Corey Graves Acknowledges Death Of AEW Star Pac On WWE X AAA World Collide Broadcast
On Sunday, the wrestling world was dealt a monumental blow with the death of Pac (Ben Satterley), who died the day after he wrestled the opening match on AEW All Out 2026. The same day, WWE held Worlds Collide with AAA, which was broadcast on Wednesday opposite the Pac tribute episode of "AEW Dynamite." Since the show didn't air live, commentary was added afterward, and Corey Graves was able to pay tribute to his former "WWE NXT" rival and tag partner during the entrances for Jack Cartwheel vs. Dragon Lee.
"As we prepare for this Cruiserweight delight, I want to take a moment to send our thoughts, prayers, and condolences to the family, friends, and fans of Ben Satterley, who competed in WWE as Adrian Neville. He was my tag team partner. We held the NXT tag titles together. One of the best people our business has ever known. Gone way too soon. Rest in power, my friend. My condolences to everybody. He would've loved what we're about to witness tonight," Graves reflected. His commentary partner, JBL, agreed.
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Earlier on Wednesday, Graves posted a carousel of photos on Instagram to pay tribute to "The Man That Gravity Forgot." Prior to his time in AEW, Pac was known as Neville in WWE. A photo of him as Neville was shown at the beginning of "WWE Raw" and was simultaneously posted to their social media. Bayley and Becky Lynch paid tribute with armbands and his former AEW trios partner, Penta, wrote "Pac" on his kickpad.