Rebel (wrestler)
| Britt Baker | |
|---|---|
 Brooks making her entrance during an independent show in September 2019 | |
| Born | September 8, 1978 Owasso, Oklahoma |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Rebel Reba Tanea Brooks |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Billed from | Owasso, Oklahoma |
| Trained by | Rip Rogers Frank Miller Matt Cappotelli |
| Debut | May 8, 2014 |
Tanea Brooks (born September 8, 1978) is an American professional wrestler, manager and actress. She is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and is better known under the ring name Rebel. She has also appeared in Impact Wrestling and World Wonder Ring Stardom.
Before wrestling, she was a cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). As an actress, Brooks has appeared in multiple music videos including "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" by Trace Adkins and "Play Something Country" by Brooks & Dunn. She was a backup dancer for Atkins during his performance of Honky Tonk Badonkadonk at both the CMT Music Awards and Academy of Country Music Awardss.[1]
Career
[change | change source]All Elite Wrestling
[change | change source]On the April 29, 2020 episode of Dynamite, she made her AEW debut during a segment where she appeared as an assistant to Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. who kept getting her name wrong and calling her Reba.[2]
On the August 5 episode of Dynamite, Rebel made her AEW in-ring debut, losing to Big Swole.[3] On the May 13, 2021 episode of Dynamite, Rebel wrestled Hikaru Shida in a AEW Women's World Championship Eliminator match but lost.[4]
Personal life
[change | change source]On November 16, 2025, Brooks announced that she had been diagnosed with primary pulmonary lymphoma.[5] On May 1, she announced that she had also been diagnosed with terminal amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).[6]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "From Texas Football to TNT with AEW's Rebel - Excuse Me". Listennotes.com. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ "5 YRS AGO – Keller's AEW Dynamite Report (4/29/2020)". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite 8/5/20 Results: AEW World Heavyweight Title Match, A Super Wednesday Debate & More". Fightful. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite 5/19/21 Results Moxley and Kingston vs. The Acclaimed, Cage vs. Sydal, and much more". Fightful. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Rebel Announces Cancer Diagnosis". Fightful. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ "AEW Star Rebel Announces Terminal ALS Diagnosis". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Actors from Oklahoma
- All Elite Wrestling people
- American dancers
- American models
- American movie actors
- American professional wrestlers
- American television actors
- Female professional wrestlers
- Make-up artists
- Models from Oklahoma
- Professional wrestling managers and valets
- Sportspeople from Oklahoma