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* [[ItsAllAboutMe It's all about me and BrookeTessmacher]]Tessmacher]]: Bully's attitude late in the piece which caused dissent among the rest of the in-ring crew. Due to being TrueCompanions though, it didn't really amount to anything.
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** Try this on for size. Aces & Eights' official term as part of the TNA roster both started and ended with a Bully Ray loss.
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'''Aces & Eights''' are a biker gang in Wrestling/{{TNA}} that debuted 2012.
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The '''Aces & Eights''' are a biker were an outlaw motorcycle gang featured in Wrestling/{{TNA}} that [[Wrestling/{{TNA}} Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]], which debuted 2012.in 2012.
On the first night of the 2012 ''Bound for Glory'' series, recently inducted TNA Hall of Famer Wrestling/{{Sting}} was jumped during his ''Impact'' acceptance speech by a group of masked thugs. Shortly thereafter, then-current General Manager Wrestling/HulkHogan was sent a package with a DeadMansHand inside and a note promising that they would see him soon. The group backed up that promise, attacking both Hogan and Sting the week after sending it; the attack on Hogan in particular caused him to be put out for a few weeks, during which the gang would wreak havoc on both {{face}}s and {{heel}}s, resulting in the TNA roster in general forming an EnemyMine to take them down.
Despite this, the gang would continue on their assaults, first taking out D'Angelo Dinero backstage and effectively [[PutOnABus putting him on a bus]], then interfering in a four-way tables match that was part of the series that same night, before later finally breaking the arm of then-reigning World Heavyweight Champion Wrestling/AustinAries. Eventually the gang was able, via kidnapping, to get Hogan and Sting to give them a match at Bound for Glory, with the stipulation being they would either get unfettered access to the Impact Zone or be forced to leave forever. [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys Bully Ray]] volunteered his services to aid Hogan and Sting in their struggle, but while Sting agreed that they needed a big bad bully, Hogan never trusted him, instead choosing Mr. Anderson—that is, until the gang decided to take him out, leaving Hogan with no other choice but to trust Bully.
At ''Bound for Glory'', Sting and Bully lost in a tables match to the Aces & Eights when numerous members interfered, one even driving Bully through a table. In the post-match brawl that ensued, said member would be [[TheReveal revealed]] in a truly [[ShockingSwerve shocking twist]] to be none other than Bully Ray's own brother and former tag team partner, Devon.
With Devon, identified as the group's Sgt. at Arms, becoming their main on-air spokesperson, the Aces & Eights continued to run amok over TNA.
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On the first night of the 2012 ''Bound for Glory'' series, recently inducted TNA Hall of Famer Wrestling/{{Sting}} was jumped during his ''Impact'' acceptance speech by a group of masked thugs. Shortly thereafter, then-current General Manager Wrestling/HulkHogan was sent a package with a DeadMansHand inside and a note promising that they would see him soon. The group backed up that promise, attacking both Hogan and Sting the week after sending it; the attack on Hogan in particular caused him to be put out for a few weeks, during which the gang would wreak havoc on both {{face}}s and {{heel}}s, resulting in the TNA roster in general forming an EnemyMine to take them down.
Despite this, the gang would continue on their assaults, first taking out D'Angelo Dinero backstage and effectively [[PutOnABus putting him on a bus]], then interfering in a four-way tables match that was part of the series that same night, before later finally breaking the arm of then-reigning World Heavyweight Champion Wrestling/AustinAries. Eventually the gang was able, via kidnapping, to get Hogan and Sting to give them a match at Bound for Glory, with the stipulation being they would either get unfettered access to the Impact Zone or be forced to leave forever. [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys Bully Ray]] volunteered his services to aid Hogan and Sting in their struggle, but while Sting agreed that they needed a big bad bully, Hogan never trusted him, instead choosing Mr. Anderson—that is, until the gang decided to take him out, leaving Hogan with no other choice but to trust Bully.
At ''Bound for Glory'', Sting and Bully lost in a tables match to the Aces & Eights when numerous members interfered, one even driving Bully through a table. In the post-match brawl that ensued, said member would be [[TheReveal revealed]] in a truly [[ShockingSwerve shocking twist]] to be none other than Bully Ray's own brother and former tag team partner, Devon.
With Devon, identified as the group's Sgt. at Arms, becoming their main on-air spokesperson, the Aces & Eights continued to run amok over TNA.
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* {{Expy}}: Of SAMCRO from ''Series/SonsOfAnarchy'', one of the TNA roster's favorite television shows.
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* TheConscience: Devon was a villainous version of this for Bully Ray and the group in general, keeping things together and helping organize their plans. Ultimately the club began to fall apart once he was pinned by Wrestling/AJStyles and forced to leave TNA.
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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Very, very much so.
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* YouHaveFailedMe: What has led to multiple ejections from the group.
* YouHaveFailedMe: What has led to multiple ejections from the group.
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* ShownTheirWork: A real life Aces & Eights biker gang with chapters in multiple places does actually exist. The members clearly know this to some extent, as D'Lo Brown once talked in an interview about scouting to try form chapters of the group in other wrestling organizations, and Bully Ray once tweeted about meeting up with the "Boston chapter" of the Aces & Eights.
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** MoleInCharge: Bully Ray would be the ''ultimate'' example. He got TNA and especially the Hogan family to anoint him as their [[TheHero hero]] against the Aces & Eights' invasion, all the while being the true villain in this story all along.
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** MoleInCharge: Bully Ray would be the ''ultimate'' example. He got TNA and especially the Hogan family to anoint him as their [[TheHero hero]] against the Aces & Eights' invasion, all the while being the [[BigBad true villain villain]] in this story all along.
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* TheDragon: First D'Lo Brown, then Mr. Anderson (officially, though they seemed more like CoDragons with Devon). Anderson would later be brushed aside in favor of Tito Ortiz, who was more of a straight example.
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* BookEnds: The first and the last members revealed during the takeover phase? Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys. Also notable in that they were the most particularly jarring of the six moles [[TheReveal revealed]] to be EvilAllAlong.
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* BookEnds: The first and the last members revealed [[TheReveal revealed]] during the takeover phase? Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys. Also notable in that they were the most particularly jarring of the six moles [[TheReveal revealed]] who turned out to be EvilAllAlong.
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* TheBrute: Knux, DOC and another masked member (apparently Bully Ray). Tito Ortiz at least started to become this before [[RealLifeWritesThePlot Bellator had him and Rmapage Jackson pulled from TNA programming so they wouldn't get injured prior to their fight]].
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* TrueCompanions: Say whatever you want about them, they certainly felt like this. Too bad the boss turned out to be the lone exception.
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* PuttingTheBandBackTogether: Being part of the club did this temporarily for [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoyz Team 3D]].
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** UngratefulBastard: Particularly egregious considering they got him the World Heavyweight title, and the only other man to bring a title into the club was his brother Devon (who he basically disowned after the man was [[RealLifeWritesThePlot forced to leave TNA]]).
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* CoDragons: Devon seemed to be this to Bully Ray, first with D'Lo Brown, then with Anderson, at least until Anderson in his VP role feuded with DOC.
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'''Aces & Eight''' Eights''' are a biker gang in Wrestling/{{TNA}} that debuted 2012.
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** Nor was he the first face revealed, but the very last.
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Predictably, the man who appeared to speak for them as their leader seems seemed to be the strongest of them.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: See BadassCreed above for the group's one in particular. Several members also had their own catchphrases carried over (either as is or adapted) into their role in the club.
** Bully Ray: "Do you know who I am!?" or "Do you know who we are!?" when referring to the group.
** Devon: "You can testify to that!"
** D'Lo: "Oh you better recognize just who the hell Iam".am!"
* CoDragons: Devon seemed to be this to Bully Ray, first with D'Lo Brown, then with Anderson, at least until Anderson in his VP role feuded with DOC.
** Bully Ray: "Do you know who I am!?" or "Do you know who we are!?" when referring to the group.
** Devon: "You can testify to that!"
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** ClarkKenting: Brisco in particular, with his "professional guy" appearance when with Angle as compared to his unkempt look when wreaking havoc with the club.
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* TheMole: Multiple times. They seem to rely heavily on it.
** Two-thirds of the club roster were this, in fact.
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* HiddenInPlainSight: Everyone was looking for a HiddenVillain lurking in the groups club house. Turns out, he was the guy everyone believed was TheHero of the storyline, Bully Ray.
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* HiddenInPlainSight: Everyone was looking for a HiddenVillain lurking in the groups club house. Turns out, he was the guy everyone believed was TheHero of the storyline, [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys Bully Ray.Ray]].
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I don\'t watch TNA, I just felt Aces and Eights need their own page. Feel free to add a better summary.
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'''Aces & Eight''' are a biker gang in Wrestling/{{TNA}} that debuted 2012.
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* AllBikersAreHellsAngels
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Predictably, their leader seems to be the strongest of them.
** Nor was he the first face revealed, but the very last.
* BadassCreed: "When you ride with the Aces & Eights, [[TrueCompanions you never walk alone.]]"
* BaldOfEvil
* BigBad: Seem to be this of TNA at present, their leader is a more direct example.
* TheBrute: Knux, DOC and another masked member (apparently Bully Ray).
* {{Catchphrase}}: "Oh you better recognize just who the hell I am".
* CoolMask: Unlike the other members, D'Lo wore a more firm mask with sunglasses where the eye holes should be.
** FridgeBrilliance: Also covered every inch of his skin so his color wouldn't give him away.
* DeadMansHand
* DeceptiveDisciple: Wes and Garret was this to Kurt Angle
* DecisionDarts: At times they would throw darts at pictures of those on the roster to decide their next victim.
* EvilVsEvil: Even the ''heels'' hate them.
** EnemyMine: What this results in for the TNA roster.
* TheGhost: Their President was never seen, this was eventually averted when it was revealed that it was Bully Ray!
* HiddenInPlainSight: Everyone was looking for a HiddenVillain lurking in the groups club house. Turns out, he was the guy everyone believed was TheHero of the storyline, Bully Ray.
** Apparently participated in a few scenes as a third masked [[TheBrute brute]] before TheReveal, including one where he [[{{Kayfabe}} blew out]] Wrestling/JeffHardy's leg [[RealLifeWritesThePlot before the UK tour]] with a ball hammer.
* HiddenAgendaVillain: What their plan is has yet to be revealed. Taz said it had to do with revenge.
** TheReveal: It was to create shock and awe on the way to getting Bully Ray the World Heavyweight Title.
* [[ItsAllAboutMe It's all about me and Brooke Tessmacher]]
* MalevolentMaskedMen: The group's original members and their mooks.
* [[TheManBehindTheMan The Man Behind The Gang]]: Bully.
* TheMole: Multiple times. They seem to rely heavily on it.
** Two-thirds of the club roster were this, in fact.
* {{Mooks}}
* NonActionBigBad: Eventually subverted once we found out who he was!
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Pretty much their MO.
* PragmaticVillainy: They're very good at it.
* PutOnABus: Due to budget costs, contract negotiations not reaching an agreement, many of the members left the company.
* WrestlingFamily: Wes father is Gerald Brisco, and his uncle is the legendary Jack Brisco. Garret's father is Eric Bischoff
'''Aces & Eight''' are a biker gang in Wrestling/{{TNA}} that debuted 2012.
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* AllBikersAreHellsAngels
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Predictably, their leader seems to be the strongest of them.
** Nor was he the first face revealed, but the very last.
* BadassCreed: "When you ride with the Aces & Eights, [[TrueCompanions you never walk alone.]]"
* BaldOfEvil
* BigBad: Seem to be this of TNA at present, their leader is a more direct example.
* TheBrute: Knux, DOC and another masked member (apparently Bully Ray).
* {{Catchphrase}}: "Oh you better recognize just who the hell I am".
* CoolMask: Unlike the other members, D'Lo wore a more firm mask with sunglasses where the eye holes should be.
** FridgeBrilliance: Also covered every inch of his skin so his color wouldn't give him away.
* DeadMansHand
* DeceptiveDisciple: Wes and Garret was this to Kurt Angle
* DecisionDarts: At times they would throw darts at pictures of those on the roster to decide their next victim.
* EvilVsEvil: Even the ''heels'' hate them.
** EnemyMine: What this results in for the TNA roster.
* TheGhost: Their President was never seen, this was eventually averted when it was revealed that it was Bully Ray!
* HiddenInPlainSight: Everyone was looking for a HiddenVillain lurking in the groups club house. Turns out, he was the guy everyone believed was TheHero of the storyline, Bully Ray.
** Apparently participated in a few scenes as a third masked [[TheBrute brute]] before TheReveal, including one where he [[{{Kayfabe}} blew out]] Wrestling/JeffHardy's leg [[RealLifeWritesThePlot before the UK tour]] with a ball hammer.
* HiddenAgendaVillain: What their plan is has yet to be revealed. Taz said it had to do with revenge.
** TheReveal: It was to create shock and awe on the way to getting Bully Ray the World Heavyweight Title.
* [[ItsAllAboutMe It's all about me and Brooke Tessmacher]]
* MalevolentMaskedMen: The group's original members and their mooks.
* [[TheManBehindTheMan The Man Behind The Gang]]: Bully.
* TheMole: Multiple times. They seem to rely heavily on it.
** Two-thirds of the club roster were this, in fact.
* {{Mooks}}
* NonActionBigBad: Eventually subverted once we found out who he was!
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Pretty much their MO.
* PragmaticVillainy: They're very good at it.
* PutOnABus: Due to budget costs, contract negotiations not reaching an agreement, many of the members left the company.
* WrestlingFamily: Wes father is Gerald Brisco, and his uncle is the legendary Jack Brisco. Garret's father is Eric Bischoff
