Looking back on Jay’s death, Fish says he was touched by the faith that his family shared during the weeks following the tragic event. “The thing that has inspired me the most with the whole tragedy with Jay has been the faith of the Pugh family. To watch Mark, to watch Jay’s wife, to watch Big Man and their mother, especially at the services and stuff, they were holding people up. I’ve recounted [Jay’s] faith, which I know he and I had some conversations on the road about that … But to see the faith that Mark has is [inspiring], and he walks it out. He doesn’t just talk about it, he literally walks it out.”

Eight days after his brother passed away, Mark Briscoe competed in a tribute match against their former friend, and rival, Jay Lethal on “AEW Dynamite.” Fish says that viewers can see examples of faith scattered throughout Mark’s performance there. Jay’s funeral was then held on Sunday, January 29 at their local school district, as friends and family delivered their eulogies.

With The Briscoes’ incredible faith and impressive in-ring accomplishments, Fish implores promoters to induct them into the Hall of Fame someday. “If those guys aren’t in the Hall of Fame somewhere at some point, I don’t want to be in that Hall of Fame,” he said. 

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