Five essential PAC matches to revisit from his WWE and AEW career
PAC (formerly known as Neville in WWE) died at the age of 40, one day after competing at AEW All Out in Chicago during All Out 2026. This piece revisits five of his most talked-about matches from his runs in WWE and AEW.
PAC was a high-flying and vicious in-ring competitor who performed for major promotions including WWE and AEW. Known to fans as The Bastard and earlier in WWE as Adrian Neville, he produced a string of memorable singles matches across both companies. Below are five bouts identified as career highlights in the wake of his passing.
One of the earliest standout moments in his WWE tenure occurred at NXT TakeOver: Arrival 2014 at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida, when Neville challenged Bo Dallas in a ladder match for the NXT Championship. He outlasted Dallas in that contest to capture the title. Neville went on to hold the NXT Championship for 287 days.
On the August 2, 2015 edition of RAW, Neville challenged Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. The Man that Gravity Forget used his quickness and high-flying style to match Rollins’ in-ring approach during the match. Neville lost that encounter, which was still regarded as a defining singles outing in his WWE run.
At AEW Revolution 2020, PAC faced Orange Cassidy in a match that mixed contrasting styles and extended sequences of near falls and impactful maneuvers. The Bastard ultimately emerged victorious in that PPV encounter. That bout has remained one of the most-watched AEW videos on YouTube.
A major AEW pay-per-view meeting came at All Out 2024 when PAC wrestled Will Ospreay with Ospreay’s International Championship on the line. The match featured back-and-forth action and high-flying sequences between two of Britain’s in-ring exports. It has been cited as an iconic match in PAC’s AEW career.
On the February 26, 2020 episode of Dynamite, PAC and Kenny Omega contested a 30-minute Iron Man Match that finished the time limit at 1-1. The match proceeded to sudden-death overtime under the Iron Man stipulation. That encounter was described as PAC’s first major impression as an elite singles athlete in the company.
There is no verified information regarding the cause of PAC’s death, and reports claiming otherwise should be treated cautiously until confirmed by AEW or another reliable source. Separately, Satterley wrestled Andrade for the AEW National Championship on Saturday at AEW All Out in Chicago.