Mark Briscoe
| Mark Briscoe | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Pugh in 2016 | |
| Born | January 18, 1985 Laurel, Delaware |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Keno Murdoch Mark Briscoe |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 229 lb (104 kg) |
| Billed from | Sandy Fork, Delaware |
| Trained by | Angelo Bonaccorso Glen Osbourne Jim Kettner |
| Debut | May 20, 2000 |
Mark Pugh (born January 18, 1985) is an American professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and their sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) under the ring name Mark Briscoe. He is the leader of The Conglomeration stable. Briscoe was also known for being one-half of the Briscoe Brothers tag team with his brother Jay until Jay's death in 2023.
Briscoe has also made appearances in Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW), Ring of Honor (ROH) (before AEW's buyout), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), and Impact Wrestling.
Briscoe has won many championships over the course of his career. In CZW, Briscoe was a two-time CZW World Tag Team Champion. In Impact, he was a one-time Impact World Tag Team Champion. In NJPW, he was a one-time IWGP Tag Team Champion and two-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion. In ROH, he is a one-time ROH World Champion, one-time ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion, thirteen-time ROH World Tag Team Champion, the winner of the 2009 and 2013 Honor Rumbles, and was inducted into the ROH Hall of Fame along with his brother.
Career
[change | change source]All Elite Wrestling / Ring of Honor
[change | change source]On the January 25, 2023 episode of Dynamite, Briscoe made his AEW debut and defeated Jay Lethal in a match. The episode fell on the same day which his brother Jay was going to turn 39. Briscoe dedicated the match in memory of his brother Jay and both Briscoe and Lethal hugged after the match.[1] On February 15, it was announced by AEW owner Tony Khan that Briscoe had signed a contract to become a member of the AEW and ROH rosters.[2] At Supercard of Honor, Briscoe challenged Samoa Joe for his ROH World Television Championship but was unsuccessful.[3]
He entered the Gold League of the Continental Classic. He went on to lose to Jon Moxley,[4] Rush,[5] Jay White,[6] and Swerve Strickland before picking up a victory against Jay Lethal but failing to qualify.[7][8]
At Supercard of Honor, Briscoe defeated Eddie Kingston to win the ROH World Championship.[9] In June 2024, Briscoe formed The Conglomeration stable with Kyle O'Reilly, Orange Cassidy and Willow Nightingale.[10] At Forbidden Door, Briscoe entered a ladder match against Jack Perry, Konosuke Takeshita, Dante Martin, Lio Rush, and El Phantasmo to determine the winner of the vacant AEW TNT Championship but the match was won by Perry.[11] At All Out, Briscoe challenged Kazuchika Okada for his AEW Continental Championship in a three-way match which also included Orange Cassidy and Konosuke Takeshita. Okada ended up retaining.[12] On the October 23 episode of Dynamite, Briscoe lost the ROH World Championship to Chris Jericho in a ladder match.[13]
Personal life
[change | change source]His brother Jay was also a professional wrestler. Mark used to team with his brother for most of his career. On January 17, 2023, Jay died in a car crash in Laurel, Delaware at the age of 38.[14]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "AEW Dynamite (1/25/23) Results: Darby Allin vs. Buddy Matthews, Jay Briscoe Tribute Match, More". Fightful. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Tony Khan announces Mark Briscoe is All Elite, will wrestle in AEW & ROH". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "ROH Supercard of Honor results: Powell's live review of Reach For The Sky ladder match for the vacant ROH Tag Titles, Claudio Castagnoli vs. Eddie Kingston for the ROH Championship, Athena vs. Yuka Sakazaki for the ROH Women's Championship, El Hijo del Vikingo vs. Komander for the AAA Mega Championship, Samoa Joe vs. Mark Briscoe for the ROH TV Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Com. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite (11/22/23) Results: AEW Continental Classic Tournament Begins, Patriarchy Rechristened". Fightful. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite (11/29/23) Results: AEW Continental Classic Tournament Continues, TBS Title Match, More". Fightful. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite results (12/13): Powell's live review of Swerve Strickland vs. Jon Moxley, Jay White vs. Mark Briscoe, Rush vs. Jay Lethal, and Brody King vs. Andrade El Idolo in Continental Classic matches". Pro Wrestling Dot Com. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite (12/6/23) Results: Continental Classic Matches, Adam Copeland vs. Christian Cage". Fightful. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite results (12/20): Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Jay White, Swerve Strickland vs. Rush, and Mark Briscoe vs. Jay Lethal in Continental Classic matches". Pro Wrestling Dot Com. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "ROH Supercard of Honor results: Robinson's review of Eddie Kingston vs. Mark Briscoe for the ROH Championship, Athena vs. Hikaru Shida for the ROH Women's Title, first ROH Women's TV Champ crowned". Pro Wrestling Dot Com. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW's Orange Cassidy Breaks Down The Conglomeration". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Forbidden Door results: Powell's live review of Swerve Strickland vs. Will Ospreay for the AEW World Championship, Jon Moxley vs. Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP World Heavyweight Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Com. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW All Out results: Powell's live review of Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page in a steel cage match, Bryan Danielson vs. Jack Perry for the AEW World Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Com. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite (10/23/24) Results: Jon Moxley Appears, Shelton Benjamin, Chris Jericho, More Compete". Fightful. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Pro wrestler Jay Briscoe killed in crash on Delaware highway while taking daughters to cheerleading practice". NBC News. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
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