Overview
- Brooks disclosed the diagnosis Friday in an Instagram video, saying Mayo Clinic doctors found ALS while she awaited lung surgery.
- AEW referenced the news on Saturday’s Collision in Peoria, where Tony Schiavone sent well wishes and fans held “Pray for Rebel” signs.
- Brooks thanked Tony Khan and AEW for what she called uncommon support and asked fans to pray for a peaceful journey and passing.
- She previously shared a 2024 diagnosis of primary pulmonary lymphoma and later developed a functional neurological disorder that impaired her walking, speech, and right hand.
- ALS is a progressive disease that destroys motor neurons, and reports commonly note a typical survival of about three to five years after diagnosis with no known cure.