Over the next few weeks The tragic death of AEW star Pacformerly known as Neville in WWE, various stars have taken to social media and various interviews to share their memories of the star as well as their grief. One of those stars was WWE’s Seth Rollins, who spoke about his friend and former opponent. No Contest Wrestling podcast in a clip posted to Instagram.
Rollins said it’s the first time he’s spoken on camera about Pac, real name Benjamin Satterly. He said it’s hard to put his thoughts about who Satterley is as a person into one succinct statement.
“He was just a great guy. He was so funny and so special,” Rollins said. “He was also very loyal and down to earth. He was just one of those people who… We were looking at Ben. We admired him, I think, because he was so incredible at what he did in the ring, but he was also so humble in that part of his life. And how he treated people with kindness and love, and there was warmth in him.”
Rollins said he first met Satterlee when he was 21 on his first trip to Europe. He was amazed at the late star’s ability to get in the ring. Rollins said he always thought he was an athlete, but joked that he thought he might have to find a new profession after seeing Satterlee.
“I hope his legacy in the wrestling world will be one thing, but his legacy among the people who loved him and knew him was that he was a great, great man,” Rollins said.
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