All Elite Wrestling to present special AEW Rebel Heart
Dynamite September 9 From Akins Ford Arena In Athens,
GA
Event to benefit I AM ALS and Team Gleason
July 27, 2026 – All Elite Wrestling, I AM ALS and Team
Gleason today announced a very special AEW Rebel Heart
Dynamite will take place on Wednesday, September 9 live from
Akins Ford Arena in Athens, GA. The event will air live on
TBS and stream on HBO Max.
AEW Rebel Heart Dynamite will honor one of the original
members of the AEW roster, Tanea Brooks, known to fans
around the world as Rebel, who was diagnosed with ALS in
March 2026. As part of the event, Rebel is scheduled to
make a special appearance that evening and fans in
attendance will receive a special limited-edition Rebel
trading card sheet from Upper Deck, while supplies last.
A donation will be made from AEW Rebel Heart Dynamite to
benefit I AM ALS, the leading community movement dedicated
to ending ALS by empowering patients and caregivers to
secure billions in federal funding, improve care, treatment
access, and drive research, and Team Gleason, an
organization founded by former New Orleans Saints player
Steve Gleason that provides adventure, technology, equipment
and care services to people living with ALS and countless
others through advocacy, research, support and the goal of
ultimately bringing an end to the disease. In addition, the
event at Akins Ford Arena takes place in the home community
of the University of Georgia's Regenerative Bioscience
Center (RBC), where groundbreaking research and the training
of future scientific leaders are helping drive the
development of new therapies for ALS.
“On behalf of everyone at All Elite Wrestling, we are proud
to present AEW Rebel Heart Dynamite on September 9 at Akins
Ford Arena in Athens, GA,” said AEW CEO, GM and Head of
Creative Tony Khan. “We look forward to honoring Rebel
while also raising awareness and donations for two
incredible organizations that are on the front lines of
finding a cure for ALS and improving life for people
affected by this terrible disease.”
Tickets for AEW Rebel Heart Dynamite go on sale this Friday,
July 31st at 10 AM ET via AEWTix.com. Fans interested in
early access presale opportunities can register to become an
AEW Insider by visiting allelitewrestling.com/aew-insider.
Official Rebel Heart shirts and bracelets are available now
at ShopAEW.com with 100 percent of the profits going to I AM
ALS and Team Gleason.
Additional details regarding AEW Rebel Heart Dynamite will
be announced in the near future. For more information or to
donate, please visit AEWTogether.org/RebelHeart.
About AEW
Founded by CEO, GM and Head of Creative Tony Khan in 2019,
All Elite Wrestling is a red-hot professional wrestling
promotion that presents more than 100 live events a year
around the world and features a world-class roster that
injects new spirit, freshness and energy into the industry.
AEW Dynamite airs every Wednesday from 8-10 p.m. ET on TBS
and simulcasts on HBO Max, AEW Collision airs every Saturday
from 8-10 p.m. ET on TNT and simulcasts on HBO Max. For more
info, check out X.com/AEW; Instagram.com/AEW;
YouTube.com/AEW; Facebook.com/AEW.
About I AM ALS:
I AM ALS is a nonprofit organization leading what STAT News
called the most successful patient advocacy campaign this
century. I AM ALS built a community movement to harness
collective power and find treatments and a cure for ALS
faster, while also creating lasting, systemic change. Their
focus is on three areas:
Advocating for federal policy change to drive research,
support, and treatments for ALS.
Improving quality of life by providing volunteer and support
opportunities to advocates and people living with ALS.
Mobilizing and empowering advocates to raise awareness about
ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases, and increase
visibility of the ALS experience.
Learn more at www.iamals.org.
About Team Gleason:
Team Gleason was founded by former New Orleans Saints player
Steve Gleason following his ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis) diagnosis in 2011. Team Gleason's mission is to
improve life for people living with ALS by delivering
innovative technology and equipment and empowering improved
life experiences. As one of the largest providers of
assistive technology and equipment to the ALS community in
the country, Team Gleason works to ensure that people living
with ALS have the resources and opportunities to live
productive, purposeful, and meaningful lives. For more
information, visit TeamGleason.org.
About the RBC:
The Regenerative Bioscience Center (RBC) at the University
of Georgia was founded on a simple idea—the biggest
scientific breakthroughs happen when disciplines converge.
Since 2004, the center has united researchers across
engineering, veterinary medicine, agriculture, and the life
sciences to develop regenerative therapies for stroke,
traumatic brain injury, ALS, cardiovascular disease, and
other complex disorders. That same spirit of innovation
inspired the creation of the world's first undergraduate
degree in Regenerative Bioscience (RBIO), preparing students
to help shape the next generation of regenerative medicine.
Visit, https://rbc.uga.edu/
