The Death Riders mission to take over AEW has been going well. The group is currently in a rivalry with Rated-FTR, and PAC recently returned to television after being absent for a few weeks. Some recent reports have revealed the reason behind the former NXT Champion's absence.
PAC has been featured a lot on AEW television since Jon Moxley took over the promotion and brought him into his Death Riders faction. The group consists of Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, and Marina Shafir. They are also the current AEW World Trios Champions. Fans have noticed PAC's absence in recent weeks and many speculated that he might've suffered an injury.
According to a recent report by Wrestling Observer Newsletter, PAC was not off from All Elite Wrestling due to injury but the promotion gave him some weeks off.
"Pac was given a few weeks off but returned this week. He was not out of action due to an injury," - WON
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Ricochet wants to reignite rivalry with PAC in AEW
Ricochet arrived in AEW last year and has had some great matches against Will Ospreay and Konosuke Takeshita already. However, after Ricochet's debut promo on Dynamite last year, Will Ospreay came out to welcome him to the Jacksonville-based promotion. The Aerial Assassin was ambushed from behind by The Death Riders' PAC who also welcomed Ricochet, his former rival in his own way.
During a recent interview on Sports Illustrated, Ricochet revealed that he has unfinished business with PAC dating back to their matches in Japan. He noted how both stars haven't forgotten about each other which could be a hint about a future clash between the two in All Elite Wrestling.
"PAC is a guy with whom I have a lot of unfinished business. He and I, our past, and in Japan, we’ve had a crazy past. He’s beat me a bunch. I beat him a bunch. That’s something that’s going to be rekindled too. Honestly, if you remember, before Ricochet and Ospreay, it was Ricochet and PAC lighting the world on fire. I haven’t forgotten about him; obviously, he hasn’t forgotten about me because you saw what happened.” [H/T Sports Illustrated]
Ricochet is currently involved in a rivalry with Swerve Strickland. It will be interesting to see if PAC versus Ricochet takes place in All Elite Wrestling later this year.