Penta Honors Pac, 40, on WWE Raw After AEW Star's Death

Q: What happened in the hours between PAC’s final AEW match and the moment he was found unconscious in Illinois?

There is no verified public account of everything PAC did in the hours after his final AEW appearance. What is confirmed is that after wrestling Andrade El Idolo at AEW All Out in Hoffman Estates on Saturday night, and later appearing again during the show’s main event, Benjamin Satterley was found unresponsive the next afternoon in Des Plaines, Illinois. Authorities and multiple reports say Satterley was discovered alone in a vehicle parked outside a CAVA restaurant near O’Hare International Airport at about 4 p.m. Sunday. Witnesses reportedly saw him slumped over or “passed out” in the car and called 911. Emergency dispatch audio indicated responders could not confirm he was breathing before they arrived. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said he was pronounced dead at 4:08 p.m. What happened between the end of All Out and that moment remains largely unknown publicly. No law enforcement agency or AEW statement has laid out a detailed timeline of his movements, companions, or condition during those intervening hours. Police have said there were no signs of foul play, no apparent trauma, and that the death is not being treated as suspicious. The medical examiner performed an autopsy, but the cause and manner of death remain pending additional testing, which could take several weeks.

Q: With no foul play suspected and test results pending, what key answers are still missing about PAC’s sudden death at 40?

The central unanswered question is what medically caused Benjamin Satterley’s death. Authorities have said there were no signs of foul play, no apparent trauma, and nothing suspicious about the circumstances. But the Cook County Medical Examiner has not yet determined the cause or manner of death. An autopsy has been completed, but officials say additional testing is needed, and final results could take several weeks. That means the key missing answers are whether Satterley died from a natural medical event, a cardiac or neurological emergency, a toxicology-related issue, or another condition that would only be identified through lab work. Those pending tests are also needed to establish the official manner of death, such as natural or accidental. Some facts are known about the circumstances, but they do not explain why he died. Reports say he was found unresponsive and alone in a rental car in Des Plaines, near O’Hare Airport, and was pronounced dead at 4:08 p.m. Sunday. He had wrestled at AEW All Out less than 24 hours earlier and, according to witnesses, appeared normal during the event. So while police have largely ruled out criminal suspicion, the most important answers remain outstanding: the precise medical cause, whether anything connected to his condition developed after his match or travel, and what the medical examiner’s toxicology and other test results ultimately show.

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 29

Penta wore “Pac” on his left boot during a tag-team match on Monday Night Raw, a quiet on-air tribute a day after AEW announced Benjamin Satterley’s death at 40.
WWE also opened the Milwaukee broadcast with a tribute graphic, reflecting how quickly Satterley’s death reverberated across promotions where he had wrestled as Pac and Neville.
AEW said Satterley died Sunday, hours after competing against Andrade El Idolo for the AEW National Championship at All Out; police told OutKick there were no signs of foul play or suspicious circumstances.
Des Plaines police said the cause of death will be determined by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office after Satterley was found unresponsive outside a CAVA restaurant around 4 p.m. local time.
Satterley, a Newcastle native who began wrestling in 2004, was an early AEW signing in 2019 and previously held WWE’s NXT and cruiserweight titles.