WWE legend and TKO Board of Director member Dwayne \"The Rock\" Johnson joined everyone last week when he released a tribute to the late Benjamin Satterley, known in AEW as PAC and in WWE as Neville.
In his tribute, The Rock talked about the wrestling fraternity being a tight-knit community while also praising AEW and saying that he was sorry to his friend, Tony Khan, for his loss.
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In his comments, The Rock also complimented AEW as growing into a \"phenomenal wrestling company\" while referring to Tony Khan as his friend.
On the latest Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer reported that The Rock's comments towards AEW raised some eyebrows within WWE circles and…","published":"2026-10-03T22:30:43Z","seen":"2026-10-03T22:39:09Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-rajah-com-615fbc","name":"rajah.com","domain":"rajah.com"},"via":"kite-rajah-com-615fbc","topics":["professional-wrestling","wwe news","aew news"],"authors":["author"],"entities":[{"id":"Q18640123","name":"The Rock","type":"person"},{"id":"Q60324825","name":"All Elite Wrestling","type":"org"},{"id":"Q35339","name":"WWE","type":"org"}],"image":"https://rajah.com/sites/default/files/2024-04/01-the-rock-wrestlemania-xl-press-conference.jpeg","story":"st_nxgkgogtsi2px2yxdgwq","category":"arts-culture-entertainment","category_p":0.800000011920929,"sentiment":"positive","tone":0.5299999713897705,"political":0.05000000074505806},{"id":"n_2gf3vkw5hwvvmndbwpkq","seq":1576406,"kind":"article","title":"WWE Officials Were “Very Surprised” By The Rock’s Praise Of AEW In PAC Tribute","url":"https://www.pwmania.com/wwe-officials-were-very-surprised-by-the-rocks-praise-of-aew-in-pac-tribute","summary":"Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s tribute to the late PAC reportedly raised some eyebrows within WWE due to the way he praised AEW during the video. Following PAC’s passing at the age of 40 on September 27, The Rock published a video on Instagram paying tribute to the former WWE and AEW star. During a recent […]","published":"2026-10-03T18:42:22Z","seen":"2026-10-03T19:06:15Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-pwmania-com-cedf1d","name":"pwmania.com","domain":"pwmania.com"},"via":"kite-pwmania-com-cedf1d","topics":["professional-wrestling","aew","wwe"],"authors":["Phil Johnson"],"entities":[{"id":"Q18640123","name":"The Rock","type":"person"},{"id":"Q60324825","name":"All Elite Wrestling","type":"org"}],"story":"st_nxgkgogtsi2px2yxdgwq","category":"arts-culture-entertainment","category_p":0.550000011920929,"category2":"sport","sentiment":"positive","tone":0.44999998807907104,"political":0.12999999523162842},{"id":"n_nxgkgogtsi2px2yxdgwq","seq":1555893,"kind":"article","title":"Dave Meltzer: People In WWE Were ‘Very Surprised’ By The Rock Praising AEW In His PAC Tribute","url":"https://wrestlingnews.co/wwe-news/wwe-surprised-rock-praised-aew-pac-tribute-meltzer","summary":"Dave Meltzer says people in WWE were \"very surprised\" by how The Rock praised AEW in his PAC tribute video, given his seat on the TKO board. WWE's own statements on Satterley's death never named AEW. The post Dave Meltzer: People In WWE Were ‘Very Surprised’ By The Rock Praising AEW In His PAC Tribute appeared first on Wrestling News .","published":"2026-10-03T15:17:05Z","seen":"2026-10-03T15:53:04Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-wrestlingnews-co-61a010","name":"wrestlingnews.co","domain":"wrestlingnews.co"},"via":"kite-wrestlingnews-co-61a010","topics":["professional-wrestling","wwe news","featured","pac","the rock"],"authors":["Angel Aramboles"],"entities":[{"id":"Q1173293","name":"Dave Meltzer","type":"person"},{"id":"Q35339","name":"WWE","type":"org"},{"id":"Q18640123","name":"The Rock","type":"person"},{"id":"Q60324825","name":"All Elite Wrestling","type":"org"}],"story":"st_nxgkgogtsi2px2yxdgwq","category":"arts-culture-entertainment","category_p":0.5099999904632568,"category2":"sport","sentiment":"positive","tone":0.6299999952316284,"political":0.12999999523162842}]}