The latest edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown is set to take place at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Xero News reported that the tag-team match between Viking Raiders and Drew McIntyre & Sheamus is set to kick off the show. Meanwhile, the contract signing between the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens will close the show.
The outlet further reported that a Tribute segment to Jay Briscoe is expected to take place on Smackdown.
Roman and KO Contract Signing to Close Smackdown
Vikings vs Drew and Shaemus to Open
— Xero News (@NewsXero) January 20, 2023
Expect a Tribute to Jay Briscoe tonight on Smackdown
— Xero News (@NewsXero) January 20, 2023
Jay Briscoe passed away
Jay Briscoe, the one-half of the Briscoe Brothers tag team who passed away at the age of 38 years old.
Ringside News reported the emergency medical services log from the call where Jay Briscoe passed away. It appears that a woman also died at the scene. This story gets even worse as more information is revealed. It is believed that Jay Briscoe’s daughter was also in the wreck, and she was referred to as a “critical pediatric” in the log.
Bryan Alvarez later reported that Jay Briscoe’s daughter’s school is closed tomorrow. He posted an official announcement from the school which described this event as “an unthinkable tragedy.”
During his 20+ year wrestling career, Jay Briscoe was most well known for his time in Ring of Honor along with his brother Mark Briscoe. The two brothers were 13-time ROH Tag Team Team Champions that also recently won the titles against from FTR last month at ROH Final Battle. It was a match praised heavily by the wrestling world as one of the best tag team matches ever
The Briscoes are also in the ROH Hall of Fame that were inducted in the inaugural Hall of Fame that was announced last year. Jay was also a two-time ROH World Champion as well.
