Jay Briscoe Passing News: Mark Briscoe Update, AEW Tribute, ROH Tribute Show Released, Funeral, WBD

Jan 27, 2023

Mark Briscoe Comments on Continuing His Wrestling Career in Honor of His Late Brother

This past Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite show in Lexington, Kentucky featured a singles match between Mark Briscoe and Jay Lethal. This match was held in tribute of the late Jay Briscoe.

In a recent interview with Ring of Honor commentator Caprice Coleman, Mark Briscoe gave his thoughts about wanting to continue on with his wrestling career as his way of honoring his late real life brother.

“Y’all already know, family is beyond, been beyond important to me in my life. 23 years, me and my brother have been riding the roads, making towns, hitting different countries. Ain’t no way I’ve been wanting to do this for this long if ain’t have my boy with me this whole time. Now, it’s time to carry on for him. Family is beyond. This life is temporary. Let’s focus on the eternal, not the temporal. My brother ain’t with me as he normally has been and normally would be. He’s still with me right here [points to his heart]. He ain’t gone. If I thought he was gone, I wouldn’t be no good. I know he ain’t gone. I know he just moved on to the next higher level of existence. That’s what keeps me going and keeps me pushing forward.”

A Message To The Family with @SussexCoChicken #RIPJayBriscoe #MarkBriscoe #ADoseOfColemanism pic.twitter.com/kh2mmWhlZr
— ⏳👑Caprice Coleman👑⏳ (@CapriceColeman) January 26, 2023

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

AEW Releases Jay Briscoe Tribute Video

This past Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite show also featured AEW airing a tribute video honoring the late Jay Briscoe.

AEW recently released the full tribute video on their official Twitter account and YouTube channel.

ROH Releases Jay Briscoe Tribute Show on HonorClub and YouTube

Ring of Honor recently released their Jay Briscoe Tribute Show on their HonorClub and YouTube channel.

This show is titled Jay Briscoe: Tribute and Celebration of Life and is three hours and five minutes in length. Matches for this show was taped last week in Fresno, California.

Jay Briscoe Funeral Taking Place This Sunday

The Delaware News Journal reported that the funeral for Jay Briscoe is currently scheduled to take place this Sunday at the Laurel High School gym in Laurel, Delaware.

It was also reported that a vigil for Briscoe was held this past Wednesday in Laurel.

WBD Lifts Their Ban on Briscoes Appearing on AEW Programming

As noted before, AEW CEO and Ring of Honor owner Tony Khan stated in a recent interview with the Battleground podcast that he had fought hard to get Warner Bros Discovery officials to approve of his request for a tribute match to be held in honor of the late Jay Briscoe for this past Wednesday’s Dynamite show. Besides the match, AEW was also able to air a tribute video in honor of Briscoe as well.

The Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer reported that his sources confirmed that WBD officials recently lifted their ban on the Briscoes appearing in any form on AEW programming. Meltzer reported that Mark Briscoe will now be allowed to appear on AEW shows on TNT and TBS going forward.

PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that his sources also confirmed that Mark Briscoe’s appearance was not a one-off and instead WBD officials had recently lifted their ban on the Briscoes.