AEW locker room cried together after PAC tribute show, says Mike Bailey

The AEW locker room sat and cried together after the Dynamite PAC tribute show, according to Mike Bailey. Speaking on his latest YouTube vlog, the AEW wrestler described the emotional release that followed last week’s show honoring PAC, who reportedly passed away a few days prior. The exact date of PAC’s passing has not been confirmed.

“Yesterday was a very, very long day, a very emotional day, but I think ultimately a very good day,” Bailey said. He noted the backstage vibes were “much different” after the show, especially once the tribute video aired at the end of Dynamite.

“Everyone got to just sit and cry together after putting on such a wonderful show,” Bailey shared, per www.f4wonline.com. For him, that collective moment was the fitting conclusion to a night built around honoring their colleague.

THE TRIBUTE VIDEO

AEW produced the tribute video itself, and it aired at the end of Dynamite, according to www.f4wonline.com. Bailey said the entire locker room watched it together, and that shared viewing was what pushed the night into its emotional territory.

“Everyone got to just sit and cry together after putting on such a wonderful show, which was, I think, the most appropriate tribute that we could have done,” Bailey shared, per www.f4wonline.com. For him, the collective cry was not a breakdown but a release—the natural close to a night built around honoring their colleague.

He framed the show itself as the real tribute: “just to put on an incredible wrestling show with bangers where every match is good because everyone puts their heart into making their match as good as it can possibly be.” The video, then, was the button on that effort—a moment to stop performing and simply feel it together.

The content of the tribute video itself is not described in the source. What is clear is the role it played: it gave the locker room permission to drop the professional veneer and share the grief openly, together, before heading home.