pac dies at 40 after final AEW match in Chicago
The English wrestler born Benjamin Satterley, has died at 40, All Elite Wrestling said. His death came one day after he wrestled Andrade El Idolo at AEW All…
CHICAGO — pac, the English wrestler born Benjamin Satterley, has died at 40, All Elite Wrestling said on Sunday. His death was confirmed one day after he wrestled at AEW’s All Out event near Chicago.
AEW said Satterley, who was from Newcastle upon Tyne, England, began his wrestling career in 2004 and built a global following with high-flying moves and a fast, explosive style. The company did not give a cause of death.
AEW confirms the death of pac
In a statement, AEW said it was “saddened to announce the passing” of Satterley. The company said he signed with AEW in 2019, held multiple championships and competed in “some of the most memorable matches in AEW history.”
CNN reported that the circumstances and cause of death were not provided. BBC also confirmed that Satterley’s representatives had announced the death after his appearance at AEW’s All Out event in Chicago on Saturday evening.
Satterley wrestled under several names during his career. He performed for WWE as Neville and was also known as Adrian Neville and “The Man that Gravity Forgot,” a reference to his signature finishing move from the top rope.
His career stretched well beyond AEW and WWE. BBC said he also performed in New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in Mexico. That international run helped turn pac into a familiar name far beyond Britain.
Final match and title run
The timing of the news gave the wrestling community little time to absorb it. Satterley’s final appearance came at All Out, where he faced Andrade El Idolo for the AEW National Championship before also appearing during the main event between Jon Moxley and Will Ospreay, according to Yahoo Sports.
During his AEW run, he won the International Championship, formerly the All-Atlantic Championship, and became a two-time AEW World Trios Champion. CNN said he made history in 2022 as the inaugural AEW All-Atlantic Champion before the title was renamed.
He also earned championship success in WWE, where Yahoo Sports said he won two NXT Tag Team Championships, an NXT Championship and two Cruiserweight Championship reigns. Those title runs helped define a career that mixed speed, precision and aerial offense.
Tributes poured in soon after the announcement. AEW President Tony Khan said Satterley “defined excellence” as a husband, friend and wrestler, praising his knowledge, skill, “unprecedented athleticism,” professionalism, consistency and dedication to the sport.
Will Ospreay wrote on X that Satterley was “The greatest export from our country. Also the greatest human being,” while Paul Heyman called the death a “truly terrible loss” and described him as a “tremendous talent and even finer human being.”
That reaction shows how far pac’s influence reached. Fans, peers and former opponents were still processing the news as tributes spread across the wrestling world, with AEW and WWE figures among those paying respects after a final match that ended only hours before the announcement.
AEW said Satterley had competed in “some of the most memorable matches in AEW history,” a line that now sits beside the fact that his last bout came just a day before his death.
Source: allelitewrestling.com
