AEW wrestler Pac dies at 40 as cause of death remains undetermined

All Elite Wrestling announced that Benjamin Satterley, known to wrestling fans as Pac, died at age 40 in Des Plaines, Illinois, on September 27. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office reported that he died at 4:08 p.m.; police said the cause and manner of death remained pending further examination. Authorities reported no indications of foul play and said the circumstances were not considered suspicious. Satterley’s death came less than a day after he competed in Chicago. On September 26, he wrestled Andrade El Ídolo in an AEW National Championship match at the promotion’s All Out event and lost. The event took place at the NOW Arena. Reports also said Satterley appeared during the main event between Jon Moxley and Will Ospreay. Des Plaines police said a man matching Satterley’s description was found deceased outside a building on Mannheim Road. Other accounts described him as unresponsive in a vehicle in a CAVA restaurant parking lot. Those accounts have not been independently confirmed in the information available, and the precise discovery circumstances remain unclear.