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Travis Gordon Lopes Jr. (born December 12, 1991) is an American professional wrestler signed to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), where he performs under the ring name Flip Gordon and is the current NWA World Historic Middleweight Champion in his first reign. He is best known for his tenure in Ring of Honor (ROH) from 2017 to 2021.

Professional wrestling career

Early career

Gordon trained under Brian Fury and the New England Pro Wrestling Academy.[4] He made his singles debut against Biff Busick on May 6, 2015.

Independent circuit (2016–2017)

Gordon in 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.[5] He lost his title on February 3, 2017 against Mike Verna.[6] In 2016, Gordon debuted for Combat Zone Wrestling defeating Chuck Taylor, Steve Scott and Dan Barry.[7]

Ring of Honor (2017–2021)

Gordon signed a contract with Ring of Honor a month after his first match on the promotion, where he lost to Matt Sydal on April 8, 2017, in Baltimore, Maryland.[8] On December 15, 2017, at ROH’s Final Battle Gordon teamed with Dragon Lee and Titan against The Young Bucks and Hangman Page for the ROH World 6-Man Tag Titles, but they were unsuccessful. On July 20, 2018, at ROH’s Honor for All event, Nick Aldis defeated Gordon by submission to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. After the match, Cody Rhodes helped Gordon to his feet and teased booking him for the All In event before Bully Ray assaulted Gordon with a low blow.[9] On September 1, 2018, Gordon won the All In Over the Budget Battle Royal for the chance to challenge Jay Lethal for the ROH World Championship the same night, which he did unsuccessfully.[10] In the Sea At Honor Tournament, Gordon defeated Jay Briscoe 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; 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 after Villain Enterprises retained their ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship against Lifeblood. Gordon, alongside Scurll and fellow members Brody King and PCO, would attack Lifeblood, turning Gordon heel. 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, 2023–present)

Gordon made his debut for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in Mexico at the CMLL 84th Anniversary Show on September 16, 2017, teaming with Volador Jr. and Carístico to defeat Satoshi Kojima, Mephisto and Último Guerrero.[11][12] On October 5, 2018, he returned to take part in the International Gran Prix tournament, where he was eliminated by El Terrible.[13]

On November 15, 2023, Gordon officially signed with CMLL.[14] In his return match on Super Viernes (“Super Friday”) two days later, he teamed with Máscara Dorada and Místico (the former Carístico), defeating Star Jr., Titán and Volador Jr.[15] At Sin Salida (“No Escape”) on January 1, 2024, Gordon teamed with Atlantis Jr. and Místico to defeat Bárbaro Cavernario, Dragón Rojo Jr. and El Terrible.[16] On February 6, he took part in the Reyes del Aire (“Kings of the Air”) tournament, which was won by Místico.[17] The following month, Gordon and Ángel de Oro competed in the Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increibles (“National Amazing Pairs tournament”), a tournament pairing a tecnico (face) with a rudo (heel); they defeated Euforia and Gran Guerrero before losing to Dorada and Rocky Romero.[18] He unsuccessfully challenged Templario for the CMLL World Middleweight Championship on May 10.[19] In August, Gordon represented “Team International” during the International Gran Prix, with Claudio Castagnoli winning the tournament for his team.[20]

On November 8, Gordon and El Hijo del Villano III defeated Difunto, Dragon Rojo Jr., Guerrero Maya Jr. and Neón in a torneo cibernetico for the opportunity to face each other for the vacant NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship.[21] The following week, on November 15, Gordon defeated El Hijo del Villano III to win the title.[22] He made his first successful title defense on December 13 against Romero.[23] Gordon, Atlantis and Titán defeated Ángel de Oro, Niebla Roja and Stuka Jr. at Sin Salida on January 1, 2025.[24] On April 4, Gordon defeated Guerrero Maya Jr. and Templario to qualify for the CMLL Universal Championship tournament at the Arena México 69th Anniversary Show on April 25, where he lost to Ángel de Oro in his semi-final match.[25][26] During a match on August 1, Gordon suffered a ruptured patella tendon in his right knee and left the ring on a stretcher. Shortly after, he underwent successful surgery and would be out of action for an unknown amount of time.[27][28] He returned from injury on January 23, 2026, teaming with Templario and Titán to defeat Cavernario, Soberano Jr. and Yutani.[29][30] On February 3, Gordon won the Reyes del Aire tournament by last eliminating Yutani.[31][32]

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2018–2020)

On February 23 and 24, 2018, Gordon wrestled for the Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) cross-promotional “Honor Rising” tour. On the first night, he defeated Hiromu Takahashi and Kushida in a three-way match.[33] The next night, he teamed with Ryusuke Taguchi in a loss to Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi and Takahashi).[34] In May, Gordon was announced as one of the 16 participants in NJPW’s annual Best of the Super Juniors tournament.[35] He finished the tournament with three wins and four losses, failing to advance to the finals.[36]

On April 6, 2019, at G1 Supercard, Gordon and Lifeblood (Juice Robinson and Mark Haskins) defeated Bully Ray, Shane Taylor and Silas Young in a New York City Street Fight.[37] He was set to compete in the Best of the Super Juniors tournament the following month, but was unable to due to visa issues.[38] On the September 4, 2020 episode of Strong, as part of the “Fighting Spirit Unleashed” tour, Gordon lost to Jay White.[39]

Personal life

Lopes previously served six years as a member of the Army National Guard Reserve, working as a combat engineer with specialization in explosives training.[40] After completing his enlistment, Lopes was honorably discharged on May 1, 2018.[citation needed]

Championships and accomplishments

References

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