Cody Rhodes, Triple H and others mourn the tragic demise of Jay Briscoe

Jay Briscoe was a widely loved man. This life proved short for the ROH wrestling machine, however, he made millions of heart connections during his 38-year stay on earth.


Cody Rhodes, Triple H and others mourn the tragic demise of Jay Briscoe

Jay Briscoe has passed away (Image Credits: NY Post)

This Tuesday evening brought tears to everyone’s eyes. Because, Jay Briscoe, aged 38, left this world. He was one-half of the reigning ROH World Tag-Team Champions alongside his brother Mark Briscoe. For the unversed, Jay was one of the most popular wrestlers on the independent circuit.

In the past two decades, The Briscoes became the ultimate reason for hardcore wrestling fans’ delight. Most recently, they captured those Tag-Team titles from FTR, at ROH Final Battle pay-per-view. That was one of the highest rated matches to ever came into existence. But, that all feels like a dream now, as Jay is no more.

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Moments after AEW president Tony Khan tweeted about his passing, a plethora of heavy-hearted reactions started to pour in. As of now, Twitter is full of sad wishes for the deceased wrestler. The fact that superstars from WWE, AEW, Impact Wrestling and Ring of Honor have come together to pay homage for Jay Briscoe is heartwarming.

This also tells how jovial of a human being he was. More often, he was spotted chilling out with his daughter. As many people wish during their life-span, no matter if others join you in your better time or not, if they cry for you after you no more exist, you’ve lived a life that many aspire for.

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Superstars from every promotion have reacted to Jay Briscoe’s death

Jay Briscoe was a beloved man
Jay Briscoe was a beloved man (Image Credits: ROH)

The Jay Briscoe Twitter spree ain’t slowing down anytime soon. During his stay, he impacted various souls and they all are standing with Briscoe and his family in these adverse times. Names like Cody Rhodes, Triple H, Tony Khan, The FTR, Bully Ray, Adam Pearce, Chris Jericho and countless others has dropped their dumbstruck reactions.

Even WWE acknowledged Jay Briscoe’s death on-air during their NXT episode. Needless to say, achieving the stature of someone like Jay Briscoe is not easy and many people should draw inspiration from the departed soul. You can scroll below to look through some of the many reactions. We here at Firstsportz would like to extend our deep condolences to Jay Briscoe and his family.

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