Tanea Brooks (born September 8, 1978), better known by the

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Rebel, is an American

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dancer Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoi ...

, and

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signed to

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. She is also known for her work in

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Early life

Tanea Brooks was born and raised in

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. Brooks became a

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at age 18, after a year as a

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dance team member. Brooks also appeared on the cover of the Cheerleaders’ swimsuit calendar. Brooks is a longtime friend of wrestling industry veteran

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: before either worked in wrestling, Brooks worked in Hemme's "Purrfect Angelz"

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dance troupe. Tanea eventually moved to

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to further her careers in acting, modeling and dancing. Brooks attended the

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Makeup academy, where she became a licensed

. Brooks also played in the

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, on its

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team.

Professional wrestling career

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling/Impact Wrestling (2013–2016)

Brooks was signed to

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in 2013 after long-time friend and former "Purrfect Angelz" member

recommended her. In May 2014, she began appearing as Rebel, a childhood friend and partner of Knux in a

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-themed stable called The Menagerie, also including

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and

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. Rebel made her in-ring debut on the September 10 episode of ''

'', teaming with Crazzy Steve and Knux in six person mixed tag-team match, where they lost to the team of

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(

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and

Jessie Godderz Jessie Godderz (born April 23, 1986), also known as Mr. PEC-Tacular, is an American actor and professional wrestler. He currently competes for Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) where he is a former one-time OVW National Heavyweight Champion, one-time ...

) and

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. The following episode of ''Impact Wrestling'' during a Knockouts

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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

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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 ''

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'', Rebel participated in a

for the

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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

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in a losing effort to The Dollhouse (

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and

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) 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

, only to be attacked by Jade and Marti Bell. On the August 26 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Rebel turned

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for the first time in TNA by attacking

and aligning with The Dollhouse. On January 5, 2016, during ''Impact Wrestlings debut on '' POP'',

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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

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) and

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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

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. In July, Rebel began competing in OVW

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, where she defeated former two-time OVW Women's Champion Jessie Belle, 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

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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

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, and successfully defended it 1 week later against Callie. On November 16, 2016, Rebel retained the title against

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. 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 ''

'', Rebel returned to TNA in Knockouts Knockdown 2017, in a losing effort against

. On April 6, 2017, during the episode of ''

'', 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

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. Another return was made on the June 14, 2018 episode of Impact Wrestling this time losing to

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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:

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. 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,

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. on May 3, Rebel,

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and

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defeated

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and

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. on May 6, Rebel and Hiroyo Matsumoto defeated Hetzza and

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. on May 7, Rebel lost a 3-way match to

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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

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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

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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

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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

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against Cali,

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and Paredyse, which was won by Cali. In November 2018, Rebel injured Indian Actress

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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

. The match ended in a double count out.

World Wrestling Entertainment (2019)

Brooks appeared as herself on the January 23, 2019 edition of

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's ''

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'' TV show, teaming with the villainous Amber Nova in a tag team loss to

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and

All Elite Wrestling (2019–present)

In August 2019, ''

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'' reported that

(AEW) had hired Brooks for a backstage role: hair & makeup stylist for its women wrestlers. However, on the April 29, 2020 episode of ''

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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.

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, D.M.D., who kept incorrectly calling her "Reba". Brooks also had two matches (as an

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) against

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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 30 June 2021 Rebel suffered a dislocated knee cap injury in a match facing

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and

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Other media

Brooks was cast as the lead "badonkadonk" girl in

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’ ''

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'' music video. Brooks also performed as a backup dancer in Adkins' live performances of the song at the

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and

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( ACMA) shows. Brooks appeared in another country music video, for

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's song, ''

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''. Brooks was cast as one of the "homewrecker"s (female dancers performing in between sketches) on

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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''. Tanea also appeared in the

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series ''

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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 ''

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''.

Championships and accomplishments

( 1 time) *''

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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) *''

'' ** Worst Match of the Year (2016) vs.

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at Knockouts Knockdown 2016

References

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