All Elite Wrestling has released the final footage of PAC, whose real name was Benjamin Satterley, filmed after his last match just hours before he was found dead.
The British wrestler, formerly known as Neville during his WWE career, was discovered “passed out” inside a vehicle in the parking lot of a CAVA restaurant near Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Sunday.
Satterley was later pronounced dead at the age of 40. Police are not treating the death as suspicious, with further examinations under way to establish the cause and manner of death.
The night before, Satterley had wrestled at AEW’s All Out pay-per-view at the NOW Arena.
He was defeated by Andrade before appearing again later in the main event, which saw Jon Moxley face Will Ospreay. Ospreay, another British wrestling star, ultimately won the contest.
Following the match, Moxley delivered an intense backstage promo that AEW has now broadcast. He spoke about the importance of learning how to lose, described wrestling as the “best job in the world” and reflected on how he wanted to be remembered at his funeral.
Moxley was standing beside PAC, along with the other members of their Death Rider stable: Marina Shafir, Daniel Garcia and Wheeler Yuta.
Jon Moxley delivered an emotional promo beside PAC, whose real name was Benjamin Satterley, before the wrestler’s death
Moxley and Satterley both competed at AEW’s All Out pay-per-view in Chicago on Saturday night
Moxley introduced the video during a tribute on AEW’s latest show, explaining that it had been “recorded Saturday night after All Out” and was “the last time we saw Ben in our cameras.”
Wearing a baseball cap and a grey hoodie emblazoned with “against the world,” Moxley sat down as Satterley stood behind him and began addressing the camera.
“Nothing really to say other than Will was just better than me tonight,” he began. “Will Ospreay, that’s the best in that ring.
“Gave everything I had. Took every shot I had to the best of my ability. I have no regrets. Will Ospreay is indomitable.
“It’s a part of the game, though, man. You’re gonna lose. I don’t care who you are, you’re gonna lose.
“You’ve gotta know how to lose. You’re gonna lose in wrestling. You’re gonna lose in life. You’re gonna lose people. You’re gonna lose opportunities.
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“You’re not gonna get what you deserve. You’re not always gonna get what you earned. Things aren’t always gonna go your way. What you gonna do?
“You’ve gotta just smile and get up tomorrow and do it again and just give it your best every single day. Because every single day is a gift.
“Do you know what it’s like to walk out in front of a sold-out crowd? Chicago, New York and Tokyo. Sold-out crowd like tonight, surrounded by your friends, teammates, these great people who pay their money that they work hard all week for to see you do what you do.
Satterley, pictured left, stood behind Moxley with other members of their Death Rider stable
The footage marked the final time Satterley was recorded by AEW cameras before he was found dead on Sunday
‘The opportunity to be out in this ring, doing this job. The best job in the world. There is nothing better than that.
‘Every day is a gift. I’m serious, bro. And he won tonight, he was the better man tonight. You are the best in the ring, congratulations.
‘All you have earned is more hard work. There’s two kinds of eulogies, at funerals. One of them is this is what this guy did. The other one is this is who this guy was.
‘When I’m dead and burned up and I’m ashes and I’m in the wind, I know which eulogy I want to have.
‘I know what I want people to say about me at my funeral and I know what I expect from you, Will.
‘I still don’t think anybody sees it, man. They don’t see what we have. What this place can be. What we’ve been gifted. What’s at stake. The future of professional wrestling, our craft, what we grew up dreaming of doing, what kids around the world, just like us, nobodies from nowhere, what they grow up dreaming of doing, right now.
‘We have the future of pro wrestling in the palm of our hands. Whatever pro wrestling is going to be. It’s going to be what we make it.
‘Me and you, you, you, Will Ospreay, anybody else who has the guts to do what it takes to be great. To really be great. To really grab life by the balls.
‘To take this opportunity, to take this gift, do something with it. Do something with it.’
The promo has taken on a heartbreaking new perspective after Satterley’s sudden death, which has left AEW and the world of wrestling shocked. Tributes have poured in including across Wednesday’s emotional first AEW show since his passing.