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Cause of death revealed for wrestler 'Pac,' who died after AEW competition in Chicago area

Headline from ABC 7 Chicago

A cause of death has been revealed for Benjamin Satterley, an English-born wrestler known for high-flying moves that delighted fans worldwide. He died last month at the age 40 after an AEW competition in the Chicago area.

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Reports & sources

10 articles, oldest first.

  1. New York Post

    AEW star Pac’s cause of death revealed (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Officials have finally determined what killed wrestling star Benjamin Satterley.

  2. ABC 7 Chicago

    Cause of death revealed for wrestler 'Pac,' who died after AEW competition in Chicago area (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    A cause of death has been revealed for Benjamin Satterley, an English-born wrestler known for high-flying moves that delighted fans worldwide. He died last month at the age 40 after an AEW competition in the Chicago area.

  3. NBC News

    Benjamin Satterley, wrestler known as Pac, died of bronchial asthma (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Benjamin Satterley, known to wrestling fans around the world as Pac, died last month of bronchial asthma, the medical examiner’s office in Cook County, Illinois, confirmed Friday.

  4. AL.com

    Cause of death revealed for AEW star, ex-WWE champ Pac. Here’s the latest (opens AL.com)

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    AL.com's feed description

    He was just 40-years-old.

  5. Deadline

    Pro Wrestler Benjamin Satterley Cause Of Death Determined (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Champion professional wrestler Benjamin Satterley died last month at 40 of bronchial asthma, Chicago’s Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has determined. The death was classified as natural. The cause of death was first reported by The New York Post and has been confirmed by other media outlets.

  6. Fox News

    Ex-wrestler Pac's sudden death cause revealed by Cook County Medical Examiner's Office (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Benjamin Satterley, known as Pac, died of bronchial asthma at 40, just one day after competing for the AEW National Championship at All Out.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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