On the July 5 episode of Impact Wrestling, 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. 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. The name of the stable is a reference to the two pair poker hand known as the ' dead man's hand'. It had the gimmick of a Vigilante Posse motorcycle club members of the stable rode motorcycles, wore kuttes, and were referred to as either 'prospects' or 'patched in'. Motto: 'When You Ride With the Aces and Eights, You Never Walk Alone'Īces & Eights were a villainous stable in the American promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA, later Impact Wrestling), initially consisting of a group of masked wrestlers before their identities were revealed.
