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Dr. Britt Baker re-teams with Rebel (not Reba) for the ALS fight

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What happened?

Tanea “Rebel” Brooks, known to AEW fans for her on-screen pairing with Dr. Britt Baker, has revealed she is battling terminal ALS. The story centers on Baker and Rebel re-teaming outside the ring to raise awareness and support in the fight against the disease.

Key Takeaways

Rebel has been away from AEW television for an extended period due to health issues.
She recently learned those health problems were caused by terminal ALS.
Dr. Britt Baker is reconnecting with Rebel as part of an ALS awareness and support effort.
The report frames the story around Rebel’s resilience and personality rather than AEW storyline developments.

AI Timeline

TNA run

Tanea Brooks first became familiar to many wrestling fans during her time with TNA.

AEW pairing

Rebel later appeared in AEW as Britt Baker’s assistant during Baker’s rise in the company.

AEW absence

Rebel disappeared from AEW television for a long stretch, with health issues cited as the reason.

Recent diagnosis

Rebel found out that the underlying cause of her health problems was terminal ALS.

Current effort

Britt Baker and Rebel are being highlighted together again in connection with ALS awareness and support.

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Timeline

Jul 17, 9:00 PM

Dr. Britt Baker re-teams with Rebel (not Reba) for the ALS fight

Cageside Seats • AEW

Not even gonna do the “we haven’t seen Britt Baker since…” bit. If you’re looking for the latest on what we know about the DMD and AEW, head here. This is about Tanea “Rebel” Brooks, the former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader many of us first saw during the 2010s while she was with TNA, and who later charmed a lot of us as Baker’s put-upon assistant in the early days of Tony Khan’s start-up. She’s been missing from AEW screens for even longer than Britt. In Rebel’s case, we knew it was health problems. Sadly, a couple months back, Rebel found out the underlying cause of many of her issues: terminal ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). When I was younger, we always called it Lou Gehrig’s disease. For non-baseball fans and the younger crowd, ALS may be more closely associated with that old 2014 internet trend The Ice Bucket Challenge, which was an ALS awareness and fundraising effort. Rebel’s taken the personality and spirit that got her over in the days when Baker could never get her name r

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