Find out everything you need to know about who was PAC during his run with WWE
PAC is one of the few individuals who have been with AEW since it started back in 2019. He was one of the first signees with the AEW.
Since then he has been a constant and an integral part of AEW. Born in Newcastle, England, PAC started his pro-wrestling journey at the age of 18. He was a big part of the English independent wrestling scene before finally moving to America.
PAC is most commonly known for his current stint at AEW which has truly brought him to the next level as a wrestler. However, before setting his foot into AEW, PAC was also a part of WWE for almost six years. Let’s know about who was PAC during his time in the WWE?
Who was PAC in WWE?
In July 2012, PAC was signed with a developmental contract. After being with the company for almost a year, he got an opportunity to make his televised debut in NXT in January 2013. He was brought in to WWE under the ring name Adrian Neville.
Being one of the early members of the NXT roster, PAC is the first ever NXT tag team champion. A title which he won with Oliver Grey. Grey and Neville (PAC) won the tag team championship after defeating the members of the Wyatt Family. However, shortly afterwards, they ended up loosing the titles to the Wyatt Family.
The first year for PAC in the WWE proved to be a pretty successful one. He managed to win the NXT tag team championship first and towards the end of the year PAC became the NXT champion as well.
Two years after making his debut on NXT, PAC finally received a call from the main roster. His debut on Raw came with yet another name change, his name ‘Adrian Neville’ was shortened to just ‘Neville’ during his final few years in the main roster of the company. PAC won his first title since coming to the main roster in 2017. At the Royal Rumble PPV the former WWE star defeated Swann to capture the Cruiserweight championship.
Why did PAC leave WWE?
After winning the Cruiserweight title, things started to turn south for the AEW star. He was not liking how his storyline was played out and made his frustrations known to the authorities within the company. During the October 9th episode of Raw, PAC walked out from the show and did not make his scheduled appearance in which he was supposed to lose.
WWE eventually ended up freezing his contract which meant he will stay with the company until or unless a release was agreed. In August 2018 it was reported that PAC was finally released from his WWE contract.
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