Wrestler Benjamin Satterley, known as Pac, dies aged 40

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All Elite Wrestling announced that Benjamin Satterley, the 40-year-old British wrestler known as Pac, has died. The news came the day after he wrestled on Saturday’s AEW All Out pay-per-view at the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois; a cause of death was not immediately provided. A native of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Satterley began training at 18 and launched a professional career in 2004, performing worldwide for promotions including WWE (as Adrian Neville), New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and AEW. In WWE he was NXT Champion, NXT Tag Team Champion and WWE Cruiserweight Champion. In AEW he debuted in 2019, earned the All-Atlantic Championship in 2022 and won the AEW World Trios Championship alongside Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta in 2025 after earlier holding a Trios title in 2022 with Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fénix as part of Death Triangle. Satterley, nicknamed “The Man That Gravity Forgot” for his high-flying style and “The Bastard” in AEW, was known for signature moves such as the Black Arrow and the Brutalizer and for promos that conveyed no-nonsense intensity.

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@shizukasam.bsky.social

The man that gravity forgot. A death rider. A bastard. RIP Benjamin “PAC” Satterley #smackart #aew #pac #rippac

18911d ago

Rob Schamberger

@schambergerart.com

Thoughts and love to the family, friends and fans of Benjamin Satterley aka Pac.

22212d ago

Rob Schamberger37

I was there working his first house show loop and the day he left WWE. He always treated me well and I’ll miss him.

Dan Olson

@foldablehuman.bsky.social

This evening AEW put out a press release announcing the extremely sudden death of wrestler Benjamin “Pac” Satterley, who was on last night’s PPV in top form; many of the cast learned of his death while at Andy’s memorial service.

19512d ago

MORTAL DOWNER20

There is no need for memento mori when you're a wrestling fan. Absolutely mired in death. I'm so tired.

Justin Is Looking For Work7

Also today folks found out about the passing of the “Sign Guy” Rick Achberger. Not an in-ring performer, but a pretty major guy in fan culture for the better part of twenty years.

Sophie2

That's awful. It's a line of work with shocking numbers of early deaths.

jax.mom1

the match that I think cemented me as a hardcore fan was going to see a WWE house show as a child which opened with Adrian Neville vs Sami Zayn, this one really hurts.

Richard

@sirlariato.northsky.social

RIP PAC, you magnificent bastard. Condolences to his friends, family and co-workers. I don't have the words. Take care of yourselves people, and hug the ones you love. www.bbc.com/news/article...

8012d ago

Sen

@senred.bsky.social

the news of pac's passing shocked me enough to decide to do something in tribute-- tl;dr i thought he looked like a late roman imperial bust with his short hair and sharp looks, and wanted to draw it for ages but never got round to it. im sad that it took this news for me to do it. #ripPAC #AEW #PAC

Artistic rendition of Benjamin Satterley (AKA PAC) imagined in the style of a late Roman imperial head and shoulder marble bust.

5411d ago

Anthony Layna1

Now that you created it, it's hard not to think of it haha, well done!

Voices of Wrestling

@voicesofwrestling.com

Make every day you have on this earth count because you never know when it'll be over. RIP Benjamin Satterley. ❤️ www.patreon.com/voicesofwres...

5612d ago

Nicholas Cagematch

@nicholascagematch.bsky.social

This is truly awful horrifying news. Massive love and support to all of you out there who knew him I can't imagine what you must be going through. I can't quite believe it. Fuck #aew BBC News - Wrestler Benjamin Satterley, known as Pac, dies aged 40 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

4012d ago

Steve Kasan

@oosk47oo.bsky.social

YK how FKN Great PAC is? In wrestling we tend to bend logic and disbelief. If there was ONE guy who can make you believe he was Zatoichi in the ring it was PAC. I thought this was the coolest thing ever in #AEW and wrestling; it still is. RIP Benjamin Satterley

3112d ago

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@katanasquirrel.bsky.social

The world of wrestling is worse off without Andy Williams. The world of wrestling is worse off without Benjamin Satterley. The world of wrestling is worse off without Tanea Brooks. But most importantly, the world itself is worse off without them. My heart is with all Pac's loved ones right now.

1712d ago

POST Wrestling

@postwrestling.com

Tributes to PAC (Benjamin Satterley) begin to flood in from the pro wrestling world www.postwrestling.com?p=141584

1712d ago

USA TODAY Sports

@usatodaysports.usatoday.com

A gifted wrestler from England, Benjamin Satterley, known as Pac in AEW and Neville in WWE, died less than 24 hours after wrestling his last match.

1112d ago

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Justin Baragona58

He didn't just wrestle last night, but was heavily involved in the main event. Nothing looked off with him. What the hell happened?!

Ghostdog Millionaire 🇿🇦/sa5

Only saw now and my brain still hasn't accepted it yet. And he was only 40? I was a huge fan of PAC all the way back to when the youtuber "suicidal dragon" uploaded best move comps and I was blown away by him,later learnt he was super nice irl so he became one of my forever favs. rip PAC

⛥B̸̢̢̪̤̼̰͇̂̾̑͑̅̈́̓͊͝en 𝕭𝖆𝖗𝖙𝖟𝖆𝖇𝖊𝖑 Selwood⛧

@mrbartzabel.bsky.social

Woke up this morning to the worst news. AEW wrestler Benjamin Satterley, known in the ring as Pac has passed away. A rough time for AEW and wrestling as a whole recently. No cause of death has been announced yet according to the BBC. R.I.P Pac🕯🤘🏾 #AEW #Wrestlesky

An in memorial picture of Benjamin Satterley otherwise known as Pac in the ring. 1986-2026

2112d ago

SatanicPanDick

@satanicpandick.bsky.social

This has already been a very difficult weekend for me for a number of personal reasons, and now one of my favorite wrestlers of all time is gone. A wrestler never failed to make me smile and who I was so excited to see again in person in a couple months. RIP Benjamin Satterley, The Bastard Pac

1912d ago

Jeff Harris

@nemalki.bsky.social

... the hell do you mean "The... Bastard" PAC died today? He was just in a match last night. I mean, I knew Steven Borden had a pretty gnarly bump during his match they had to end it prematurely. But PAC dying a day after his match with Andrade? Frick. Another loss for the AEW family. RIP.

1012d ago

Mahmud Asrar 🪲

@mahmudasrar.bsky.social

RIP Benjamin Satterley AKA PAC. Condolences to his family, loved ones and fans. Man, this year is brutal.

1312d ago

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nbcnews.comBenjamin Satterley, globetrotting wrestler known as Pac, dies at 40 bbc.co.ukBritish wrestler Benjamin Satterley, known as Pac, dies aged 40 deadline.comBenjamin Satterley Dead: AEW Wrestler Known As Pac Passes Day After Match

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