AEW has announced new Rebel merchandise, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to those affected by ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Rebel (real name Tanea Brooks) announced back in April that she was diagnosed with ALS. She has been with the company since 2019.
ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that destroys nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. The disease damages and halts motor signals to voluntary muscles, eventually leading to muscle wasting, paralysis, and respiratory failure. There is currently no cure.
The average survival time for those with ALS is 2 to 4 years from diagnosis, though there are 10 percent of patients that survive for longer than 10 years.
AEW head Tony Khan brought up during the Double or Nothing post-show media scrum that he considered making the next Fight for the Fallen and ALS benefit show.
June 2 is Lou Gehrig Day. New York Yankees legend Lou Gehrig passed away in 1941 at age 37 from the disease, which then became more known as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease.”