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Mark Briscoe Debut On AEW, Honors Brother

Mark Briscoe made his AEW debut during Wednesday night’s “Dynamite” under the most heartbreaking of circumstances. Just over a week after Mark’s older brother Jay was killed in a multi-vehicle crash that claimed the life of another driver and left Jay’s daughters seriously injured, the younger Briscoe stepped inside an AEW ring for the first time on what would have been Jay’s 39th birthday.

Mark’s opponent in the main event of Wednesday’s “Dynamite” was another longtime Ring of Honor star, Jay Lethal. The closing moments of the match saw Mark drive Lethal through the timekeeper’s table with his signature Froggy Bow elbow drop from the top turnbuckle. Back in the ring, Mark used the J-Driller, his brother Jay’s finishing maneuver, to pin Lethal for the win.

After the match, Mark spoke into a ringside camera, telling Jay Briscoe’s children – Gracie, Jayleigh, and Gannon – he loves them and to “keep your heads up.” Mark then sent a message to his late brother, calling him by his real name, Jamin, and telling him he loves him.

As Mark saluted fans following his victory, many members of the AEW locker room and backstage crew, including Tony Khan, came out on the entrance stage to applaud both Mark and Jay Lethal.

The presentation of the main event was rich in ROH aesthetics, with the company’s broadcast team, Ian Riccaboni and Caprice Coleman, joining Excalibur on commentary and longtime ROH ring announcer Bobby Cruise was on hand for the introductions. Earlier in the show, a video tribute to Jay Briscoe was shown, which you can see the extended cut below.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Dynamite Preview 1/25/2023, Mark Briscoe AEW Debut

AEW Dynamite will air live tonight on TBS and emanate from the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky.

Last night, Tony Khan revealed that Warner Brothers Discovery had finally permitted Mark Briscoe to make his AEW debut. The 13-time Ring of Honor World Tag Team Champion will face Jay Lethal tonight on “AEW Dynamite” to “celebrate the life and legacy of the late great Jay Briscoe on his 39th birthday.” WBD had previously restricted the Briscoes from appearing for Khan’s promotion because of homophobic tweets made by Jay in 2013; he later apologized and made significant efforts to improve his relationship with the LGBTQ+ community. Because of the ban, AEW was unable to honor Jay — who tragically passed away on January 17 – last week on “Dynamite.” Instead, the company filmed a tribute show that will air on YouTube and WatchROH.com at a later date.

AEW announced that Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. is injured and will not be able to compete. There are no details on the injury.

As of this writing, AEW is advertising the following for tonight’s show:

  • TNT Championship: Darby Allin (c) vs. Buddy Matthews
  • Ethan Page and Matt Hardy vs. JungleHook (Jungle Boy and Hook)
  • Family therapy with The Gunns and The Acclaimed
  • Jay Lethal vs. Mark Briscoe
  • Bryan Danielson vs. Brian Cage
  • Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara  vs. Ricky Starks & Action Andretti
  • Ruby Soho vs. Toni Storm

Change Made To AEW Dynamite Match Due To Britt Baker Dealing With Injury

AEW has announced that Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. vs. Ruby Soho vs. Toni Storm in a triple threat match will no longer be taking place on tonight’s Dynamite. 

Baker is dealing with an injury and was pulled from the bout. Now, Storm vs. Soho will take place.

Conrad Thompson: ‘Tony Khan Is Going To Take Care Of Jay Briscoe’s Family’

Tributes flooded in for Ring of Honor Hall of Famer Jay Briscoe (Jamin Pugh) following the news last week of his passing. AEW/ROH owner Tony Khan was the person to announce the news.

Speaking on What Happened When, Conrad Thompson explained that he’s heard that Khan will make sure Jay’s family is taken care of:

“I don’t mean to betray any confidences, but let me say this. There is lots of rumors and innuendo from really good sources that Tony Khan is who we thought he was and he’s going to do the right thing by that family as well.”

“I don’t think he would necessarily want anybody to know that information, and I know it’s not your [Tony Schiavone] place to talk about it, but I will say that for all the criticism that gets thrown around ‘Tony this, Tony that.’ When the chips are down, he’s a dude.”

Source: eWrestlingNews

AEW Rampage Preview 1/20/2023

Tonight’s AEW Rampage on TNT at 10/9c.

  • Ethan Page vs. Jungle Boy
  • Brian Cage vs. Willie Mack 
  • AEW TBS Champion Jade Cargill & Leila Gray vs. Jaina and Jordyn Vanity
  • Tony Schiavone to interview Eddie Kingston and Ortiz
  • Action Andretti vs. Daniel Garcia

AEW Tried Several Times To Use The Briscoes

This past Tuesday, Jay Briscoe, real name Jamin Pugh, passed away following a car crash in Delaware at 38 years old.

Wednesday’s episode of AEW Dynamite opened with a graphic of Briscoe and multiple wrestlers having “Jay” armbands during their matches.

As previously reported, Warner Bros. Discovery did not allow AEW to do a full tribute show to Briscoe due to homophobic tweets Jay posted over a decade ago. WBD had blocked Briscoe’s involvement on AEW television in the past. Jay had apologized for the tweets multiple times over the years. 

Dave Meltzer reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that AEW President Tony Khan made a few attempts to get the Briscoes on AEW television in 2022. 

“This past year there were many attempts to get them on the show. They were actually flown in a few times to television, but they weren’t allowed to be used.There were plans for them on the 9/4 All Out show in Chicago, to be in a six-man tag with FTR & Wardlow vs. The Briscoes & Jay Lethal. But without being able to promote it on television and because the broadcast partners didn’t want them on AEW broadcasts, the decision was made to bring the Motor City Machine Guns in out of nowhere to team with Lethal.”

Source: eWrestlingNews

Warner Bros. Discovery Blocked Jay Briscoe Tribute Show On AEW Dynamite

This past Tuesday, Jay Briscoe, real name Jamin Pugh, passed away following a car crash in Delaware at 38 years old. 

The wrestling world has been reacting ever since. The tributes continued on Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite, as the broadcast opened with a graphic of Briscoe and multiple wrestlers had “Jay” armbands during their matches.

Speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer reported that Warner Bros. Discovery did not allow AEW to do a full tribute show to Briscoe due to homophobic tweets Jay posted over a decade ago.

This is not the first time that WBD has blocked Briscoe’s involvement on AEW television, as they previously didn’t want AEW President Tony Khan to feature Jay or his brother Mark on its programming. Jay had apologized for the tweets multiple times over the years. 

Khan tapped a Ring of Honor-branded “Jay Briscoe: Celebration of Life” event after AEW Dynamite went off the air that will air on HonorClub and ROH’s YouTube channel for free.

Source: eWrestlingNews

AEW Dynamite Preview 1/18/2023

AEW Dynamite will air live tonight on TBS and emanate from the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California.

  • All Atlantic Championship: Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Jay Lethal
  • TNT Championship: Darby Allin (c) vs. Kushida
  • Bryan Danielson vs. Bandido
  • Jake Hager vs. Ricky Starks
  • The Young Bucks vs. Top Flight
  • Toni Storm vs. Willow Nightingale
  • Hangman Adam Page speaks with Renee Paquette

AEW Rampage Preview 1/13/2023

Tonight’s AEW Rampage on TNT at 10/9C

  • TNT Championship: Darby Allin (c) vs. Juice Robinson
  • Eddie Kington & Ortiz vs. Kings of the Black Throne
  • Tay Melo & Anna Jay A.S. vs. Ruby Soho & Willow Nightingale street fight
  • Promos from The Acclaimed and Paul Thomas Hauser

Tony & Shahid Khan Being Interested In Buying WWE

Tony and Shahid Khan are reportedly interested in purchasing WWE.

 CNBC is reporting that several sources familiar with the situation have confirmed that the Khans are interested in merging AEW and WWE.

The report notes that the Khans would be willing to team up with a media company for the IP, which would result in a merger of WWE and AEW.

While Tony and Shahid have not spoken with Vince McMahon or Nick Khan at this point, it was noted that McMahon may not be interested in speaking with them at all. The idea is said to be “a long shot.”

Once again – no discussions between the Khans and WWE have taken place at this point. For what it’s worth, Shahid Khan has a net worth of $7.56 billion.

Source: ewrestlingnews