Travis Gordon Lopes Jr. (born December 12, 1991) is an American
professional wrestler
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. He is currently signed to
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
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, where he performs under the
ring name
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Gordon trained under Brian Fury and the New England Pro Wrestling Academy. He made his singles debut against Biff Busick on May 6, 2015.
Independent circuit (2016–2017)
He appeared for Chaotic Wrestling, where he won his first title during ''A Night Of Grand Slams'' on September 9, 2016, in a Six-Way Scramble match to gain the CW New England Championship. He lost his title on February 3, 2017 against Mike Verna. In 2016, Gordon debuted for
Combat Zone Wrestling
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defeating Chuck Taylor, Steve Scott and Dan Barry.
Ring of Honor (2017–2021)
Gordon signed a contract with
Ring of Honor
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a month after his first match on the promotion, where he lost to
Matt Sydal
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on April 8, 2017, in
Baltimore, Maryland
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Titan
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* Titans, a race of deities in Greek mythology
Titan or Titans may also refer to:
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Nick Aldis
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defeated Gordon by submission to retain the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
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. After the match,
Cody Rhodes
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helped Gordon to his feet and teased booking him for the All In event before
Bully Ray
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assaulted Gordon with a low blow. On September 1, 2018, Gordon won the All In Over the Budget Battle Royal for the chance to challenge
Jay Lethal
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for the
ROH World Championship
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the same night, which he did unsuccessfully. In the Sea At Honor Tournament, Gordon defeated
Jay Briscoe
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in the finals to win the tournament giving him a future ROH World Championship shot. At 2019's ROH Honor Reigns Supreme, Gordon was in a match against
Tracy Williams
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; early in the match Gordon injured his knee bringing the match to a premature end.
In June 2019, at Best in the World, Gordon was revealed as the fourth member of Villain Enterprises by leader
Marty Scurll
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Scurll began his career in 2005, working on the British independent circuit. In 2012, he competed on the TNA's show TNA Wres ...
after Villain Enterprises retained their
ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
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against Lifeblood. Gordon, alongside Scurll and fellow members
Brody King
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heel
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Structure
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. It was announced in May 2020, that Gordon has signed a brand new multi-year deal with Ring of Honor.
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2017–2018, 2024–present)
On September 16, 2017, Gordon made his debut with
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
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Kojima
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* Kojima District, Okayama, Japan
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* Kōjima, an island ...
Último Guerrero
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at the CMLL 84th Anniversary Show. He also wrestled several events during the week such as Puebla shows and Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday Arena México shows. Gordon would come back for CMLL's Gran Prix Internacional – Torneo Cibernético where his team would win.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2018)
In February 2018, Gordon wrestled for the Ring of Honor's and New Japan Pro-Wrestling's cross-promotional event, Honor Rising, where he would win a three-way match against
Hiromu Takahashi
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Takahashi made his debut for NJPW on Augus ...
& Kushida on Night One. He would lose a tag team match on Night Two, teaming with
Ryusuke Taguchi
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against ''Los Ingobernables de Japon'' (Bushi & Hiromu Takahashi). In May 2018, Gordon was announced as one of the 16 participants in New Japan's annual
Best of the Super Juniors
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tournament. He finished the tournament with three wins and four losses, failing to advance to the finals. After competing at the jointly promoted
G1 Supercard
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, Gordon was announced as returning to the Best of the Super Juniors tournament. He would ultimately be unable to compete in the tournament due to visa issues.
Personal life
Lopes previously served six years as a member of the
Army National Guard
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Reserve, working as a combat engineer with specialization in explosives training. After completing his enlistment, Lopes was honorably discharged on May 1, 2018.
Championships and accomplishments
*
Chaotic Wrestling
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Chaotic Wrestling is known for p ...
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Co., Ltd. (CMLL; , "World Wrestling Council") is a ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City. The promotion was previously known as (EMLL) (''Mexican Wrestling Enterprise''). Founded in 1933, it is the oldest profe ...
**
NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship
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Northeast Wrestling
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** NEW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
**King of Bethany Crown Championship (1 time, inaugural)
** King of Bethany Tournament (2016)
*LDN Wrestling
** LDN British Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
** LDN World Championship (1 time)
**Maximum Air Tournament (2017)
*North Shore Pro Wrestling
** NSPW Maritime Championship (1 time)
* ''
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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''
** Ranked No. 114 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''
PWI 500
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'' in 2019
*
Ring of Honor
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World Series Wrestling
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