The wrestling world suffered one more tragedy when it was reported by AEW that Benjamin Satterley, often known as Pac within the firm, died at age 40, the day after his Nationwide Championship match at AEW All Out. The WWE locker room took the hit of the loss, as effectively, because the star carried out within the firm as Neville for six years.
WWE launched a video tribute to Satterley, that includes WWE stars, lots of whom labored with him in “WWE NXT.” The expertise expressed their feelings overtly, together with Kevin Owens, who spoke concerning the first time he labored with Satterley throughout a match within the UK in 2006.
“I bear in mind he was actually nervous earlier than the match and fairly awkward,” Owens mentioned. “Then we went out and had that match, and once we got here again, I informed him, ‘Hey. You are like the perfect wrestler I’ve ever seen and ever labored with.’ And from that second on, he was just about my favourite wrestler. I informed all people about him. However, past that, he grew to become such an incredible good friend.”
Owens described Satterley as the perfect wrestler on this planet, however somebody too humble to ever indicate for a second that he was. He mentioned that Satterley would have hated everybody talking so properly about him, sharing tales, however Owens mentioned he thought it therapeutic for himself and others. He mentioned he was so glad they bought to journey collectively, and Satterley was the silver lining in being away from his circle of relatives.
“If there’s something to remove from this, it is to verify to inform the individuals you like how essential they’re to you when you possibly can,” Owens mentioned. “Ben introduced so many individuals collectively this week as a result of everybody feels the loss so onerous and that is a testomony to the form of particular person he was.”
Bayley, Lucha Bros. communicate
Bayley shared reminiscences of Satterley from “NXT’s” black and gold period, calling it a “particular, uncommon time.” She mentioned it was a time the place all of them noticed the true Satterley, who she known as a “complete goofball.” She mentioned she was fortunate she bought to expertise his humor, however defined it took awhile. Bayley mentioned she and former WWE star Carmella at all times tried to get to know him, in their very own, annoying manner.
“We’d see him joke round with the boys, so we knew that there was an actual particular person in there that we will have enjoyable with,” Bayley mentioned. “We’d continuously annoy him and attempt to be round him. He at all times performed it cool and did not pay a lot consideration to us. Till there was one evening we went out in Orlando and he introduced his spouse, Natalie, with him, and he or she preferred us poking enjoyable at him, and I really feel like that is when he like, allow us to in, as a result of his spouse preferred us, and he beloved his spouse a lot.”
Penta and Rey Fenix additionally spoke about Satterley, who they labored with as Loss of life Triangle in AEW. Penta mentioned it was an emotional time for them each, and that Satterley will at all times have their hearts. He mentioned Pac helped them a lot of their careers and gave the perfect recommendation.
“Pac, the one factor I can say proper now’s that I thank God and life for having met you and for having a good friend such as you,” Penta mentioned. “For having been capable of share the ring with you alongside my brother and for all the pieces we achieved. I solely have phrases of gratitude for an incredible particular person, an incredible good friend, and an incredible wrestler.”
“Our large brother. Thanks for all the pieces, bro,” Fenix mentioned. “We love you. We love you a lot.”
Emotional Sami Zayn pays tribute
Sami Zayn, who knew Satterley since they have been children, was distraught and spoke on to the late star. He mentioned he felt strain to share the best phrases and tales to honor his good friend, who he mentioned he grew to become a person alongside through the years.
“I noticed all these posts coming in and all these tribute movies and tributes after which right here I’m feeling ashamed and feeling responsible like, ‘God, I gotta say one thing,'” Zayn mentioned. “I gotta do one thing. I simply bought to search out the right phrases. The right photos that present how shut we actually have been.’ It simply would not exist, man. I’ve tons of of images of us.”
He mentioned the right phrases to articulate his grief do not exist. Zayn mentioned he knew Satterley would even be struggling in his place.
“You knew and I knew, and that is what issues,” Zayn mentioned. “That is what I take away, man. We have been so fortunate. We had the perfect life, man. We had the perfect life collectively and we bought to share so many unimaginable issues that folks would not dream of, man.”
Zayn collected his ideas all through the video, and later gave his like to Satterley’s spouse, mom, and canine. He mentioned regardless of them rising up collectively, he at all times noticed his good friend as a younger, mischievous child.
“You have been in such loopy form and also you have been nonetheless simply this 5-year-old child to me, you already know?” Zayn laughed. “I’m so blessed to have recognized you. I’m so fortunate. I am so fortunate that I bought to reside the life I’ve, and I’m so fortunate you have been such an enormous a part of it for thus lengthy and we’ve 20 unbelievable years [so close], man, and that is greater than most individuals get, so I will take it.”
