WWE has released a moving tribute video honoring Benjamin “PAC” Satterley, the acclaimed wrestler also known to WWE audiences as Neville, following his death on Sunday, September 27.
The video brings together reflections from colleagues and friends who knew Satterley across different stages of his life and career. Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Finn Balor, Becky Lynch, Bayley and William Regal are among those featured remembering not only an extraordinarily gifted in-ring performer, but a friend whose humor, humility and loyalty left an enduring impact on the people around him.
For viewers who knew Satterley through WWE, NXT, AEW, Dragon Gate or his formative independent work in the United Kingdom, the testimonials offer a deeply personal portrait beyond his status as one of the era’s most dynamic wrestlers. The common thread throughout is clear: his ability was undeniable, but the relationships he built mattered even more to those who shared roads, locker rooms and pivotal early-career experiences with him.
Kevin Owens recalls an immediate impression
Owens spoke about first meeting Satterley in the United Kingdom in 2006, when the two were booked to wrestle each other that same night. He remembered Satterley as nervous and somewhat awkward before they entered the ring, only for that uncertainty to disappear once the bell rang.
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After the match, Owens told him, “You’re like the best wrestler I’ve seen or worked with.” Owens said that moment was the beginning of a lasting friendship and an immense professional admiration.
“From that moment on, he was pretty much my favorite wrestler,” Owens said.
Owens described Satterley as a complete performer who could excel in every style asked of him. Whether the match demanded aerial innovation, technical precision, physical brawling or unmatched athletic movement, Owens felt Satterley stood apart. Yet he also emphasized that Satterley did not carry himself with arrogance or use his gifts to elevate his own ego.
“As a performer, there is nothing at all that he couldn’t do better than anyone else,” Owens said. “He could fly, he could brawl, he could do technical wrestling better than anyone. He could move better than anybody. And you’d have never heard him ever imply for even one second that he was the best wrestler in the world. Because that just is not who he was.”
Owens acknowledged the outpouring of memories and praise following Satterley’s death, while noting that the attention itself was something his friend likely would not have welcomed. Still, he said sharing those stories has become a meaningful way for people to honor him and process a difficult loss.
The WWE star also looked back on their time traveling together after Owens reached the main roster. The two were regularly on the road four or five days per week, and Owens said those trips produced memories and laughter he will always value.
There was also a painful honesty to Owens’ reflection. He admitted that he has been left wondering whether Satterley fully understood how deeply he was respected and loved. At the same time, Owens said the collective grief from so many corners of wrestling is its own measure of the person Satterley was.
“Ben brought so many people together this week because everyone feels the loss so hard,” Owens said. “And that’s a testament to the kind of person he was.”
Owens offered sympathy to Satterley’s wife, Natalie, as well as his mother and father, while recognizing the significant absence left for everyone fortunate enough to have known him.
Sami Zayn addresses a lifelong brotherhood
Zayn’s contribution was especially raw, framed directly as a message to the friend he had known since they were young. Rather than attempting to shape his grief into a polished statement, Zayn openly acknowledged the impossibility of finding language that could adequately capture a bond built across years of growing up, learning the wrestling business and becoming adults together.
He said the closeness of their relationship made him feel a particular pressure to offer the perfect tribute: to tell the most meaningful stories, to find the right images and to communicate the scale of the loss. But he said those perfect words simply do not exist.
“I don’t have the words,” Zayn said. “I tried; I tried all week. I saw all these posts coming in and all these tribute videos, and here I’m feeling guilty, like, ‘God, I gotta say something. I got to do something. I got to find the perfect words and perfect pictures to show how close we were.’”
For Zayn, the overwhelming number of shared photos and memories could not be reduced to one social-media post or one carefully constructed message. Instead, he spoke plainly about love, remembrance and gratitude.
“I just love you,” Zayn said. “I’ll never forget you. I’ll never forget the memories we had.”
He explained that although he and Satterley had told one another they loved each other and understood the brotherhood they shared, he was not sure he had ever truly expressed his thanks. His closing words were simple and personal: “Thank you, buddy. Thanks for everything.”
The sentiment reflects a relationship that extended well beyond professional association. Zayn and Satterley were contemporaries whose paths were intertwined from their formative years in wrestling, making Zayn’s comments a reminder of the friendships created long before the television stages, international exposure and championship opportunities that later defined their careers.
Finn Balor remembers friendship from Newcastle to the world
Balor also traced his friendship with Satterley back to their earliest days. He recalled first meeting him on wrestling mats in the basement of a church in Newcastle, when both were still young men pursuing their ambitions in the business.
That early connection grew into a friendship that crossed countries, promotions and major life milestones. Balor referenced nights out in Japan, time spent together in NXT, global travel during their WWE years and personal visits with each other’s families. Those memories illustrated the difference between being coworkers and being lifelong friends.
“Thanks for being a friend,” Balor said. “I’ll never forget meeting you for the first time on some wrestling mats in the basement of a church in Newcastle when we were just kids. And from there, we went on to be such great friends.”
Balor spoke warmly of visiting Satterley’s wife and mother in Newcastle for cups of tea, as well as Satterley visiting Balor’s parents in Ireland. He felt their connection was strengthened by comparable upbringings and shared values, as much as by their experience navigating professional wrestling.
Notably, Balor said that wrestling was not the center of every conversation between them. They discussed football, “Father Fed,” and virtually everything else in life. It is a detail that reinforces the broader portrait offered by the video: Satterley was cherished not just for what he could do under the lights, but for the man people knew when the wrestling conversation stopped.
Balor ended with a phrase the two regularly used together: “What a laugh, mate!” He said, “What a laugh I had with you. I can’t thank you enough. I love you, Ben.”
A legacy defined by excellence and connection
Satterley’s career gave wrestling fans an extensive body of work that showcased rare versatility. His physical charisma, explosive aerial ability and technical command enabled him to thrive in different environments, while his work as Neville in WWE and later as PAC ensured his name became familiar to audiences around the world.
But the tribute video places the focus where his friends believe it belongs: on the character behind the performer. Owens remembered his humility. Zayn spoke of a brotherhood that cannot be neatly articulated. Balor celebrated the humor, family connections and everyday conversations that made a long friendship so valuable.
That is why the video resonates beyond a conventional retrospective of matches and accolades. It captures the human cost of a loss felt across the wrestling community, while allowing those closest to Satterley to speak in their own voices. Their memories do not attempt to make grief easier or offer a final answer to it. Instead, they preserve the laughter, admiration, affection and gratitude that remain.
For Owens, Zayn, Balor and the many others paying tribute, Benjamin Satterley’s impact will live on through those shared moments. His accomplishments in the ring remain extraordinary. The love expressed by his friends makes equally clear that his greatest legacy reaches far beyond it.
Darryl Polo
Darryl Polo is a passionate wrestling fan covering WWE, AEW, TNA and beyond. He loves great rivalries, breakout stars and the moments that keep fans talking long after the bell. How we work.