{"id":935842,"date":"2026-10-17T01:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T01:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/935842\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T01:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T01:32:10","slug":"aew-star-pacs-cause-of-death-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/935842\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW star Pac\u2019s cause of death revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Officials have determined what killed wrestling star Benjamin Satterley<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the Cook County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office told the California Post on Friday that following a probe into his sudden death<\/a>, investigators concluded Satterley \u2014 who performed in AEW rings as \u201cPac\u201d \u2014 passed away from bronchial asthma.<\/p>\n

\"WrestlerPac (Benjamin Satterley) died in a CAVA parking lot on Sept. 27. AEW<\/p>\n

The manner of his death was officially ruled natural, the rep added.<\/p>\n

Satterley was discovered unconscious<\/a> in a rental car outside of a CAVA in Des Plaines, Ill. at around 4 p.m. on Sept. 27.<\/p>\n

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\"WrestlerPac, also known as Benjamin Satterley, wrestled just a day prior to his passing. AEW<\/p>\n

A 911 caller stated she had found Satterley \u201cpassed out\u201d in his ride, and authorities formally pronounced him deceased just minutes after getting to the scene.<\/p>\n

First responders wrote in an incident report that there were no injuries or \u201csuspicious markings\u201d on Satterley when they located his body. They did note, however, that he had saliva on the front of his shirt and medication in his vehicle.<\/p>\n

The incident report also stated that one officer on the scene was able to make contact with a woman who knew Satterley, and she told them that the wrestler had stopped for lunch before heading to the airport.<\/p>\n

Satterley\u2019s phone had Google Maps open and a route to O\u2019Hare Airport was on display, according to the report.<\/p>\n

Satterley had been in the area for his gig with AEW. On Sept. 26, he wrestled against Andrade at the NOW Arena in Chicago. He ended up losing in the All Out pay-per-view contest, but he later showed up in during the main event matchup between Jon Moxley and Will Ospreay.<\/p>\n

Satterley was 40 years old when he passed.<\/p>\n

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