Jay Briscoe

Jay Briscoe, born Jamin Dale Pugh, was an American professional wrestler who passed away on January 17, 2023. He was known for his time with his brother Mark Briscoe as the Briscoe Brothers in Ring of Honor, where he was a two-time ROH World Champion and record 13-time ROH World Tag Team Champion. Other championships held by Briscoe over his career include the Impact World Tag Team Championship and IWGP Tag Team Championship. He was inducted into the ROH Hall of Fame in 2022.

Known to fans as Jay Briscoe, he was a star in ROH for over 20 years from the first show until his death, where he and his brother Mark dominated ROH as champions. After Ring of Honor shut down, the Briscoes had a memorable run in Impact Wrestling and were also the 2022 NWA Crockett Cup champions. On January 21, 2023, New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Noah paid tribute to Briscoe with a ten-bell salute at Wrestle Kingdom 17.