Professional wrestler Benjamin Satterley, known to millions of fans as PAC in All Elite Wrestling and Neville during his WWE career, has died at age 40.
All Elite Wrestling announced Satterley’s death Sunday night, less than 24 hours after he competed at the company’s All Out pay-per-view at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
In its statement, AEW remembered the Newcastle upon Tyne native for the innovative high-flying offense and athleticism that had defined his career since he began wrestling professionally in 2004.
PAC had challenged Andrade El Ídolo for the AEW National Championship Saturday night and later returned during the world-title main event, with no public indication that either appearance would be his last. AEW has not disclosed a cause of death.
PAC Wrestled at All Out Less Than 24 Hours Before AEW Announced His Death
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… pic.twitter.com/uqzO371t2V
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 28, 2026
Satterley was still competing at the top of AEW’s card immediately before his death. The company’s official results show PAC opening the Sept. 26 main card against Andrade for the AEW National Championship, with Marina Shafir at ringside.
The match featured the offense that had made PAC one of wrestling’s most distinctive high-flyers. He hit a springboard cutter, a moonsault to the floor and a 450 splash before attempting the Black Arrow, but Andrade avoided the move and later escaped the Brutalizer by rolling PAC into a pin to retain the championship.
TMZ noted that PAC and Andrade shook hands after the match, but that was not Satterley’s final appearance of the night. He returned during the AEW World Championship main event between Will Ospreay and fellow Death Riders member Jon Moxley, interfering alongside the wider group before Ospreay ultimately retained the title.
AEW’s announcement did not include a cause of death or describe the circumstances surrounding Satterley’s passing. The promotion focused instead on his career, noting that he joined AEW in 2019 after wrestling around the world and went on to hold multiple championships.
Will Ospreay Called PAC a ‘Hero’ as Wrestling Tributes Poured In
Tributes began appearing across professional wrestling shortly after AEW’s announcement. Will Ospreay, who had shared the ring with PAC multiple times and competed in Saturday’s main event, called him “the greatest export from our country” and said PAC had been a hero to him and many others in a post on X.
AEW president Tony Khan focused on Satterley’s work ethic and character away from television. The L.A. Times quoted Khan describing him as someone who “defined excellence” through his wrestling knowledge, athleticism, professionalism, consistency and dedication, while also remembering him as a beloved husband and friend.
Former WWE star Enzo Amore, who worked alongside Neville in WWE’s cruiserweight division, said he was in shock and described Satterley as his best friend. Messages also came from wrestlers including Becky Lynch, Kyle Fletcher, Marina Shafir, Dustin Rhodes, Rhea Ripley, Kevin Owens and Paul Heyman, with many of the tributes emphasizing how kind and respected Satterley was backstage despite the aggressive “Bastard” character he portrayed on television.
WWE Fans Knew Him as Neville and ‘The Man That Gravity Forgot’
Before PAC became one of AEW’s early major signings, WWE audiences knew Satterley first as Adrian Neville and later simply as Neville. He signed with WWE in 2012 after building his reputation internationally and became one of NXT’s signature high-flyers, with the corkscrew shooting-star press he called the Red Arrow helping earn him the nickname “The Man That Gravity Forgot.”
WWE’s official profile documents his rise from NXT to the main roster, while the company’s championship history shows that he held the NXT Championship for 286 days beginning in February 2014. He reached WWE’s main roster in March 2015 and later reinvented himself as the self-styled “King of the Cruiserweights.”
That character produced two WWE Cruiserweight Championship reigns in 2017. WWE’s history records his first reign at 196 days before Akira Tozawa defeated him on Aug. 14; Neville reclaimed the championship six days later at SummerSlam before losing it to Enzo Amore in September.
PAC Became AEW’s First All-Atlantic Champion
After leaving WWE in 2018, Satterley returned to the PAC name he had used internationally. AEW announced him among its early major talents when the promotion launched in 2019, and his combination of strength, speed and aerial offense quickly made him a threat across the roster.
His biggest early singles accomplishment came at Forbidden Door in June 2022, when he defeated Miro, Malakai Black and Clark Connors in a four-way match. AEW’s history confirms that PAC became the inaugural All-Atlantic Champion, a title later renamed the AEW International Championship.
PAC also became a two-time AEW World Trios Champion. Death Triangle, PAC, Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fenix, won the vacant championships in September 2022, while PAC captured them again at All In in August 2024 alongside Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta. The second reign eventually folded into the Death Riders group that included Jon Moxley and remained part of PAC’s television identity through his final night at All Out.