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AEW Dedicates Dynamite To PAC With Emotional On‑Air Memorial

The coordinated broadcast showcased the locker room's visible grief as forensic testing into Benjamin Satterley's death remains pending.

Overview

  • AEW opened its Sept. 30 Dynamite with on-air tributes that included emotional remarks from Excalibur and Tony Schiavone and a video of PAC’s final on-camera appearance.
  • The show aired a Jon Moxley promo featuring the Death Riders and followed it with a ten-bell salute on stage where several wrestlers were visibly in tears.
  • Production used personal symbols in the tribute, including PAC’s signature chair lit red and Orange Cassidy entering wearing a PAC shirt and armband.
  • AEW and its talent posted public condolences to social media, with the company calling Satterley “Forever our Bastard” and saying “There will never be another like him.”
  • Authorities continue forensic work to determine cause and manner of death, with Cook County medical testing and toxicology results expected to take weeks.