Angle Unmasks the Aces & Eights VP; Revealed to be D'Lo Brown

[Jack-Hammer]

I agree with the "it was logical" defenses believe it or not. If TNA wants to continue Aces & Eights as a haven for irrelevant scrubs & nobodies, this was a perfectly logical move. After all, few people of the past 20 years embody the aspect of irrelevant nobodies more than D'Lo Brown. Like I said in an earlier post, D'Lo Brown's biggest career highlight was paralyzing Darren Drozdov. But, to be fair, I guess that's a bigger accomplishment than every other member of the group except for Devon & Anderson.

Also, if TNA wants to continue to put over Aces & Eights as the most underwhelming "major threat" in the history of the company, then, again, perfectly logical. D'Lo Brown was never a force in pro wrestling and only ever resembled one by riding the coat tails of Ron Simmons and Dwayne Johnson.

So yes, the addition of D'Lo makes perfect sense if the purpose is for Aces & Eights to keep the group as, arguably, the weakest heel faction pro wrestling has seen in years.

 

[George Steele's Barber]

Maybe Angle himself is the leader in the biggest swerve ever. He certainly has ties to all of these guys. Maybe he is beating down these guys as an initiation. Maybe he is letting himself get beat down in a way of masochism and unity like Punk kind of did as Nexus leader. If so, at this point it would fit the check boxes of a) shocking (except to me and anyone who is buying my theory) and b) a huge main event name.

It would certainly explain Briscoe and Bischoff entering the group.

Angle's too big of a name and talent to be saying the things he has said lately and being put in the position on the roster that he is in.

 

[Stallion123]

Maybe he is letting himself get beat down in a way of masochism and unity like Punk kind of did as Nexus leader.

If you mean when he was the leader of the straight edge society and got beat down by Nexus, if I remember correctly that wasn't a masochism but rather he joined and took over the faction later on after his disbanded.

 

[countryhearts4]

so far Aces&8's have ONLY attacked Bully Ray at TNA Bound 4 Glory 2012 PPV and on his Wedding to Brooke{January 17th 2013 Impact Episode} other than that Bully Ray has always come running to the rescue to chase off Aces&8's.

The Following Talent who have been in and around Sting/Hulk Hogan since Aces&8's begun who have been attacked by them are:

Hulk Hogan
Sting
Joseph Parks
Jeff Hardy
Bully Ray
Kurt Angle
Magnus
Eric Young
Austin Aries
Samoa Joe
Bobby Roode
James Storm
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Brooke Hogan{NOT Attacked by Held Hostage 3x by Aces&8's on January
10th 2013 Impact Episode, 17th January 2013 Impact Wrestling Episode & 21st February 2013 Episode}
they also attacked Christy Hemme, Mickie James & Miss Tessmacher during
Brooke Hogan & Bully Ray Wedding {17th January 2013 Episode}
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The Talent who have been around Hulk Hogan & Sting in Segments on and off sinces Aces&8's started but haven't been attacked by Aces&8's yet are:

Chavo Guerrero
Hernandez
Robbie T
Robbie E
Kazarian
Christopher Daniels
Joey Ryan
Matt Morgan
Kenny King
Zema Ion
Christian Yorke{Bully & Brooke Wedding Episode The Aftermath}

 

[Mighty NorCal]

Right, because D'lo fucking brown has been relevant in the last decade....

Awful, but I cant say any more awful than how these storylines usually go in TNA.

 

[Bischoff's Knob Slobberer]

D'lo clearly said he is "A" VP of Aces and Eights...Bully, Park, Jarrett are possible other "VP's". Everyone is bitching but I feel TNA has a major swerve coming at Lockdown tomorrow.

 

[Rayne]

D'lo clearly said he is "A" VP of Aces and Eights...Bully, Park, Jarrett are possible other "VP's". Everyone is bitching but I feel TNA has a major swerve coming at Lockdown tomorrow.

And at this point, who would care?

Seriously, is there anyone TNA could introduce that would get people interested in this angle again? I mean besides the two or three people here; I'm talking about the completely flat crowds in attendance. At this point, it's unsalvageable. D'Lo Brown- the highlight of his career was being the European Champion. Back when I was in high school. Why even bother revealing him as a member? (Don't tell me "oh, because he was a Gut Check judge!" Boring is boring, even if it "makes sense".)

It's not the destination, it's the journey. If people feel the story sucks, why stick around for the ending? So you can say you were "swerved"?

 

[Bischoff's Knob Slobberer]

And at this point, who would care?

Seriously, is there anyone TNA could introduce that would get people interested in this angle again? I mean besides the two or three people here; I'm talking about the completely flat crowds in attendance. At this point, it's unsalvageable. D'Lo Brown- the highlight of his career was being the European Champion. Back when I was in high school. Why even bother revealing him as a member? (Don't tell me "oh, because he was a Gut Check judge!" Boring is boring, even if it "makes sense".)

It's not the destination, it's the journey. If people feel the story sucks, why stick around for the ending? So you can say you were "swerved"?

wow.....there's plenty of people TNA could introduce...AJ Stlyes, Bully Ray, Hogan, Sting, Batista, Jericho, Stone Cold, Goldberg. Why do WWE marks even post on TNA threads?

 

[AhSpicyDrop]

wow.....there's plenty of people TNA could introduce...AJ Stlyes, Bully Ray, Hogan, Sting, Batista, Jericho, Stone Cold, Goldberg. Why do WWE marks even post on TNA threads?

Jericho is under WWE contract.

Austin doesn't even have time to show up for WWE shows because he's so heavily booked in reality television shows and B-movies. He can't work matches consistently anymore, and whatever matches he has left in him damn sure wouldn't be in TNA.

Batista is still training for MMA, and working on his movie career... If he ever returns to wrestling it would be with WWE where he could actually draw good money on pay per view.

Goldberg has no interest whatsoever in wrestling full-time, and he's hardly even relevant anymore, so it's not like that would set the world on fire. They wouldn't shell out the kind of money Goldberg would be asking for if he wasn't willing to work full-time. The only place Goldberg could draw at this point is Japan.

All of your TNA suggestions are terrible aside from Bully Ray who everybody already suspects is going to join. He can't even salvage this train wreck... because the rest of the group is a bunch of glorified jobbers.

There's no pay off for Sting or Hogan being behind it. Sting is one of those guys who can NEVER be a heel because no matter how hard he tries he just can't pull it off. Nobody wants to boo him, and even as a heel he'd get more cheers. Hogan can't work anymore, and he draws the company more viewers as a face than a heel any day of the week.

AJ Styles being a member of A&8 would be absolutely terrible. He doesn't look the part at all, and like Sting he's terrible at being a heel. Nobody wants to boo AJ, even when he's trying his hardest to be an asshole. It just doesn't work.

 

[SpecialFNK]

I saw this mentioned on another site.
D'Lo is currently only 42 years old. as recently as 2009 he was an active wrestler in ROH. so he could get involved physically, and wont be just like a management person who doesn't get involved.

I feel like I'm willing to wait and see what TNA does next. I think something big has to happen at Lockdown.
a Bully turn to be heel in Aces/Eights would help.
if Bully does not turn heel, and the TNA/Aces and Eights match finishes without anything surprising, with no President revealed.. I'm going to be very disappointed.

 

[RatedRStar1981]

I've read on here that a few people believe that D'Lo can fit a spot as a member of the group, just as long as it's not the VP or Pres; I totally agree. He could even have a form of power in the group, maybe as the least person in Authority who reports back to the Pres. and VP. Hopefully, that is the case here.

 

[The Eighties]

This had a similar feel as that angle in 94 when Ed Leslie was revealed as the guy in the mask who'd been sneak attacking Hogan, the result? mass apathy among fans.

The thing is they laid the table for this with the gutcheck where D'Lo replaced Al Snow and got Wes Briscoe on the roster and that is fine if he was just another member, but to have him revealed as the second highest ranking position in the group makes no sense.

Aces & Eights have been booked as a main event angle but there isn't a single main eventer in the group, where are the big matches this angle will produce? Does anyone have Devon, Doc or Wes Briscoe on their list of guys they'd like to see in big singles matches, facing the top guys?

Even if D'Lo wrestles he's not a star, he was a decent mid carder at best 15 years ago, there's no money in a match with him and Angle or him and anybody.

The sad thing was that it started quite well, Devon was ok as a mid-level reveal, Gallows and Knox at least fit the gimmick and can pass as biker heavies, but the rest of them don't fit the gimmick and bring nothing to the angle.

 

[Rayne]

wow.....there's plenty of people TNA could introduce...AJ Stlyes, Bully Ray, Hogan, Sting, Batista, Jericho, Stone Cold, Goldberg. Why do WWE marks even post on TNA threads?

Half of those names have never appeared anywhere near TNA television, whom you'd be familiar with only by watching them in the WWE. You might want to hold your trigger on those 'mark' comments, as it is plainly obvious that your diaper is still wet.

Considering you're on the far left side of the intelligence bell curve, you probably didn't catch what I meant when I referred to the people on the far left side of the intelligence bell curve. I was saying anyone entertained by this angle is the dumbest amongst the dumb. Some actual person has to fill that role, and it's nice to finally meet you.

But tell me again about how Steve Austin is going to look at The Rock headlining Wrestlemania, and say "boy, I really should do that project where I manage C-list wrestlers from the '90s, and the D-list performers of today, in small arenas with the upper deck taped off. Sounds lucrative."

 

[hatehabsforever]

The problem here as I see it is that the entire faction is so anemic and weak that it no longer matters who the President is, what their agenda is, or anything else for that matter. The President could be Bully Ray, Bret Hart, or even Vince McMahon himself, and no one will really give a shit anymore. The angle has dragged on WAY too long and even that might be OK if the payoff was worth it, but realistically, every single reveal has been a colossal disappointment. If they think this train wreck can be salvaged by a significant reveal as President, then I think they are both incorrect and delusional.

You can throw around names as potential candidates for the President of the group, but realistically speaking, there are very few who it could be at this point. Forget nonsensical talk of Jericho, Goldberg, Austin, or any of these guys who wouldn't go to TNA if their lives depended upon it. As I see it, the only logical candidates for President could be Jarrett, Bully Ray, Eric Bischoff, or possibly even AJ Styles, and neither of them will salvage the Aces and Eights fiasco.

Of course, there's always the typical TNA nonsensical swerve for shock value. Joseph Parks, Abyss, Hogan, Angle, or someone like this, which would be even worse than any of the above scenarios. Personally, I hope it is Jarrett, which at least would make sense, and that the angle then fizzles out and dies. Because I used to enjoy watching Impact on Thursday nights, but this angle has rendered the product unwatchable for me.

 

[dwith]

Everybody jumps on the band wagon about D-LO BROWN being the VP.

Madden just made his view clear that it sucks, and he's just another REJECT from WWE, but most of MADDEN'S spew is twisted by his thoughts of a perfect wrestling world which doesn't mean shit to me. Just annoy's me that wrestlezone as usual let's him come on and usually do nothing but trash wrestling in general with his critiques.

What is so wrong with D-LO being VP of A&8's anyway's. They didn't put him in their because he's a former WWE guy. None of the guy's in the group are in their because their former WWE guy's in my opinion. Their in there because they are big dudes that look like they could be bikers and kick ass if need be. The younger guy's are in the group to learn their craft around some guy's that have been in the business awhile, and TNA is trying to build BRISCO, and BISCHOFF into something bigger.

TNA is trying to make it a big deal about D-LO being the VP because he is a part of TNA managment, not a former WWE guy. They are trying to say that A&8's is burrowed deep into TNA, and who else of importance on the TNA staff or roster has A&8's turned against TNA.

Is it the greatest faction ever? NO.. Not by a long shot. But most people think it's easier to hate it than say, (HEY AT LEAST THEIR INVESTING TIME IN LONG TERM STORY TELLING), and not underminding the fans and dumping a storyline every other week like before when people (most of the same people in this forum) were and STILL are bashing TNA for doing so. TNA IS DAMNED IF THEY DO AND DAMNED IF THEY DON'T. Haters are never happy.

My general opinion of of TNA storylines especially the ACES & EIGHT'S is generally good. At least there's an investment of time into almost all of TNA'S storylines of late. Good for D-LO I say. I think he's a great mouth piece for the group and can still kick some ass. I think it's the best if a member of TNA managment working for ACES & EIGHT'S reveals, of most likely JEFF JARRETT tonight possibly will seem more important because D-LO is TNA managment.

Don't hate on consistancy. Just enjoy the show.

 

[Raito]

The problem is that D-Lo is a nobody and makes people look bad by proxy.

 

[HiddenInPlainView]

To me the D'Lo thing is just a gigantic letdown. As fans we have invested alot of time into this storyline and there has been nothing but disappointment. t has become a joke. When it first started things were great. A fresh idea being pulled off well. Now all the reveals have been terrible. They have drug it out for so long with absolutely nothing interesting coming out of it. Really i could care less about the guys being WWE guys.....i just hoped they would be anybody worth a damn and clearly TNA dropped the ball on that.

 

[SpecialFNK]

I can't remember if I mentioned this on this site or not.
I don't have a problem at all with D'Lo being in the group. he's not really a bad fit. he can be the person to let them in from the beginning to give them access before they won their match at BFG. this gives them a person from TNA management.
but I don't think D'Lo is someone who should be the Vice President, the likely 2nd person in charge. that is a problem to me.

to me the President should be the person in charge. the leader. the one with the most power. I think that person would be better as someone who is a non wrestler. this is where I think either Jarrett or Eric Bischoff would work. they both want to have power in TNA to make decisions. with that type of person being the President, I think the Vice President would work better being a lead wrestler, someone who could be the world heavyweight champion.
now maybe they could have one of Bischoff/Jarrett as President, with D'Lo as VP.. and still have a lead wrestler. maybe Bully?
but if one of Bischoff/Jarrett as President, with D'Lo as VP.. then the lead wrestler is, Anderson? Devon? Anderson is an OK choice as lead wrestler, but I find it hard to buy in this group because of how he came to be in the group. he wasn't revealed. he was recruited, like hey you want to ride with us. that would seem that Anderson was not in the plans to be in the group, but they brought him in along the way. not what I would expect from the guy supposed to be the lead wrestler, the one who could become world heavyweight champion

 

[Rayne]

It's the difference between being sold something that sucks, and knowing you're being sold something that sucks.

TNA has been pushing this A/8 thing hard, and the whole point of the 'man under the mask' gimmick is that people are surprised when they see who's under the mask. The only surprise here is that every single person revealed thus far has either been a complete nobody (DOC, Wes Brisco), a C-list performer with their best years in the '90s (Devon, Taz, D-Lo), or a guy that TNA just doesn't get that people don't want to see (Garrett). Anderson got pulled into A/8's to try and give the gimmick some life again, and people now barely remember he's in the group when they bring them up.

People are upset because they have been led to believe there might be actual somebodies under those masks, and there hasn't been one reveal yet that anyone would give a shit about. Does it "make sense"? Who gives a shit if it does or not, it's boring!

The bait and switch is something TNA has gotten very, very good at. They may be keeping Dixie Carter off of the Twitter, but they are still leading people to believe that there's something in nothing.

 

[NegativeFeedback]

Isn't Aces and Eights just Immortal all over again? What's the difference, the biker gimmick?

TNA is so silly. They just revamp the same storyline every year hoping no one notices. S.E.X., Planet Jarrett, Raven's Nest, Angle Alliance, Christian's Coalition, Main Event Mafia, Fortune, Immortal, EV2.0?? Now Aces and Eights.

It's the same rehashed angle each and every year with a certain "twist". They're former world champions! They're ECW Originals! They're bikers! Etc.

TNA just does the same thing every year. Next year, after A&E is over, we'll get a new stable trying to "take over TNA". Dixie will probably be revealed as the leader there, because they've pretty much used up all the other "TNA management" positions (Russo for SEX, Hogan for Immortal, D'Lo for A&E).

 

[SpecialFNK]

with D'Lo being revealed as the VP of Aces and Eights, something else was lost from that night.
it looked like a fan throw beer on Sting, and hit him too? Sting was busted open. was this an actual fan? or someone else? at first I thought it was Anderson. but I haven't read anything since Thursday night.