British wrestler Benjamin Satterley, known as Pac, dies aged 40

British wrestler Benjamin Satterley, known arsenic Pac, has died, his representatives person confirmed.

All Elite Wrestling (AEW) said it was "saddened to denote the passing" of Satterley, 40, who they said had signed with them successful 2019.

The wrestler's decease was confirmed conscionable a time aft helium participated successful AEW's "All Out" lawsuit astatine an arena successful Chicago connected Saturday evening.

"A autochthonal of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Satterley began his wrestling vocation successful 2004 and went connected to execute for wrestling organizations each implicit the world, captivating fans with innovative high-flying moves and unthinkable in-ring ability," AEW said successful a statement.

No origin of decease has been provided.

Satterley held aggregate AEW Championships, and the organisation said helium had competed successful "some of the astir memorable matches successful AEW history".

Prior to his concern with AEW, helium besides performed successful World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre successful Mexico.

He had a fig of antithetic personas during his vocation including Pac, Adrian Neville and "The Man that Gravity Forgot". The second was successful notation to a signature finishing determination which saw him rotation 360 degrees from the apical enactment of the wrestling ringing and onshore connected his opponent.

Many of the tributes paid to Satterley person expressed daze astatine his death.

WWE Hall of Famer Paul Heyman described it arsenic a "truly unspeakable loss" and said helium was a "tremendous endowment and adjacent finer quality being".

AEW President Tony Khan said helium "defined excellence" arsenic a husband, person and successful his wrestling knowledge, accomplishment and "unprecedented athleticism".

"The top export from our country. Also the top quality being," chap British wrestler Will Ospreay wrote connected X, sharing a photograph of the brace successful the ringing together.

"I americium successful shock. This is heartbreaking," AEW wrestler Evil Uno said.

"We person mislaid different large person, a large soul, a existent professional."