Several news outlets including Sports Illustrated reported that he died in a car accident in Laurel, Delaware but this has not been confirmed.
Police plan to release more information about the fatal crash that happened on Tuesday night, a spokesperson told the US partner of the BBC CBS News.
Tony Khan, CEO of All Elite Wrestling, announced Briscoe’s death.
“Sadly, Jamin Pugh has passed away. Known to fans as Jay Briscoe, he was a star in ROH. [wrestling company Ring of Honor] more than 20 years,” he wrote on Twitter.
“From the first show to the present, Jay and his brother Mark have dominated ROH, becoming champions to this day,” he said.
Briscoe joined ROG in 2002 and is known as one of the best tag team wrestlers in the world. He competed with his brother, Mark and the pair became known as The Briscoe Brothers.
They are 13-time ROH World Tag Team Champions and were inducted into the inaugural class of the ROH Hall of Fame last year.
World Wrestling Entertainment chief content officer Paul Levesque – better known by his ring name Triple H – called Briscoe an “extraordinary performer who has created a deep connection with wrestling fans around the globe”.
“My condolences to the family and friends of Jay Briscoe,” he said.
Delaware police tweeted about Tuesday afternoon’s fatal crash in the town of Laurel but did not identify the victims.
After the incident, the Laurel School District called the accident an “unthinkable tragedy” and asked the community to “keep the Pugh Family in your thoughts and prayers.”
Source: BBC
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