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Travis Banks
Birth nameTravis Bligh[1]
Born (1987-02-15) 15 February 1987 (age 37)
Bulls, New Zealand
Professional wrestling career
Billed height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Billed weight90 kg (198 lb)[2]
Billed fromAuckland, New Zealand
Trained byMartin Stirling
Debut6 March 2009

Travis Bligh (born 15 February 1987), better known by his ring name Travis Banks, is a New Zealand professional wrestler. He is currently wrestling in the United Kingdom[3][4][5] where he competes in promotions such as Fight Club Pro, What Culture Pro Wrestling, Attack! Pro Wrestling, Revolution Pro Wrestling, and most notably Progress Wrestling, where he is the World Champion in his first reign.

Professional wrestling career

What Culture Pro Wrestling / Defiant Wrestling (2016–present)

Banks made his What Culture Pro Wrestling debut in a Tag Team match as he teamed with Martin Kirby as they defeated Gabriel Kidd & Liam Slater. At WCPW Refuse To Lose, Banks was involved in a triple threat match to crown the first WCPW Internet Champion which was won by El Ligero. At WCPW True Legacy Banks teamed with Pete Dunne and went on to defeat Alberto El Patron and El Ligero in the first round of the WCPW Tag Team Championship tournament. On WCPW Loaded #16 Banks and Dunne were defeated by the Coffey Brothers (Joe Coffey & Mark Coffey) in the semifinal of the WCPW Tag Team Championship tournament. At WCPW Delete WCPW Banks and Dunne defeated Prospect (Alex Gracie & Lucas Archer) in a Number One Contendership Match for the WCPW Tag Team Championship tournament. On WCPW Loaded #17 Banks and Dunne unsuccessful at winning the WCPW Tag Team Championship against Johnny Moss & Liam Slater. At WCPW Lights Out Banks defeated Zack Sabre Jr.. At WCPW Loaded #24 Coffey and Travis Banks helped Joe Hendry defeated Alberto El Patron. At Exit Wounds, it transpired that Banks, Joe Coffey and Joe Hendry had formed a stable called The Prestige. BT Gunn joined the group later in the night. On WCPW Pro Wrestling World Cup - English Qualifying Round The Prestige defeated Bullet Club (Adam Cole, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) and Gabriel Kidd. On 29 April, at No Regrets, Banks entered at #14 in a thirty-man rumble for the WCPW Championship; however, he was eliminated by Rampage.

On 22 July 2017 Banks defeated Mark Davis in the first round of the Rest of the World Leg, Banks then defeated Jurn Simmons in the second round and was in the Final Bracket. Banks was then defeated by Mike Bailey in the Round of 16 in the PWWC.

Progress Wrestling (2016–present)

Banks debuted for Progress Wrestling in June 2016 by assisting TK Cooper in defeating Jack Sexsmith at Chapter 32.[6] His debut match for Progress took place a month later at Chapter 33 where he and Cooper defeated Sexsmith and Roy Johnson.[7]. Banks and Cooper would collectively be known as the South Pacific Power Trip and began a winning streak as a team that lasted until Chapter 45 where they were unsuccessful in challenging British Strong Style (Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) for the Progress Tag Team Championship.[8]

Banks entered the Super Strong Style 16 Tournament in 2017 where he defeated Jimmy Havoc in the first round,[9] Flamita in the quarter finals[10] and Zack Sabre Jr. in the semi-finals.[11] Banks would defeat Tyler Bate in the tournament finals, after which he asked to face the Progress World Champion at Chapter 55 at Alexandra Palace in September 2017.[12]

On 10 September Banks defeated Pete Dunne to become the new Progress World Champion.[13] He successfully defended the title against a diverse range of opponents such as Matt Riddle, Keith Lee, Will Ospreay, and Mark Andrews.

Revolution Pro Wrestling (2017-present)

Alongside Chris Brookes as CCK (Commonwealth Catch Kings), Banks won the Revolution Pro Wrestling tag team titles from Charlie Sterling and Joel Redman in his first match for the company.[14] CCK successfully defended those titles against a number of teams including Ryan Smile and Shane Strickland,[15] Sami Callihan and Martin Stone,[16] and Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi)[17] before losing the belts to Moustache Mountain (Trent Seven and Tyler Bate).

Other promotions

On 30 March 2013, at IPW Genesis, Banks was involved in a #1 Contendership Battle Royal for the IPW New Zealand Heavyweight Championship, Banks and Liam Fury both eliminated each other making the match a draw. On 27 April 2013, at IPW Decade Of Impact, Banks would win the IPW New Zealand Heavyweight Championship in a Triple Threat Match against Kingi and Liam Fury.

On 6 September 2013, on ROH Road To Greatness - Night 1, Banks would debut in Ring of Honor as he teamed with Aaron Solo and Mike Dean as they were defeated by Cheeseburger, Nick Merriman and Will Ferrara.

On 20 November 2016, at ROH Reach For The Sky - Night 3, Banks would return to Ring of Honor where he was defeated by Kyle O'Reilly.

On WrestleMania Axxess 2017 - Night 3, Banks would make his WWE debut as he teamed with TK Cooper where they were defeated by Mustafa Ali and Rich Swann.

On 28 June 2017 it was announced that Banks would debut for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla by entering the 2017 Battle of Los Angeles.[18] He defeated Mark Haskins in the first round[19] and Marty Scurll in the quarter finals[20] before being eliminated from the tournament in the semifinals by Ricochet.[21]

In wrestling

Wrestlers trained

  • TK Cooper[23]
  • Bea Priestley[24]
  • Mark Davis
  • Kyle Fletcher
  • Dahlia Black
  • Millie McKenzie

Championships and accomplishments

Sumo

  • Oceania sumo wrestling championships

Professional wrestling

References

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