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Jay Briscoe Talks Facing Jay Lethal at Best in the World, the Evolution of Ring of Honor, Who Inspired the Briscoe Brothers?, More

Ring of Honor star Jay Briscoe recently spoke with Joshua Caudill of CraveOnline.com and below are some interview highlights:

CraveOnline: Like you said, no one has won the ROH world title three times and there have been a lot of greats in ROH. What would it mean for you to be the first guy to reach that achievement?

Jay Briscoe: It would be cool as shit. I just got to get it done. I’m not trying to think too much into the future. I’m just focusing on doing what I need to do.

CraveOnline: You grew up being a huge fan of the business. Who were some of your inspirations?

Jay Briscoe: We were big ECW fans. We were big Japanese fans; All Japan Pro Wrestling. We used to watch Toshiaki Kawada, Mitsuharu Misawa, Kenta Kobashi and all of those guys. I was real big on The Dudley Boyz. It was all those guys like Sandman, The Eliminators, The Public Enemy and all of those tag teams back in ECW. That was big for us.

CraveOnline: What was life like for you when you were first trying to make it in the business?

Jay Briscoe: Well, I mean for a couple of years it was kind of tough, man. We would go to high school all day long and then have football practice after school from 3-5 p.m. and then when football practice got over, we would go to training that was over two hours away and get there at 7 o’clock and go until 10:30 at night and not get home until past midnight and get up and do it all over again. It wore on us but at the time, we were so young we didn’t care. We just wanted to be wrestlers.

CraveOnline: Let’s discuss Ring of Honor’s reputation. You’ve been with ROH for a long time now. How have you seen it change and grow?

Jay Briscoe: It’s been crazy, man. My brother puts it the best. ROH used to be like an All-Star team with a bunch of great wrestlers from everywhere but now we’re like the New England Patriots. Everybody is on the same page. We’re all working toward the same goal. Everybody is being so selfless and not worry so much about their self; it’s good to see.

CraveOnline: What can we expect in your match when you clash with the ROH World Champion Jay Lethal at “Best in the World?” How do your styles differ?

Jay Briscoe: I think we’re similar style wise. I’m a little more smash mouth and Jay has a few more moves than I do.  Last time it was pretty much just a fight and I’m expecting the same thing this time. Jay [Lethal] is one of the best wrestlers in the world so it’s going to be a hell of a match.

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