ROH World Tag Team Champion and one half of the Briscoe brothers, Jay Briscoe, has passed away at the age of 38, and the wrestling community is deeply grieving.
Jamin Pugh, also known in the wrestling world as Jay Briscoe, has passed away at the age of 38. His tragic death is shocking and incredibly sad for wrestling fans around the world.
Tony Khan, CEO of AEW and owner of Ring Of Honor, made the announcement on January 18. He also promised to do everything in his power to help the Briscoe family.
Sadly, Jamin Pugh has passed away. Known to fans as Jay Briscoe, he was a star in ROH for over 20 years, from the very first show to this day.
Jay and his brother Mark dominated ROH, reigning as champions to this day. We will do what we can to support your family.
rest in peace jamin—Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) January 18, 2023
We are sorry to have to inform you that Jay Briscoe has passed away.
Jay Briscoe’s cause of death was a car accident.
Briscoe died in a car accident in Laurel, Delaware on Tuesday afternoon, according to a tweet from Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer. Two other people also died in the crash. The news was also confirmed by the Delaware State Police.
Four patients were reportedly caught up in the fatal tragedy, according to The Shore News Beacon. According to the report, there were “two critical patients,” including a child, and “two deaths.”
Although there aren’t many facts at this time, the collision occurred at Laurel Road and Little Hill Road around 5:30 p.m. ET, according to the Delaware State Police. The number of cars involved is unclear.
The Laurel School District will be closed Wednesday due to the tragic accident.
For more information on Jay Briscoe’s cause of death, we are trying to reach his friends and family. This section will be updated as soon as we get new information about the tragic event that brought many people to tears.
The cause of Jay Briscoe’s death has left the community heartbroken.
Who was Jay Briscoe aka Jamin Pugh?
Jamin “Jay” Pugh was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Jay Briscoe. He signed a contract with Ring of Honor, where he and Mark Briscoe were the 13th ROH World Tag Team Champions. He was also the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion and a two-time ROH World Champion.
Wrestling career and achievements
The Briscoe brothers, Jay and Mark, are members of the Ring of Honor Hall of Fame and have won the world tag team championship 13 times. They held the ROH World Tag Team Championships, having won them at the ROH Final Battle 2022 by defeating FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler). Additionally, he has wrestled for organizations such as Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG).
Combat Zone Wrestling (2001-2003, 2010-2012)
On January 20, 2001, at Delaware Invasion, Jay and Mark Briscoe made their professional wrestling debut for Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), teaming with Trent Acid in a three-on-one handicap match. The two advanced past the first round in a three-way match with Nick Mondo, where the rules stipulated whoever went down would be eliminated at the inaugural Best of the Best event, a somewhat different show than CZW in that it’s a tournament that highlights athletic junior heavyweight wrestling rather than violent hardcore bouts.
Beginning with Cage of Death 3 on December 15 and continuing through the end of 2002, CZW’s territory (i.e., the region where they held most of their events) moved from Sewell, New Jersey to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They were known as The Midnight Outlaws and they wrestled Nick Gage and Nate Hatred at this event while wearing masks. This was probably done to get around the problem that Jay was only 17 and Mark was only 16, which meant they couldn’t legally work in a sports wrestling exhibition in the state of Pennsylvania because they were under 18.
The Briscoes returned to CZW on December 11, 2010, at Cage of Death XII, challenging newly crowned CZW World Tag Team Champions Philly’s Most Wanted of Blk Jeez and Joker to a title battle in January. Philly’s Most Wanted successfully defended the CZW World Tag Team Championship against the Briscoe Brothers on January 7, 2011, at “From Small Beginnings Come Great Things”. The Briscoes then issued a no disqualification rematch challenge for Philly’s Most Wanted. The Briscoe Brothers defeated Philly’s Most Wanted on February 12, 2011, at “Twelve: The Twelfth Anniversary Event”, to win the CZW World Tag Team Champions title. On May 14, 2011, Philly’s Most Wanted won the championship.
All Pro Wrestling Jersey (2001-2002, 2005)
On March 24, 2001, at March Madness Night 2, Jay Briscoe made his Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW) debut, losing to Insane Dragon and Dixie teaming with his brother Mark Briscoe. Since both brothers were underage at the time of this and two subsequent appearances at ECW’s former arena, it is unknown how, if at all, JAPW’s ownership and management bypassed Pennsylvania’s child labor statute. . They made three additional appearances in JAPW in 2001, and on June 15 at Here to Stay, they made an unsuccessful attempt to win the JAPW Tag Team Championship from Dragon and Dixie.
In 2002, Jay Briscoe rejoined JAPW. At Unfinished Business on July 13, 2002, Jay Briscoe and Insane Dragon defeated the members of the Da Hit Squad in unison to win the JAPW Tag Team Championship. At the subsequent event, Royal Consequences 2, on August 10, 2002, Jay and Insane Dragon defended the belts against Da Hit Squad and the duo of Mark Briscoe and Deranged in a tables, ladders and chairs match, which Da Hit Squad won. . The six men then faced each other in a rematch of sorts. Da Hit Squad defeated the Briscoes in a normal match on September 20 at Family Crisis 2, two shows later, to successfully defend their title.
Ring of Honor (2002-2022)
The Briscoe brothers are the ones who have fought the most for Ring of Honor. The Era of Honor Begins was ROH’s first event, where Jay lost to Amazing Red in the ring. Since most of ROH’s early performances were held in Philadelphia, Mark seconded him in the ring but was unable to compete due to Pennsylvania child labor laws.
At the next four ROH events, Jay competed in professional wrestling matches against Spanky, Tony Mamaluke, Doug Williams, and James Maritato, losing to all but Mamaluke. When Mark was allowed to compete at Honor Invades Boston, he won the penultimate match of the night by defeating his brother. The brothers later became involved in a brief rivalry, during which Jay defeated ROH champion Xavier at Glory By Honor without winning the championship. He was given a chance to win the title at the All-Star Extravaganza, but he didn’t.
The brothers’ plot at Scramble Madness, in Boston, involved choosing their own teammates for a tag team contest. Mark chose Christopher Daniels as his partner because he seemed to have joined The Prophecy, while Jay chose former opponent Amazing Red. Daniels defeated Red by pinning him. At the First Anniversary Show, Jay defeated Mark in a fight to end the Brothers’ conflict, and the two embraced as a gesture of reconciliation afterward. Although Mark never openly resigned from Prophecy, he stopped working with them when he teamed up with his brother.
New Japan Pro Wrestling (2016-2019)
The Briscoes made their NJPW debut on January 4, 2016, at Wrestle Kingdom 10 in Tokyo Dome, credited to ROH’s partnership with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). They collaborated with Toru Yano to defeat the Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga and Yujiro Takahashi) and win the first ever NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championships. The Briscoes joined the Chaos stable as a result of their connection to Yano.
The trio defeated another Bullet Club trio of Fale, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson the next day in their first successful title defense. The Briscoes and Yano were defeated by Fale, Tonga and Takahashi in their second defense of the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship on February 11 at The New Beginning in Osaka. Three days later at The New Beginning in Niigata, The Briscoes and Yano successfully defended their title. The Briscoes and Yano were defeated by The Elite on February 20 at Honor Rising: Japan 2016. (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson). On June 19 at Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall, the Briscoes made a triumphant return to NJPW, defeating the Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) to win the IWGP Tag Team Championship.
On August 14, they defeated the Bullet Club duo of Hangman Page and Yujiro Takahashi to make their first successful title defense. The Briscoe Brothers successfully defended their title against the defending IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks on September 22 at Destruction in Hiroshima. The Young Bucks were dethroned by the defending IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions The Briscoe Brothers in their second successful title defense. They lost the title to Tonga and Loa at King of Pro-Wrestling on October 10.
In addition to their many other accomplishments, the Briscoes won the NWA Crockett Cup in 2022 and held the IWGP World Tag Team Championship. They competed in matches for various promotions, taking home many titles. They briefly competed in IMPACT Wrestling in 2022 and took home the tag belts there.
Jay Briscoe wife and children
Jay Briscoe’s wife posted a Facebook update Wednesday asking for prayers for her children following a fatal car accident Tuesday night that took the life of her husband.
Ashley Pugh said her daughter, Gracie, will have back surgery and asked people to “pray for her beautiful legs to move again.” She said her other daughter, Jayleigh, has “some pretty serious injuries, but she’s stable and resting” while the couple’s other son, Gannon, waits at home.
An update from Jay Briscoe’s wife ? pic.twitter.com/WPVSakC2Sq
— Sean Slate (@slate_s42) January 18, 2023
