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United States Luchasaurus is a professional wrestler and reality television personality known for his work in AEW, Lucha Underground, and WWE NXT.
Signed a developmental contract with WWE in 2012 and was sent to train at the former Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) under the ring name Judas Devlin. FCW was rebranded as NXT, where Matelson remained until his release in 2014.
Competed for Lucha Underground as Vibora, where he became 1/3 of the Lucha Underground Trios Champions during 2016-2018.
Signed with AEW in 2019 and became one-half of Jurassic Express. He is a one-time AEW World Tag Team Champion, a one-time AEW TNT Champion, and a one-time AEW World Trios Champion.
Appeared on Season 17 of the reality competition show, placing 5th. He also returned for the Season 19 'BB Comics' competition.
Made an appearance on the television game show.
Appeared on the entertainment news program.
Austin Matelson, known professionally as Luchasaurus, was born on March 10, 1985, in Woodland Hills, California. Before embarking on his wrestling career, Matelson pursued higher education, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2008 and a Master of Arts degree in 2010 from California State University, Northridge, with a focus on medieval literature. He began his professional wrestling career in 2009 on the independent circuit. In 2012, Matelson signed a developmental contract with WWE, where he trained under the ring name Judas Devlin at Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), which later became NXT. His tenure with WWE NXT concluded in 2014 following a severe hip injury sustained in March 2013.
Following a two-year hiatus from professional wrestling, Matelson returned to the independent circuit in 2016, performing under the name Austin Draven and later Just Judas, where he secured the MPW Heavyweight Championship. That same year, he debuted for Lucha Underground as Vibora, becoming one-third of the Lucha Underground Trios Champions from 2016 to 2018. During this period, he also adopted the Luchasaurus persona on the independent circuit, a name given to him by fans during his Lucha Underground debut. In 2019, Luchasaurus signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), forming the popular stable Jurassic Express with Jungle Boy Jack Perry and Marko Stunt. The partnership with Jungle Boy led to a reign as AEW World Tag Team Champions.
In recent years, Luchasaurus has experienced significant career developments within AEW. In 2023, he won the AEW TNT Championship and later became a member of The Patriarchy stable alongside Christian Cage and Nick Wayne, earning the AEW World Trios Championship. During this time, he adopted the new ring name Killswitch under Christian Cage’s direction. After a hospitalization for double pneumonia in late 2024, Killswitch returned to AEW, eventually saving Jack Perry from an attack by The Young Bucks in September 2025, marking the reunion of Jurassic Express and his return to the Luchasaurus name. Outside of wrestling, Matelson appeared on reality television shows such as Big Brother 17 in 2015, where he placed 5th, and also made appearances on Access Hollywood and The Price is Right.
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