Posted on 8/03/126 by Colin Vassallo
During the SummerSlam post-show, Kevin Owens paid tribute to
Tanea Brooks, who used to wrestle under the name Rebel, and
who is currently going through some rough times after being
diagnosed with ALS.
Talking about his time away from the ring and recovery,
Owens said that it was “truly inspirational” to see her
battling through both ALS and cancer.
“There’s somebody called Tanea Brooks, who’s known to
wrestling fans as Rebel. She has not wrestled here, but some
things are bigger than wrestling,” Owens told the panel.
“She’s currently battling ALS, and the way she’s doing it is
so incredible. I looked at her and what she was going
through and the way she powered through it and it was truly
inspirational,” he continued.
Brooks noticed Owens’ words and used social media to thank
him for his words.
“Thank you KO. I am proud of your return and you fighting
through it to get there,” Brooks wrote. “Never stop giving
your everything because you are right, it can be taken away
in a second.”
AEW is currently preparing to honor her at an upcoming
Dynamite next month with a show marketed as Rebel Heart,
which takes place on Wednesday, September 9 in Athens,
Georgia.
Several AEW stars have restarted the ALS ice bucket
challenge to support her.