Mark Briscoe (wrestler)

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Mark Pugh (born January 17, 1985) is an American professional wrestler who is currently signed with Ring of Honor. He is a former eight-time ROH World Tag Team Champion with his brother Jay Briscoe.

Professional wrestling career

Combat Zone Wrestling (2001–2003, 2010–2012)

Jersey All Pro Wrestling (2001–2002, 2005)

Ring of Honor

Main article: The Briscoe Brothers

Debut and Tag Team Champions (2002–2004)

Return and various feuds (2006–2013)

Singles competition (2013–present)

New Japan Pro Wrestling (2016)

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • Cut-Throat Driver / Mark-Out (Cut-throat inverted Death Valley driver)
  • Froggy Bow (Frog splash elbow drop)

• Signature moves
  • Crab Walk (Briscoe walks sideways on the middle rope before hitting a diving senton)
  • Crane kick
  • Fisherman buster
  • Moonsault
  • Redneck Kung Fu (Multiple throat thrusts followed by a leg lariat to the back of the opponent's head)
  • Saito suplex
  • Shooting star press, sometimes springboarding to the outside
  • Slingshot double foot stomp
  • Springboard cutter
  • Superkick
  • Ura-nage

• With Jay Briscoe
• Double-team finishing moves
  • Briscoe Bottom (Double sitout side slam) – early 2000s
  • Cut-Throat Driver (Mark) / Diving leg drop (Jay) combination
  • Shooting star press (Mark) / Diving leg drop (Jay) combination
  • Spike Jay-Driller (Springboard spike double underhook piledriver)
  • Springboard doomsday device, sometimes with Mark doing a 180° turn in mid-air
• Double-team signature moves
  • Double forehand chops using both hands to an opponent in the corner
  • High elevation double hip toss
  • High elevation double military press drop
  • Pendulum backbreaker (Jay) / Diving knee drop (Mark) combination
  • Redneck Boogie (Crucifix powerbomb (Mark) / Neckbreaker (Jay) combination)
  • Sidewalk slam (Mark) / Diving leg drop (Jay) combination
  • Simultaneous running low-angle big boot / running low-angle dropkick combination to the head of an opponent seated in the corner
  • Spinebuster (Jay) / Springboard spinning wheel kick (Mark) combination
  • Three-point stance followed into a double shoulder block
  • Uppercut (Mark) followed by a leg lariat (Jay) followed by a jawbreaker (Mark) followed by a jumping big boot (Mark) and finished with a reverse STO (Jay)

• Manager
  • Jim Cornette
  • Uncle Jethro
  • Poppa Briscoe
  • Jay Briscoe

• Entrance themes
  • "Gimme Back My Bullets" by Lynyrd Skynyrd (while teaming with Jay Briscoe)
  • "The Cross" by Nas (while teaming with Jay Briscoe)
  • "Sleeping All December" by Death Valley Driver

Championships and accomplishments

• Combat Zone Wrestling
  • CZW World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Jay Briscoe

• Extreme Rising
  • Match of the Year (2012) with Jay Briscoe vs. The Blk Out vs. Los Dramáticos
  • Extreme Rising Moment of the Year (2012) with Jay Briscoe Debut in a Cage match against Blk Out and Los Fantásticos.

• Full Impact Pro
  • FIP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jay Briscoe

• Jersey Championship Wrestling
  • JCW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• New Japan Pro Wrestling
  • IWGP Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Jay Briscoe
  • NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (2 time) – with Jay Briscoe and Toru Yano

• NWA Wildside
  • NWA Wildside Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jay Briscoe

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked Mark #49 of the top 500 wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2013

• Pro Wrestling Noah
  • GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jay Briscoe

• Pro Wrestling Unplugged
  • PWU Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jay Briscoe

• Real Championship Wrestling
  • RCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jay Briscoe

• Ring of Honor
  • ROH World Tag Team Championship (8 times) – with Jay Briscoe
  • Honor Rumble (2009,¹ 2013)

• Squared Circle Wrestling
  • 2CW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jay Briscoe

• USA Xtreme Wrestling
  • UXW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jay Briscoe

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • Tag Team of the Year (2007) – with Jay Briscoe

¹Mark and his brother Jay were the co-winners of the 2009 Honor Rumble due to it using a tag team-oriented format rather than a traditional singles format.

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