10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (April 17)

By Jamie Kennedy /

8. Briscoe Brothers Not Signing With WWE

For years, stories have been floating around the internet that The Briscoe Brothers are only a hair's breath away from signing with WWE. This long-running tale has occasionally been discarded, only to be picked right back up and explored once more - it seems people really would love to see what both Mark and Jay could do in NXT, for example. During a recent video, the real-life brothers announced that they had decided to re-sign with Ring Of Honor, putting pen to paper on brand spanking new 2 year contracts which would tie them with the organisation until the Spring of 2017. In addition to their wrestling duties, the tandem also run a self-owned chicken farm, and weren't too keen on moving away from something they've worked hard to build.There are rumours that ROH have actually offered the brothers more money than WWE were willing to for working in their developmental system, which is a pretty interesting stat if true. Clearly comfortable in Ring Of Honor, the future would have been uncertain in the broader world of WWE for both men, and it seems they've decided to pass up the opportunity.