Aces & Eights Aces & Eights ( Also referred to as The Aces & Eights ) was a stable in the promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( 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 , wear cut - offs 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 " . History . 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 . 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 ! " 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 ) . Over the next several weeks , the stable continued to attack both faces and heels . 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 . 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 . One week later , Aces & Eights attacked Aries again , knocking him unconscious with a foreign object . 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 . 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 . 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 TNA roster , 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 . On the November 8 " Impact " , Hankinson was introduced as DOC 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 . On the November 15 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , 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 . On the December 6 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Devon became the first member of Aces & Eights to win a title , defeating Samoa Joe for the Television Championship , after interference from DOC . Later that night , the group attacked Angle again , as well as Jeff Hardy after being paid to do so by Bobby Roode . At Final Resolution , Devon , DOC , and two masked members lost to Kurt Angle , Samoa Joe , Garett Bischoff , and Wes Brisco , after Angle pinned one of the masked members . On the December 27 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Aces & Eights offered membership to Mr . Anderson . Anderson accepted that offer on the January 3 , 2013 episode . Later that night , Devon and a masked Aces & Eights member were defeated by Kurt Angle and Samoa Joe in a tag team cage match . Afterwards , several Aces & Eights members attacked Angle and Joe . Sting made his return and helped them fight off Aces & Eights with his baseball bat . Angle unmasked Devon ' s tag team partner , revealing him as Knox ( renamed " Knux " in March 2013 ) . On January 13 , 2013 , at Genesis , Aces & Eights went two for three : Mr . Anderson defeated Samoa Joe and Devon defeated Joseph Park , before DOC lost to Sting . On the January 17 " Impact " , Aces & Eights crashed Bully Ray & Brooke Hogan ' s wedding and attacked Bully , Hulk Hogan , and two of Bully ' s groomsmen , Tommy Dreamer and Brother Runt , after Bully ' s best man , Taz , revealed himself as the newest member . During the beatdown , Knox and DOC taunted Brooke and forced her to watch . Sting tried to make the save , but was also beaten down . Aces & Eights then ran off , leaving Brooke to tend to her father and fiance . On the January 24 " Championship Thursday " edition of " Impact " , Taz explained why he joined Aces & Eights & implied that his contract with TNA makes him effectively immune to retaliation by TNA Management ; Taz also mentioned working for a " higher power " within the Aces & Eights . Later that night , Bully Ray swore revenge upon the Aces & Eights , singling out Devon and Taz as his main targets . Kurt Angle called out Ken Anderson and challenged him to a steel cage match at " Open Fight Night " on the January 31 " Impact " . Just after Jeff Hardy defeated Christopher Daniels in the main event , Taz distracted Hardy as a masked member of Aces & Eights attacked Hardy from behind , injuring Hardy ' s left leg . On the January 31st " Open Fight Night " edition of " Impact " , it was revealed that Angle ' s friends , Wes Brisco and Garett Bischoff , were also members of the Aces & Eights . Angle defeated Anderson in their cage match while Brisco watched from ringside ; after the match , a masked member of Aces & Eights confronted Angle , then revealed himself as Bischoff . Brisco feigned surprise , then suddenly attacked Angle along with Bischoff ; Brisco then took his suit jacket off and let his hair down as he revealed his own Aces & Eights vest . Magnus made his return and fought Devon , but DOC and Knox interfered ; Magnus threw his attackers over the top rope and forced them to retreat . Hulk Hogan reinstated Bully Ray and made a match for the February 7 " Impact " : Bully & Sting vs . Devon & DOC in a tables tag match . On the February 7th " Impact " , Bischoff stated that he joined Aces & Eights since he gets no respect from the fans , and Brisco says he joined since Hulk Hogan disrespected him . Devon then threatens Angle , saying that Aces & Eights will end his career . In the main event , Bully Ray & Sting defeated Devon & DOC in their tables tag match ; Sting gave DOC a Scorpion Deathdrop and Bully drove his former brother Devon through a table for the win . On the February 14th " Impact " , Sting accepted Aces & Eight ' s challenge at " Lockdown " : Sting and three members of the TNA Roster will face Devon , DOC , Knox and Mr . Anderson in a 4 - on - 4 tag team match . Later that night , Angle faced Samoa Joe in a World Heavyweight Championship contender ' s match , but Brisco & Bischoff interfered and attacked both Angle and Joe , resulting in a " No Contest " for the match . At the end of the night , Hogan was about to announce the # 1 contender for the World Heavyweight Championship title , but Aces & Eights rushed the ring and surrounded Hogan ; Sting and Bully Ray came out for the save , forcing the Aces & Eights to retreat . On the February 21st " Impact " , Bischoff faced Samoa Joe , but Brisco intervened , resulting in Bischoff ' s disqualification . Angle rushed to the ring for the save ; as Bischoff and Brisco retreated through the crowd , Angle challenged Brisco to a steel cage match at " Lockdown " . In the main event , Devon , Doc and Anderson faced Sting , Bully Ray and Hogan in a six - man tag match , but Hogan was a no - show . As Sting & Bully prepared to finish off Anderson , Aces & Eights dragged Brooke Hogan and her father to the ring , forcing Bully Ray to rush to their aid ; DOC took advantage of the distraction to execute a big boot to the face followed by the pin on Sting , who was then beaten down by the Aces & Eights . On the February 28th " Impact " , Sting expanded the " Lethal Lockdown " match at " Lockdown " to 5 - on - 5 : Devon , DOC , Anderson , Knox and Bischoff will face " " Team TNA " " , consisting of Sting , Samoa Joe , Magnus , James Storm and Eric Young ; as Sting distracted the Aces & Eights , Young snuck into the ring and attacked Aces & Eights from behind , then " Team TNA " fought Aces & Eights and forced them to retreat . At the end of the night , Kurt Angle chanced upon Mr . Anderson and beat him down , then Angle invaded the Aces & Eights Clubhouse , attacking Devon and the masked Vice - President . Angle smashed a bottle over the VP ' s head before unmasking him ; a shocked Angle then angrily berated the VP , whose face was never shown on camera . The show ended as the other members of Aces & Eights attacked Angle from behind . The March 7th episode of " Impact " had Brisco coming out to the ring to insult Angle , who responded by attacking Brisco . As TNA officials attempted to separate Brisco and Angle , Angle pointed at one of the officials , D ' Lo Brown , who then kicked Angle in the groin and revealed himself as the Vice - President of the Aces & Eights . Devon then faced Sting in the first match in a Best - of - Three series to determine the " Man - Advantage " at " Lockdown " ; Devon pinned Sting after a fan blinded Sting by throwing beer in his face . In the second match of the series , Samoa Joe & Magnus defeated DOC & Bischoff , and in the last match of the series , Mr . Anderson pinned James Storm after Aces & Eights distracted Storm , thus giving Aces & Eights the " Man - Advantage " at " Lockdown " . The show ended with Brown leading Aces & Eights into the ring for a brawl with " Team TNA " . At the " Lockdown " pay - per - view , Brisco won his match against Angle with help from Brown . Later in the night , Aces & Eights lost the " Lethal Lockdown " match after Eric Young landed an elbow drop from the top of the steel cage for the pin . Later in the night , Aces & Eights interfered in the Steel Cage match between Bully Ray and Jeff Hardy . Devon tossed a hammer to Bully Ray , who used it on Jeff Hardy to win the World Title , turn heel in the process . Bully Ray announced after the match that he used Hulk and Brooke to become champion and revealed himself to be the President of Aces & Eights . On April 11 , 2013 , Ray defended the World Title in a Full Metal Mayhem against Hardy . On May 2 , 2013 , Brown was defeated by Kurt Angle in a " I Quit " match after swearing on his colors that he ' d beat Angle , resulting in Bully Ray demoting him to prospect . On the 16th of May Mr . Anderson told Kurt Angle that on the following week ' s episode of Impact , AJ Styles would be patched in to the Aces & Eights . Styles did accept the leather vest and attacked Kurt with a hammer the following week , however , he attacked the other members of the Aces & Eights . At the Slammiversary pay - per - view , Devon defeated Joseph Park by count out ( due to a pre - match attack by Devon and Knux ) to retain his title , only to lose it to Abyss , Park ' s brother . Bischoff , Anderson , and Brisco would also fall in defeat to Samoa Joe , Magnus , and Jeff Hardy in a six - man tag . Bully Ray managed to defeat Sting in his " No Holds Barred " match , after knocking him down with a hammer which means Sting can never challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship again . After Slammiversary , Sting announced the return of the Main Event Mafia to war with Aces and Eights . At Bound for Glory , Dixie Carter and the Aces And Eights made an interference that cost Bully Ray to lose the TNA World Heavyweight Championship to AJ Styles . On the October 4th episode of " Impact " , Mr . Anderson returned and cost Bully Ray his rematch against Styles for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship . On the November 21st episode of " Impact " , Bully Ray challenged Mr . Anderson to a No Disqualification match . A stipulation was added that if Mr . Anderson lost the match , he would have to leave Impact Wrestling . However , if Bully Ray lost the match , Aces & Eights will have to break - up forever . During the match , Tessmacher mistakenly threw a sledgehammer to Mr . Anderson , who used it on Bully Ray before hitting his finisher to get the win and effectively end the stable . Several other people were revealed as other members of the group , however , their names were never revealed , there were several theories to other potential members of the group , including Chris Masters , Jay Bradley , Jeff Jarrett , Eric Bischoff , Joey Ryan , Matt Morgan , Chuck Palumbo and CJ O ' Doyle