Of course, Gerald and his brother, Jack, were known by this name. His last name is slightly easier to pronounce than it looks. They are two really good guys. [87] Two weeks later, at Fighting Spirit, Mark made an unannounced return, entering through the crowd to come to his brother's side during his match with Erick Stevens against Kevin Steen and El Generico. [151] On November 9, at Unstoppable 2007, their year-long title reign ended, when they dropped the belts to Kenny King and Jason Blade.[150][152]. Daniels pinned Red to win the match. On March 9, 2018, at ROH 16th Anniversary Show, The Briscoes defeated The Motor City Machine Guns to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship for the ninth time. They won the titles back on December 14, 2018, for the tenth time, but lost them to Villain Enterprises at the ROH 17th Anniversary Show. They threw some bombs online at Tony Khan and AEW's tag team division, but their arrival never. Their feud ended with Jay defeating Mark at One Year Anniversary Show in February 2003, reconciling in the post-match and subsequently teaming in the tag division. After failing to show up to the fifth anniversary show, Life During Wartime on July 6, 2008, Excalibur announced that Jay was "fired" from the company (even though PWG has never been contractual) and wouldn't be allowed to come back. [34] Mark seconded him to the ring but could not wrestle because of Pennsylvania's child labor law (most of ROH's earliest shows took place in Philadelphia). This came after a report that a person of influence in WarnerMedia did not want the brothers in AEW, following Jay Briscoe's homophobic tweets from 2013. When youre starting out in the business in a place like that, youre going to take whatever they throw at you to get booked. [158] The Briscoes returned to CZW again on November 10, 2012, facing Dave and Jake Crist in a losing effort. He claims it was in character, keeping kayfabe on Twitter and all, then donated some money to an anti-hate crime charity. [166] As revealed by the Briscoes in a YouTube video, they were eventually turned down by WWE as they were not "cosmetically pleasing" to suit WWE's programming. [129] On October 20, Mark also turned on Ray, attacking him and Tommy Dreamer with his brother. Their impact on wrestling is massive even though many younger fans do not know who they are. [170] On February 11 at The New Beginning in Osaka, the Briscoes and Yano lost the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship to Fale, Tonga and Takahashi in their second defense. The 38-year-old star was among the dead. Heres the story on that. RELATED: The 10 Greatest Siblings In Wrestling, Ranked. [39] The Brothers went on briefly to feud against each other, during which time Jay scored a non-title win over ROH Champion Xavier at Glory By Honor. The Brisco Brothers: Tag Team Champions. 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Cannon), The REP (Dave McCall and Nate Carter) (current), The Dirty Rotten Scoundrelz (EC Negro and KC Blade), Glitz And Glamour (Jarrett Foster, Steven Sterling and Aaron Stride), The Down Boyz (Steve Gipke and Tony Scorese), The Playaz Club (Damien Darling and Erik Andretti), This page was last edited on 28 February 2023, at 17:10. [32] More recent JAPW appearances came in early 2006, losing along with the Outcast Killers to the S.A.T. As was announced before ROH's Scramble Cage Melee, Mark was injured in a motorcycle accident between Testing the Limit and that show, and thus both brothers had left Ring of Honor. [4][83] Their reign, however, proved to be brief, as they in turn to dropped the belts to Naruki Doi and Shingo Takagi in their first defense, at Fifth Year Festival: Liverpool. [13] This match was seen by fans as the best of the tournament, and seen in retrospect as having been responsible in large part for helping launch the brothers' careers, as they were new to the independent circuit and very young at the time. The Briscoe Brothers was the name of a professional wrestling tag team consisting of American brothers Jay Briscoe (Jamin "Jay" Pugh, 1984-2023) and Mark Briscoe (Mark Pugh, born 1985). [47] At ROH's Maryland debut, Tradition Continues, Joe retained over Jay. One of the Briscoes has said homosexuality should be illegal. In late 2009, Jay and Mark Briscoe wrestled what was reportedly an impressive tryout for WWE and were subsequently invited to WWEs developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling for further evaluation. Wrestling legends Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco are not in any form of relationship with the Brisco brothers even though they have similar last names and the same career in wrestling. However, actions such as wrestling in gear modeled after the Confederate flag and Jay Briscoes comments rightfully raise the eyebrow of some fans willing to dedicate their time and money to AEW. [139] The following year at Best in the World, The Briscoes defeated Brian Johnson and PJ Black, with events returning to having fans in attendance. [102] On September 17 at Death Before Dishonor IX, the All Night Xpress defeated the Briscoe Brothers in a ladder match to become the number one contenders to the ROH World Tag Team Championship. [74] They then feuded for the tag team championship again, but much as they had against Styles and Red three years earlier, they lost in three shots against the champions at the time, Austin Aries and Roderick Strong, at Ring of Homicide,[75] Destiny,[76] and Unified. The Briscoes were scheduled for the 2008 DDT4, but Mark was unable to perform, causing Jay to wrestle in singles matches against Austin Aries on Night One and a Necro Butcher Rules match against Necro Butcher on Night Two. They defeated and eliminated the Special K team of Hydro and Angeldust as well as The Ring Crew Express, before being eliminated by the other Special K team in the match, Izzy and Dixie, due to outside interference from Angeldust. Before Tony Khan bought the company, Ring of Honors instability had progressed to the point that it simply released everyone under contract in late 2021. Not only did they elevate tag team wrestling, they made major contributions to the business as a whole. In addition, they were on the merch stands before the show started, but following their match - they were nowhere to be seen, which I imagine could be down to travelling or the reaction they got, so take that as you will. Didnt Jay get shit for tweeting some quite homophobic things a while ago? It was around this time that the Brothers became enforcers for Jim Cornette, the ROH Commissioner,[78] fighting battles against his enemies, most notably Homicide and his partner Samoa Joe at Glory By Honor V: Night Two and in anything goes, falls count anywhere, elimination match at Dethroned. Shortly after the bout, Mark Briscoe was involved in a motorcycle accident, suffering an injury that was bad enough to take him out of the game until September of 2005. At Final Battle, The Briscoes challenged The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) for the ROH World Tag Team Championship, but were unsuccessful. [159], The Briscoes opened a tour of Latin America by participating in the World Wrestling Council's (WWC) in Puerto Rico, eponymous anniversary series. . They dropped the tag team title to the CM Punk and Colt Cabana at ROH's Chicago-area debut, ROH Reborn: Stage Two,[4][56] working in ROH for the first time as outward heels. [134], The following year at Gateway to Honor, The Briscoes teamed with Slex, losing to Villain Enterprises. WrestlingHeadlines.com is your daily source for pro wrestling news headlines. The Briscoe Brothers have a somewhat checkered history with Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). With Tony Khans purchase of Ring of Honor in May 2022, theres been a renewed interest in the independent wrestling institution, which had been struggling in recent years, thanks to its incorporation into All Elite Wrestlings TV programming. However, this event was also in Philadelphia, and Jay Briscoe was 18 while Mark Briscoe was still underage. AEW Rampage: Swerve shows out in his in-ring debut, Mike Woodson Has Indiana Back in the NCAA Tournament After Six Long Years, Introducing new fans to the greatness of William Regal, AEW has a ready-made champion waiting in the wings with PAC, AEW Spotlight: The supreme evolution and reign of Jade Cargill. [161], On August 3, 2018, The Briscoes made their debuts for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in Mexico, with Rush were defeated LA Park, Penta el Zero M and Rey Fnix. Their first foray into professional wrestling came with the East Coast Wrestling Association (ECWA), while they were still in high school. [127] They lost the title to Dalton Castle and The Boys on June 23 at Best in the World. Considered one of the best tag teams in the world, The Briscoe Brothers may be a little under the radar for some AEW fans. As a regular two-man tag team, Jay and Mark would take on Guerrillas of Destiny later that year to capture the IWGP Tag Team Championship. They then re-entered the JAPW Tag Team Championship picture, wrestling in a three-team match against Da Hit Squad and Wasted Youth, the team of Insane Dragon & Deranged, to fill the vacant championship at Unfinished Business on July 13, 2002. AEW made the right decision to not bring in the Briscoe Brothers Share Some interesting news broke on Friday about The Briscoes and the speculation around their joining All Elite Wrestling.. The Briscoes next appeared on May 19 and May 20, 2007, to participate in the inaugural Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament, created to declare new World Tag Team Champions. So, yeah I agree. I get a little upset because you use somebodys name, as personal as that, I think especially if the guy is still active in the business, that guy deserves a phone call. On January 31, 2022, they were the inaugural inductees into the ROH Hall of Fame. [70] As Jay didn't wish to return to wrestling without his brother, they stopped taking bookings from any company. Click to reveal First reported by Fightful Select, there isnt a plan to bring the multiple-time tag team champions into the promotion. This weeks episode of Mailbag Monday with Gerald Brisco has been released. That shit doesn't fly and if that's what you have to resort to in order to get heat, then you're a pretty shit at being a heel. [33] In October 2008, the Briscoes competed at JAPW's 11th Anniversary Show against LAX (Homicide and Hernandez). Sorry, but you can't disguise your cunty bigoted views under the guise of "heel work". On December 11, 2010, at Cage of Death XII The Briscoes Returned to CZW challenging newly crowned CZW World Tag Team Champions Philly's Most Wanted of Blk Jeez and Joker to a title match in January. On December 19, 2009, at Final Battle 2009, the Briscoes won the ROH World Tag Team Championship for a sixth time by defeating The American Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards). For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. 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However, once they returned home, they received a phone call from WWEs head of talent relations, John Laurinaitis, who told them that WWE was passing on The Briscoes due to their work, saying they werent cosmetically pleasing enough. We are an independent news outlet and are not affiliated with any wrestling promotion. They also had notable tag title wins in promotions like ROH sister promotion Full Impact Pro and Japans Pro Wrestling NOAH. Throughout the 1970s, The Brisco Brothers were a dominant force in the southeastern United States, especially in Championship Wrestling from Florida. [13] They were then matched against each other in the second round, with Jay winning and advancing further. There are also those cases where the brothers aren't even related, like the Anderson and Valiant wrestling families. Jay ended . [71], The Brothers worked for Philadelphia-based Pro Wrestling Unplugged (PWU) since at least September 17, 2005, when they defeated The S.A.T. The reason given in the storyline was they were given the shot since they only lost in the gauntlet match because Special K cheated. The next day, the company announced that Jay and a partner of his choosing would continue to be recognized as the tag team champions. [135][136][137] The Briscoes returned to ROH The Briscoe Brothers found success in New Japan, teaming with Toru Yano at 2016s Wrestle Kingdom 10 to win the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Championship, which they would hold twice. Two shows later, on September 20 at Family Crisis 2, Da Hit Squad successfully retained the title over the Briscoes in a regular match.[31]. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Home News ROH News and Rumors Gerald Brisco Talks ROHs Jay and Mark Calling Themselves The Briscoe Brothers. on the April 28 episode of Impact, The Briscoe Brothers returned and defeated Heath and Rhino. The Briscoes aren't just great in the ring, but the duo is brilliant on the microphone and are a rare throwback to wrestlers from a bygone era. ", "Combat Zone Wrestling Cage of Death 3", "Combat Zone Wrestling A Higher Level of Pain", "Combat Zone Wrestling Truth or Consequences", "Ring of Honor The Era of Honor Begins", "Ring of Honor The Battle Lines are Drawn", "Ring of Honor Round Robin Challenge III", "Ring of Honor Survival of the Fittest", "Ring of Honor Death Before Dishonor Night 1", "Ring of Honor Death Before Dishonor Night 2", "Press Release for PWG's "Giant Size Annual #4", "Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's Titannica on Saturday, April 10! This was a four-way singles match involving Jay and Mark and the members of the S.A.T. [46] Before the last match, a poll was held on ROH's website, asking the fans if they wanted to see a third match between the two teams. [111] During the weekend ROH shot injury angles with both Briscoes. 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