Ring of Honor World Champion Jay Briscoe joins the Sam Roberts’ Wrestling Podcast this week. You can check out the full interview in the video below.
“[ECW] Heat Wave ’99 was the first pay-per-view that we ever watched … We did a lot of backyard [wrestling]. We recorded everything we did; it was just me versus Mark. We had a little boombox that would play the music. It started on a trampoline, then our trampoline fell apart so we used the frame for a ring that we built. We took a bunch of boards and put it on top of the frame, got some tires and put them underneath … We were trying to get into schools, but we were 15 and 16 at the time, and nobody would take you.”
Briscoe noted that after ECW closed its doors, they turned to Japanese promotions for inspiration. Given the current relationship between Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling, he said he’d love to work a few matches for the promotion in the future.
Sam asked Jay why he and his brother have never had a “moment” in the WWE.
“There’s been – we’ve talked with them in the past. We have a lot of stuff going on at home. The schedule those guys got – my wife is home with three kids. Mark’s wife is home with three kids. I’m never going to say never, but…”
