Pac, AEW Star Benjamin Satterley, Dies at 40

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Benjamin Satterley, the professional wrestler known as Pac, has died at age 40, one day after challenging for the AEW National Championship at All Out in Chicago. All Elite Wrestling confirmed his death Sunday night and said no details surrounding the circumstances are available at this time.

AEW announced the news in a statement posted to its social media accounts. "All Elite Wrestling is saddened to announce the passing of Benjamin Satterley, aka Pac," the company said, adding that condolences go out to "Satterley's family, friends and fans."

Who Was Pac in AEW?

Pac was a Newcastle upon Tyne native who broke into professional wrestling in 2004 and built a career on high-flying, technically sharp performances that took him around the world before he signed with WWE in 2012. He joined AEW in 2019 and became one of the promotion's defining in-ring performers, a run AEW said included multiple championships and "some of the most memorable matches in AEW history." His run in AEW culminated Saturday night in Chicago, where he challenged Andrade El Idolo for the AEW National Championship at All Out, his final match before his death was announced less than 24 hours later.

The timing has hit the wrestling world hard. Pac was an active, championship-level competitor performing at the highest level of the company just a day before news of his death broke, and AEW has not released any information on cause of death.

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Who was Pac in AEW?

Pac, real name Benjamin Satterley, was a British professional wrestler who signed with All Elite Wrestling in 2019 and held multiple AEW championships before his death at age 40.