Remembering 'The Bastard' PAC

Leo Hodgkins

September 28, 2026

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RIP Benjamin Satterley

Better known as 'The Bastard' PAC in AEW

'The Man That Gravity Forgot' Adrian Neville (or just Neville) in WWE

I was first introduced to PAC or Neville when he was called up to the main roster of WWE in 2015.

From then I became a fan of his watching some great matches with the likes of John Cena in the United States Championship open challenge and the classic WWE Championship match he had with Seth Rollins (the one with the so so close pinfall)

One thing I really liked during his WWE run was the transformation to 'King Of The Cruiserweights' becoming much more serious and having I'd say the best title reigns in that iteration of the championships history.

Later on, when I finally got into NXT (about 3-4 years too bloody late, in 2018) I went back and watched the first NXT special events and takeover pay per views (or network special back then). I discovered just how brilliant Neville (PAC) was seeing his matches with Sami Zayn, Bo Dallas and Finn Balor.

Once again way too late (this time about 2 years too late) I got into AEW and PAC was someone I was very invested in watching because I knew he could be great in AEW with the roster they had. I was not disappointed as going back and watching his matches with Kenny Omega and Orange Cassidy respectively are fantastic matches. Then seeing the trios matches alongside Penta and Rey Fenix as part of Death Triangle really showed me that Six Man Tag Team Matches can be awesome facing teams like The Elite and House Of Black.

In more recent years, one of my favourite PAC matches occurred when he and Will Ospreay absolutely tore the house (or arena) down at All Out 2024 with their masterpiece of a wrestling match for the International Championship. He then would join up with one of my favourite groups in wrestling right now 'The Deathriders' where I thought he was a great fit for the group.

Like a lot of people I am absolutely stunned by the news tonight of PAC's passing especially after we had the chance to enjoy him only just over a day ago at All Out 2026 in the great match with Andrade.

We here at DKO Wrestling give our condolences to PAC's family, friends and fans.

Rest in Peace Bastard. We and Wrestling Shall Miss You