The wrestling world continues to remember Benjamin Satterley, better known to fans as PAC and formerly Neville in WWE.
WWE released a nearly 40-minute tribute video Wednesday featuring current stars and former colleagues sharing memories of Satterley, who died on Sept. 27 at the age of 40.
Kevin Owens, Becky Lynch, Cody Rhodes, Bayley, Sami Zayn, Big Cass, Penta, Rey Fenix, Tyson Kidd, William Regal, Finn Bálor and Corey Graves are among those featured in the video. Rather than focusing solely on Satterley’s wrestling career, many of the stories center on the person his friends knew behind the scenes.
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Kevin Owens Helped Make the PAC Tribute Happen
There is also a meaningful story behind the video itself.
According to Cageside Seats, Owens was responsible for getting the process started. Owens set up a camera backstage at SmackDown and gave Satterley’s friends an opportunity to sit down and speak about him. Cody Rhodes said he did not initially know whether the footage would eventually be released or simply given to Satterley’s family.
WWE ultimately compiled the messages and released them publicly as the 39-minute tribute.
It is a good showing on WWE’s part.
Satterley had not wrestled for the company since 2018 and spent the final seven years of his career with rival promotion AEW. Still, WWE has made it clear in the days following his death that the people within the company have not forgotten what Satterley meant to them.
The result feels less like a traditional WWE production and more like what Owens apparently intended it to be: wrestlers sitting in front of a camera and talking about someone they loved.
