- 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.
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