 Gordon in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Travis Gordon Lopes Jr. (1991-12-12)December 12, 1991 (age 33)[2] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Flip Gordon Travis Gordon Chico El Luchador |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 208 lb (94 kg)[2] |
| Billed from | Kalispell, Montana |
| Trained by | Brian Fury[3] |
| Debut | May 6, 2015[3] |
Travis Gordon Lopes Jr. (born December 12, 1991) is an Americanprofessional wrestler. He is currently signed toConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, where he performs under thering nameFlip Gordon and is the currentNWA World Historic Middleweight Champion, in his first reign.
Gordon trained under Brian Fury and the New England Pro Wrestling Academy.[4] He made his singles debut againstBiff Busick on May 6, 2015.
He appeared for Chaotic Wrestling, where he won his first title duringA Night Of Grand Slams on September 9, 2016, in a Six-Way Scramble match to gain the CW New England Championship.[5] He lost his title on February 3, 2017 against Mike Verna.[6] In 2016, Gordon debuted forCombat Zone Wrestling defeatingChuck Taylor, Steve Scott and Dan Barry.[7]
Gordon signed a contract withRing of Honor a month after his first match on the promotion, where he lost toMatt Sydal on April 8, 2017, inBaltimore, Maryland.[8] On December 15, 2017, at ROH'sFinal Battle Gordon teamed withDragon Lee andTitan against TheYoung Bucks andHangman Page for theROH World 6-Man Tag Titles, but they were unsuccessful.On July 20, 2018, at ROH'sHonor for All event,Nick Aldis defeated Gordon by submission to retain theNWA World Heavyweight Championship. After the match,Cody Rhodes helped Gordon to his feet and teased booking him for the All In event beforeBully Ray assaulted Gordon with a low blow.[9] On September 1, 2018, Gordon won theAll In Over the Budget Battle Royal for the chance to challengeJay Lethal for theROH World Championship the same night, which he did unsuccessfully.[10] In the Sea At Honor Tournament, Gordon defeatedJay Briscoe in the finals to win the tournament giving him a future ROH World Championship shot. At 2019'sROH Honor Reigns Supreme, Gordon was in a match againstTracy Williams; early in the match Gordon injured his knee bringing the match to a premature end.
In June 2019, atBest in the World, Gordon was revealed as the fourth member ofVillain Enterprises by leaderMarty Scurll after Villain Enterprises retained theirROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship against Lifeblood. Gordon, alongside Scurll and fellow membersBrody King andPCO, would attack Lifeblood, turning Gordonheel. It was announced in May 2020, that Gordon has signed a brand new multi-year deal with Ring of Honor.
On September 16, 2017, Gordon made his debut withConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, teaming withVolador Jr. andCarístico to defeatKojima,Mephisto, andÚltimo Guerrero at theCMLL 84th Anniversary Show.[11] 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.
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 againstHiromu Takahashi &Kushida on Night One. He would lose a tag team match on Night Two, teaming withRyusuke Taguchi againstLos Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi & Hiromu Takahashi). In May 2018, Gordon was announced as one of the 16 participants in New Japan's annualBest of the Super Juniors tournament. He finished the tournament with three wins and four losses, failing to advance to the finals. After competing at the jointly promotedG1 Supercard, 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.
Lopes previously served six years as a member of theArmy National Guard Reserve, working as a combat engineer with specialization in explosives training.[12] After completing his enlistment, Lopes was honorably discharged on May 1, 2018.[citation needed]
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