Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has paid emotional tribute to PAC following the death of the AEW star, sharing a video message in which he said the news “really f***ing hurts.” Johnson posted the tribute to social media on September 29, 2026, sending love to PAC’s family, Tony Khan, the AEW locker room and everyone in WWE who knew him.
PAC, whose real name was Benjamin Satterley, died on September 27, 2026, at the age of 40. His death came on September 27, 2026, the day after he competed at AEW All Out in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Satterley also wrestled in WWE under the ring name Neville.
AEW President Tony Khan announced ahead of the ROH television tapings on September 28, 2026, that the promotion’s Wednesday Dynamite broadcast, held in Pittsburgh, would be dedicated as a tribute show for PAC. Khan made the announcement live on his X account.
Details of what the tribute broadcast will specifically include have not been announced. It remains unclear whether previously planned segments or storylines for that episode will be delayed as a result of the change in format.
