In May, AEW star Tanea “Rebel” Brooks shared the sad news that he was diagnosed with terminal amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly known as ALS. Now, the wrestling community around him is rallying to raise awareness and funds for research.
This includes AEW commentator Jim Ross, who recently described Brooks as a nice person with a kind heart. Given that and the seriousness of his condition, he also urged everyone to donate to further ALS research, which he hopes will eventually lead to a cure.
“It’s strange to me that the world we live in doesn’t have a cure for cancer, doesn’t have a cure for ALS,” Ross said. “Grilling JR”. “I know cancer, progress has been made in that matter. I’ve had colon cancer, I’ve had skin cancer, and thank God I’ve dodged a bullet or two. But there is no cure. They try something and maybe they work on someone and they don’t work on someone else. But ALS, it’s a powerful disease, and I don’t understand why we can’t find the money to do it. dollars, five dollars, whatever, when they pile up and keep piling up, then maybe somewhere sooner rather than later, we’ll find a cure for this killer, and that’s a shame.
After the special episode AEW Rebel Heart Dynamite AEW revealed that it has donated $140,000 to I AM ALS and Team Gleason, both leading ALS advocacy organizations. In honor of Brooks, The event featured several non-AEW talents as well as, including Gail Kim, Killer Croc, Scarlett Bordo, Alisyn Kaye and Marty Bell. Brooks himself appeared in the “Waiting Room” segment and later in a tag team match featuring his longtime friend Britt Baker.
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