Tony Khan says he ‘worked hard’ to get Briscoe/Lethal match for AEW Dynamite
Tony Khan has spoken regarding the Mark Briscoe/Jay Lethal match made for Wednesday’s Dynamite.
On the Battleground Podcast, Khan said that he ‘fought hard’ in order to get the match approved. He also said that both Briscoe and Lethal requested the match, which will take place on what would be Jay Briscoe’s 39th birthday.
“It’s going to be a great match honoring a great man,” Khan said. “These men requested this match. Wednesday will be the 39th birthday of the late, great Jay Briscoe and his longtime friend and rival Jay Lethal and his brother Mark Briscoe wanted to honor the legacy of Jay Briscoe and I fought hard to make it happen and I’m really excited about the match.”
“I think it’s great that they’re gonna be able to honor the legacy of somebody that everybody in pro wrestling has so much respect for,” Khan added. “This is going to be something really great for everybody in the locker room who is rallying around the Briscoe family.”
It had been reported that although under ROH contract, The Briscoe Brothers were not allowed to appear on AEW television by Warner Bros. Discovery due to past homophobic tweets made by Jay Briscoe that he had long since apologized for. Dave Meltzer reported Tuesday morning that WBD had reversed course, allowing AEW to pay tribute to Jay Briscoe and for Mark to appear on their television moving forward.