Benjamin Satterley, the AEW wrestler known as Pac, has died at age 40 one day after competing at All Out in Chicago, with the promotion offering condolences and no cause released.

OutKick reported that All Elite Wrestling announced the passing of Benjamin Satterley, aka Pac, on Sunday night after he challenged for the AEW National Championship the night before.

Satterley, a native of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, was 40. He had just faced Andrade El Idolo at All Out in Chicago on Saturday. Circumstances of the death remain unclear, and no location for it was given.

AEW posted its statement on social media. The company said it was saddened by the news and extended condolences to his family, friends, and fans.

The promotion described his path in the ring this way:

"All Elite Wrestling is saddened to announce the passing of Benjamin Satterley, aka Pac. A native of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Satterley began his wrestling career in 2004 and went on to perform for wrestling organizations all over the world, captivating fans with innovative high-flying moves and incredible in-ring ability. Pac signed with All Elite Wrestling in 2019 and held multiple AEW Championships and competed in some of the most memorable matches in AEW history. Our condolences go out to Satterley’s family, friends and fans."

That final All Out appearance came against Andrade. The New York Post noted it as his last match, with AEW president Tony Khan adding a brief personal note: “May Ben rest in peace.”

Satterley first laced up in 2004 and built a reputation for high-flying work across promotions worldwide before joining AEW in 2019. Inside AEW he became a two-time trios champion and the inaugural all-Atlantic champion while collecting multiple titles overall.

Earlier in his career, under the name Adrian Neville in WWE, he was a two-time cruiserweight champion, an NXT champion, and a two-time NXT tag team champion. Photos from those years show him at WrestleMania 33 in Orlando and back home at St. James’ Park in Newcastle.

Sudden losses like this hit hard in public life, much as when an Air Force airman died in a heavy-equipment accident far from the spotlight.

OutKick reached out to Chicago police, Hoffman Estates police, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. No comments or findings from those agencies appeared in the initial reporting.

The gap between a Saturday night title challenge in front of a live crowd and a Sunday night death announcement left fans without answers on how or why. Wrestling demands constant physical risk, yet the record here stops at the simple fact of his passing.

Public figures can vanish from the stage with little warning, a pattern also seen when Lindsey Graham faced threats shortly before his own sudden death.

Satterley’s AEW run featured memorable matches and championship gold after he signed in 2019. He arrived with an established name from WWE’s developmental and cruiserweight scenes and kept delivering the innovative offense that first drew notice more than two decades earlier.

Family and colleagues now absorb the loss while the cause stays undisclosed. In other recent cases of abrupt farewells, even global athletes have stepped back to grieve, as when Messi addressed his father’s death amid national-team duties.

No further official updates on the medical examiner’s findings or police involvement have surfaced. The timeline remains tightly drawn around the Chicago event and the next-day company statement.

Tragedies that follow closely on public appearances remind everyone how thin the margin can be, similar to accounts of final conversations hours before a senator’s death.

Benjamin Satterley leaves behind a body of work defined by athleticism and title reigns on two major stages. The ring will feel his absence.

Life in the spotlight offers no guarantee of tomorrow, and another skilled performer is gone before his time, proof that accountability to family and faith matters more than any championship belt.