The wrestling world is still mourning the recent death of Benjamin “PAC” Satterly. who died at the age of 40 on September 27. The news came as a big shock to everyone as the PAC had just fought 24 hours earlier AEW All Out 2026 vs. Andrade El Idolo for the AEW National Championship.
Andrade has since left Instagram: penned his tribute to the man he wrestled on Saturday night, admitting that he actually took a break from social media right before the news broke and was informed by current WWE Superstar and former PAC partner Penta.
After reminiscing soccer jerseys about banter with PAC and Bandido backstage at All Out on Saturday, and also revealing that PAC was looking forward to getting back to London to see his family, Andrade concluded with this message: “My friend, you were incredible inside the ring, nobody like you, and outside of the ring. You had a big heart. We were in a lot of the same promotions at the same time, but never faced each other (NJPW, NXT, WWE), and only met three times in AEW. I will miss you, Amigo. I will never forget you wherever you are. Pack.”
PAC and Andrade had three singles matches on AEW, with Andrade winning two and PAC winning one. They crossed paths in a series of multiple matches through their respective AEW runs, including a three-way match on the September 16 episode of AEW Dynamite, which would ultimately be PAC’s final match on Dynamite.
The AEW roster will honor PAC’s career and memory on the Sept. 30 episode of “Dynamite” with a full tribute show featuring a match; AEW World Champion Will Ospreay and Ricochettwo men who credited PAC as the person who helped them get to where they are today.
