I don't cry very much but this finally got me. I feel awful for Eddie. Sounds like he and Pac were really close.
Since Pac never broke kayfabe, I always got the impression that the "real him" was quiet and introverted but it sounds like he was a phenomenal human being. An angel, like Eddie said. I always used to think "I hope Pac makes friends in all these different companies", like he was a kid at a new school. Going by all the tributes, it seems like everyone in wrestling was his friend. I've never seen tributes like this.
I think he was fairly quiet and introverted, but introverts will talk to people they know and get close to. I think Pac was warm to those in the business.
Hey you can be quiet and introverted and being a wonderful human being as well. Doesn't mean you don't talk to anybody or that you don't do nice actions.
Oh, I didn't mean to say that he couldn't be an amazing human being and be introverted. I'm introverted. I meant that I didn't expect him to have an effect on so many people.
Eddie's post on men's mental health really hit home with me at a dark time.
Silly that a middle-aged, mid-card professional wrestler's social media post helped me in my time of need.
I hope Eddie has a great support group and wish the best for everyone who knew Pac. He was a great in-ring performer and, from what I can tell, loved by everyone he worked with.
Nyla said he was a hugger, too. Just… wow, hearing these stories about him. What kind of person he was, it just makes me feel so, so bad for the people close to him. We lost PAC and there’s no one like him.
But they lost the man behind the Bastard. I really hope Eddie and everyone else keeps in touch and really support one another through this.
Bryce Remsburg saying his kids called PAC their uncle... it shows how amazing the man was, to be so largely considered the biggest, softest, loveliest guy when on TV he portrayed anything but. You've said it best, friend - we lost PAC the wrestler as fans, but those who worked with him lost that AND a friend as well.
Drilla Moloney said the same thing. “Always had the biggest hug and made sure to tell you he loved you.” Gabe said that he made him want to be a better person because of how he carried himself. It sounds like he was beyond amazing to have gotten to know. I hope they’re all doing okay. It’s absolutely breaking my heart to imagine what they’re going through between Andy, PAC, and Rebel.
I'm glad he corrected himself at the end, him saying "I'll see you soon" scared the shit out of me...though it honestly still does, even with the correction. I hope he has his support network near him.
Eddie is a big reason why im still here. Ive never met him.
Life got super fucking low for me. Lost everything I ever loved in one fast swipe.
AEW gave me wrestling again.
Eddie gave me hope that life can and will be better.
One small talk, promo, interview, etc from the Mad King fills me with enough strength to keep going. Kingston will always be my favorite wrestler.
Same here man. Every time life stomps on me, I remember Eddie, look up one of his promos, read that Player’s Tribune article, and pick myself back up. Gotta keep going. Gotta keep doing what Eddie did.
Real talk from a 50 year old man, I would have a real hard time not tearing up while meeting Eddie. Ever since he defended Homicide in a promo in NWA, when Eddie says 'This is real!', he is not kidding.
Fuck man I would LOVE to meet Eddie and shake his hand. I’d probably stammer and make an ass of myself but it’d be worth. There’s just something about how real he is. You wanna root for a guy like him
I’m sorry dude 💛 I know it goes without saying, but remember to be kind not only to your loved ones, but also to yourself while you go through the grieving process 🙏
One friend was very close friend, the other was decent friend but more “old friends”. However both were in the same circle. And I assume most people run in a few different friend circles at a time or during times in our lives. In many ways, it brought some of us closer. But in other ways, we lost our glue. And our comic relief.
I think about them all the time. And I carry on some of our old traditions, or maybe tell silly stories about them. Just my way of keeping them alive.
But I am also quite fortunate being well into my 40s and not having lost many people in my life so far. Still have my parents, my siblings, most of my close extended family, etc.
I lost both of my grandmothers, my wife's grandmother, my wife's mom, and my best friend in a 7 month period in 1999, then my dad a couple of years later.
It's the hardest time I've ever had.
It gets better, but the storm can last a long time.
Eddie continues to be the realest motherfucker in the world. God bless that man.
I lost two just a week ago, back to back. It’s nauseating and crippling in a way I never expected at 30. Think it’s why PAC’s death rattled me even more than I thought it would, because all three of them should still be here with us and they aren’t.
It wasn't a month but I lost two good homies within the span of like 3 years a while back. It was awful but also reinforced some bonds and gave us reasons to get together to reminisce. It just sucks how the people you lose are always the ones you really like or look up to. It's seemingly baked into life for some reason.
I’ll never stop believing in Eddie because he is the realest person in the game. He was one of the first people I thought of when I read the news of PAC.
Ten minutes. Well, almost ten minutes. But yikes, I FIGURED Eddie had to be close with PAC especially but it still hurts to see him this emotional.
Just like with Brodie Lee's passing and of Butcher's.
I hope Eddie has all the support around him rn. Really, him and everyone else that have worked with and were close with PAC over the years. I hope they'll be alright.
The pain of loss will never diminish, but if you keep fighting through that pain your life will get bigger and bigger, and eventually this pain will be a smaller part of a much larger journey.
As a wrestling fan of over 30 years, I've gotten all too familiar with the feeling but it still sucks every time. I think Eddie was the first one to pass that I had watched and talked about for years and that was still on top when we lost him. This reminds me a lot of November 2005.
It hurts specially because how underrated PAC was but I accepted that because he had VISA issues and lived outside the US, but this repressed feelings of loving watching him and wanting so much more for him are coming out. His matches always being must watch, full of personality and never the same, PAC may have been the best in the world in some way.
I’m really worried about Eddie. We’ve had very similar mental health struggles, which is why I’ve connected with him as a performer so deeply. I’ve been lucky enough to have a support system around me to lift me out of some dark times. I hope Eddie has the same right now. “I’ll see you soon” scared the shit out of me for half a second before he corrected himself.
I'm waffling on buying a ticket to Dynamite to be there for the tribute show, but man if it's anything like Brodie's I'm gonna be a fucking mess when they all start talking about how much they love and will miss their friend.
He wasn't MY friend, I didn't know him...but seeing so many people you admire mourn someone that they admired...Im too much of a baby to get through it.
I have no doubt that you won't be the only mess in that crowd that night. There's gotta be a lot of tears but you might as well do it surrounded by people who can give ya a shoulder right?
On each other. I'm sure Mox and Yuta and Claudio (and others) are just as ripped up as Marina and Eddie (though they both made my eyes water).
God bless them all. I hope Eddie knows how much he inspires in people. I hope they all know how truly appreciated they really are. We all theoretically know how much they all give to the industry- to us- but I truly hope they know how much we appreciate them.
Honestly, this is exactly why I have such positive feelings about Eddie and Ortiz opening their own wrestling school. Eddie is such a real one, and truly cares. It really seems like Ortiz is cut from the exact same cloth. Their potential contributions to wrestling are like the Olive Garden breadsticks.
This is what masculinity is supposed to look like. Publicly pouring out ones soul while grieving a loved one is a feat of courage. We Celebrate PAC and should focus our collective healing energy on Eddie and all of the friends that are grieving.
Knew when our Mad King spoke it would break me... not that I haven't felt sad or choked up reading the love and memories that have just poured out of people. Eddie has always been able to cut down to the root of everything. When he speaks it's like a sermon from the best priest - and I'm not religious but I can see why people become enamoured with God and what not when they attend services because of the priests that talk.
My point is - Eddie conveys the exact emotions, touches on the important things, and knows what matters most. He's losing his friends and it's heart breaking to witness. He says he's not a good person and granted I don't know him personally, but when he speaks good of those around him like he has done for PAC, for Andy and for everyone else he has lost... it's clear that Eddie is a good person. The world could use more of the love that Eddie has for the people around him.
Every time, man. Every time Eddie's had to do one of these it hurts. Too many times in too short of a period. It completely breaks me every time. All these guys have lost great people in their lives and it shows with just how passionate and emotional they get when talking about 'em. I hope Eddie continues to take good care of himself. I can't imagine the pain he's had to feel with all these losses, but at least him sharing his words helps us all.
I love that Eddie Kingston is one of the souls among us. I still can't believe we lost PAC of all people. My friend texted me at like 10:00 AM just after my shift started this morning and my immediate thought was "why is he randomly bringing up Pac? Is it some thing from the 2pac murder trial? Or shit, is he talking about X-Pac? Oh my god no he doesn't really mean PAC does he?"
This sucks so much.
Someone please give Eddie and hug and tell him it'll be alright, I really hope there are guys checking on him, fuck that dude has had it rough recently, all of AEW locker room has
It's so sad that you had a incredible celebration of life that was Rebel Heart Dynamite, to then go for a beautifully sad episode celebrating the life of the butcher, to then have an incredible slam dunk like All out was, and not even 48h later you receive this news....
Everyone has given the best wishes to Ben's family and friends but i would also like to give my wishes to the AEW locker room and staff.
Losing Butcher was bad enough for Eddie but losing another one after your still trying to navigate the first loss hits even worse. I feel awful for Eddie and I pray he has enough people to tell him they love him, him and the AEW crew can't seem to catch a break this year with the recent deaths.
I genuinely fucking love Eddie, he is Eddie no matter the fuck what, whether you like him or not, I worry about his mental health, and yeah shit like this IS parasocial, so what? These are all breathing, living human beings, with real feelings and real emotions, I don't need validation,I don't need to be in their bubble and they don't need to be in mine, they matter, I care.
Please, to anyone, if you know Eddie, please reach out to him and let him know how.much he is loved and wanted around.
*Edit: Because between him having to come to grasps with the Butcher's passing, but the passing of PAC only like two weeks afterwards is heartbreaking.
I love Eddie, proper hope he's got the support he needs. It's a lonely place to be when you lose the people around you that made all this shit easier to bear
I rwally hope eddie has someone calling him everyday checking on him. Seeing how he is now he needs all the people by his side. Hell id call him to see if he's okay if I could. So heartbreaking man this year has taken so many good people and the evil sick fucks get to live on 💔
I’m a frequently suicidal mentally unwell person, so I get it. I know exactly what he means by people trying to understand rather than judge. Really seems like PAC was a great guy.
I wonder what he was he talking about at the end there. Clearly he didn’t want to say some negative stuff about people, but seemed related and bothered him.
I'm not a hardcore sicko.
I'm probably considered a casual fan. I just watch the weeklys. I haven't watched a PPV since a local private theater "didn't show Wrestlemania, but some friends were watching it there"
Eddie. My man. Thank you for talking. Let that shit out my brother. I feel ya. I'm 45, and I've seen so much death. A buddy that swallowed a bullet. My dad and cancer when I was 22. Car wrecks. A high school buddy and leukemia.
Then I got into nursing. Suffice it to say, I've seen a lot. And new people think it's tough to keep it in. Fuck no. Eddie, you're tough cause you let that shit out. You OWNED it.
I don't know. I'll never know you. You'll never see this. But if you did, you can call me. When you're hurting, when you need a friend, you can call me. Cause death is hard. Death is heavy. Death fucking hurts. And I carry so many too.
Be Strong, Eddie. Very passionate and strong feelings for Benjamin. The wrestling world has your back and we will ALL miss Pac. 😢 Rest Well, Benjamin Satterley. Gravity may have forgotten you, but WE never will. 🕊️♥️
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u/Prefer_Not_To_Say 14d ago
I don't cry very much but this finally got me. I feel awful for Eddie. Sounds like he and Pac were really close.
Since Pac never broke kayfabe, I always got the impression that the "real him" was quiet and introverted but it sounds like he was a phenomenal human being. An angel, like Eddie said. I always used to think "I hope Pac makes friends in all these different companies", like he was a kid at a new school. Going by all the tributes, it seems like everyone in wrestling was his friend. I've never seen tributes like this.