Mark Briscoe Discusses Legacy of FTR vs Briscoes: "They'll always be special"

Mark Briscoe has reminisced about the iconic rivalry between FTR and The Briscoes which he has labeled 'special.'

The intense feud between The Briscoes (Mark & Jay Briscoe) and FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) is one of the greatest chapters in pro wrestling history. The two critically acclaimed tag-team went on to collide in what is labeled as the best tag-team trilogy of recent memory and with the matches, the two highly regarded tag teams cemented their legacy in tag-team wrestling. 

Speaking with PW Insider, Mark Briscoe recalled the matches against the Top Guys. One-half of the Dem Boyz also spoke about how Tony Khan buying ROH and booking the matches benefitted them. Reflecting on the unfortunate passing of his brother shortly after, Mark mentioned how those matches have become even more special: 

"Those matches, now especially in hindsight, not that they weren't amazing and special when they happened, but then a month after the dog collar match when the accident happened, it's like, it's almost like how, I don't know how appropriate that's how Jerry Briscoe went out."

Mark mentioned that they were already feuding with FTR over twitter when Tony bought ROH and put them together. After the first two matches, things came full circle with the classic encounter at Final Battle 2022:

"We come full circle to Final Battle and they've beaten us twice and now it comes down to this dog collar match and we get the final win and Jay Briscoe puts on a career...like one of the best performances in professional wrestling history and he's sitting there with the crimson mask, bloodied and just...what a fitting way for him to go out. 2022 as a whole was a really amazing year, but those FTR matches, and then that last, the dog collar match specifically, yeah, they're always, they'll always be special."

The trilogy between The Briscoes and FTR

The two teams competed in three matches in 2022. The first match which was a standard tag-team match saw FTR prevailing at ROH Supercard of Honor in April. Then they battled in a two-out-of-three-falls match at Death Before Dishonor in July which FTR again won. The trilogy culminated in December at Final Battle when the Briscoes finally emerged victorious in a Dog Collar match to capture the ROH Tag Team Championships.

The rivalry that ended in 2022 has raised the bar for tag team wrestling and the fans continue to cherish the hard-hitting battles that they have put on in the past.

Now, Mark Briscoe has a huge task at hand as he challenges for the top prize in ROH. Read more in detail below: