Trivia / The Briscoe Brothers

• Executive Meddling: Appearances in AEW for the duo were nixed by WarnerMedia higher ups due to Jay's past homophobic comments. This even continued after Jay's untimely death, as while some tributes were done by wrestlers on the AEW Dynamite following his death, it was reported that the WarnerMedia veto continued, and as such AEW wasn't allowed to make a tribute show on their programming similar to the one done to Brodie Lee after his passing. This was despite the Briscoes' open contrition and efforts to make amends for Jay's comments over the years being roundly accepted by most wrestling fans including the LGBT themselves, as well as several other wrestlers on the AEW roster having been accused of sexual harassment or assault yet being able to appear without issue, meaning any cursory analysis of the scene should've let WarnerMedia know that featuring the Briscoes on television would not significantly damage their brand. On the contrary, at the same time as they seemingly blocked any focused tribute to Jay Briscoe, Warner Bros. Discovery went ahead with broadcasting UFC president Dana White's Power Slap league right after White and his wife were caught on camera assaulting each other in public and he showed no remorse for the incident, a hypocrisy that was most certainly noted by fans of all political stripes. The open backlash on the internet, as well as the ratings backfire against both Dynamite (which drew 300,000 less viewers than the week prior) and Power Slap (which has reportedly bombed), led to WBD relenting a week later and allowing both a tribute video and a Jay Lethal vs. Mark Briscoe match dedicated to Jay Briscoe on the January 26 version of Dynamite, which were both well-received.
  • Apparently part of the edict was due to an executive finding Jay's past comments, along with photos of the team in Confederate flag gear^note which they stopped doing right after someone wearing a Confederate Flag patch committed a mass shooting at a black church., and Tony had trouble reaching anyone in time to overturn the decision in the time frame of the show.
• Old Shame: After the Briscoes turned up in GCW and started having matches involving Effy, an openly gay wrestler, the latter explained in an interview that they were pretty ashamed of their homophobic incidents, and that several of the LGBTQ+ members of the GCW roster were helping to educate them on issues.
• Promoted Fanboy: At twelve and thirteen the Briscoes were in the ECW arena trading Japanese wrestling tapes, not even dreaming of wrestling in Japan themselves but knowing they eventually would.

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