Google Maps was still open on Benjamin Satterley’s phone, routing him to Chicago O’Hare International Airport, when officers reached the rental car in a Des Plaines car park on the afternoon of Sunday, 27 September. The 40-year-old wrestler, known in the ring as PAC and formerly as Adrian Neville, had been scheduled on a 3:30pm local time flight home to the UK that had been delayed. He never made it onto the plane.

The Des Plaines Police Department report, released this week, pieces together what little is known about his last hours. An acquaintance last spoke to him by phone at around 1:20pm local time, when he said he was stopping at a CAVA restaurant for lunch. He was found by a passer-by around 4pm local time in the rental car on the 2700 block of Mannheim Road, less than a mile from O’Hare.

An officer wrote that there were “no obviously suspicious marks” on Satterley or inside the vehicle. Medication was recovered with him, but the type was redacted in the report. Investigators have said they do not suspect foul play.

Autopsy results could take weeks

The Cook County Medical Examiner performed an autopsy the day after Satterley was found, but a cause of death has not been determined. The office has said results are “pending for additional testing” and that it may be several weeks before a conclusion is reached.

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Satterley had been in the Chicago area since the preceding Thursday or Friday, part of a three-week stretch of travel. His final match came on the Saturday night, when he lost to Andrade El Ídolo at AEW’s All Out pay-per-view at the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates.

Khan and Heyman lead the tributes

AEW president Tony Khan, who signed Satterley to the company in 2019, paid tribute on social media.

“Benjamin Satterley defined excellence, as a beloved husband & friend to his many loved ones, + in his wrestling knowledge, skill, unprecedented athleticism, professionalism, consistency + dedication to the sport that he loved & traveled the world to pursue. May Ben rest in peace,” Khan wrote.

WWE Hall of Famer Paul Heyman, who worked with Satterley during his time in NXT, called the news a “truly terrible loss”.

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“He was a tremendous talent and even finer human being,” Heyman said.

Triple H, now head of WWE creative, added that Satterley was “an extraordinary talent and even kinder human being”.

From Newcastle to the top of two companies

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Satterley turned professional in 2004 and built a reputation on the British and Japanese independent scenes before signing with WWE, where as Adrian Neville he became NXT Champion and Cruiserweight Champion. Nicknamed “The Man That Gravity Forgot” for his aerial work, he joined All Elite Wrestling in 2019 and was crowned inaugural AEW All-Atlantic Champion in 2022. He added the AEW World Trios Championship in 2025 alongside Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta.

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