Tony Khan reflects on his last time with Jay Briscoe, celebrates his life
Over two years ago on January 17th, 2023, Jay Briscoe lost his life to a fatal car accident.
One of the most celebrated and successful pro wrestlers of all time, Briscoe died at the age of 38 in a head-on car collision in Laurel, Delaware. Tonight, a few hours after the December 10 edition of Dynamite Winter is Coming, Tony Khan reflected on the last time he saw Briscoe. Sharing an emotional note on social media, Khan honored his friend’s life and legacy.
“3 years ago tonight was the last time that I saw my friend, the late great Jamin Pugh, aka Jay Briscoe,” he wrote. “He was an incredible wrestler in the ring + an incredible man out of the ring, and he’s missed every day by his countless friends and his amazing family! RIP Jamin.”
Jay Briscoe was widely known for his work as a tag-team wrestler with his brother, Mark Briscoe as The Briscoe Brothers. Briscoe’s last match dates back to the 17th December edition of HOG Revelations where they suffered a loss against The Mane Event (Jay Lyon & Midas Black).
Tony Khan’s biggest regret was not having Jay Briscoe on AEW Dynamite before his death
Earlier this year, during an episode of Barstool Sports’ My Mom’s Basement podcast, Tony Khan opened up about his biggest regret as the AEW President. Speaking in detail, Khan revealed it to be not having Jay Briscoe appear on Dynamite.
“I fought really hard to get Jay Briscoe on the show. There were multiple times where Mark and Jay Briscoe came to Dynamite and didn’t do anything. And they just came and I brought them, and I was trying to — I kept pulling moves. It was a different time. It was a different management, it wasn’t Mr. [David] Zaslav. I could have now literally gone to him.”
“I fought really, really hard to get Jay Briscoe on the show, but I really wish I’d been able to have Jay Briscoe on Dynamite just one time. And he came to the show many times. That’s my biggest regret by far.”
Following Jay Briscoe’s death, Mark Briscoe received his push as a singles wrestler, and is the current TNT Champion.
