The wrestling world tragically lost Jamin Pugh (Jay Briscoe) o🍸n Tuesday, January 17 when he died in a car accident. He was 38.
Briscoe was one-half of the reigning ROH Tag Team Champions alongside his brother Mark Briscoe and a member ꦜof the ROH Hall of Fame. Jay was a staple of ROH, competing in the first-ever match in the company, winning the ROH World Title two times, and the ROH T🦋ag Team Titles with his brother 13 times.
On Wednesday's AEW Dynamite, the show opened with a graphic honoring Ja♔y.
But I keep o꧋n workin' like the workin' man do. And I've got my act together, gonna walk all over you
— AEW on TV (@AEWonTV)
Tributes from wrestlers throughout the show:
- Jay Lethal wore a black armband honoring Jay. Lethal and Briscoe wrestled multiple times throughout their careers, first meeting in 2003 and last squaring off in 2021. Le🐷thal won his first ROH World Title when he defeated Briscoe at ROH Best in the World 2015.
- The Best Friends (Trent & Chuckie T) wore black armbands. Best Friends wrestled the Briscoes a handful of time🀅s.
- Tony Khan announced after AEW Dynamite they would film a special ROH tribute to Jay that will be availa💜ble for free on Honor Club.
Thank you all watching
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan)
Wednesday Night on TBS tonight!
We're just getting started, we have a great live show for you all, + after the live show we'll film a special ROH tribute to the late great Jay Briscoe which will 👍be available soon free to everyone on Honor Club.
- The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) wore armbands for Jay. The Young Bucks had many matches with The Briscoes, including the Young 🎃Bucks final televised ROH match at ROH Final Battle 2018 in a ladder war that also featured SoCal Unce꧃nsored (Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky).
- Young Bucks 🏅used a Doomsday🌜 Device during their match against Top Flight. The move was often used by the Briscoes.
— AEW on TV (@AEWonTV)
- Br𝓰yan Danielson wore an armband. Danielson wrestled Jay at ROH Final Battle 2003 and multiple times throughout his career.
- Bandido wore an armband as well. Along with co✤mpeting through ꧒their careers, Bandido and Briscoe teamed in the Christmas Wildcard 12 Man, which was the final first-run match to air on ROH Television.
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