{"id":89504,"date":"2026-05-03T08:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T08:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wrestler-tanea-brooks-gets-on-air-tribute-amid-als-diagnosis\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T08:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T08:25:09","slug":"wrestler-tanea-brooks-gets-on-air-tribute-amid-als-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wrestler-tanea-brooks-gets-on-air-tribute-amid-als-diagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrestler Tanea Brooks Gets On-Air Tribute Amid ALS Diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"


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All Elite Wrestling aired a tribute to wrestler Tanea \u201cRebel\u201d Brooks<\/strong> following her announcement that she has been diagnosed with \u201cterminal\u201d amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).<\/p>\n

\u201cYou probably know by social media that one of our fine athletes has some very serious health problems,\u201d announcer Tony Schiavone<\/strong> told viewers on the Saturday, May 2, episode of AEW Collision<\/em>. \u201cWe want [Tanea] to know you are big part of AEW and we are thinking about you right now and we are praying for you, that you will pull through.\u201d<\/p>\n

Schiavone, 68, mentioned that there were \u201ca lot of signs\u201d from fans attending AEW Collision<\/em> at the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, Illinois, offering encouragement to Brooks, 47. (The wrestler has competed under the name \u201cRebel\u201d during her six years with All Elite Wrestling.)<\/p>\n

\u201cRebel, we hope you\u2019ll get better. Pray for Rebel,\u201d Schiavone added. \u201cMy dear, we\u2019re thinking about you. She\u2019s a wonderful young lady.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Related: <\/span>Celebrities Who Have Battled ALS: Eric Dane, Stephen Hawking and More<\/span>
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\n\t\t\tFrom Lou Gehrig in 1939 to Eric Dane in 2025, celebrities have publicly dealt with what is now known as ALS for decades. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig\u2019s disease, is a terminal neurodegenerative disorder. The disease causes the individual to gradually lose control of their muscles, beginning gradually with muscle stiffness or [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Brooks shared with her social media followers on Friday, May 1, that she was recently diagnosed with \u201cterminal ALS,\u201d a nervous system disease that impacts the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. ALS \u2014 which is alternatively known as Lou Gehrig\u2019s disease or Motor Neurone Disease \u2014 causes a gradual loss of ability to control speech, breathing and eating. There is no known cure.<\/p>\n

The wrestler has been on a longterm health journey, having battled primary pulmonary lymphoma, a rare type of lung cancer, since 2024. In Friday\u2019s vlog, Brooks explained that recent developments in her cancer fight led doctors to discover that she has ALS.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe thing is, sometimes we don\u2019t want to hear that answer to our prayers. And so, while I was waiting to have lung surgery for the masses on my lung, the doctors at Mayo [Clinic] finally found what\u2019s going on,\u201d she told viewers.<\/p>\n

Brooks admitted that her medical team \u201cdo[es] not know how long\u201d she has to live since \u201cthere is not a lot of research behind ALS.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt explains why I have trouble walking and talking [and] all my functions will soon decline. But now, we can prepare for the future and what is to come,\u201d she acknowledged.<\/p>\n

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The 12-year pro wrestling veteran personally thanked All Elite Wrestling owner Tony Khan<\/strong> for supporting her through her health problems.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to say thank you to Tony Khan and AEW for supporting me on this medical journey,\u201d a tearful Brooks said. \u201cIt has been a blessing that is unheard of and, from the bottom of my heart, thank you and thank you to all of you for your prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n

She asked fans to keep her in their thoughts, saying, \u201cPlease continue to pray for a peaceful journey and a peaceful passing. I love you.\u201d<\/p>\n

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