Pro wrestling superstar dies unexpectedly just hours after his last match
Pro wrestling superstar dies unexpectedly just hours after his last match
Rory Robinson Mon, September 28, 2026 at 2:41 AM UTC
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All Elite Wrestling reported the death of Pac (Image: All Elite Wrestling)
AEW has announced that Benjamin Satterley, known to the wrestling world as PAC and to WWE exclusive fans as Neville, has died at 40 years old just after competing in front of 9,456 fans at Now Arena for the promotion's All Out pay-per-view as the opening match nearly 24 hours prior.
All Elite Wrestling confirmed Satterley's death Sunday night during the ongoing slate of NFL action to a professional wrestling community that just watched him be pinned by Andrade El Idolo for the AEW National Championship in a highly touted 18-minute match.
Andrade retained by rolling PAC out of the Brutalizer submission into a pin. He was full of praise for PAC after the match and called him a future world champion on X immediately afterward.
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PAC was a member of AEW's Death Riders eight-member stable that included Marina Shafir, who walked him to the ring at All Out. The cause of his death remains unannounced.
"AEW is saddened to announce the passing of Benjamin Satterley, aka Pac," the company said in a statement. The company remembered the Newcastle native for his "innovative high-flying offense" and "incredible in-ring ability."
PAC soared, twisted, and crashed through the Andrade match, hit his trademark moonsault to the floor, landed a 450 splash, and nearly hit the Black Arrow before Andrade slipped away with the title.
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Fans struggled to comprehend how quickly everything had changed after just seeing the ex-WWE cruiserweight star perform at his peak for consecutive weeks on both AEW and CMLL programming.
He defeated both Adam Priest and Ace Austin on consecutive Collision episodes leading up to the Andrade match. One fan wrote, "My heart sank. Life is so fragile, rest easy Pac."
Another fan added, "I can't believe it, I'm heartbroken," while another said, "How is he dead... like literally had a banger with Andrade."
Another said they were in "complete and total shock," called PAC "one of the greatest high flyers of his generation," and added that nothing about the news "feels right or real."
After debuting in 2004, he joined WWE as Neville, became NXT Champion, and a two-time Cruiserweight Champion. Satterley returned to the PAC name after leaving WWE and eventually signed with AEW in 2019.
He racked up the AEW International Championship and twice held the AEW World Trios titles. PAC kept showing up in the title picture, always a threat, and always in the mix for promotional gold right up until the news of his death.
The wrestling star is reportedly survived by his partner Natalie, whom he privately married back in 2015.
Source: “AOL Breaking”
