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This article is about the professional wrestling stable. For the poker hand, see Dead man's hand.
Aces & Eights
The "dead man's hand", the symbol of Aces & Eights.
Stable
MembersSee below
Name(s)Aces & Eights
DebutJune 14, 2012 [1]

Aces & Eights is a professional wrestling stable in the promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), consisting of a group of masked wrestlers. It has the gimmick of an outlaw motorcycle club; members of the stable ride motorcycles and are referred to as either "prospects" or "patched in".[2] The name of the stable is a reference to the two pair poker hand known as the "dead man's hand".[3][4]

History

Devon became the first member of Aces & Eights to be named by TNA at Bound for Glory on October 14, 2012.[5]
DOC was the second member to be named on the November 1, 2012 episode of Impact Wrestling

The stable debuted on the June 14, 2012 episode of Impact Wrestling, with three masked wrestlers attacking Sting as he discussed his induction to the TNA Hall of Fame.[1] On July 5, 2012, an unnamed man delivered an envelope to TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan containing a photograph of aces and eights playing cards (known as the "dead man's hand") and a note reading "see you next week", saying "we're not cowards...we've got something for you Hogan, wait and see!" [3][6]

Aces & Eights returned (in greater numbers) to TNA on the July 12, 2012 episode of Impact Wrestling, attacking both Sting and Hogan, with Hogan billed as having sustained a pelvic fracture (providing a kayfabe explanation for his absence from television while recovering from surgery to alleviate back pain).[7][8][9] Over the next several weeks, the stable continued to attack both faces and heels.[2][8][10][11]

Aces & Eights made its first appearance on pay-per-view at Hardcore Justice on August 12, 2012, attacking D'Angelo Dinero backstage (providing a kayfabe explanation for his absence from television to recuperate from a shoulder injury). Aces & Eights later interfered in a four-way tables match, attacking Jeff Hardy and the eventual winner, Bully Ray.[12][13]

On the August 23, 2012 episode of Impact Wrestling, Aces & Eights brawled with members of the TNA roster, injuring the right arm of TNA World Heavyweight Champion Austin Aries.[2] One week later, Aces & Eights attacked Aries again, knocking him unconscious with a foreign object.[14]

At No Surrender, on September 9, 2012, Aces & Eights again brawled with the TNA roster following a fight between Aries and a member called "The Armbreaker", injuring the shoulder of Jeff Hardy prior to his Bound for Glory series final against Bully Ray.[15]

Aces & Eights wrestled its first match at the Bound for Glory pay-per-view on October 14, 2012, where two unnamed members of the stable defeated Sting and Bully Ray in a no disqualification tag team match to win unfettered access to the Impact Wrestling Zone (Aces & Eights had agreed to leave TNA if they'd lost). They won following interference from two other members of the stable, one of whom was subsequently unmasked and revealed as Devon, a member of the TNA roster and the former tag team partner of Bully Ray.[5][16] Devon was the first member of Aces & Eights to be formally identified by TNA.

On the October 18, 2012 episode of Impact, Devon, speaking for the gang (his vest identified him as "Sergeant-at-Arms"), threatened the Impact wrestlers, who responded by attacking Aces & Eights. Sting challenged Devon to a match, which Sting won by disqualification when Aces & Eights interfered.

On the October 25 Impact, Aces & Eights announced they would target a victim, chosen by throwing a dart at a photo collage of TNA wrestlers and later revealed to be Kurt Angle (a previous target of Aces & Eights). Angle had just lost a World Heavyweight Championship match to Jeff Hardy. Bully Ray confronted his "brother" Devon, who claimed Hogan's mistreatment of him was why he joined Aces & Eights. After Devon announced that he and Bully were no longer brothers, Bully called Devon a "coward" and challenged him to a match on the "Open Fight Night" episode of Impact, on November 1.

That match ended in a brawl between the TNA roster and Aces & Eights, during which Joseph Park unmasked a member, revealing him as Drew Hankinson.[17]

On the November 8 Impact, Hankinson was introduced as DOC (Director of Chaos), a prospect of Aces & Eights. Later that night, DOC teamed with Devon to wrestle Sting and Angle. Sting and Angle won by disqualification when Devon used Sting's baseball bat. DOC then drove Sting through a table, to prove his worth to the group. Sting was then attacked by several members and beaten with a ball-peen hammer by DOC.

DOC defeated Joseph Park, and Devon lost to Kurt Angle at the Turning Point pay-per-view on November 11.[18]

On the November 15 episode of Impact, Aces & Eights chose Magnus as their next victim; Devon used a baseball bat and DOC a ball-peen hammer to injure Magnus' knees. Later that night, Kurt Angle teamed with Garett Bischoff to defeat Devon and an unnamed member, despite DOC attempting to interfere in the match. As a reward for his loyalty, DOC was promoted from a prospect to a patched in member.[19]

Members

References

  1. ^ a b Bishop, Matt (June 15, 2012). "Impact: Roode retains, Sting laid out". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  2. ^ a b c Caldwell, James (August 23, 2012). "Caldwell's TNA Impact Results 8/23: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Impact - Open Fight Night, Hogan returns, brawl concludes show". PWTorch.com. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
  3. ^ a b Boutwell, Josh (July 5, 2012). "Impact Results - 7/5/12". WrestleView.com. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
  4. ^ Sanders, Thomas (October 2012). "The Aces & 8s: A Look At Their Path Of Destruction In TNA IMPACT WRESTLING". ImpactWrestling.com. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
  5. ^ a b c Caldwell, James (2012-10-14). "Caldwell's TNA Bound for Glory PPV results 10/14: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV - Aries vs. Hardy, Storm vs. Roode". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  6. ^ Caldwell, James (July 5, 2012). "Caldwell's TNA Impact Results 7/5: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of live Impact - final PPV hype, Hardy vs. Storm". PWTorch.com. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
  7. ^ Bishop, Matt (July 13, 2012). "Impact: Hogan, Sting under attack". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  8. ^ a b Bishop, Matt (July 20, 2012). "Impact: Aces and Eights spoil Roode-Aries rematch". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
  9. ^ "Hulk Hogan will appear on NEW show". Poughkeepsie Journal. July 20, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  10. ^ "IMPACT WRESTLING Coverage: Chavo Debuts, BFG Series Matches, Aces & 8s". ImpactWrestling.com. July 26, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
  11. ^ Bishop, Matt (August 17, 2012). "Impact: Roster unites against Aces & Eights". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  12. ^ Bishop, Matt (August 12, 2012). "Aries bests Roode again, 60 BFG Series points at stake at Hardcore Justice". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  13. ^ Meltzer, Dave (August 27, 2012). "TNA injury note". Wrestling Observer. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  14. ^ Van Der Griend, Blaine (August 31, 2012). "Impact: BFG Series getting down to nitty gritty". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  15. ^ Meltzer, Dave (September 12, 2012). "TNA No Surrender live coverage from Orlando". Wrestling Observer. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
  16. ^ Caldwell, James (September 27, 2012). "Caldwell's TNA Impact results 9/27: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Impact - new TV champ, BFG PPV hype, Hogan at the Clubhouse". PWTorch.com. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  17. ^ Caldwell, James (November 1, 2012). "Caldwell's TNA Impact results 11/1: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of live Impact - Open Fight Night". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  18. ^ Caldwell, James (November 11, 2012). "CALDWELL'S TNA TURNING POINT PPV RESULTS 11/11: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of Hardy-Aries, top titles at-stake". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  19. ^ Carrier, Steve (November 15, 2012). "TNA Impact Wrestling Report - November 15th, 2012". ProWrestling.com. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  20. ^ Meltzer, Dave (August 6, 2012). "Mon. update: TNA stars at TripleMania, BJ Penn/Rory Mac update, WWE stock news, TMZ covers Kharma". Wrestling Observer. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
  21. ^ Johnson, Mike (July 5, 2012). "Kurt Angle injured, TNA TV title update and lots more TNA news". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
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