Aces and Eights

The Aces & Eights are a heel stable in TNA. They consist of a group of masked wrestlers with the gimmick of an outlaw motorcycle club. The name is a reference to the two pair poker hand known as "dead man's hand."

The Aces & Elghts made their debut on the June 14, 2012 episode of Impact Wrestling when three masked wrestlers brutally attacked Sting while he was talking about being the first TNA Hall of Famer. On July 5, 2012, an unnamed man delivered an envelope to TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan, containing a photograph of playing cards resembling the dead man's hand and a message saying "See you next week. We're not cowards. Just wait and see."

The next week, Aces and Eights returned in greater numbers attacking both Sting and Hulk Hogan. Throughout the weeks, they would attack every wrestler on the TNA roster. Eventually Hulk Hogan had to lock down the Impact Zone, barring the Aces and Eights from the building.

On October 14, 2012 at the TNA PPV, Bound For Glory, two members of the group wrestled their first match against the team of Sting and Bully Ray with the terms being that if the Aces and Eights lost they would leave TNA for good, but if they won the lock down would be lifted and they would have full access. The Aces and Eights won the match thanks to interference from two members of the stable. One in particular was Bully Ray's former tag team partner Devon, who put Bully Ray through a table. So far, Devon (identified as the Sergeant-at-Arms) is the only unmasked member of the group.