AEW Dedicates Dynamite Tribute Show To PAC

AEW built its September 30 edition of Dynamite around a tribute to PAC, following the news of Benjamin Satterley’s passing. As part of the special show, Will Ospreay was announced to face Ricochet, pairing two wrestlers who have a long and storied history with the man being honored.

The decision to reshape a flagship show into a memorial underscores just how significant PAC was to AEW and to the wider wrestling world. Since debuting with the company in its early days, PAC became one of its defining in-ring talents, known for a hybrid style that blended technical precision with jaw-dropping aerial work — a style that influenced a generation of high-flyers, Ospreay and Ricochet included.

Placing Ospreay and Ricochet across the ring from each other for this occasion carries obvious symbolic weight. Both men have spent years being compared to, competing alongside, and drawing inspiration from PAC’s unique brand of professional wrestling. Ospreay in particular built much of his own reputation in the same international scene PAC helped define, while Ricochet’s career has repeatedly intersected with PAC’s across multiple promotions over the past decade. A match between the two, framed as a tribute rather than a typical rivalry bout, gives AEW a way to honor that legacy inside the ring rather than through words alone.

For AEW, this moment also speaks to the tight-knit nature of its roster and the broader independent and international wrestling community from which the company draws so much of its talent and identity. PAC’s runs with AEW, alongside stints in New Japan Pro-Wrestling and various promotions across the UK and Europe, made him a familiar and respected figure well beyond any single company’s banner. A tribute of this scale reflects that reach.

Details on the rest of the special Dynamite card were still being finalized, but the framing of the show as a tribute suggests fans should expect additional nods to PAC’s career and impact throughout the broadcast, not just within the Ospreay-Ricochet match itself. How AEW incorporates further homages — whether through other matches, video packages, or moments on camera — will likely shape how the night is remembered.

The wrestling world will continue processing this loss in the days ahead, but Wednesday night’s show stands as an immediate, public acknowledgment of what PAC meant to the industry. Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and everyone across the wrestling community affected by his passing.