A Tribute To Kris Travis

I read on Ringside At Skull Island yesterday that British wrestler Kris Travis passed away at the young age of 32. Travis had been battling stomach cancer and retired from wrestling last year after "an incredible in-ring comeback despite having surgery to remove a stomach tumour and undergoing 18 weeks of chemotherapy (see full article here)." I didn't feature Travis a lot here on Beefcakes of Wrestling, perhaps because his physique, while incredibly ripped, was leaner than most of the other wrestlers I tend to focus on, but I would see many photos of him while surfing the web for images I could include in this blog. In fact, in the early days of this blog, I would often confuse him with another lean Brit, Joey Hayes (I guess I should have paid more attention to Travis' star tattoos). So long, Kris, you were indeed, "a fighter to the end."

Travis often battled bigger opponents like Rampage Brown.

Travis vs Alex Koslov

Body Shots : In The Ring

Magnus aka Nick Aldiss

Tom La Ruffa aka Sylvester La Forte

Eddie Rage

Johnny Armani

Marty Scurll

PAC aka Adrian Neville

Nick Brubaker

Joel Redman

Leon Shah

Kris Travis 

Rampage-ous (Part 1)

British wrestler Rampage Brown is on a roll; he's been busy defending his championship belt these past few weeks. Here are photos of one of his most recent matches (vs Kris Travis) and judging from some of the "victory" images (not featured here -- cheering crowds, confetti, et. al.), it would appear this former heel has now become a fan favorite. (Photography by Tony Knox) Stay tuned! More pics of Rampage Brown will be featured here next week.

Beefcakes In Action (UK Edition)

Kris Travis

Noam Dar (top)

Tyler Bate (foreground)

Paul Ryker (bottom, left)

Rampage Brown (on the mat)

Body Shots (UK Edition)

Iestyn Rees

Sexy Kev White

Kris Travis

Chris Andrews

Charlie Garrett

Rik Van Damage

Zaid Khan

Unidentified

Bubblegum