AEW Honoring Jay Briscoe With Tribute Match After Tragic Death

AEW will honor Jay Briscoe with a tribute match today … simply days after the fumbling star unfortunately passed away in an auto accident.

AEW honcho Tony Khan revealed the information of the match on Tuesday … describing Jay’s bro and tag group partner, Mark Briscoe, will battle Jay Lethal on Wednesday night in Lexington, Kentucky to honor Jay Briscoe.

Khan stated in a tweet that Mark and Lethal, a long time friend/rival of JB, wished to battle one another to commemorate the life and tradition of their bro and modern in the market.

Jay and Mark were Ring of Honor World Tag Team Champions at the time of his tragic death … and won numerous champions together throughout their storied professions.

As we formerly reported, 38-year-old Jay Briscoe — genuine name is Jamin Pugh — passed away in an auto accident on Jan. 17 in Laurel, Delaware, after a 2019 Chevy Silverado hit his lorry head-on.

Tributes, contributions and remembrances have actually gathered for the previous wrestler and his household considering that the disaster … with the AEW even launching t-shirts to assist raise funds for the Pughs in wake of the mishap.

“The Pugh family lost a husband, a father, a brother, a son,” the promo stated after revealing the t-shirts, “and in an effort to both honor Jay’s memory as well as support those left behind, we are offering this ‘Reach For The Sky’ t-shirt with 100% of the proceeds going to benefit the Pugh family as they cope with this tragic loss.”