A somber atmosphere enveloped All Elite Wrestling’s "Dynamite" broadcast on Wednesday evening as the promotion and its roster collectively honored the memory of wrestler Pac, who tragically passed away over the weekend at the age of 40.
Benjamin Satterley, professionally known as Pac, died on Sunday, just hours following AEW’s "All Out" pay-per-view event. The company’s wrestlers gathered on the stage, listening intently as commentator Tony Schiavone delivered heartfelt remarks commemorating Pac’s life and career.
Schiavone then directed viewers' attention to a powerful and prophetic promo delivered by Jon Moxley. This segment aired after Moxley’s defeat to Will Ospreay in the AEW World Championship main event at the recent pay-per-view. During the promo, Moxley was surrounded by his Death Riders stablemates: Marina Shafir, Daniel Garcia, Wheeler Yuta, and notably, Pac. Schiavone pointed out that this marked Pac’s final appearance captured by AEW cameras.
"I gave everything I had. I took every shot I had to the best of my ability. I have no regrets. Will Ospreay is indomitable. It’s just part of the game, though, man. You’re gonna lose. I don’t care who you are, you’re gonna lose. You gotta know how to lose. You’re gonna lose in wrestling. You’re gonna lose in life. You’re gonna lose people. You’re gonna lose opportunities. You’re not going to get what you deserve. You’re not always going to get what you earned. Things aren’t always going to go your way. But what are you gonna do?""You gotta smile, get up tomorrow and do it again and just give it your best every single day because every single day is a gift. Do you know what it’s like to walk out in front of a sold out crowd? Chicago? New York? Tokyo? Sold-out crowd like tonight? Surrounded by your friends, teammates, these great people that pay that money they work hard all week for to see you do? The opportunity to be out there in the ring? Out there in the ring, doing this job, the best job in the world? There is nothing better than that."
"Every day is a gift. Look, I’m serious, Will. You won tonight. You were the better man tonight. You are the best in the ring. Congratulations. All you have earned is more hard work. There’s two kinds of eulogies at funerals. One of them is, ‘This is what this guy did.’ The other one is, ‘This is who this guy was.’ When I’m dead, burned up and I’m ashes and I’m in the wind, I know which eulogy I want to have. I know what I want people to say about me at my funeral. I know what I expect from you, Will. After a couple years, I still don’t think anybody sees it, man."
"They don’t see what we have. What this place can be. What we’ve been gifted. What’s at stake. The future of professional wrestling, our craft, what we grew up dreaming of doing, what kids around the world – just like us, nobodies from nowhere – what they’re growing up dreaming of doing right now. We have the future in pro wrestling in the palm of our hands. Whatever pro wrestling is gonna be, it’s going to be what we make it (pointing to his Death Riders teammates), Will Ospreay, anybody else, who has the guts to do what it takes to be great, to really be great, to really grab life by the ba—s, to take this opportunity, to take this gift and do something with it. Do something with it."
Following his impassioned address, Moxley exited the scene, accompanied by Shafir, Wheeler, and Garcia. Pac, with his distinctive long hair obscuring his face and arms folded, remained in the corner, a figure of silent contemplation before eventually joining the departing group.
A Night of Remembrance and Action
Later in the evening, the live broadcast saw Jon Moxley defend his AEW Continental Championship against Orange Cassidy. As Moxley made his entrance, a solitary chair was prominently placed at ringside, serving as a silent, respectful tribute to Pac.
Moxley successfully retained his title in the ensuing contest.
After Moxley secured his victory and composed himself in the ring, the familiar entrance music of AEW star Bryan Danielson began to play. Danielson, visibly moved by the evening’s circumstances, entered the ring. Despite their storied rivalry and intense battles within AEW, Danielson and Moxley embraced in a poignant moment, momentarily setting aside their differences to honor their departed colleague, Pac.
