AEW will honor Jay Briscoe with a tribute match this week ... just days after the wrestling star tragically died in a car crash.
AEW honcho Tony Khan announced the details of the match on Tuesday ... explaining Jay's brother and tag-team partner, Mark Briscoe, will fight Jay Lethal on Wednesday night in Lexington, Kentucky to honor Jay Briscoe.
Khan said in a tweet that Mark and Lethal, a longtime friend/rival of JB, wanted to fight one another to celebrate the life and legacy of their brother and contemporary in the industry.