Travis Banks

Travis Banks
Birth name Travis Bligh[1]
Born (1987-02-15) February 15, 1987
Bulls, New Zealand
Residence United Kingdom
Professional wrestling career
Billed height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Billed weight 90 kg (198 lb)[2]
Billed from Auckland, New Zealand
Trained by Martin Stirling
Debut 6 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, Progress Wrestling and Revolution Pro Wrestling.

Professional wrestling career

What Culture Pro Wrestling (2016–present)

Banks made his WCPW 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 would team with Pete Dunne and would go on to defeat Alberto El Patron & El Ligero in the first round of the WCPW Tag Team Championship tournament. On WCPW Loaded #16 Banks and Dunne were defeated by the The Coffey Brothers (Joe Coffey & Mark Coffey) in the Semi Final 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 would 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 April 29, at No Regrets, Banks entered at #14 in a thirty man rumble for the WCPW Championship, however he was eliminated by Rampage.

On July 22, 2017 Banks would defeat Mark Davis in the first round of the Rest of the World Leg, Banks would then defeat Jurn Simmons in the second round and would be in the Final Bracket.

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 Champion at Chapter 55 at Alexandra Palace in September 2017.[12]

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.[13] CCK have successfully defended those titles against a number of teams including Ryan Smile & Shane Strickland,[14] Sami Callihan & Martin Stone,[15] and Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi & Hiromu Takahashi).[16]

Other promotions

On March 30, 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 April 27, 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 September 6, 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 November 20, 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 & Rich Swann.

On June 28, 2017 it was announced that Banks would debut for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla by entering the 2017 Battle of Los Angeles.[17]

In wrestling

Wrestlers trained

Championships and accomplishments

Sumo

Professional wrestling

References

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  2. 1 2 3 "The World's Largest Wrestling Database". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  3. ↑ "Interview – Travis Banks – The British Wrestling Revival Blog". Thebritishwrestlingrevival.wordpress.com. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  4. ↑ "Travis Banks". Whatculture.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  5. ↑ Taylor, Brendon. "Travis Banks – Impact Pro Wrestling". Impactprowrestling.co.nz. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
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  21. ↑ Richardson, Daniel (13 August 2009). "Wrestler home to show skills" – via Stuff.co.nz.
  22. ↑ Dunn, David (2010-02-01). "Travis Banks: Potential Perfection". NZPWI. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  23. ↑ "ATTACK! 24:7 Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
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  28. ↑ "Title History – Impact Pro Wrestling". Impactprowrestling.co.nz. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  29. ↑ https://twitter.com/LuchaForeverUK/status/854024008991481856
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  31. ↑ "NZWPW New Zealand Tag Team Title". Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
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