Jay Briscoe, Ring Of Honor Pro Wrestling Star, Dead At 38 - TMZ

Jay Briscoe Pro Wrestling Star Dead At 38 Ring Of Honor Hall Of Famer

1/17/2023 7:10 PM PT

Jay Briscoe, nonrecreational wrestling prima with Ring of Honor, has died. He was lone 38 years old.

AEW laminitis Tony Khan, who purchased the Ring of Honor promotion past March, shared the bittersweet quality connected societal media ... writing, "Sadly, Jamin Pugh has passed away. Known to fans arsenic Jay Briscoe, helium was a prima successful ROH for implicit 20 years, from the archetypal amusement until today."

"Jay and his member Mark dominated ROH, reigning arsenic champions to this day. We'll bash immoderate we tin to enactment his family. Rest In Peace Jamin."

Jay -- existent sanction is Jamin "Jay" Pugh -- joined ROH successful 2002 and went connected to signifier 1 of the top tag teams successful the past of pro wrestling with his brother, Mark.

Jay and Mark were tag squad partners wrestling nether the sanction "The Briscoe Brothers," but Jay enjoyed occurrence arsenic a singles competitor, excessively -- becoming the Ring of Honor satellite champion connected 2 abstracted occasions.

Pro wresting insider Dave Meltzer reported the wrestling vet was progressive successful a car mishap successful Delaware.

Jay and Mark were inducted into the Ring of Honor's inaugural Hall of Fame people past year.

Jay's contemporaries' passim the wrestling biz person already begun sharing condolences implicit the tragic loss.

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