Jurassic Express was a
professional wrestling
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tag team that consisted of
Jungle Boy and
Luchasaurus
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. The team performed in
All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where they are former
AEW World Tag Team Champions.
History
Prior to signing with AEW,
Jungle Boy and
Luchasaurus
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teamed on the
independent circuit, as "A Boy and His Dinosaur". In July 2019,
Marko Stunt 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
SoCal Uncensored (
Christopher Daniels,
Frankie Kazarian and
Scorpio Sky) in a
six-man tag team match.
In October, Jungle Boy and Stunt competed in a tournament to determine the inaugural
AEW World Tag Team Champions, but they were eliminated by the
Lucha Brothers (
Pentagón Jr.
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and
Rey Fénix) in the first round. On the January 15, 2020 episode of ''
Dark'', the team obtained its first victory in AEW, after they defeated Strong Hearts (
Cima,
El Lindaman
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Professional wrestling career
Dragon Gate Early career and Millennials (2014–2015)
Hayash ...
and
T-Hawk). On the February 19 episode of ''
Dynamite'', 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
The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson).
On September 5 at
All Out, Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus were defeated by The Young Bucks.
At the
Revolution event on March 7, 2021, Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus competed in the
Casino Tag Team Royale
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, 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
*
All Elite Wrestling
**
AEW World Tag Team Championship (
1 time) – Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus
**
Men's Casino Battle Royale (
2021) – Jungle Boy
*
DDT Pro-Wrestling
**
Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (
2 times
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) – Jungle Boy (1)
and
Marko Stunt (1)
*''
Pro Wrestling Illustrated''
**Ranked Jungle Boy No. 69 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''
PWI 500'' in 2021
**Ranked Luchasaurus No. 105 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''
PWI 500'' in 2020
**Ranked Marko Stunt No. 182 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''
PWI 500'' in 2020
*''
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
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''
**
Rookie of the Year (2019) – Jungle Boy
References
External links
Jurassic Express Profileat Cagematch.net
Jurassic Express DomainJurassic Express Fan Page.
{{AEW World Tag Team Championship
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Independent promotions teams and stables