In response to passage of a gay
marriage law in Delaware, professional wrestler Jay Briscoe, the
current Ring of Honor World Champion, threatened violence.
“The Delaware Senate passed a bill
yesterday that allows same sex couple to get marriage,” Briscoe
tweeted. “If that makes you happy, then congratulations!!!!!”
“... try to teach my kids that
there's nothing wrong with that and I'll fucking shoot you.”
Briscoe's Twitter account
(jaybriscoe84) has since been deleted.
According to SB Nation's Cageside
Seats, Briscoe tweeted in 2011: “Damn there's a lot of fags
in New York today #WhatTheFuck.”
Ring of Honor issued an apology on
behalf of the wrestler and promised that Briscoe would make a similar
apology on Saturday.
“Jay Briscoe would like to again
express his sincerest apologies and regrets to all, especially his
young fans, for his recent hateful Twitter comment. Ring of Honor
has insisted that Jay also make a public apology at the Ring of Honor
event this Saturday night. Jay will address the public during the
event.”
“In addition to this apology, Ring of
Honor and Jay have agreed that he will donate his full pay from the
next two Ring of Honor events to the Partners Against Hate charitable
organization. Partners
Against Hate was created to help prevent, deter, and reduce
juvenile hate-related behavior.”