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Wrestling community support for Tanea Brooks

Overview

Following the diagnosis of terminal ALS for professional wrestler Tanea Brooks, known as Rebel, the wrestling community has initiated various fundraising and awareness efforts. DREAM Pro Wrestling raised over $7,000 through a benefit event in late July.

On September 9, 2026, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) held a special edition of Dynamite titled ‘AEW: Rebel Heart’ at the Akins Ford Arena in Athens, Georgia. The broadcast was dedicated to Brooks and aimed to raise awareness for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in partnership with organizations such as I AM ALS and Team Gleason. During the event, AEW President Tony Khan donated $140,000 to ALS research and support organizations.

The program featured the return of ‘The Waiting Room’ segment, which included Brooks alongside Dr. Britt Baker, D. M. D., Persephone, and Hikaru Shida. In a six-woman tag match, Baker, Persephone, and Shida defeated Maya World, Hyan, and Thunder Rosa, aided by a distraction from Brooks, who appeared at ringside in a wheelchair.

In championship competition, Swerve Strickland and The New Level successfully defended the AEW World Trios Championship against The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly, and Roderick Strong). Will Ospreay also won an AEW World Championship eliminator match against David Finlay. Other notable results included a tag team tables match won by The Young Bucks over Kyle Fletcher and Kevin Knight, and the televised in-ring debut of Steven Borden, son of WWE Hall of Famer Sting, who secured a victory alongside Darby Allin against Mark Davis and Josh Alexander.

Entities

Tanea Brooks · Swerve Strickland · Will Ospreay · All Elite Wrestling · Tony Khan

Timeline

  1. 4 days ago

    [SPORTS] 17 sources
    AEW holds Rebel Heart Dynamite to honor Tanea Brooks and ALS awareness

    AEW’s special ‘Rebel Heart’ Dynamite episode honored Tanea Brooks (Rebel) and her ALS battle, featuring an emotional appearance by Brooks and key matches including Swerve Strickland’s Trios title defense.

  2. 6 days ago

    [SPORTS] 7 sources
    AEW announces Rebel Heart Dynamite special to honor Tanea Brooks

    AEW will host a special ‘Rebel Heart’ Dynamite episode on September 9, 2026, to honor Tanea Brooks following her ALS diagnosis, featuring a star-studded match card and a special tribute segment.

  3. 21 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Wrestling community rallies to support Tanea Brooks following ALS diagnosis

    Professional wrestling promotions and fans are raising funds for Tanea Brooks (Rebel) following her ALS diagnosis, including a dedicated AEW Dynamite event scheduled for September 9 in Georgia.

Sources

cagesideseats.com · catch-arena.com · diva-dirt.com · dosdossolodos.com · fightful.com · fmarion.edu · hindi.sportskeeda.com · postwrestling.com · prwrestling.com · rajahwwf.com · si.com · slamwrestling.net · sportskeeda.com · superluchas.com · thechairshot.com · world-today-news.com · wrestlepurists.com · wrestlezone.com · wrestling-radio.com · wrestlingheadlines.com · wrestlinginc.com · wrestlingnews.co · wrestlingnewsreport.com

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