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==Championships and accomplishments== |
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Revision as of 19:28, 31 October 2009
Ben Satterley | |
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Born | 1986 |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | PAC / Pac Jungle PAC Darkside Hayabusa |
Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Billed weight | 172 lb (78 kg) |
Billed from | Newcastle upon Tyne (as PAC / Pac) "The Jungle" (as Jungle PAC) |
Trained by | IWF Wrestling school FWA Academy |
Debut | 2003 |
Ben Satterley (born in 1986), better known by his ring name PAC (or Pac), is a British professional wrestler. He is noted for his exceptional high risk style which has earned him the nickname "The Man That Gravity Forgot". He is best known for his work in the United Kingdom-based promotions Real Quality Wrestling, CSF Wrestling, Irish Whip Wrestling and One Pro Wrestling. He also performs for the Nu Wrestling Evolution in Italy, Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla and Chikara in the United States, and Dragon Gate in Japan.
Career
Satterly began his career at the IWF promotion based in Gateshead, North East England. His athleticism impressed promoters all over the world, eventually yielding him regular bookings.
In January 2007, Pac wrestled as part of the Impact! Total tour in Portugal. While not a product of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, many TNA wrestlers appeared on the bill. Pac was featured both nights, along with other notable British wrestlers Spud, Jonny Storm and Jody Fleisch.[1]
Chikara, Ring of Honor and foreign excursion
Pac wrestled for Ring of Honor at their March 3 and 4 shows at the Liverpool Olympia in Liverpool, England. On the first night, he lost to Roderick Strong in a match for the FIP World Heavyweight Championship. On the second he was defeated by Matt Sydal.[2] On April 22, he then wrestled for Chikara at their show Rey De Voladores in a four-way elimination match against Chuck Taylor, Ricochet and Retail Dragon, which was won by Taylor.
In late April, Pac represented International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom in the prestigious King of Europe Cup. He defeated Trent Acid in the first round before falling to Nigel McGuinness in the quarterfinals.[3]
In August, Pac returned to Chikara at their International Invaders weekend. At on the first night, he was defeated by Ricochet. The next night, he was defeated by Claudio Castagnoli. On August 23, he participated at the eighth Ballpark Brawl, where he lost a six-way elimination match that featured Sterling James Keenan, Trent Acid, El Generico, Xtremo and John McChesney, which was won by Keenan. The next day, he returned to ROH in a losing effort against "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson. At ROH's Manhattan Mayhem, he lost to Davey Richards.
Shortly after participating in the 2007 Battle of Los Angeles Tournament, Pac was invited back to Dragon Gate for their Dragon Storm 2007 tour beginning on September 8. The tour was the last for World Wrestling Entertainment-bound Matt Sydal, who on September 14 endorsed Pac to be his replacement on the Dragon Gate stable Typhoon. On September 15, Pac defeated Dragon Kid for the westside Xtreme wrestling Lightweight Championship.
In 2007, Pac began wrestling in the Italy-based Nu-Wrestling Evolution as Jungle PAC, a gimmick which sees him wear a loincloth or a lava-lava over his trunks and being billed from "The Jungle".
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
On May 20, Pac teamed up with Roderick Strong to take part in the Pro Wrestling Guerrilla Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament. After defeating Super Dragon and Davey Richards in the first round, Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino in the second round and then the Briscoe Brothers in the finals, Pac and Strong won the tournament and as a result, became the new World Tag Team Champions. In their first title defense, Pac and Strong defeated The Havana Pitbulls (Ricky Reyes and Rocky Romero) at PWG's event Roger Dorn Night on June 10. Through July 15 to July 22, Pac took part and competed for Dragon Gate's biggest tour of the year, Wrestle JAM, where he and El Generico represented PWG alongside and Ring of Honor representatives Austin Aries, Delirious, Jack Evans, Matt Sydal and Jimmy Rave.
On July 29, Pac and Strong were scheduled to defend their World Tag Team Championship against the Briscoe Brothers in a 2 out of 3 falls match. However, they were replaced by Kevin Steen and El Generico, who ended up winning World Tag Team Championship in a one fall match.
Pac was among the 24 participants in the 2007 Battle of Los Angeles Tournament in Burbank, California that ran from August 31 to September 2. He defeated Jack Evans in a first round match then Claudio Castagnoli in a second round match before losing to eventual tournament winner CIMA in a semi-final round match.
After almost a year-long absence from the company, PAC made his return to PWG at All Star Weekend VII where he picked up the win for his team of the himself and The Young Bucks by pinning Kevin Steen, who teamed with El Generico and Susumu Yokosuka. The next night, Pac was unsuccessful in his attempt to win the World Championship from then-champion Chris Hero.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Multiple Moonsault variations
- Double Rotation
- Standing, sometimes into a senton or while doing a corkscrew
- Springboard, sometimes while doing a corkscrew
- Multiple 450° splash[4] variations
- Shooting Stardust (Corkscrew imploding)
- Diving[4]
- Corkscrew[4] from the second turnbuckle
- Multiple 630° senton[5] variations
- Multiple Shooting star variations
- into a senton
- into a corkscrew press, sometimes to the outside of the ring or while standing
- into a leg drop
- Multiple Moonsault variations
- Signature moves
- Dropsault[4]
- Handspring DDT[4]
- Multiple frankensteiner/hurricanrana variations
- Tiger suplex[4]
Championships and accomplishments
- 3 Count Wrestling
- 3CW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- 3CW Young Lions Championship (1 time)
- Independent Wrestling Federation
- IWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Harry Pain
- Wrestle Zone Wrestling
- wZw Zero–G Championship (1 time)[10]
References
- ^ TNA: Brits Added to Portugal Tour, Britwres.com, last accessed November 14 2007.
- ^ ROHwrestling.com - Past Results
- ^ King Of Europe Cup
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "PAC at Online World of Wrestling".
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "1-Pro Wrestling 2006 Results". 1pwonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
- ^ "X Wrestling Alliance Title Histories". titlehistories.com. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- ^ "Westside Xtreme Wrestling". onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
- ^ "Westside Xtreme Wrestling Title Histories". titlehistories.com. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- ^ "Wrestle Zone Wrestling Title Histories". titlehistories.com. Retrieved 2008-07-11.