Heartbreak As Popular ROH Superstar Jay Briscoe Confirmed Dead at Age 38

• Jay Briscoe, who is one half of the Briscoe Brothers tag team duo in the wrestling world, has passed away.
• Tony Khan, the CEO of the Ring of Honour, announced the sad news on Wednesday, January 18.
• The cause of Jay’s death was not reported, but he would be remembered as an ROH superstar.

The Ring of Honour CEO Tony Khan has confirmed that THE superstar Jay Briscoe has passed away at the age of 38.

Jay is famous for most known for being one-half of the Briscoe Brothers tag team duo in the wrestling world.

A course of his death was not given, but Jay passed away barely a year after the Briscoe Brothers were inducted into the inaugural class of the Ring of Honour Hall of Fame.

Kahn tweeted:

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"Sadly, Jamin Pugh has passed away. Known to fans as Jay Briscoe, he was a star in ROH for over 20 years, from the first show until today.

"Jay and his brother Mark dominated ROH, reigning as champions to this day. We'll do whatever we can to support his family. Rest In Peace Jamin."

Eonline reports that when they were inducted into the Ring of Honour Hall of Fame, Jay tweeted in January 2022.

"All we ever wanted was big time fights, and we've been blessed to work for a company that provided us with that opportunity for 2 decades."

Throughout his wrestling career, Jay won 13 Ring of Honour tag team championships with Mark, including the present reign. He was also a two-time ROH world champion as a single competitor.

WWE star Omos visits Nigeria

Sports Brief earlier reported that more than 15 years after leaving Nigeria for greener pastures, Tolulope Omogbehin, famously known as Omos, returned to Lagos as a WWE superstar.

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The 28-year-old, who was signed into WWE in 2019, had a stint in professional basketball earlier, but he was not quite successful in that sport.

Omos, who was in Saudia Arabia for WWE's Crown Jewel event where he went toe-to-toe with Braun Strowman in a battle of the giants, was spotted in Lagos, where he made an announcement as he joked, 'Omo Yoruba ni mi' (I'm a Yoruba man).