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For the past week, the wrestling world has gathered around the family of ROH Hall of Famer Jay Briscoe, who tragically died at the age of 38 in a car accident, an accident that also resulted in significant injuries to his two daughters. Over $288,000 was raised to support Briscoe’s family, far exceeding the original $200,000 goal. And it seems more funding is on the way.
On Monday morning, ShopAEW unveiled a new Jay Briscoe ‘Reach for the Sky’ t-shirt in honor of the fallen ROH star. Both the page for the t-shirt and later a tweet from AEW’s official account confirmed that sales made with the shirt would go to the right place.
“100% of proceeds from the Reach For The Sky shirt will benefit the family of Jamin Pugh, known professionally as Jay Briscoe,” the tweet reads.
At the time of his death, Briscoe was one half of the Ring of Honor Tag Team Champions along with his brother Mark, having claimed a win over FTR in a Double Dog Collar match at ROH Final Battle in December. Understandably, there was no discussion about the future of those titles at the time, nor about Mark Briscoe’s future as a pro wrestler.
Although AEW was unable to hold a live tribute for Briscoe on “AEW Dynamite” last Wednesday, a special tribute show was taped following the taping of “Dynamite” and “Rampage” and will be broadcast on both Honor Club and YouTube at a later date . AEW and ROH owner Tony Khan has also announced that there will be at least two more tributes to Briscoe at the first taps of the new ROH TV show and Supercard of Honor in March.