{"id":57725,"date":"2019-11-10T13:33:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-10T18:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=57725"},"modified":"2019-11-10T13:33:06","modified_gmt":"2019-11-10T18:33:06","slug":"indie-wrestler-matt-travis-passes-away-at-age-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/11\/10\/indie-wrestler-matt-travis-passes-away-at-age-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Indie Wrestler Matt Travis Passes Away at Age 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The US indie scene &#8211; more specifically the tightknit New York\/New Jersey area &#8211; was hit with some shattering news on Saturday, when it was revealed that <strong>Matt Travis<\/strong>, a rising star with <strong>House of Glory (HOG)<\/strong> who had also made a name for himself in appearances for <strong>Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW)<\/strong> and <strong>Game Changer Wrestling (GCW)<\/strong>, had passed away. Travis was the victim of a hit and run accident and died due to the injuries. He was only 25 years old.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">R.I.P. Matt Travis <\/p>\n<p>A passionate, rising star with a big heart and a world of potential<\/p>\n<p>You will be missed \ud83d\ude4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LT5fhpugVP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/LT5fhpugVP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GameChangerWrestling (@GCWrestling_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCWrestling_\/status\/1193354687694745600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Matt Travis had only been in the business for a few years, but he knew it was destined to be his calling. \u201cWrestling is my lifeline,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/pa55bv\/photos-from-inside-a-bloody-sweaty-glorious-indie-wrestling-school\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">he told VICE Magazine<\/a> this past January. \u201cEvery night I come home and hear how someone got shot&#8230; like, what if I\u2019m next? But with wrestling, I feel like, finally, I have a shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ace Austin v. Matt Travis. Dojo Wars 110 January 2017\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cd30Wf7ld1A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A student at House of Glory, he was also an early star with <em><strong>CZW Dojo Wars<\/strong><\/em> starting in 2016. He would work for <em>CZW Dojo Wars<\/em> from 2016 through 2017, before making his main CZW debut at Night of Infamy in November of 2018.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"[GRUDGE MATCH] Ken Broadway vs Matt Travis - House Of Glory Wrestling Temperature Rising 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zb-3TpKsl2o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Throughout his HOG career, he had a strong connection to another emerging talent in Ken Broadway. The two young stars were involved frequently, sometimes as rivals and sometimes as tag team partners. At CZW Tournament of Death 18 this year, the two teamed up for the last time, in a loss for the CZW World Tag Team titles against The REP (Nate Carter &amp; Dave McCall).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"[FREE MATCH] Matt Travis vs &quot;Cashflow&quot; Ken Broadway STEEL CAGE MATCH - House Of Glory Wrestling\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YXsFc1n3VG8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Banks also found himself on the radar of GCW, who began using Banks as far back as The Art of War in 2017, teaming with Broadway to face GCW Tag Team Champions Private Party (who have since become stars with AEW). He appeared on multiple GCW events over the years, including a fantastic match against Jimmy Lloyd at GCW&#8217;s Tribute to Homicide this past July.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"[FREE MATCH] Matt Travis vs. Jimmy Lloyd | #LongLiveTravis\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r-CMLa4524g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Travis Banks was just hitting his peak and his intensity and passion for the business made him a star everywhere he wrestled. His future was looking brighter than ever. He last wrestled for House of Glory at High Intensity 8 this past August, where he failed to defeat Mantequila for the HOG Crown Jewel title.<\/p>\n<p>Last Word on Pro Wrestling sends our collective condolences to the family, friends, and peers of Matt Travis during this sad time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CZW is heartbroken to learn of Matt Travis&#39; tragic passing. He will always be considered part of the Combat Zone family and we send our deepest condolences and love to everyone lucky enough to know him. RIP Matt \u2764 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a8C5KoRpcG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/a8C5KoRpcG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CZW: Combat Zone Wrestling (@combatzone) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/combatzone\/status\/1193343430254104576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Matt Travis was a unique, energetic performer.<\/p>\n<p>His energy &amp; passion made it to where you couldn&#39;t help but root for the guy even when you wanted to boo him for being a jerk.<\/p>\n<p>We are fortunate to have spent a small part of the journey with him.<\/p>\n<p>We will miss you Matt. Love you.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EVERY THURSDAY &#8211; $5 &#8211; Voorhees NJ &#8211; 8:30pm (@CZWDojoWars) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CZWDojoWars\/status\/1193305180546224131?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 9, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Santana_Proud\/status\/1193305682591854592<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmazingRed1\/status\/1193301336348999680<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Last Message I got from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MATT___TRAVIS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MATT___TRAVIS<\/a> we really lost one of the good ones! I\u2019m happy I was able to work with him and call him a friend. You be missed RIP Matt <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RNK13J1jmA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/RNK13J1jmA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jimmy LLoyd (@TheJimmyLLoyd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheJimmyLLoyd\/status\/1193344399679328256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/SilverNumber1\/status\/1193310921227198465<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/cashflowKB\/status\/1193343301480529920<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am HURT about Matt Travis. His passion matched my passion for this business. His love matched my love for this. <\/p>\n<p>When we argued, we argued out of love. We believed in each other. We pushed each other. <\/p>\n<p>My condolences to his family. This is a huge lost to the NYC community.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Faye Jackson (@fayejackson419) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fayejackson419\/status\/1193328789364920320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I just read about the passing of pro wrestler Matt Travis. <\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t know Matt but I\u2019ve been reading about him in posts by his friends and colleagues. He seemed like a great guy.<\/p>\n<p>To his fans, friends and family, I want to say I am sorry for your loss.<\/p>\n<p>Take care of one another.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevin (@FightOwensFight) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FightOwensFight\/status\/1193372219813974018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnthonyGangone\/status\/1193338523786592257<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RIP Matt Travis. Sending my condolences to your family and the NYC Indy community.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michin \ubbf8\uce5c (@MiaYim) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiaYim\/status\/1193330747639320577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I don\u2019t know what to say. I\u2019m speechless. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MATT___TRAVIS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MATT___TRAVIS<\/a> was my homie &amp; and outstanding human being. He was going to come to my Coast and work a match with me soon. We always talked about it. This fucking sucks. Love you bro. Always. Rest easy<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LA MOSCA (@EliEverfly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EliEverfly\/status\/1193325753284251649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wow.. just heard the horrible news regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MATT___TRAVIS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MATT___TRAVIS<\/a>. Always a pleasure to be around in the locker room and just a stand up dude. <\/p>\n<p>Rest easy, man. \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tony Deppen (@Tony_Deppen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tony_Deppen\/status\/1193317555693346817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I got to work with Matt Travis once in a match. Just a young kid trying to find his way in the wrestling world taken. God bless his family n friends and curse the piece of trash driver that hit him n ran. Demons and karma will be on your back forever you piece of shit.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Dickinson &#8211; \u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30fb\u30c7\u30a3\u30ad\u30f3\u30bd\u30f3 (@DirtyDickinson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DirtyDickinson\/status\/1193311258323406855?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 9, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanielMTGarcia\/status\/1193302379128639488<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just read about the passing of Matt Travis and I\u2019m absolutely crushed.<\/p>\n<p>Every time I ran into Matt he was humble, hungry, and had unlimited potential. On top of all of that he was an amazing dude. <\/p>\n<p>Thoughts and prayers to all of his friends and family. Heartbreaking.<\/p>\n<p>RIP.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sami Callihan (@TheSamiCallihan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheSamiCallihan\/status\/1193387542437085184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/TremontCZW\/status\/1193370818442596352<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I know you were with me tonight. I love you big bro. Our last conversation we had motivated me more then you know. I\u2019ll miss you so much. I love you. RIP <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MATT___TRAVIS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MATT___TRAVIS<\/a> \ud83d\udc95\ud83d\ude14\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffd<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; KC Navarro (@KCwrestles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KCwrestles\/status\/1193385252733014016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Matt Travis. To our HOG brothers we are here for you. So sad.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NYWC (@NYWCWRESTLING) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYWCWRESTLING\/status\/1193340705705463809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am deeply saddened to hear if the passing of Matt Travis. Matt is someone i spend time with and became more then just a wrestler. He was my friend.and a good worker. I will miss you Matt <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ripmatttravis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ripmatttravis<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DJ HYDE (@DJHyde_1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DJHyde_1\/status\/1193319858823454721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US indie scene &#8211; more specifically the tightknit New York\/New Jersey area &#8211; was hit with some shattering news on Saturday, when it was revealed that Matt Travis, a rising star with House of Glory (HOG) who had also made a name for himself in appearances for Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) and Game Changer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":649,"featured_media":57733,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5274,547,6],"tags":[4699],"class_list":["post-57725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-gcw","category-in-memorium","category-north-america","tag-matt-travis"],"modified_by":"Jamie Greer","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/649"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}