Nocturnal 
The Cook County medical examiner’s office has confirmed there were no indications of foul play or trauma in the sudden death of wrestler Benjamin Satterley, best known to fans as PAC, who died aged 40 on Sunday 27 September.
A spokesperson for the medical examiner’s office, cited by the Daily Herald, said Satterley’s death “didn’t appear suspicious” after his body was found in a rental car on the 2700 block of Mannheim Road in Des Plaines, Illinois, close to O’Hare International Airport. He was found outside a restaurant.
A passerby spotted Satterley in the car and called 911. He was alone at the time. Des Plaines police have separately said the circumstances are not being treated as suspicious.
What the medical examiner’s office has confirmed
According to the medical examiner’s office, Satterley was pronounced dead at 4.08pm on Sunday. An autopsy was carried out on Monday, but the official cause and manner of death remain pending further testing, which could take several weeks.
No official cause of death has been released. Unverified claims have circulated on social media suggesting Satterley may have died from a blood clot or an aneurysm, but these remain speculation and have not been confirmed by any official source.
A hugely respected career in wrestling
Satterley’s death came just a day after he wrestled at AEW’s All Out pay-per-view at the NOW Arena, where he lost to Andrade in the opening match and later appeared during the main event between Jon Moxley and Will Ospreay.
Born in England, Satterley signed with WWE in 2012 and wrestled there as Neville, later Adrian Neville. He held a 287-day reign as NXT Champion and won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship twice during his time with the company.
He later became one of AEW’s most prominent performers under the name PAC, becoming the promotion’s first-ever All-Atlantic Champion and a two-time World Trios Champion alongside the Lucha Brothers. He was most recently a member of the Death Riders stable.
Tributes have poured in from across the wrestling world, including from Triple H, Ric Flair and AEW owner Tony Khan, reflecting the impact Satterley had on both WWE and AEW during his career. AEW confirmed his death in a statement on Sunday night, though the promotion did not release details about the circumstances.
Where things stand now
As it stands, investigators have ruled out foul play but are yet to determine the exact cause of death, with toxicology and further testing still to be completed. Both AEW and WWE are expected to pay further tribute to Satterley across their programming in the coming week.
Nocturnal News will update this story as more information becomes available from the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
