AEW Announces Pac Dies at 40 After Wrestling at All Out

Q: What happened in the tragic 24 hours between PAC's final championship match and the sudden announcement of his death?

What happened in those 24 hours is not publicly known beyond a few confirmed facts: PAC, whose real name was Benjamin Satterley, wrestled Andrade El Idolo for the AEW National Championship at AEW All Out in the Chicago area on Saturday, remained involved later in the show, and then AEW announced his death on Sunday. The company said the circumstances of his death were not immediately known. That timeline is what has made the news especially shocking. Reports from the event indicate Satterley not only worked the opening title match, which he lost to Andrade, but also appeared again later during the main event segment. There was no public indication at the time that anything was wrong. AEW’s statement confirmed only his death and summarized his career, from his start in Newcastle upon Tyne to championship runs in WWE and AEW. No cause of death, medical emergency, accident, or other explanation had been released as of the announcement. So, at this stage, there is no verified public account of what occurred between his final in-ring appearance and AEW’s announcement roughly a day later. The only responsible answer is that the details remain unclear, and any claims beyond AEW’s statement and the match timeline would be speculation.

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 28

Benjamin Satterley, known as Pac in AEW and Adrian Neville in WWE, died at 40, with AEW announcing his passing Sunday night.
The cause of death was not disclosed, and the announcement came a day after Satterley challenged Andrade El Idolo for the AEW National Championship at All Out in Chicago.
AEW said the Newcastle-born wrestler began his career in 2004, signed with the promotion in 2019 and became one of its earliest roster additions.
His title runs included multiple AEW championships — including two trios reigns and the inaugural All-Atlantic title — after earlier winning WWE's NXT and cruiserweight belts.