Mark Briscoe (wrestler)

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Mark Briscoe
Birth name	Mark McAlmond
Born	January 17, 1985 (age 28) Laurel, Delaware
Resides	Sandy Fork, Delaware
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Mark Briscoe
Billed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Billed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Billed from	Sandy Fork, Delaware
Trained by	ECWA's Wrestletech, Glenn Osbourne, CZW Training School, Jon Dahmer
Debut	May 20, 2000

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.

Contents 1 Professional wrestling career 1.1 Combat Zone Wrestling (2001–2003, 2010–2012) 1.2 Jersey All Pro Wrestling (2001–2002, 2005) 1.3 Ring of Honor 1.3.1 Debut and Tag Team Champions (2002–2004) 1.3.2 Return and various feuds (2006–2013) 1.3.3 Singles competition (2013–present) 1.4 New Japan Pro Wrestling (2016) 2 In wrestling 3 Championships and accomplishments 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Professional wrestling career

[edit] Combat Zone Wrestling (2001–2003, 2010–2012)

[edit] Jersey All Pro Wrestling (2001–2002, 2005)

[edit] Ring of Honor

Main article: The Briscoe Brothers

[edit] Debut and Tag Team Champions (2002–2004)

[edit] Return and various feuds (2006–2013)

[edit] Singles competition (2013–present)

[edit] New Japan Pro Wrestling (2016)

[edit] 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

[edit] 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) – 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 Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jay Briscoe and Bully Harlan
  • ROH World Tag Team Championship (9 times, current) – 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.

[edit] References

[edit] External links