AEW Star PAC
Found Slumped in Car Before Death
Published
September 28, 2026
12:27 PM PDT
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Updated
September 28, 2026
2:51 PM PDT
12:56 PM PT — The Cook County Medical Examiner tells TMZ … Cause and manner of death are pending additional testing which could take several weeks. An autopsy was performed today.
AEW star PAC was found unresponsive inside a car outside an Illinois restaurant shortly before he was pronounced dead.
The wrestler — real name Benjamin Satterley — was discovered in a vehicle in the parking lot of a CAVA in Des Plaines around 4 PM Sunday, according to dispatch audio obtained by the California Post.
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First responders were told they had a “slumper” in a car and could not confirm whether the 40-year-old was breathing.
A witness told the outlet that customers spotted PAC passed out inside the vehicle and called 911 … with some even searching the restaurant for medical equipment before paramedics arrived.
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office says PAC was pronounced dead at 4:08 PM. His cause of death is still pending an autopsy.
As TMZ previously reported, PAC died less than a day after competing at AEW’s All Out event in Chicago. He wrestled Andrade El Idolo and later appeared during the night’s main event.
AEW announced his death Sunday night … remembering the British wrestler for his high-flying style and in-ring talent.
PAC was 40.
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