Will This Lead To Anything? (Aces & Eights Spoiler)

[lodirulz]

During the Aces & Eights battle royal for the upcoming show to determine which Aces & Eights member gets to represent them in the Bound for Glory Series, this happens:


Ken Anderson wins the Aces and 8's BFG battle royale. This was full of wacky hijinx, until Doc decided to fight Anderson instead of take a dive. The rest of the guys look pissed.

Is this the start of DOC branching out for himself? Or will a face turn be teased, but in the end, nothing big comes out of it? Perhaps it's a setup by the Aces and Eights to make them look weak to the Impact Wrestling lockeroom, make it seem like they are falling apart, so that they can come together and fool everyone when the time is right? Or maybe, just maybe, this incident will start a series of events that dissolve the Aces and Eights, and lead the members off to different projects.

What do you think about this piece of info?

[HMARK Center]

While I don't foresee DOC turning face or this leading to major on-screen dissension in the group within the next couple of weeks, I DO think they're setting the stage for something bigger: I'm figuring that Bound For Glory will be the show where Aces and Eights are really taken apart.

I'm going to choose to be optimistic and think that TNA will do the right thing where WCW screwed up. Starrcade '97 was supposed to be the death of, or at least a MAJOR turning point for, the nWo. Main event slow count shenanigans aside, WCW booked that show so that the nWo would win almost all their matches except the main event, which meant that using that show to kill the nWo wouldn't have really worked. TNA can do this right by using the next few months to build up Aces and Eights coming apart at the seems in numerous ways, so that Bully losing the title would simply be the coup d'grace that offs the group. Simultaneously, you can have DOC becoming more independent, Anderson's power-grabbing alienating some guys, D'Lo seeking revenge, etc. all compiling and turning BFG into their last stand.

Of course I could be fantasy booking all of this on the fly, but again, I'm choosing to be optimistic.

[Andrew is Good]

So, DOC wasn't a good brother. He didn't want to do the job in the middle because it was on TV, and it might effect his bookings. All the mizarks might think less of him. Gotta look after your own business. Brother's gotta eat, you know.

[A Platypus Rave]

I will respond how I usually do when people ask if something will lead to anything. No, no it won't.

[Brood Lone Wolf Funker]

Jun 9, 2013 19:01:52 GMT -5 HMARK Center said:

While I don't foresee DOC turning face or this leading to major on-screen dissension in the group within the next couple of weeks, I DO think they're setting the stage for something bigger: I'm figuring that Bound For Glory will be the show where Aces and Eights are really taken apart.

I'm going to choose to be optimistic and think that TNA will do the right thing where WCW screwed up. Starrcade '97 was supposed to be the death of, or at least a MAJOR turning point for, the nWo. Main event slow count shenanigans aside, WCW booked that show so that the nWo would win almost all their matches except the main event, which meant that using that show to kill the nWo wouldn't have really worked. TNA can do this right by using the next few months to build up Aces and Eights coming apart at the seems in numerous ways, so that Bully losing the title would simply be the coup d'grace that offs the group. Simultaneously, you can have DOC becoming more independent, Anderson's power-grabbing alienating some guys, D'Lo seeking revenge, etc. all compiling and turning BFG into their last stand.

Of course I could be fantasy booking all of this on the fly, but again, I'm choosing to be optimistic.

Also put in the fact AJ Styles is going to be in the BFG series and BFG is when he can get a title shot means something may happen

[Deleted]

I think BFG will be the end of Aces and Eights, or a few weeks after that, at the latest. Maybe they stay together until Bully's "rematch clause" is exercised, but once Bully fails in the rematch and is stuck in the back of the totem pole as far as a future title shot is concerned, it will be the death of the group.

I can't see anyone from the group being a face, to be honest. TNA did one thing right with that group, and that is put the most unlikeable personalities in there.

[BorneAgain]

Jun 9, 2013 19:01:52 GMT -5 HMARK Center said:

While I don't foresee DOC turning face or this leading to major on-screen dissension in the group within the next couple of weeks, I DO think they're setting the stage for something bigger: I'm figuring that Bound For Glory will be the show where Aces and Eights are really taken apart.

I'm going to choose to be optimistic and think that TNA will do the right thing where WCW screwed up. Starrcade '97 was supposed to be the death of, or at least a MAJOR turning point for, the nWo. Main event slow count shenanigans aside, WCW booked that show so that the nWo would win almost all their matches except the main event, which meant that using that show to kill the nWo wouldn't have really worked. TNA can do this right by using the next few months to build up Aces and Eights coming apart at the seems in numerous ways, so that Bully losing the title would simply be the coup d'grace that offs the group. Simultaneously, you can have DOC becoming more independent, Anderson's power-grabbing alienating some guys, D'Lo seeking revenge, etc. all compiling and turning BFG into their last stand.

Of course I could be fantasy booking all of this on the fly, but again, I'm choosing to be optimistic.

To give credit to TNA in the blowoff of heel stables, BFG 2009 proved to be the death knell of the Main Event Mafia. Booker T literally carried out of TNA on a stretcher, them losing three out of four of their matches, their one winner turning face via shaking his opponent's hand, and the loss both of their remaining titles (completing their systematic destruction that had begun with Joe and Angle losing their belts the month before) to the new top heel group, the World Elite. Other than a delusional Steiner wearing the gear for a few months afterwards, the group essentially ended that night.

[SOR]

Honestly I could see a DOC Face turn. I've seen him work face as just Luke Gallows and he was good.

As for the angle. When it ends I can see Wes and Garrett as a tag team. D-Von sticking with Bully (Possibly reforming Team 3.D?) Anderson going out on his own and Knux getting fired.

[Bram wants to 'urt you]

To be honest, I think this is going to be nothing more than a simple, internal feud. After Devon, DOC has been the longest serving member of Aces & 8's, or at least he was REVEALED to be part of the gang the longest time ago. Anderson on the other hand, is one of the most recent converts.

Yet Anderson is fishing for the VP spot now that D'Lo Brown's out of the picture. And that's your feud right there - long standing member of a group getting pushed to one side in favour of the new guy, and resenting him for it.

This may lead to a "loser leaves the gang, winner is the new VP match" at some stage, with its associated face turn for the loser, but other than that I don't think there's any chance of the bikers departing just yet.

[Gerard Gerard]

I'm still waiting for Hulk Hogan to be revealed as the CEO of A&8s before I even start thinking of any endgame. I'm only half-joking, by the by.

[Efren]

I dont think nothing will come out of it, I feel it was meant just to show DOC as a guy thats not a pushover and validate Anderson as a good BFGS contender. it was the right thing to do.

[velvetsthong]

Who cares? Other than Bully is there any guy in A&8 that you actually care what he does? Not me.

[El Cokehead del Knife Fight]

Nothing of note happens. It's TNA, they screw everything up.