AEW Honoring Jay Briscoe With Tribute Match After Tragic Death

AEW will honor Jay Briscoe with a tribute match this week … simply days after the wrestling star tragically died in a automotive crash.

AEW honcho Tony Khan introduced the small print of the match on Tuesday … explaining Jay’s brother and tag workforce associate, Mark Briscoe, will combat Jay Lethal on Wednesday evening in Lexington, Kentucky to honor Jay Briscoe.

Khan stated in a tweet that Mark and Lethal, a longtime pal/rival of JB, needed to combat each other to have fun the life and legacy of their brother and modern within the trade.

Jay and Mark had been Ring of Honor World Tag Team Champions on the time of his tragic demise … and received a number of championships collectively all through their storied careers.

As we beforehand reported, 38-year-old Jay Briscoe — actual identify is Jamin Pugh — died in a automotive crash on Jan. 17 in Laurel, Delaware, after a 2019 Chevy Silverado collided together with his automobile head-on.

Tributes, donations and remembrances have poured in for the previous wrestler and his household for the reason that tragedy … with the AEW even releasing shirts to assist elevate funds for the Pughs in wake of the accident.

“The Pugh household misplaced a husband, a father, a brother, a son,” the promotion stated after unveiling the shirts, “and in an effort to each honor Jay’s reminiscence in addition to assist these left behind, we’re providing this ‘Reach For The Sky’ t-shirt with 100% of the proceeds going to learn the Pugh household as they deal with this tragic loss.”