Biography

Rick Cataldo is an American Drag Queen performer as well as a professional wrestling manager, Booker, and promoter.

Born in Brooklyn, New York on March 23rd, 1991, Cataldo made his professional wrestling debut in 2004 at the tender age of 13.

After dropping out of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, Cataldo took up a job as a busboy to pay for his wrestling training.

Rick Cataldo is renowned as a trailblazer within the pro wrestling community for his contributions regarding Queer performers. Cataldo is the most viewed Queer athlete in his chosen profession, racking up over 50 million views on his YouTube as of 2020.
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In 2016, Rick Cataldo founded 'A Matter of Pride' The first ever Queer Pro Wrestling Promotion.

When Mexican Exotico Cassandro turned down the role of 'Andromeda' in TNA Wrestling, the role eventually went to Rick Cataldo. The character of Andromeda was to a be a heavily pushed Gay gimmick to break barriers and push the envelope within the Pro Wrestling Industry. However, the role and gimmick were nixed in favor of Orlando Jordan (and his bi-sexual gimmick) due to Hulk Hogan's influence.

Rick Cataldo is of Polish and Sicilian descent. Cataldo's mother, Margaret Watters, was a beauty queen and was crowned Miss Polonia 1980.

Rick Cataldo was a fixture in the mid 2000's party night life scene and once a close confidant of Lindsay Lohan.

Although many "flamboyant" acts have proceeded him, Cataldo is attributed to being the first openly gay pro wrestler, in America, who actually portrays a queer gimmick.