After the sudden demise of PAC at the end of September this yearAEW paid tribute in his honor during the following “AEW Dynamite”. Fans online praised the show, particularly noting the emotional 5-on-5 Tag Team Main Event featuring the Death Riders and the one-time return of Bryan Danielson.
Looking back on the show, Matt Hardy praised AEW’s efforts on an episode of his show.The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy“Podcast.
“I liked everything I saw. I thought it was very classy. I thought it was well done. It was very emotional,” he said. Hardy claimed he only watched the first 30 minutes of the show, but was impressed by what he saw, particularly the video dedicated to PAC’s life.
“They really made the show about him in a lot of ways. it had a lot of good vibes, Brian Danielson was back and everyone hugging Moxley was a nice moment,” he added. Matt said it was what the fans needed in light of the PAC’s death to bring back some hope and help everyone, including the wrestlers, grieve.
Moxley specifically cut a promo following AEW All Out, where he texted Will Osprey after losing to him at the event. Moxley talks about losing people, opportunities, eulogies, death and urges people to keep going regardless of their circumstances. Afterwards, the promo was considered terrible by many, including Hardy.
“He talked about a lot of things that are outside of the wrestling ring and you know they really relate to life,” Hardy noted. “And then the last person in that shot was PAC in that last scene. It was a great promo, but in some ways it was very scary…”
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