Dave Meltzer Details Past Health Issues Faced By Late AEW Star Pac

Last month, Benjamin "PAC" Satterly died unexpectedly at age 40. When Satterly was found in his rental car, he reportedly had saliva on his shirt and a medication bottle nearby. At the time, officials didn't believe his death was suspicious. On Friday, it was reported that Satterly died of natural causes due to bronchial asthma.

During an episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer provided more information regarding Satterly's health. Meltzer stated that in the U.S., only about 3,000 to 4,000 deaths per year are due to bronchial asthma. He pointed out that most are over the age of 65.

"We don't know if he had an inhaler in his car. He did have lung issues. This isn't something that came out of nowhere that nobody knew. I don't know how well it was known, but one of his friends had told me that really the week of his death — he had the blood clot issues in 2023 — and said that he had some lung issues. And so the lung issues are consistent with what happened unfortunately. Usually, you'd have the inhaler with you and I don't know, it may have happened so quick. There was stuff in his rental car, but it may have happened so quick that he wasn't able to get it. It's a horrible situation the more you learn about it. It doesn't get better, it gets worse," he said.

According to the National Institutes of Health, about 5% of adults have bronchial asthma globally. It is defined as a "chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by bronchial hyperreactivity and a variable degree of airway obstruction." The Institute also says that "recurrent episodes of acute shortness of breath, typically occurring at night or in the early morning hours, are the cardinal manifestation of bronchial asthma. Further symptoms include cough, wheezing, and a feeling of tightness in the chest. Asthmatic symptoms can often arise after physical exercise."

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