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Professional wrestler Jay Briscoe—most known for being 1 fractional of the Briscoe Brothers tag squad duo—has died, according to Ring of Honor CEO Tony Khan. He was 38.
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The wrestling satellite has mislaid a champion.
Jay Briscoe, who wrestled alongside his younger brother Mark Briscoe for nonrecreational wrestling promotion Ring of Honor, has died astatine the property of 38, according to the organization's CEO Tony Khan.
"Sadly, Jamin Pugh has passed away," Khan wrote successful a Jan. 17 tweet, referring to Jay by his commencement name. "Known to fans arsenic Jay Briscoe, helium was a prima successful ROH for implicit 20 years, from the archetypal amusement until today."
Khan continued, "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."
A origin of decease was not given.
News of Jay's passing comes astir 1 twelvemonth aft the Briscoe Brothers were inducted into the inaugural people of the Ring of Honor Hall of Fame. Having wrestled with the enactment since their teenage years, Jay said astatine the clip of the induction that helium and his member were "humbled" by the honor.
"All we ever wanted was large clip fights," he tweeted January 2022, "and we've been blessed to enactment for a institution that provided america with that accidental for 2 decades."
Throughout his wrestling career, Jay won 13 Ring of Honor tag squad championships with Mark, including the contiguous reign. He was besides a two-time ROH satellite champion arsenic a azygous competitor.
Amid quality of his death, galore stars from the wrestling assemblage took to Twitter to stock their condolences.
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"I didn't interact overmuch with him, but upon gathering Jay I instantly understood thing astir him…his household was his everything," WWE wrestler Cody Rhodes wrote. "All the emotion successful the satellite to them this evening."
Meanwhile, Impact Wrestling star Frankie Kazarian said helium was "sick to my stomach" implicit quality of Jay's abrupt passing. "I cannot adjacent statesman to process this close now," he tweeted. "I loved everything astir my person Jay Briscoe. His passion. His drive. His presence. Our wars successful the ring. Most importantly, however overmuch helium loved his family."
All Elite Wrestling's Danhausen added that it was an "absolute privilege" to person wrestled with Jay. "One of the champion wrestlers to ever bash it," he shared, "and ever truthful bully and adjuvant to everyone."
E! News has reached retired to ROH for further remark but hasn't heard back.
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