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10 Wrestlers with Better Characters in AEW Than in WWE 

PAC

The former Neville has lived long enough to go from hero to villain to outright bastard. However, in AEW, PAC has been grouchy and moody, and fans love him for this. As a solo act, part of the Death Triangle, Blackpool Combat Club, and now Death Riders, PAC’s been more than a wrestling bully archetype for six years.

Making it unique is hard. PAC acts, speaks, and hits opponents in a way that would have made the Dynamite Kid walk the other way. The Newcastle native went from a high-flyer who gravity forgot to relying on a more grounded, dark, brooding aura. A transformation somewhat enhanced by contact issues with WWE and periods of inactivity.

Very little has changed about PAC’s character or presentation in six years because it works, and fans aren’t sick of it.

About James Staynings

James is an English teacher and passionate wrestling fan turned writer/analyst with a love of exploring big, small, controversial, and complex with wrestling from different perspectives. I dissect prevailing narratives to uncover different truths. I write about half-naked men fighting in tights through a philosophical, sociological, psychological, and/or literary lens.