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Aces and Eights


Last updated by M.A LeBlanc on October 9, 2016

Aces

Title History

  • Devon: TNA (Total nonstop Action) Television title defeating Samoa Joe (December 6, 2012)
  • Bully Ray: TNA (Total Nonstop Action) world heavyweight championship defeating Jeff Hardy (March 10, 2013).
  • Bully Ray: TNA (Total Nonstop Action) world heavyweight championship defeating Chris Sabin (August 15, 2013).

Career Highlights (Parts Courtesy of Wikipedia.com)

  • Aces and Eights is a professional wrestling stable in TNA initially consisting of a group of masked wrestlers before their identities were revealed.
  • 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”.
  • The name of the stable is a reference to the two pair poker hand known as the “dead man’s hand”
  • The stable debuted on the June 14, 2012 episode of TNA IMPACT, with three masked wrestlers attacking Sting as he discussed his induction to the TNA Hall of Fame.
  • July 12, 2012 – TNA IMPACT: Aces and Eights returned to TNA, attacking both Sting and Hulk 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).
  • August 12, 2012 — Hardcore Justice:  The group attacked D’Angelo Dinero backstage.
  • ~~~~Later in the night Aces and Eights interfered in a ‘Bound For Glory’ series match attacking Jeff Hardy and Bully Ray.
  • October 14, 2012 — Bound for Glory: Two members in Aces and Eights defeated Bully Ray and Sting in a no disqualification match, earning the right to access the Impact Zone.
  • Over the next several weeks, the stable continued to attack both faces and heels.
  • Devon was the first member of Aces and Eights to be formally identified by TNA.
  • December 6, 2012 – TNA IMPACT: Devon defeated TNA television champion Samoa Joe to win the title.
  • The other members of Aces and Eights were revealed over the next few weeks.
  • January 31, 2013 – TNA IMPACT: Magnus defeated Devon by disqualification (Aces and Eights interfered).
  • February 7, 2013 – TNA IMPACT: Sting and Bully Ray defeated Devon and DOC in a tag team tables match.
  • February 21, 2013 – TNA IMPACT: Aces and Eights (Mr. Anderson, Devon, and DOC) defeated Sting and Bully-Ray.
  • March 7, 2013 – TNA IMPACT: Samoa Joe and Magnus defeated Aces and Eights (DOC and Garett Bischoff).
  • March 10, 2013 – Lockdown: Team TNA (Sting, Magnus, Samoa Joe, James Storm, and Eric Young) defeated Team Aces and Eights (Devon, Mr. Anderson, Mike Knox, DOC, and Garett Bischoff) in a Lethal Lockdown steel cage match.
  • March 10, 2013 – Lockdown: Bully Ray defeated TNA world heavyweight champion Jeff Hardy in a steel cage match to win the title.
  • March 28, 2013 – TNA IMPACT: Aces and Eights (DOC, Wes Brisco, and Garett Bischoff) defeated Kurt Angle, James Storm, and Eric Young.
  • April 4, 2013 – TNA IMPACT: Aces and Eights (Devon, Knox, DOC, Garett Bischoff, and Wes Brisco) defeated Kurt Angle, Joseph Park, Eric Young, Magnus, and Samoa Joe.
  • May 4, 2013 – TNA Live Event: James Storm and Joseph Park defeated The Aces and Eights (Bully Ray and Devon).
  • August 9, 2013 – TNA One Night Only 10 Years Reunion: The Aces of Eights (TNA world heavyweight champion Bully Ray and TNA TV Champion Devon) defeated Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels and Kazarian) and L.A.X. (Homicide and Hernandez) in a 3-way match.
  • August 15, 2013 – Hardcore Justice: Bully Ray defeated TNA world champion Chris Sabin in a steel cage match to win the title!
  • November 21, 2013 – Turning Point: Mr. Anderson defeated Bully Ray in a “career vs. Aces and Eights match”.
  • ~~~As a result of the match, Aces and Eights must disband!

Check out the profiles of Aces and Eights members for additional career updates: