Marina Shafir Highlights How Much PAC Meant To Her

Marina Shafir reflects on the loss of PAC.

It’s been two months since the passing of Ben Satterley, known to fans as PAC, and many in the wrestling world are still grieving over his sudden passing. One of those people is Marina Shafir, whom he worked with for quite a while as part of the Death Riders. The 38-year-old was often seen accompanying “The Bastard”, including during what turned out to be his final match at All Out 2026. Now, Shafir has reflected on her friendship with PAC.

While talking to Forbes Sports, Marina was asked about the impact PAC had on her.

“I only got a really small slice of the pie with him. I get to work with like my brothers who f**g have known him for 20-plus years, and for 20-plus years he was like an outstanding man. He was just head over heels in love with his wife, and loved what he did, and was so passionate. He was such a perfectionist, and no one ever made him feel bad about it. And I just felt very lucky to like be able to be around him and bounce ideas and just like vibe with this guy. He let not just me but like all of us in, and I don’t know what it means. I hate that it’s such a tough question to answer. You don’t realize how important this st is until you get to work with someone who shows you how important this st is, and I got to see that. Not just like through a screen. I got to be there and see his passion and see his intent and see just the demon that he f**g was inside. And it was invigorating. It was so fg cool. And I think I get upset because we all know that was a man who was cut from a different cloth. They don’t make people like him anymore. He was such a perfectionist, and he was such a hard worker, and he stood on everything that he believed in, and it was fg beautiful, man. If that’s what you appreciate, and we all did, it was something very special, something absolutely just beautiful, like a once-in-a-lifetime human being. I don’t ever want to stop talking about him. Like, my one connection to him is being out there and being in a squared circle. And I’m very fortunate and grateful, and I feel very lucky that I get to do that.”

-Marina Shafir

Since PAC passing, Marina Shafir has paid tribute to him in multiple ways, including during the his memorial show, where she won a match with his submission hold, “The Brutalizer”. Furthermore, at the latest EVE Show in the UK, Marina won its International Championship, dedicating her achievement to the former AEW All-Atlantic Champion.

Up next, Marina Shafir will walk into the biggest match of her career so far, when she faces Mercedes Moné for the AEW Women’s World Championship at Full Gear this Saturday.

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As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on Marina Shafir, as well as other shared memories of PAC, as soon as we hear more.