Tanea Brooks (born September 8, 1978),
better known by the
ring name
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Rebel, is an American
professional wrestler
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,
professional wrestling manager
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Performers who ...
,
model
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Models can be divided in ...
,
actress
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,
dancer
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, and
cosmetologist
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. , she is signed to
All Elite Wrestling
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. She is also known for her work in
Impact Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (abbreviated as TNA Wrestling or TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, a Canadian media company owned by busine ...
.
Early life
Tanea Brooks was born and raised in
Owasso, Oklahoma
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.
Brooks became a
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader
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at age 18 in 1998, after a year as a
University of Tulsa
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dance team member, and remained with the team for three seasons. Brooks also appeared on the cover of the Cheerleaders’ swimsuit calendar.
Brooks is a longtime friend of wrestling industry veteran
Christy Hemme
Christina Lee Hemme ( ; born October 28, 1980) is an American wrestling executive and retired professional wrestler, ring announcer, backstage interviewer, singer and model (person), model. She was previously signed to Total Nonstop Action Wre ...
: before either worked in wrestling, Brooks worked in Hemme's "Purrfect Angelz"
burlesque
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[ Tanea eventually moved to ]Los Angeles
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to further her careers in acting, modeling and dancing. Brooks attended the Napoleon Perdis Makeup academy, where she became a licensed cosmetologist
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. Brooks also played in the Lingerie Football League
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, on its New York Euphoria
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team.
Professional wrestling career
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling/Impact Wrestling (2013–2016)
Brooks was signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
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in 2013 after long-time friend and former "Purrfect Angelz" member Christy Hemme
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recommended her. In May 2014, she began appearing as Rebel, a childhood friend and partner of Knux in a carny
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-themed stable called The Menagerie, also including Crazzy Steve
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and The Freak
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. Rebel made her in-ring debut on the September 10 episode of ''Impact Wrestling
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'', teaming with Crazzy Steve and Knux in six person mixed tag-team match, where they lost to the team of The BroMans
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His ...
(Robbie E
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and Jessie Godderz
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) and Velvet Sky
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. The following episode of ''Impact Wrestling'' during a Knockouts battle royal
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, Rebel legitimately fractured her arm when she landed on the steel steps when Havok knocked her over the top rope. She made her in-ring return on the October 15 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', defeating Angelina Love
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Between ...
and The BroMans. On the following episode, Rebel was scheduled to face Angelina Love in her singles debut on ''Impact Wrestling'', however she was met by Havok who maliciously attacked her. On January 7, 2015, during ''Impact Wrestlings debut on ''Destination America
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'', Rebel participated in a battle royal
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for the TNA Knockouts Championship
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, however she was the first to be eliminated. After some hiatus, The Menagerie's profile on the TNA website was later moved to the alumni section.
In her first match since The Menagerie split, Rebel teamed with Brooke in a losing effort to The Dollhouse (Jade
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and Marti Bell
Martibel Payano (born August 7, 1988) is an American professional wrestler, best known working under the ring name Marti Belle. She is best known for her time with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), where she was a former NWA World Women's ...
) in a tag team match on the May 15 episode of ''Impact Wrestling''. A few weeks later, Rebel was seen in a backstage segment, congratulating Brooke on her winning the TNA Knockouts Championship
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, only to be attacked by Jade and Marti Bell. On the August 26 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Rebel turned heel
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Structure
To distribute the compressive forces exerted ...
by attacking Velvet Sky
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and aligning with The Dollhouse. On January 5, 2016, during ''Impact Wrestlings debut on ''POP
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Arts, entertainment, and media
* Pop music, a musical genre
Artists
* POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade
* Pop! (British group), a UK pop group
* Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band
Album ...
'', Awesome Kong
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allied with Rebel, Jade and Marti Bell and became the new leader of The Dollhouse after she attacked The Beautiful People (Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne
Ashley Nichole Lomberger (née Simmons; born February 5, 1986) is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling under the ring name Madison Rayne, where she is also a coach for the women's division. She is best known for her t ...
) and Gail Kim
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. In March 2016, The Dollhouse officially disbanded following Jade's Knockouts Championship reign. On September 14, 2016, Rebel announced her departure from TNA.
Ohio Valley Wrestling (2014–2017)
In 2014, Brooks began training at Ohio Valley Wrestling
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. In July, Rebel began competing in OVW dark matches
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, where she defeated former two-time OVW Women's Champion Jessie Belle
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Pro ...
, and defeated Mary Elizabeth Monroe on two occasions. Rebel made her televised debut at the ''Saturday Night Special'' on August 2, where she once again defeated Monroe. On October 1, Rebel defeated Jessie Belle to become the number one contender for the OVW Women's Championship; however, the match was cut from broadcast as a result of OVW ceasing with women's wrestling at the time.
When OVW was sold to Dean Hill, Rebel returned as the mystery opponent for Jessie Belle on July 11, 2015, on ''OVW Episode 829'', which she won. On July 20 on ''OVW Episode 830'', Rebel was pinned in a triple-threat match by Jessie Belle, which included Ray Lyn. She lost to Jessie Belle the following week in a singles match. On the August 15 edition of ''OVW Episode 834'', Rebel defeated the returning Mary Elizabeth Monroe, however she was attacked by Jessie Belle after the match. On September 3, 2016, OVW Saturday Night Special, Rebel and Paredyse defeated Jessie Belle Smothers
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Pr ...
and Shane Andrews, then on September 10 Rebel lost a #1 contender's match for the women's title against Jessie Belle.
On November 2, 2016, on ''OVW Episode 898'' Rebel won the OVW Women's Championship
The OVW Women's Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship championship in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). The first holder of the title was ODB, who declared herself champion in August 2006. The belt was defended as any oth ...
, and successfully defended it 1 week later against Callie. On November 16, 2016, Rebel retained the title against ODB ODB may refer to:
People
* Ol' Dirty Bastard (1968–2004), American rapper and founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan
* ODB (wrestler) (born 1978), Stage name of American professional wrestler Jessica Kresa
* Original David Baker (born 1972), a monik ...
. On March 22 Rebel lost the OVW Women's Championship to Madi Maxx.
Return to Impact Wrestling (2017, 2018)
On March 2, 2017, during the tapings of the episode of ''Impact Wrestling
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'', Rebel returned to TNA TNA may refer to:
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* Tonga Nurses' Association, a trade union ...
in Knockouts Knockdown 2017, in a losing effort against ODB ODB may refer to:
People
* Ol' Dirty Bastard (1968–2004), American rapper and founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan
* ODB (wrestler) (born 1978), Stage name of American professional wrestler Jessica Kresa
* Original David Baker (born 1972), a monik ...
.
On April 6, 2017, during the episode of ''Impact Wrestling
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'', Rebel participated in a gauntlet match to become number one contender for Rosemary's Knockouts Championship, which she lost. Rebel would return one night only on the July 6, 2017 episode of Impact Wrestling where Rebel lost to Sienna
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. Another return was made on the June 14, 2018 episode of Impact Wrestling this time losing to Taya Valkyrie
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. Rebel returned again on the July 5, 2018 episode of Impact Wrestling losing to Katarina.
World Wonder Ring Stardom (2017–2018)
On April 30, 2017, Rebel made her Japanese debut, performing for one of the world's elite women's wrestling companies: World Wonder Ring Stardom
, is a Japanese ''joshi puroresu'' or women's professional wrestling professional wrestling promotion, promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. Stardom was founded in September 2010 by former All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) co-producer Ross ...
. During her 8-week tour of Japan, Brooks worked with some of the most respected women wrestlers in the world. For instance, Brooks' first Stardom match was in its 2017 Cinderella Tournament, against eventual tournament winner and Stardom world champion, Toni Storm
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. on May 3, Rebel, Jessicka Havok
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and Tessa Blanchard
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defeated Hiroyo Matsumoto
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, Jungle Kyona
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and Natsuko Tora
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T.E.
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. on May 6, Rebel and Hiroyo Matsumoto defeated Hetzza and Kaori Yoneyama
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. on May 7, Rebel lost a 3-way match to Hana Kimura
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, a rising young star in the company. on May 14, Rebel lost another 3-way match, this time to HZK, another young star and future Stardom world champion. on May 20, Rebel lost another 3-way match to Kimura. on May 21, Rebel lost to Io Shirai
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, arguably the world's best woman wrestler at the time, and a record-setting holder of multiple Stardom titles. on June 4 Rebel lost again to Kimura. on June 11, Rebel and Shanna defeated Hiromi Mimura and Konami
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. on June 17, Rebel lost another 3-way match to Kimura. on June 21, Rebel and Team Jungle (Kaori Yoneyama and Natsuko Tora) lost a six-woman tag team match to Hiromi Mimura, Konami and Yoko Bito
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.
Return to OVW (2017–2019)
Rebel returned to OVW on the August 5, 2017 on OVW Saturday Night Special - War Zone, Rebel competed in a fatal-four way steel cage match
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against Cali, Mickie Knuckles
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and Paredyse, which was won by Cali. In November 2018, Rebel injured Indian Actress Rakhi Sawant
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by grabbing her in inverse position, circulating her, and throwing her on her back. It injured Sawant's back and she fell unconscious, and was later carried to a nearby hospital. On September 23 at the OVW Matt Cappotelli Benefit Show, she defeated Cali, Jaylee and Torey Payne in a fatal-four-way match.
On August 4, 2018, at ''OVW Saturday Night Special '', Rebel unsuccessfully challenged Jaylee for the OVW Women's Championship
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. The match ended in a double count out.
World Wrestling Entertainment (2019)
Brooks appeared as herself on the January 23, 2019 edition of WWE
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's '' NXT'' TV show, teaming with the villainous Amber Nova
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She had previously made appearances ...
in a tag team loss to Kairi Sane
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and Io Shirai
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.
All Elite Wrestling (2019–present)
In August 2019, ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter
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'' reported that All Elite Wrestling
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(AEW) had hired Brooks for a backstage role: hair & makeup stylist for its women wrestlers. However, on the April 29, 2020 episode of ''AEW Dynamite
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'' (AEW's flagship TV show), Brooks appeared onscreen as Rebel, but her character had changed: now, she was the (storyline) ''exclusive'' makeup artist—and sycophantic personal assistant—to the narcissistic, delusively grandiose villain Dr. Britt Baker
Brittany Ann Baker (born April 23, 1991) is an American professional wrestler and dentist. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling—where she performs under the ring name Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. and is a former AEW Women's World Championship, AEW W ...
, D.M.D., who kept incorrectly calling her "Reba". Brooks also had two matches (as an enhancement talent
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) against Big Swole
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—both quick losses. Brooks' intentionally ironic, comedic character work as the edgy and cocky Baker's approval-thirsty, personal cheerleader/sidekick became a recurring character on AEW broadcasts. Brooks accomplished all of this while almost never speaking on camera. On June 30, 2021, Rebel suffered a dislocated knee cap injury in a match facing Nyla Rose
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Upon joining ...
and Vickie Guerrero
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.
Other media
Brooks was cast as the lead "badonkadonk" girl in Trace Adkins
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’ "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk
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" music video. Brooks also performed as a backup dancer in Adkins' live performances of the song at the CMT Music Awards
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and Academy of Country Music Awards
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( ACMA) shows. Brooks appeared in another country music video, for Brooks and Dunn
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's song, "Play Something Country
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". Brooks was cast as one of the "homewrecker"s (female dancers performing in between sketches) on Jeff Foxworthy
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's ''Foxworthy's Big Night Out'' TV show. In 2002, Brooks made her acting debut in the short film ''Sweet Friggin' Daisies''. She also appeared in the reality television
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series ''Full Throttle Saloon
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'', making guest-starring appearances spanning 3 seasons. Brooks played "Teresa Tomkins" in the 2010 short film ''Hello''. In 2011, Brooks appeared in the "Mufasa and Tucker" episode of ''Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan
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Episodes of ''Dog Whisperer wi ...
''.
Championships and accomplishments
*Ohio Valley Wrestling
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**OVW Women's Championship
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( 1 time)
*''Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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**''PWI'' ranked her No. 49 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the ''PWI'' Female 50 in 2017
*River City Wrestling
**RCW Women's Championship (1 time)
*Tried-N-True Pro Wrestling
**Tried-N-True Women's Championship (1 time)
*''Wrestling Observer Newsletter
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Founded in print in 1982 by Dave Meltzer, the ''Wrestling Observer'' website merged with Bryan Alvarez's ''Figure Four Wee ...
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** Worst Match of the Year (2016) vs. Shelly Martinez
Shelly Leonor Martinez (born February 9, 1980) is an American model, actress, retired professional wrestler and valet. She is known for her work with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its ECW brand under the ring name Ariel and for Total ...
at Knockouts Knockdown 2016
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1978 births
Actresses from Oklahoma
All Elite Wrestling personnel
American female dancers
American female models
American female professional wrestlers
American film actresses
American hip-hop dancers
American make-up artists
American television actresses
American expatriate professional wrestlers in Japan
Legends Football League players
Living people
People from Owasso, Oklahoma
Professional wrestling managers and valets
Professional wrestlers from Oklahoma
Sportspeople from Oklahoma
21st-century American women
University of Tulsa alumni
American cheerleaders
NFL cheerleaders
21st-century female professional wrestlers
21st-century American professional wrestlers
OVW Women's Champions