed a
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contract with
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in 2012 and was sent to train at the former
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(FCW) under the ring name Judas Devlin; FCW was then rebranded as NXT that same year where Matelson remained until he was released in 2014. After a two-year hiatus, he signed with
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as Vibora and worked there from 2016 to 2018. He also began working on the
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in 2016 under the Luchasaurus gimmick until he signed with AEW in 2019. He continued his partnership with Jungle Boy as
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, becoming a one-time AEW World Tag Team Champion. He later aligned with
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, which saw him win the
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, and later took on the ring name Killswitch in September 2023. During his two-year wrestling hiatus from 2014 to 2016, Matelson appeared on ''
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'' and was a house-guest on the reality competition, '' Big Brother 17'', in which he placed 5th. He also appeared on ''
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''.


Professional wrestling career


Early career (2009–2012)

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


WWE (2012–2014)

In 2012, Matelson signed a
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contract with
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and was sent for training at
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(FCW) where he was given the ring name Judas Devlin. On August 1, 2012, he made his FCW debut teaming with
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defeating Briley Pierce and
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. In 2012, FCW was rebranded as NXT and 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. He would be inactive from wrestling.


Independent circuit (2016–2019)

Matelson made his return to professional wrestling in 2016, having not competed since his release from
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in 2014. On June 17, 2016, in a match for Millenium Pro Wrestling (MPW) under the ring name Austin Draven, he defeated Ryan J. Morales. On September 30, 2016, under the ring name Just Judas, he defeated Danny Divine to become MPW Heavyweight Champion. On November 9, 2017, Matelson teamed with fellow Big Brother contestant
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under the team name "Team Big Brother", they defeated HATE (
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and
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) in a match for Bar Wrestling. 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. On November 17 and 18, Matelson wrestled for
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under the new gimmick and ring name Luchasaurus, defeating Alex Reynolds on the first night and winning on the second night in a three-way by defeating
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and
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.


Lucha Underground (2016–2018)

In May 2016, Matelson, under a mask and the ring name Vibora, made his
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debut as a part of the Reptile Tribe stable. On May 7, 2016, Vibora along with Pindar and Drago won the
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. On October 11, at
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, Reptile Tribe lost the Lucha Underground Trios Championship against Dante Fox, Killshot and
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. On the July 18, 2018 episode of ''Lucha Underground'', Vibora defeated
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. On the August 1 episode of ''Lucha Underground'', the character Vibora was "killed off" via decapitation by a sword-wielding
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.


All Elite Wrestling (2019–present)


Jurassic Express (2019–2022)

On May 25, 2019, Matelson debuted for
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(AEW) at
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as a part of the pre-show
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. He lasted until the final three, before being eliminated by
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. Three days later, it was revealed that he had signed with the company full-time as Luchasaurus. He would then continue his tag team with Jungle Boy, as he managed him at Fyter Fest. At
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, they were defeated in a Triple Threat tag team match involving
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(
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and
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) and The Hybrid 2 (
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and Jack Evans). At All Out, Luchasaurus, alongside Jungle Boy and
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, would debut as the stable
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. Luchasaurus also sporadically competed as a singles competitor, most notably participating in the Casino Ladder match at
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on May 23, 2020. On the August 12 episode of ''
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'', Jurassic Express unsuccessfully challenged Page and
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for the
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. The following year,
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began mentoring Jungle Boy, which saw Cage become a prominent figure as an associate of the stable, and led to Stunt being eventually phased out. On the August 18, 2021 episode of ''Dynamite'', Jurassic Express received a title shot for the World Tag Team Championship against
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(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson), but failed to win. Following that, Jurassic Express participated in a tournament to determine the #1 contenders for the World Tag Team Championship. On the August 20 episode of ''
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'', they defeated Private Party in the opening round. On the August 27 episode of ''Rampage'', they lost to the
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(
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and
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) in the final. For three months, Jurassic Express feuded with various members of The Elite. On the September 1 episode of ''Dynamite'', they partnered the Lucha Brothers in a loss to the Good Brothers (
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and
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) and the Young Bucks. On the September 24 episode of ''Rampage'', Cage and Jurassic Express were defeated by the SuperKliq (
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and the Young Bucks), with Luchasaurus taking the pin. On the October 6 episode of ''Dynamite'', Cage, Jurassic Express and
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were defeated by Cole, Omega and the Young Bucks. At
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, Cage and Jurassic Express defeated the SuperKliq in a falls count anywhere match. On the November 19 episode of ''Rampage'', Jurassic Express defeated Cole and
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. On the January 5, 2022 episode of ''Dynamite'', Jurassic Express defeated the Lucha Brothers to win their first World Tag Team Championship. At the
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event on March 6, Jurassic Express successfully defended the championship against the Young Bucks and
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(Bobby Fish and
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) in a
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. At
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on May 29, they retained the championship in a three-way tag match against
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(
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and
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) and Swerve In Our Glory ( Keith Lee and
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). After Jurassic Express lost the championship to the Young Bucks in a
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at Road Rager, Cage turned on Jungle Boy, with Luchasaurus also turning heel when he joined Cage. 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. At week two of Fyter Fest, Luchasaurus turned on Christian Cage to realign with Jungle Boy. However, this was also a short-lived reunion, as at All Out, Luchasaurus cemented himself as a heel by attacking his tag partner once again and solidifying his alliance with Cage. 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 of ''Dynamite''. However, Luchasaurus lost to Perry in a
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at
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to end the rivalry.


The Patriarchy; Killswitch (2023–present)

Following the loss to Perry Luchasaurus went on a hiatus. He returned to AEW in April 2023 and reunited with Cage. On the June 17 premiere episode of ''
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'', Luchasaurus defeated Wardlow to win the
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. Luchasaurus held the title for three months, retaining against
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at Battle of the Belts VII,
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on the August 12 episode of ''Collision'' and
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at All Out. Luchasaurus would later lose the title to Cage in a three-way match that also involved Allin on the September 23 episode of ''Collision''. At
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, Cage defeated Allin in a
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to retain the championship. After the match, Cage, Luchasaurus, and
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(who turned on Allin) assaulted Allin and Sting; they were interrupted by the debuting
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, who ran out to confront Cage and save Allin. Cage's faction was later called The Patriarchy. At
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, The Patriarchy lost to Copeland, Sting, and Allin in a six-man tag team match with Luchasaurus taking the pin. On the November 22 episode of ''Dynamite'', Cage renamed Luchasaurus as Killswitch (named after Cage's
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) and dubbed Killswitch as his "finisher". At Worlds 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. Cage eventually lost the TNT Championship to Copeland again in March 2024. On the July 21 episode of ''Collision'', The Patriarchy defeated the
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and The Gunns) for the vacant
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, after interference from Mother Wayne. On August 25 at All In, The Patriarchy lost the AEW World Trios Championship in a four-way London ladder match to
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and
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), ending their reign at 37 days. Later in the event, Killswitch and Cage entered the
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, where Killswitch assisted Cage to win the match. On September 30, it was reported that Matelson was hospitalized due to double
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after his fiancé found him collapsed at home. He was rushed to the hospital where they found his
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was below 80% and was days away from permanent lung damage. Matelson has been told his recovery period could take up to a month so it is unclear when he will return.


In other media

In the summer of 2015, Matelson appeared as a contestant in the 17th season of ''
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''. He was evicted during the twelfth week and placed fifth. He returned during the 19th season for the "BB Comics" competition with other former contestants, including Dan Gheesling and fellow wrestler
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.


Filmography


Personal life

Before beginning studies at
California State University, Northridge California State University, Northridge (CSUN or Cal State Northridge), is a public university in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. With a total enrollment of 36,848 students (as of Fall 2024), it has the ...
, Matelson had been entirely
homeschooled Homeschooling or home schooling (American English), also known as home education or elective home education (EHE) (British English), is the education of school-aged children at home or a variety of places other than a school. Usually conducted ...
. He earned two history degrees at CSUN — a
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in 2008 and a
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in 2010, with his master's concentration and thesis in
medieval literature Medieval literature is a broad subject, encompassing essentially all written works available in Europe and beyond during the Middle Ages (that is, the one thousand years from the fall of the Western Roman Empire ca. AD 500 to the beginning of t ...
.Big Brother Cast: Austin Matelson
Cbs.com. Retrieved on August 19, 2015.
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.


Bill DeMott scandal

In late February and March 2015, several former NXT trainees previously working within the WWE developmental system alleged misconduct by head trainer
Bill DeMott William Charles DeMott II (born November 10, 1966) is an American retired professional wrestler, road agent, and trainer. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as Hugh Morrus and World Wrestling Federatio ...
, with Matelson 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.SECOND LETTER OF ALLEGATIONS AGAINST WWE'S BILL DEMOTT LEAKS ONLINE, CHRIS JERICHO, EC3, OTHERS COMMENT ON SITUATION
PWInsider.com (March 4, 2015). Retrieved on 2015-08-19.
Meanwhile, other ex-trainees like Briley Pierce and Derrick Bateman also made allegations in 2015, while previous allegations made in 2013 by Chad Baxter and Chase Donovan were also noted. They accused DeMott of making trainees perform dangerous drills, physically
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ing and
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trainees, using
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and
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amongst other
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terms, and condoning
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. 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. On March 6, 2015, DeMott denied the allegations, but resigned from WWE "to avoid any embarrassment or damage" to the company.


Championships and accomplishments

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All Elite Wrestling All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is an American professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. It is owned and operated by Shahid Khan, Shahid and Tony Khan, with the latter serving as President (corporate title), president an ...
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AEW TNT Championship The AEW TNT Championship is a Professional wrestling championship#Gimmick/style championships, men's professional wrestling television championship created and promoted by the United States, American professional wrestling promotion, promotion Al ...
( 1 time) **
AEW World Tag Team Championship The AEW World Tag Team Championship is a men's professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It is a standard tag team championship, being contested by teams of two wr ...
( 1 time) – with Jungle Boy **
AEW World Trios Championship The AEW World Trios Championship is a men's professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the United States, American professional wrestling promotion, promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It is a specialized tag team ...
( 1 time) – with
Christian Cage William Jason Reso (born November 30, 1973) is a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Christian Cage and is the leader of The Patriarch ...
and
Nick Wayne Nicholas Wayne Finley (born July 10, 2005) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Nick Wayne. He is a member of The Patriarchy (professional ...
* All-Star Wrestling ** ASW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The Thunder From Jalandhar *
DDT Pro-Wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Its name is an initialism of Dramatic Dream Team, which was the promotion's original name from 1997 to 2004. Founded in March 1997 by Shintaro Muto, the p ...
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Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship The is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the Japanese promotion CyberFight in its DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) brand. Open to anyone, regardless of gender or DDT employment status, the championship is defended "24/7", as in ...
( 1 time) *
Lucha Underground Lucha Underground was an American professional wrestling promotion founded in 2014 by United Artists, United Artists Media Group. ''Lucha Underground'' also refers to its weekly television program, which featured List of former Lucha Underground p ...
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Lucha Underground Trios Championship } The Lucha Underground Trios Championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship promoted by Lucha Underground. In contrast to usual tag team championships for two wrestlers, it is exclusively for three-man tag teams, also know ...
( 1 time) – with Drago and Pindar *''
Pro Wrestling Illustrated ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' (''PWI'') is an American professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1979 by publisher Stanley Weston. ''PWI'' is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and published by Kappa Publishing Group. The maga ...
'' **Ranked No. 105 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''
PWI 500 ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' (''PWI'') is an American professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1979 by publisher Stanley Weston. ''PWI'' is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and published by Kappa Publishing Group. The maga ...
'' in 2020 * Millennium Pro Wrestling ** MPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)


References


External links

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Judas Devlin's WWE NXT profile
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