Tony Khan is sending his best wishes to Rebel.
The AEW star had revealed a terminal ALS diagnosis earlier this month. The female star shared an emotional social media post, describing how her two-year journey to determine the cause of her health issues had revealed the unfortunate news. The wrestling promotion had then acknowledged the news on-air with commentator Tony Schiavone paying tribute to the wrestling star during an episode of Collision.
The AEW President was also asked about Rebel’s condition during the Double or Nothing media scrum. Tony Khan noted that Rebel is always going to be a part of AEW:
“First of all, I wanna send best wishes to Rebel. Rebel’s been with us since the beginning. She’s not here on the road with us now but Rebel’s still always gonna be a big part of AEW and we’re thinking about her. I really appreciate you asking about it and we’re keeping Rebel in our thoughts but also, there are things you can do to support her.”
You Don’t Have To Wait: Tony Khan
Tony Khan then revealed that former NFL player Steve Gleason, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2011 reached out to him just on Sunday. The wrestling executive revealed that Gleason reached out on behalf of the ALS foundation and said that it will give them a good chance to collaborate:
“I’m thinking that it would be great to work with Steve Gleason and the ALS Foundation to put together Fight for the Fallen, and have Fight for the Fallen to benefit ALS and people dealing with ALS and the treatment and I think that would be something we could all do that would be a positive way to support.
In the meantime, yes, there are ways the fans can support it which is giving to ALS research and supporting the charity now. You don’t have to wait for Fight for the Fallen, and that’ll be a great opportunity also for people to give to support ALS research and treatment.”
You can learn more about ALS Foundation here.