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DREW MCINTYRE PAYS TRIBUTE TO BEN 'PAC' SATTERLEY, 'SIGN GUY' RICK ACHBERGER

By Mike Johnson on 2026-10-01 09:15:00

Drew McIntyre posted the following tribute to Ben "Pac" Satterley and WWE fan Sign Guy Rick Achberger last night:

"Just like everybody out there, you know, I've tried to to write some some thoughts and words in 280 characters or less because I wanted to add to the positivity. And the memories have been, and that's what it is, it's positivity, even though the situation is just horrible and not fair. Everyone's so positive about him because there's not a bad word you can say about him over two decades in this industry.

And after all that time, and you know, things not always going your way, you can get pretty jaded, and he never did. He kept his passion, and he kept being a good person, and look at the way he's being remembered. In the end, you can achieve everything you want to achieve in the ring and have all these highlight reels that people will watch back one day and they might enjoy, but they'll Google your name eventually, and if you were a piece of crap, they're going to know you were a piece of crap. That's not how I want to be remembered, and that's how you should not want to be remembered. You should want to be remembered as somebody good.

Over two decades ago, over two decades ago, his first match is outside the backyard in W3L in Carlisle, England, and I remember being like, I've never seen anybody fly like that or be as precise as he was. I did tell him afterwards, I think, "You did every move ever invented and invented some of your own, maybe back off a little bit." And he didn't, and thank God he didn't, because he took the wrestling world by storm. We had a chance to work together in Irish Whip Wrestling in Ireland, and RQW in London. In London, I'd tell him, "You're the one that's going to do... you're going to go to America." He'd tell me the same thing, and we both, you know, blazed our own paths.

But it was such a joy to watch him achieve everything he achieved, have these incredible, incredible matches. I sadly missed his run in WWE, I was outside the company at the time, but I was always so blown away by him. Every time I saw him, he'd never changed. And this company, the key kids, close friends that he kept were people that, you know, I love being around, and love hanging out with, and love talking to. We're all like-minded, and I hope the the new generation, you know, remember, because we don't have as many shows, we don't spend as much time together. You know, we're a team, we're a family, and we're lucky to spend all this time together, and when we lose one of our own, everybody hurts. And I'm hurting for everybody out there right now, all my brothers and sisters, for Ben's family and friends, and for his wife. It's just... it really isn't fair, but you know, let's keep his memory going, let's keep it alive, and everybody keep telling... tell your stories and say your words whenever you're ready. And tell those you love that you love them.

And Sign Guy, got to shout him out as well. He was always there when a 22-year-old kid was terrified on a roster with people like The Undertaker, and Kane, and John Cena, and Triple H, and Shawn Michaels, and no one gave a damn about him. He got the crowd going when he was good, he got the crowd booing when he was bad, until he found his feet, and then he let me have it the entire time. So, rest in peace to Sign Guy, too. Everybody, just tell your people you love them. I'll see you all soon."

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