Mark Briscoe: Profile, Career, Face/Heel Turns, Titles Won, Gimmick Evolution and Stats

Profile Info

Gender Male

Real Name Mark Pugh

Ring Names

Mark Briscoe ( May 20, 2000 - Present)
Keno Murdoch ( December 15, 2001 - March 9, 2002)

Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)

Weight

229 lbs (104 kg)

Born January 28, 1985 (age 37)

Birth Place Laurel, Delaware

Billed From

Sandy Fork, Delaware

Career History

Roles

Wrestler ( May 20, 2000 - Present)

Companies / Promotions

Promotion	from	to
Promotion ROH	February 23, 2002	Present
Promotion TNA	April 28, 2022	July 21, 2022
Promotion GCW	October 23, 2021	April 23, 2022
Promotion NWA	March 19, 2022	March 21, 2022
Promotion NJPWBrand Junior Heavyweight	January 4, 2016	July 2, 2017
Promotion CZW	December 11, 2010	May 14, 2011
Promotion PWG	April 10, 2010	March 4, 2011
Promotion NOAH	January 7, 2007	September 6, 2008
Promotion PWG	May 20, 2006	May 18, 2008
Promotion CZW	January 20, 2001	June 14, 2003
Promotion TNA	July 10, 2002	November 27, 2002

Face / Heel Turns

Alignment	from	to
Heel	July 24, 2022	Present
Face	February 28, 2020	July 23, 2022
Heel	October 20, 2017	February 27, 2020
Face	December 13, 2011	October 19, 2017
Heel	March 19, 2011	December 12, 2011
Face	May 14, 2003	March 18, 2011
Heel	June 22, 2002	May 13, 2003
Face	May 20, 2000	June 21, 2002

Images

Oct 2021

Mar 2018

Jan 2015

May 2014

Jan 2001

Finishers

Cut-Throat Driver / Mark-Out - Cut-throat Inverted Death Valley Driver ( May 20, 2000 - Present)
Froggy Bow - Frog Splash into an Elbow Drop ( May 20, 2000 - Present)
Spike Jay-Driller - with Jay Briscoe - Springboard Spike Double Underhook Piledriver ( February 23, 2002 - Present)
Redneck Boogie - with Jay Briscoe - Crucifix Powerbomb + Neckbreaker combination ( February 23, 2002 - Present)
Springboard Doomsday Device - with Jay Briscoe ( February 23, 2002 - Present)
Briscoe Bottom - with Jay Briscoe - Double Sitout Side Slam ( May 20, 2000 - February 22, 2002)

Theme Songs

Theme Song "Anthem of Sussex County Chicken", by Adam Massacre - Single ( December 7, 2014 - Present)
Theme Song "Dem' Boys Will Survive" by Adam Massacre - with Jay Briscoe - Team ( November 30, 2014 - Present)
Theme Song "Fight" by Justin Ostrander, David Dorn, Bryan Edwards & Mark Lonsway - with Jay Briscoe - Team ( January 4, 2016 - July 2, 2017)
Theme Song "Reach for the Sky" by Adam Massacre - with Jay Briscoe - Team ( March 7, 2014 - November 29, 2014)
Theme Song "Sleeping All December" by Death Valley Driver - with Jay Briscoe - Team ( June 26, 2011 - March 6, 2014)
Theme Song "British Steel" by James Ryan - with Jay Briscoe - Team ( September 7, 2009 - June 25, 2011)
Theme Song "My Own Summer" by Deftones - with Jay Briscoe - Team ( May 20, 2006 - March 4, 2011)
Theme Song "Gimme Back My Bullets (Edit)" by Stingray Music - with Jay Briscoe - Team ( November 22, 2008 - September 6, 2009)
Theme Song "Wherever I May Roam" by Metallica - with Jay Briscoe - Team ( August 18, 2006 - November 21, 2008)
Theme Song "Gimme Back My Bullets" by Lynyrd Skynyrd - with Jay Briscoe - Team ( November 1, 2003 - August 17, 2006)
Theme Song "The Cross" by Nas - with Jay Briscoe - Team ( April 12, 2003 - October 31, 2003)
Theme Song "Green Iron Fist" by Full Devil Jacket - with Jay Briscoe - Team ( April 13, 2002 - April 11, 2003)
Theme Song "Lion’s Den (Instrumental)" by Dale Oliver - with Jay Briscoe - Team ( July 10, 2002 - November 27, 2002)
Theme Song "Automatic" by Powerman 5000 - with Jay Briscoe - Team ( February 10, 2001 - April 12, 2002)

Titles & Accomplishments

Titles Won

Ring of Honor

12 ROH World Tag Team Championship (with Jay Briscoe)
1 ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (with Jay Briscoe & Bully Ray)

Impact Wrestling

1 Impact World Tag Team Championship (with Jay Briscoe)

New Japan Pro Wrestling

1 IWGP Tag Team Championship (with Jay Briscoe)
2 NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (with Jay Briscoe & Toru Yano)

Combat Zone Wrestling

2 CZW World Tag Team Championship (with Jay Briscoe)

Game Changer Wrestling

2 GCW Tag Team Championship (with Jay Briscoe)

Pro Wrestling Noah

1 GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (with Jay Briscoe)

Full Impact Pro

1 FIP Tag Team Championship (with Jay Briscoe)

House of Glory

1 HOG Tag Team Championship (with Jay Briscoe)

Jersey Championship Wrestling

1 JCW Light Heavyweight Championship

NWA Wildside

1 NWA Wildside Tag Team Championship (with Jay Briscoe)

Pro Wrestling Unplugged

1 PWU Tag Team Championship (with Jay Briscoe)

Real Championship Wrestling

1 RCW Tag Team Championship (with Jay Briscoe)

Squared Circle Wrestling

1 2CW Tag Team Championship (with Jay Briscoe)

USA Xtreme Wrestling

1 UXW Tag Team Championship (with Jay Briscoe)

Other Accomplishments

ROH Hall of Fame induction (class of 2022 - with Jay Briscoe)
ROH Honor Rumble Winner (2009 - with Jay Briscoe; 2013)
ROH Tag Team of the Decade (2010s – with Jay Briscoe)
ROH Year-End Award - Tag Team of the Year (2019, 2021 – with Jay Briscoe)
NWA Crockett Cup Winner (2022 - with Jay Briscoe)
RCW Tag Team Championship Tournament Winner (2009 - 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 un Cage Match vs. Blk Out and Los Fantásticos)
3° in the PWI Tag Team 100 (2022 - with Jay Bridcoe)
WON Tag Team of the Year (2007 – with Jay Briscoe)

Relations

Tag Teams & Stables

The Briscoes / The Briscoe Brothers - Jay Briscoe ( May 20, 2000 - Present)
The Prophecy - B.J. Whitmer, Christopher Daniels, Dan Maff, Xavier, Donovan Morgan, Simply Luscious, Allison Danger ( June 22, 2002 - May 13, 2003)