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05-31-2019, 07:21 PM
All Elite Wrestling announced on Twitter tonight that Luchasaurus has joined the roster.
Luchasaurus worked the Casino Battle Royale on the AEW Double Or Nothing "Buy In" pre-show this past Saturday night. He picked up 4 eliminations before being eliminated by the winner, "Hangman" Adam Page.
Real name Austin Matelson, Luchasaurus was previously signed to a WWE developmental deal under the name Judas Devlin in 2012. He worked for Florida Championship Wrestling, which would become WWE NXT, but was released in 2014 after suffering a severe spinal injury. He's also wrestled for ROH and Lucha Underground, and was a house-guest on season 17 of Big Brother in 2015, where he came in 5th.
On a related note, Luchasaurus was asked on Twitter today about his look and gimmick, and what it means. He replied, "I am a man wearing a mask. It's an ironic commentary on rebellion. I'm an absurd character that represents something extinct in order to show the wrestling world that the preconceived idea of how a big man is suppose to wrestle is also extinct."
Below is AEW's post on Luchasaurus along with today's fan exchange:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">He has a Masters Degree and now...<a href="https://twitter.com/JudasDraven?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JudasDraven</a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LuchaSaurus?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LuchaSaurus</a> is <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AllElite?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AllElite</a> <a href="https://t.co/pRSCfKw9Il">pic.twitter.com/pRSCfKw9Il</a></p>— All Elite Wrestling (@AEWrestling) <a href="https://twitter.com/AEWrestling/status/1133540630582501378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 29, 2019</a></blockquote>
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I am a man wearing a mask. It's an ironic commentary on rebellion. I'm an absurd character that represents something extinct in order to show the wrestling world that the preconceived idea of how a big man is suppose to wrestle is also extinct.
— Judas/LuchaSaurus (@JudasDraven) May 28, 2019
Luchasaurus worked the Casino Battle Royale on the AEW Double Or Nothing "Buy In" pre-show this past Saturday night. He picked up 4 eliminations before being eliminated by the winner, "Hangman" Adam Page.
Real name Austin Matelson, Luchasaurus was previously signed to a WWE developmental deal under the name Judas Devlin in 2012. He worked for Florida Championship Wrestling, which would become WWE NXT, but was released in 2014 after suffering a severe spinal injury. He's also wrestled for ROH and Lucha Underground, and was a house-guest on season 17 of Big Brother in 2015, where he came in 5th.
On a related note, Luchasaurus was asked on Twitter today about his look and gimmick, and what it means. He replied, "I am a man wearing a mask. It's an ironic commentary on rebellion. I'm an absurd character that represents something extinct in order to show the wrestling world that the preconceived idea of how a big man is suppose to wrestle is also extinct."
Below is AEW's post on Luchasaurus along with today's fan exchange:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">He has a Masters Degree and now...<a href="https://twitter.com/JudasDraven?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JudasDraven</a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LuchaSaurus?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LuchaSaurus</a> is <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AllElite?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AllElite</a> <a href="https://t.co/pRSCfKw9Il">pic.twitter.com/pRSCfKw9Il</a></p>— All Elite Wrestling (@AEWrestling) <a href="https://twitter.com/AEWrestling/status/1133540630582501378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 29, 2019</a></blockquote>
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I am a man wearing a mask. It's an ironic commentary on rebellion. I'm an absurd character that represents something extinct in order to show the wrestling world that the preconceived idea of how a big man is suppose to wrestle is also extinct.
— Judas/LuchaSaurus (@JudasDraven) May 28, 2019