Ring of Honor Star Jay Briscoe Dies in Car Accident at 38 - Sports Illustrated

Jay Briscoe, 1 of the top tag squad wrestlers of each time, has died astatine 38 years old.
Briscoe (real sanction Jamin Pugh) was killed successful a car collision that took spot successful Laurel, Delaware connected Tuesday astatine astir 5:30 p.m. A study from the Shore News Beacon states that 2 radical were killed successful the clang and 2 others were transported to the infirmary successful captious condition. The identities of the different radical progressive haven’t been disclosed.

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Briscoe’s decease was confirmed by AEW and ROH proprietor Tony Khan. Khan pledged to bash everything helium tin to enactment Briscoe’s family.

“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,” Khan wrote. “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.”

After starting his in-ring vocation arsenic a teenager, Briscoe made his sanction successful pro wrestling portion teaming with his member Mark successful ROH. During the 20-plus years that they were with the promotion, the Briscoes held the ROH tag squad titles 13 times. They had conscionable won the titles astatine ROH Final Battle past month, defeating FTR successful what was wide considered 1 of the champion matches of 2022. It capped disconnected a trilogy of matches betwixt the teams that took spot past year.

“I’ve been successful tears since I heard the news,” FTR’s Cash Wheeler tweeted. “I conscionable don’t person the words. Rest successful Peace Jay.”

Briscoe besides had occurrence arsenic a singles wrestler, holding the ROH satellite title twice. He and Mark were the archetypal wrestlers inducted erstwhile ROH launched its Hall of Fame successful 2022.

NJPW and Impact Wrestling are among the different promotions that the Briscoes antecedently held tag squad titles in.

“IMPACT is profoundly saddened to larn of the passing of Jay Briscoe,” Impact Wrestling tweeted. “Jay volition ever beryllium remembered arsenic a trailblazer who, with his member Mark, near it successful the ringing each night. We nonstop our sincere condolences to his family, who helium loved beyond words, arsenic good arsenic his friends and fans.”