Professional wrestler Benjamin Satterley, known to AEW fans as PAC and to WWE viewers as Neville, has died at 40. All Elite Wrestling announced his death on Sunday, September 27th, one day after he challenged for a championship at the company’s All Out event. The Newcastle-born wrestler had spent more than two decades in the ring, building a following through his high-flying style and his runs with two of wrestling’s biggest promotions. AEW didn’t announce a cause of death.
PAC’s final reported match took place Saturday at All Out, held at the NOW Arena outside Chicago. He faced Andrade El Ídolo for the AEW National Championship in the opening match of the pay-per-view’s main card. Andrade retained the title, and AEW’s account of the event described PAC competing throughout the bout. The announcement of his death came late the next day.
As the Associated Press reported, Satterley began wrestling in 2004 and joined AEW in 2019. He had previously performed internationally under the name Adrian Neville before becoming known to WWE audiences simply as Neville. The name PAC followed him into AEW, where he became a regular presence in championship matches and later joined the Death Riders faction.
AEW announced his death in a brief statement identifying him by both his real and ring names. The company said he had performed for wrestling organizations around the world and praised his “innovative high-flying moves and incredible in-ring ability.” It also noted that he had held multiple AEW championships before offering condolences to his family, friends and fans.
The championship match had been set up a week earlier, when PAC challenged Andrade after Andrade’s title defense on AEW’s Collision. At All Out, PAC came to the ring with Marina Shafir and traded near-falls with the champion. AEW’s match report describes PAC hitting a springboard cutter, a moonsault to the floor and a 450 splash as he pressed for the title. Andrade survived those attempts and kept the match going.
Near the finish, PAC attempted his Black Arrow from the top rope, but Andrade moved. PAC recovered and applied his Brutalizer submission hold. Andrade rolled over him and scored the pinfall to retain the championship. PAC appeared again later during the Ospreay-Moxley main event, when he struck Mike Bailey with a briefcase amid interference around the ring.
See the preview for the AEW PAC Tribute here:
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Tonight, All Elite Wrestling will honor the life, career and legacy of one of the greatest people we’ve ever known, @BastardPAC.
Join us for A Tribute to PAC, tonight! This one’s for Ben. pic.twitter.com/v3D7dPNvbm
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 30, 2026
Long before that final match, Satterley had established himself in WWE under the Neville name. WWE’s profile lists him as a former NXT Champion, NXT Tag Team Champion and WWE Cruiserweight Champion. His Red Arrow, a twisting leap from the top rope, became one of his signature moves. The athleticism behind it also helped earn him the nickname “The Man That Gravity Forgot.”
After signing with AEW in 2019, PAC added singles and trios championships to his career record. He wrestled alongside the Lucha Brothers as part of Death Triangle and later held trios gold with the Death Riders. His Saturday appearance showed him still competing for a singles title at 40. Fellow wrestler Will Ospreay paid tribute after the news broke, calling Satterley “the greatest export from our country” and saying he was honored to have shared the ring with him.
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