{"id":363274,"date":"2026-09-28T18:38:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T23:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/aew-ceo-tony-khan-breaks-down-crying-during-pac-tribute"},"modified":"2026-09-28T18:38:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T23:38:27","slug":"aew-ceo-tony-khan-breaks-down-crying-during-pac-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/aew-ceo-tony-khan-breaks-down-crying-during-pac-tribute","title":{"rendered":"AEW CEO Tony Khan Breaks Down Crying Throughout PAC Tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">AEW Star PAC<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Tony Khan&#8217;s Tearful Tribute<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-28T15:42:27-07:00\"><br \/>\n               September 28, 2026<br \/>\n              3:42 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-26bf0927ee12de9655a92e7db1a18c60\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-92f99053-a776-401a-8ddf-6eba158eed95-814084498-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-92f99053-a776-401a-8ddf-6eba158eed95-814084498-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"AEW\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/69\/16by9\/2026\/09\/28\/6974def26b6f4a558b8cdb310eac885b_md.png\" alt=\"092826_tony_kahan_KAL\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-26bf0927ee12de9655a92e7db1a18c60--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a59454b7cfbd5d53c90a8f0e1e6adf73\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>AEW CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/tony-khan\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Tony Khan<\/strong><\/a> is clearly grieving the loss of his friend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/pac\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>PAC<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; because he got choked up while paying tribute to the late wrestler.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a59454b7cfbd5d53c90a8f0e1e6adf73--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9b5bf591560ba8537612f6147a4f1438\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-iframe-block canvas-iframe-block-permalink canvas-iframe-block--default \">\n          <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=FOXM9231594538\" class=\"ratio-item \" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n      <\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9b5bf591560ba8537612f6147a4f1438--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9a0680f726d2e4c720781790055a390c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Tony took the mic before filming for a &#8220;Ring of Honor&#8221; event in Jacksonville, Florida, Monday &#8230; and he talked about how wonderful PAC was when he was alive.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9a0680f726d2e4c720781790055a390c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0aa41c3f43ae3fbecb6a66277d9916e6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260928_d52e6aa2c6c342e58f2b7bd3fe850bcd\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:64d19b36-e503-4e11-b11b-956d94e7ef81\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d5\/4by3\/2026\/09\/28\/d52e6aa2c6c342e58f2b7bd3fe850bcd_md.jpg\" alt=\"pac WWE\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0aa41c3f43ae3fbecb6a66277d9916e6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f26170524bb23d290d017e22738430cc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Tony calls him Ben because his real name was <strong>Benjamin Satterley<\/strong> &#8230; and Tony says he was an &#8220;absolutely fantastic wrestler&#8221; and, more importantly, &#8220;an absolutely fantastic human being.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f26170524bb23d290d017e22738430cc--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2c70199e8e276d19c80e456a795b7c56\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He then asked for silence during a 10-bell salute &#8230; the wrestler&#8217;s equivalent to the three-volley salute. The room fell completely silent while the bell rang 10 times.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2c70199e8e276d19c80e456a795b7c56--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-efead674caa84b28945d46638042ae12\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As we reported &#8230; PAC was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/28\/pac-discovered-in-car-before-death\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>found unresponsive<\/strong><\/a> in a vehicle outside an Illinois restaurant Sunday evening. He was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/27\/benjamin-satterley-pac-dead\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>pronounced dead<\/strong><\/a> at 4:08 PM local time. The cause of death is still unknown.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-efead674caa84b28945d46638042ae12--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-59f0a14d0619ad1a81f6da89c1babcc0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-1b17dd5b-784c-45c8-99f6-03850bf99c3e-415605908-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-1b17dd5b-784c-45c8-99f6-03850bf99c3e-415605908-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/11\/16by9\/2026\/09\/28\/11328c8198454d789d529635cfb80918_md.png\" alt=\"092826_pac_KAL\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-59f0a14d0619ad1a81f6da89c1babcc0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5b739677468ee2a1390e7400b8b549b3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>PAC died less than a day after competing at AEW&#8217;s All Out event in Chicago.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5b739677468ee2a1390e7400b8b549b3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-cf4833d3d89de82b8450fed38ec425a2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He wrestled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/andrade\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Andrade El Idolo<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>and later appeared during the night&#8217;s main event.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-cf4833d3d89de82b8450fed38ec425a2--><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/28\/tony-khan-breaks-down-crying-during-tribute-to-pac\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AEW Star PAC Tony Khan&#8217;s Tearful Tribute Published September 28, 2026 3:42 PM PDT Play video content AEW CEO Tony Khan is clearly grieving the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":363277,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[38618,38617,434,38614,3,38616,32188,38615,3007,38613,4978],"class_list":["post-363274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-aew","tag-benjamin-satterley","tag-ceo","tag-completely-unbelievable-wrestler","tag-florida","tag-him-ben","tag-jacksonville","tag-ring-of-honor","tag-tony-khan","tag-video-content-material-aew-ceo","tag-wrestler"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=363274"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363274\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":363276,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363274\/revisions\/363276"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/363277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=363274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=363274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=363274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}