Benjamin Satterley, the British wrestler who spent two decades competing around the world as Pac, has died at 40, a day after he wrestled for the last time. All Elite Wrestling (AEW) announced his death Sunday night, Sept. 27, 2026. No cause of death has been disclosed.
The announcement came less than a day after Satterley appeared twice on AEW’s All Out pay-per-view in Chicago, first in a title match and then again in the show’s closing minutes. In remembering him, the promotion pointed to the innovative high-flying moves and the in-ring ability that defined his career.
Satterley was found slumped over in a car outside a restaurant before his death.
A Final Night in Chicago
His last match sent him after a championship. Satterley challenged Andrade El Idolo for the AEW National Championship and came up short. When it ended, the two men shook hands in the middle of the ring, a small courtesy between opponents that no one in the building had reason to read as a farewell.
He was not finished for the evening. Satterley resurfaced during the main event, getting involved in the AEW World Championship match between titleholder Will Ospreay and Jon Moxley, the leader of the Death Riders, the faction Satterley had been part of. It was the last time he stood in a wrestling ring.
Tony Khan’s Tribute on X
AEW president Tony Khan posted a tribute on X describing Satterley as a husband and friend treasured by the people closest to him, and crediting him with a deep knowledge of wrestling, rare athleticism, professionalism, consistency and a dedication to a sport he traveled the world to pursue.
“May Ben rest in peace,” Khan added.
From Newcastle to WWE and AEW
Satterley was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and began wrestling in 2004. He joined WWE in 2012 and performed there under the ring name Neville until 2018, a stretch that produced the NXT Championship and two runs as WWE Cruiserweight Champion. He was known there, as he would be in AEW, for an aerial style that asked more of his body than most wrestlers were willing to risk.
He moved to AEW in 2019 and won multiple championships under the name Pac, becoming the inaugural AEW All-Atlantic Champion and a two-time AEW World Trios Champion. In the later part of his AEW run he worked alongside Moxley in the Death Riders, the group that put him in the middle of the company’s main-event picture and, ultimately, in the closing sequence of All Out.
Beyond its announcement, AEW did not provide a cause of death or any further details about his passing. What remains from his final weekend is a handshake with Andrade after a championship match he lost, and a last run-in on the biggest show of the promotion’s weekend in Chicago.