The War Raiders honored Jax Dane on WWE Raw.
On December 26, the National Wrestling Alliance announced that former NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Jax Dane (Jeremy Laymon) had passed away. Dane wrestled for NWA, ROH, TNA/IMPACT Wrestling, OVW, and other companies.
On the December 30 episode of WWE Raw, WWE World Tag Team Champions the War Raiders (Erik and Ivar) paid tribute to Dane by wearing black armbands that had his name on them. Erik and Ivar teamed up with Damian Priest to defeat Dominik Mysterio, JD McDonagh, and Finn Balor.
Awesome tribute to former Worlds Heavyweight Champion Jax Dane on #WWERaw. #Respect pic.twitter.com/6tZ9d5gLyX
— NWA (@nwa) December 31, 2024
NWA has released a Jax Dane "In Memory Of" t-shirt, and the proceeds will go to his family. The shirt is available here.
Various members of the wrestling world previously paid tribute to Jax Dane. More information is available here.
Click here to catch up on our coverage of the December 30 episode of WWE Raw. For a full review, check out the post-show podcast on our YouTube channel.