President of Aces and Eights revealed! Lockdown spoilers

So there it is, Bully Ray is the man behind the plan. He is also the new TNA Heavyweight Champion. He beat Jeff Hardy last night after interference from his group and embraced Devon at the end.


Thoughts?

I think it makes solid booking to be honest.

Everyone wanted for bully to go back to being a bully and he has.

Anyone who complains about it is never going to be happy with the product.

No complains here, think I've said Bully Ray since the beginning!

Interesting to see who Brooke chooses to side with her Dad or her Husbband! If she sides Bully? Could we see the mighty Nick Hogan come in to defend his families honour Hahaha!

Anyone else think President is a strange term for the leader of Aces and 8 unless they aactually held a mini election for it! I would have gone with Supreme Overload of the Aces and 8's as he is the most over with the crowd!

VDT wrote:No complains here, think I've said Bully Ray since the beginning!

Interesting to see who Brooke chooses to side with her Dad or her Husbband! If she sides Bully? Could we see the mighty Nick Hogan come in to defend his families honour Hahaha!

Anyone else think President is a strange term for the leader of Aces and 8 unless they aactually held a mini election for it! I would have gone with Supreme Overload of the Aces and 8's as he is the most over with the crowd!

I'm putting this in a spoiler for you VDT, in case you want to see how it plays out on Challenge

Spoiler:

Well although it was obvious it was good for 2 reasons:

1) we got Heel bully which is great as he was a stand out star in 2011-12
2) long term booking, people might say it was predicitive and no big shocks but at the end of the day TNA had a plan and stuck to it. Besides who could TNA have as President of Aces and Eights that would shock and make sense. Brooke Hogan???

Only outside bet i could have thought of that might have worked is Christian but since he is still contracted to WWE wouldnt have happened

VDT wrote:
Anyone else think President is a strange term for the leader of Aces and 8 unless they aactually held a mini election for it!

Someone needs to watch Sons Of Anarchy

Is this the first 'reveal' in the whole Aces & Eights storyline that actually matters?

I prefer Bully Ray as a heel and he deserves a run with the World title, my only concern is that this leads to a title match with Hogan somewhere down the line.

Hulking_up wrote:

VDT wrote:
Anyone else think President is a strange term for the leader of Aces and 8 unless they aactually held a mini election for it!

Someone needs to watch Sons Of Anarchy

TNA certainly did.

great result for three reasons:

1. Bully Ray is heel again
2. Bully Ray has finally become world champion, something he has deserved over the last couple of years.
3. It makes the Aces & 8s more relevant

Adam D wrote:I think it makes solid booking to be honest.

Everyone wanted for bully to go back to being a bully and he has.

Anyone who complains about it is never going to be happy with the product.

I'm never going to be happy with the product

Brooke just Tweeted "@MizzHogan: To all the people who think this is purely storyline- you're wrong. My heart is truly broken. I saw great things in my husband.. Crushed." Poor thing Ha!!!

VDT wrote:Brooke just Tweeted "@MizzHogan: To all the people who think this is purely storyline- you're wrong. My heart is truly broken. I saw great things in my husband.. Crushed." Poor thing Ha!!!

I'm welling up here.

VDT wrote:Brooke just Tweeted "@MizzHogan: To all the people who think this is purely storyline- you're wrong. My heart is truly broken. I saw great things in my husband.. Crushed." Poor thing Ha!!!

Well I'm convinced

Well this was predictable, it was logical booking, well it is from this point in time anyway, I'm happy with Bully Ray as the Champion and as the man behind the plan, I telegraphed this move for a while, as soon as he got with Brooke it reminded me of HHH/Vince/Stephanie from back in 99 and I think this is how it will play out too, Hulk will be peed, Brooke will take Daddy's side then just when he's about to finally make old Bully pay BANG Brooke heel turn to re-join her husband


It's safe logical booking, finally for the first time since their inception Aces & 8s appear relevent

Spoiler:

I think that this is a first - the majority being positive toward TNA!

kudos where kudos is due. WWE have followed logical booking this year at Mania with Cena winning the Rumble setting up his rematch with Rock. predictable but logical and from their promo last week looks as if it will be built up well. I think the match could deliver as well.

TNA have done the same thing, taken the long road, laid the foundations with a bigger picture in mind and have finally produced one of the most important arcs in the storyline. Bully's heel turn while predictable vindicates his cosying up to Hogan and his sickeningly sweet face turn. Bully genuinely deserves to be world champion also, he's earnt this one whether kayfabe he cheated or not.

VDT wrote:Brooke just Tweeted "@MizzHogan: To all the people who think this is purely storyline- you're wrong. My heart is truly broken. I saw great things in my husband.. Crushed." Poor thing Ha!!!

IT'S STILL REAL TO HER DAMMIT!

theundisputedY2D2 wrote:
Is this the first 'reveal' in the whole Aces & Eights storyline that actually matters?

I prefer Bully Ray as a heel and he deserves a run with the World title, my only concern is that this leads to a title match with Hogan somewhere down the line.

You better believe it...BROTHER!

"Whatcha gonna do when Hulkamania hobbles after YOU?"

I loved the trash talk Bully was giving to Hulk and Brooke. Stuff like, "what you gonna do you old Bar Steward" and "Devon! Let that stupid bitch cry" made the heel turn even more amazing.

Bully Ray will provide great entertainment over the next few months, hopefully!

Brooke Hogan reacts on youtube:

Spoiler:

theundisputedY2D2 wrote:

VDT wrote:Brooke just Tweeted "@MizzHogan: To all the people who think this is purely storyline- you're wrong. My heart is truly broken. I saw great things in my husband.. Crushed." Poor thing Ha!!!

IT'S STILL REAL TO HER DAMMIT!

Lol! Who says kayfabe (as opposed to Kay Fabe) is dead?

Yeah!

I'm alive and well by the way

read online that they had 11,000 in attendance at Lockdown. That's a good number for TNA if true. I think Slammiversary could do even better with the right build up & marketing, especially if they can keep Bully's heel turn hot.

TNA might have won the battle but Aces and Eights won the war.
Time for hulk Hogan to do all he can to get Matt Morgan on his side


Was that the 1st that not all matches were in steel cages?

Somthing had to happen in the Bully V Hardy for 3 resons

1st Can't have 2 faces againest each other for the world championship
2nd TNA Beat Aces and eights
3rd Can't have a bully as a face.