Jay Briscoe

**Jamin Pugh** (January 25, 1984 – January 17, 2023) was an American professional wrestler  best known by his ring name **Jay Briscoe**. He was best known for his time with Ring of Honor, where at the time of his death was one-half of the ROH World Tag Team Champions with his brother Mark Briscoe in their 13th reign. He was also a two-time ROH World Champion and ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions.

On January 17, 2023, Briscoe died in a car accident in Laurel, Delaware, 8 days before he would have turned 39. His death was announced on Twitter by AEW and ROH owner, Tony Khan.

## Championships and accomplishments

- **Combat Zone Wrestling**
    - CZW World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Mark Briscoe
- **Extreme Rising**
    - Match of the Year (2012) <small>with Mark Briscoe vs. Blk Out vs. los Dramáticos</small>
    - Extreme Rising Moment of the Year (2012) <small>with Mark Briscoe Debut in a Cage match against Blk Out and los Fantásticos.</small>
- **Full Impact Pro**
    - FIP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mark Briscoe
- **Game Changer Wrestling**
    - GCW Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Mark Briscoe
- **House of Glory**
    - HOG Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mark Briscoe
- **Impact Wrestling**
    - Impact World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mark Briscoe
- **Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame**
    - Class of 2024
- **Jersey All Pro Wrestling**
    - JAPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with the Insane Dragon
- **National Wrestling Alliance**
    - Crockett Cup (2022) – with Mark Briscoe
- **New Japan Pro-Wrestling**
    - IWGP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mark Briscoe
    - NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (2 times, first) – with Mark Briscoe and Toru Yano
- **NWA Wildside**
    - NWA Wildside Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mark Briscoe
- **Premier Wrestling Federation**
    - PWF United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
    - PWF United States Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2009)
- ***Pro Wrestling Illustrated***
    - Ranked No. 7 of the top 500 wrestlers in the _PWI 500_ in 2015
- **Pro Wrestling Noah**
    - GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mark Briscoe
- **Pro Wrestling Unplugged**
    - PWU Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mark Briscoe
- **Real Championship Wrestling**
    - RCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mark Briscoe
    - RCW Tag Team Championship Tournament (2009) – with Mark Briscoe
- **Ring of Honor**
    - ROH World Championship  (2 times)
    - ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bully Ray and Mark Briscoe
    - ROH World Tag Team Championship (13 times) – with Mark Briscoe
    - Honor Rumble (2009)
    - ROH Year-End Award (3 times)
        - Tag Team of the Year (2019) –
        - Tag Team of the Decade (2010s) –
        - Tag Team of the Year (2021) –
    - ROH Hall of Fame (class of 2022)
- **Squared Circle Wrestling**
    - 2CW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mark Briscoe
- **USA Xtreme Wrestling**
    - UXW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mark Briscoe
- ***Wrestling Observer Newsletter***
    - Tag Team of the Year (2007) – with Mark Briscoe
    - Feud of the Year (2022)
    - Shad Gaspard/Jon Huber Memorial Award (2023)

## Infobox (professional wrestler)

- **name**: Jay Briscoe
- **image**: Jay Briscoe 2016.JPG
- **caption**: Briscoe in February 2016
- **names**: **Jay Briscoe**
Kenny Murdoch
- **birth name**: Jamin Pugh
- **birth place**: Salisbury, Maryland, U.S.
- **death place**: Laurel, Delaware, U.S.
- **death cause**: Traffic collision
- **billed**: Sandy Fork, Delaware
- **trainer**: Eddie Valentine
Glen Osbourne
Jim Kettner
- **debut**: May 20, 2000