+RejectedSpiritX the Aces & Eights story line had many POTENTIAL. Devon & Anderson could be contenders for TV title, Wes & Garrett + Knux & D.O.C could have gone for Tag Team title. They all could have functions instead of just Bully Ray's personal followers. It is ashamed that Aces & Eights focuses too much on Bully Ray becoming World Champion
Hafizh Abd Hamid Devon at that time was already the Television Champion, but Knux and DOC could have easily challenged for the Tag Team Titles, and maybe Anderson with the X Division Title. The focus of Aces and Eights began to crumble after Bully Ray revealed himself.
The best run of Bully Ray's career. Aces and Eights was a faction full of midcarders at the very best, but by god did he pull it all together. This was the last time TNA really felt like captivating TV.
Too bad that bully ray was the only one to get anywhere from it aside from Devon holding the television title. Knux and DOC could of atleast won the tag titles.
I might be tripping or something, but isn't that how factions with more 5 or more guys supposed to be like, have 2 main eventer guys in it, with the rest being top mid carder guys? you can't have 6 main eventer guys on 1 team, thats absurd, and would take away from the roster
My drunken catch phrase as a foolish high school student when dealing w a bunch of other male cheerleader pretty boys. No a good plan to drink w ppl I alrady did not like. But its okay. No more drinking for me some 2p yrs later, waste of time and money.
@@adammiller9366 agree with this, I thought TNA was at it's absolute best at this point. They were firing on all cylinders and still growing. Around this time the downswing had already started.
Glad to see Bubba/Bully get his chance to be champ. He's been in the business for 20 years or more and has always given his all. Nobody has paid their dues more than this guy without a world title. Congrats Mark! You deserve it.
@@luthandomthembu6146 once WWE took out the CRAZY/HOLYSHIT vibes away from the backstage antics , it’s never been the same .. it will never ever get better than the ATTITUDE AND RUTHLESS AGRESSION ERAs , the times where being aggressively Political correct were thrown out the window 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
The Aces ‘n’ Eights period in Impact was more interesting than even what AEW is currently doing. And it was definitely better than what WWE was pushing at that time.
Aces and Eights was one of the best stables I've seen in pro wrestling in a long time. Its an underrated stable I think. Also, the storyline was very good but eventually went on for too long but while it lasted, it was a damn great time for TNA.
Dam Bubba was in such better shape here than he is now :( sad he gained that weight back and he can't portray THIS character. You'd figure with WWE's schedule being more strenuous he'd be in better shape whereas TNA really wasn't all that bad in terms of dates they actually traveled and worked.
With a strenuous WWE schedule, Bully Ray probably ate fast food on the road WAY more often and was probably too tired on the road to stop & work out... whereas in TNA, Bully was at home WAY more than he was at home with WWE, so he had all the time in the world to work out and make clean meals at home in his kitchen.
I know this is 3 years ago but know the wrestling Business TNA schedule was just as strenuous as wwe they do over sea tours just like them all of it. Face it Bully Ray just got older but hell still a great wrestler.
Edwin Fox no, you’re wrong. Go and listen to ANY wrestler’s interview or podcast. Listen to Booker T talk about his TNA days. Or Kevin Nash talk about TNA. They all say that signing with TNA was like getting paid to be on vacation compared to the grind of the WWE. TNA may have had some overseas tours, but the AMOUNT of dates to make it to was FAR less than WWE. TNA has never, in their history, ran the number of tapings & house shows that WWE runs. This isn’t my opinion either, it’s straight from the mouths of WWE legends who went to TNA and spoke about the differences between the schedules. When Bully Ray returned to WWE, he was back on a much more active road schedule. Which means he very well could have been eating a lot more fast food and not sticking to a diet & exercise program. Jim Cornette had once bragged about being able to fly to Orlando, shoot a live taping plus 2 extra days to film the next couple of weeks worth of Impact shows, then be able to fly back home and stay there for a couple weeks before the next TNA PPV or taping schedule. Bully Ray would have easily been able to stay fit on this TNA schedule.
Man it’s almost been 10 years since this legendary angle that doesn’t get enough credit. The Aces and Eights have a special place in my heart as I started watching TNA around the time the debuted. Before then I was only watching WWE.
@Stone Harper like I said I would have Eric Bischoff be the leader, you can still have Bully Ray, Taz, Tito Ortiz and Brooke Teasmachor join if you want. But I would not have Garrett Bischoff join, I would make him one of the man targets.
The Shield is the group that got me back into wrestling. It's why I'm even commenting on this video. I heard so much about them I had to check out their matches and promos and I was impressed.
@@Jackkkkkkkkkk957 No it isn't eveyone says that but it is wrong. Nexus was build by rookies and old NXT superstars. They were the symbol of new generation. Aces and Eights weren't rookies they are TNA Veterans. Bully, Anderson, Devon aren't rookies. They are the symbol of a gang, they drink alchol they gamble they ride motorcycles. They are much like Bullet Club but they are older than BC so it is orginal.
I think one of the thing I loved of IMPACT WRESTLING was their stables and tag teams. The Wolves, motorcity machine guns, LAX, Team 3D, Main Event Mafia, Fortune, Immortal. Shame most of these teams left.
I loved when they did live Impacts & PPVs on the road. The NY & Philly crowds were bananas. The Universal Studios crowd makes it look like they just want to get out of the heat for a while.
I was hope for a jeff Jarrett reveal I was look forward to seeing chris masters and john Morrison in the group too but luke gallows and Mike Knox and Wes Briscoe were welcome additions to the tna roster impact needs another mystery invasion like them and aces and eights let it be people who are on the current roster and bring in some new fresh faces from the independent circuit
Do You Know Who I Am??? Iconic TNA word's I love it, when plan comes together Aces & 8s and making leader Bully Ray TNA World Heavyweight Champion against Jeff Hardy in that steal cage match with a hammer attack.
I put this in the mold of JBL when he became WWE champion. Was a shock but if you noticed both had been laying the ground work about a year before hand. Bully got in great shape and his promos got better as well.
i never thought bubba ray dudley would ever be a world champion!!! the dudley boyz are one of those tag teams that don't look like they should ever been split apart
This was the peak of TNA wrestling. They should have stayed in the Impact zone and kept making their product better. They took the show on the road and just wore out the talent all over the company. When they did travel once a month or every other month, it felt special. The impact zone should have been the pages to the story and the bigger arenas would be the final chapters. Slammiversary 2012 was the best TNA tv product and PPV product.
ryanadonis Impact Wrestling fans seem to forget that Hogan & Jeff Hardy tried to destroy TNA as Immortal they got what they deserved at Lockdown 2013 and Hogan got his karma when he formed the NWO with Hall & Nash at WCW Bash At the Beach 96 in 96 i know you agree
thank you for showing people that the attitude era wasnt the only good thing in the business, it was competition & the fact that you had many innovators
He was in the WWE until Early-2003, got released, wrestled in TNA, All Japan Pro Wrestling & several other indy wrestling promotions, for several years & then, came back to the WWE in Mid-2008 & got released 5-and-a-half months later, I think.
Was a good stable with a decent storyline that was destined to fail Good points .The name was good I bought it as a legit MC name .The intro music was great suited the stable .The suspense to who was involved was great, I remember when I watched TNA weekly I would search through dirt sheets to find names.. also the reveals payed off .Doc gallows and Mike Knox or knux were believable MC members that looked great .Had genuine momentum to start off with and decent heat But... . (With the exception of doc gallows and Mike Knox) I didn't buy the members as MC members .Most of the members were ex WWE employees (I know that was a lot of TNA since 07/08 to that moment) but it gave the stable a reject WWE feel imo .Being honest they were mid carders and nothing more (except maybe bully Ray) .I don't know if they could've been booked to look legit, but being buried by AJ Styles and the mem they had no chance to be taken as a serious threat to anything Overall I liked them great build up with a moderate reveal, with more believable members and good booking they could've been huge and helped TNA. Nothing against these guys but with (especially) Garrett Bischoff, Wes Brisco and d-lo brown (not 100% sure on Mr Anderson) I don't think it would've ever worked no matter the booking.
well the fact that they didnt do much with the other members set it up and I mean bringing more titles to the group like the tag titles or have someone else win the tv title
Wwe never let Bully cut promos he's a great talker always has been. Remember the riot he almost started in ecw heatwave 98 only a true heel can make you want to kill em
I liked the Aces and Eights storyline. It was interesting, and this was the peak. It went downhill when they started removing people.
yeah I know
To me, it went down when they remade the Main Event Mafia.
lilosi445 It certainly sped up the process. It was a shame, though.
+RejectedSpiritX the Aces & Eights story line had many POTENTIAL. Devon & Anderson could be contenders for TV title, Wes & Garrett + Knux & D.O.C could have gone for Tag Team title. They all could have functions instead of just Bully Ray's personal followers. It is ashamed that Aces & Eights focuses too much on Bully Ray becoming World Champion
Hafizh Abd Hamid Devon at that time was already the Television Champion, but Knux and DOC could have easily challenged for the Tag Team Titles, and maybe Anderson with the X Division Title. The focus of Aces and Eights began to crumble after Bully Ray revealed himself.
The best run of Bully Ray's career. Aces and Eights was a faction full of midcarders at the very best, but by god did he pull it all together. This was the last time TNA really felt like captivating TV.
Too bad that bully ray was the only one to get anywhere from it aside from Devon holding the television title. Knux and DOC could of atleast won the tag titles.
I might be tripping or something, but isn't that how factions with more 5 or more guys supposed to be like, have 2 main eventer guys in it, with the rest being top mid carder guys? you can't have 6 main eventer guys on 1 team, thats absurd, and would take away from the roster
Your 2 Top Guys would Bullt Ray & Devon. Thier 23x Tag Team Championships hold Mad Weight.
Aces & Eights was LIT
This was when they had the chance to run against WWE for a while.
one of my favorite catch phrases "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM???"
It's doesn't matter who you are
My drunken catch phrase as a foolish high school student when dealing w a bunch of other male cheerleader pretty boys. No a good plan to drink w ppl I alrady did not like. But its okay. No more drinking for me some 2p yrs later, waste of time and money.
i miss this old TNA
me 2
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Jack Proctor Jackprcotor
me too tna has lost its way :(
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Look at that crowd. This was a high point for TNA. Say what you will but the Hogan era was a high point. Too bad it got destroyed.
This was what destroyed TNA in the first place. The arenas were too big and too expensive to produce in. They spend over 500k per show.
to me 2007-2009 was its highest peak, but it's been great since 2004. too bad all of that's gone
Hogan was literally the one who destroyed it tho
When hogan came it got better. It was good before but it was even better after hulk
@@adammiller9366 agree with this, I thought TNA was at it's absolute best at this point. They were firing on all cylinders and still growing. Around this time the downswing had already started.
I miss the Bully Ray character. :(
OH MY BROTHER TESTIFY
I forgot about Doc Gallows
He's on RoH
Fair play for Bully Ray. In his solo run, he really stepped it up. Awesome on the mic, worked with anyone. Well done, sir.
Brother Devon was gold on the mic
They both are
Glad to see Bubba/Bully get his chance to be champ. He's been in the business for 20 years or more and has always given his all. Nobody has paid their dues more than this guy without a world title. Congrats Mark! You deserve it.
The production values, the crowd size, etc. I miss this TNA. 😔
I use to enjoy it more than wwe
@@luthandomthembu6146 once WWE took out the CRAZY/HOLYSHIT vibes away from the backstage antics , it’s never been the same .. it will never ever get better than the ATTITUDE AND RUTHLESS AGRESSION ERAs , the times where being aggressively Political correct were thrown out the window 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
Other Wrestling companies can color outside the lines more than WWE because they don’t have huge corporations sponsoring them like WWE has ..
Am I the only one that missed Bully Ray yelling "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?!"
Welcome back to being a heel Bully, you were missed.
IT'S DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE
This was Tna impact at its peak! Now look at the state of impact wrestling
Literally the greatest storyline in TNA history 👍👍👍
The Aces ‘n’ Eights period in Impact was more interesting than even what AEW is currently doing. And it was definitely better than what WWE was pushing at that time.
This was when TNA Impact Wrestling was the BEST Thing Going! Aces & Eights! Look how many people in the crowd were cheering for them!
1992YR back when I used to watch wrestling full time
2005-2009(or 11) were better years for the show
The Aces & 8’s are coming back
Booing them; they were good heels 😌
the S.O.A. of TNA
Probably made the group based on sons of anarchy 😂
Aces and Eights was one of the best stables I've seen in pro wrestling in a long time. Its an underrated stable I think. Also, the storyline was very good but eventually went on for too long but while it lasted, it was a damn great time for TNA.
Aces & Eights was fucking awesome
Randy S Hell yeah
Aces and 8s was the NWO of TNA. Incredible faction! One of the best factions in pro wrestling history. Respect.
Dam Bubba was in such better shape here than he is now :( sad he gained that weight back and he can't portray THIS character. You'd figure with WWE's schedule being more strenuous he'd be in better shape whereas TNA really wasn't all that bad in terms of dates they actually traveled and worked.
none your biz he obviously had more time to work out in tna duh.
It's called age and choice
With a strenuous WWE schedule, Bully Ray probably ate fast food on the road WAY more often and was probably too tired on the road to stop & work out... whereas in TNA, Bully was at home WAY more than he was at home with WWE, so he had all the time in the world to work out and make clean meals at home in his kitchen.
I know this is 3 years ago but know the wrestling Business TNA schedule was just as strenuous as wwe they do over sea tours just like them all of it. Face it Bully Ray just got older but hell still a great wrestler.
Edwin Fox no, you’re wrong. Go and listen to ANY wrestler’s interview or podcast. Listen to Booker T talk about his TNA days. Or Kevin Nash talk about TNA. They all say that signing with TNA was like getting paid to be on vacation compared to the grind of the WWE. TNA may have had some overseas tours, but the AMOUNT of dates to make it to was FAR less than WWE. TNA has never, in their history, ran the number of tapings & house shows that WWE runs. This isn’t my opinion either, it’s straight from the mouths of WWE legends who went to TNA and spoke about the differences between the schedules. When Bully Ray returned to WWE, he was back on a much more active road schedule. Which means he very well could have been eating a lot more fast food and not sticking to a diet & exercise program. Jim Cornette had once bragged about being able to fly to Orlando, shoot a live taping plus 2 extra days to film the next couple of weeks worth of Impact shows, then be able to fly back home and stay there for a couple weeks before the next TNA PPV or taping schedule. Bully Ray would have easily been able to stay fit on this TNA schedule.
Man it’s almost been 10 years since this legendary angle that doesn’t get enough credit. The Aces and Eights have a special place in my heart as I started watching TNA around the time the debuted. Before then I was only watching WWE.
Loved how even as soloists within the group, they both still had belts. Bully as World champ D-Von as Television champ
When you ride with Aces and Eights, You never walk alone
Anytime Devon got on the mic, all I heard was Reverend D-Von lol
The aces and eights was the best story line impact ever had
Stop it...... They were voted worst stable for 2 years
You’re forgetting Fortune
It did have a great start, the conclusion just sucked.
@Stone Harper like I said I would have Eric Bischoff be the leader, you can still have Bully Ray, Taz, Tito Ortiz and Brooke Teasmachor join if you want. But I would not have Garrett Bischoff join, I would make him one of the man targets.
Fortune all fucking day💯
It's gonna be a matter of time until we all start to miss Aces and 8's, just accept it.
You're damn right
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WHERE'S THE LAMB SAUCEE? wHEREsTHEsAvcEE
Well I’m at that moment. Such genius and the last great storyline TNA had.
Instead of having D'Lo and Garrett Bischoff they should've added Jay Lethal it would've made a lot more sense
This is the best thing to happen to TNA since Kurt Angle arrived and Bully Ray deserves this after years of hard matches.. He is a perfect heel..
Who’s here after the tease from IMPACT last night
Can’t wait for the reunion of aces & 8’s
@@packedentertainment2866 Me too
The best heel in professional wrestling. Thank The Lord that bully ray is finally world champ, he deserves it! This is just pure awesomeness!
one of my favourite heel runs
This was wrestling
"Hailing from Dunkin' donuts. From the great state of obesity" - Scott Steiner
They pulled off the aces and eights storyline leading up to Bully’s first title run brilliantly!
And when you ride with the aces and eights, You’ll never ride alone!
And damn you bring TV Title back !!!
Damn look at that crowd
ReliX Entity dead
The Shield is the group that got me back into wrestling. It's why I'm even commenting on this video. I heard so much about them I had to check out their matches and promos and I was impressed.
It's funny how smarks fail to realize Ace's & Eights was basically the precursor of Bullet Club.
It was more like the nexus
@@Jackkkkkkkkkk957 No it isn't eveyone says that but it is wrong. Nexus was build by rookies and old NXT superstars. They were the symbol of new generation.
Aces and Eights weren't rookies they are TNA Veterans. Bully, Anderson, Devon aren't rookies. They are the symbol of a gang, they drink alchol they gamble they ride motorcycles. They are much like Bullet Club but they are older than BC so it is orginal.
He said this on Twitter this week. Karl Anderson moved on to NJW
Nah it's funny how simpletons fail to see that without Sons Of Anarchy there will be no Ace & Eights.
It was in no way bro.
I think one of the thing I loved of IMPACT WRESTLING was their stables and tag teams. The Wolves, motorcity machine guns, LAX, Team 3D, Main Event Mafia, Fortune, Immortal. Shame most of these teams left.
ahhh I miss it when tna was on the road and they performed in bigger crowds like this. just looks so much better then the impact zone
I loved when they did live Impacts & PPVs on the road. The NY & Philly crowds were bananas. The Universal Studios crowd makes it look like they just want to get out of the heat for a while.
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Anyone starting to appreciate how TNA had their arena setup this timeframe compared to now
ProudpatriotUSA Yes. Loved that setup.
Still an amazing angle even in 2020
I was hope for a jeff Jarrett reveal I was look forward to seeing chris masters and john Morrison in the group too but luke gallows and Mike Knox and Wes Briscoe were welcome additions to the tna roster impact needs another mystery invasion like them and aces and eights let it be people who are on the current roster and bring in some new fresh faces from the independent circuit
I missed this Live but this is when TNA was at is peak.
Do You Know Who I Am??? Iconic TNA word's
I love it, when plan comes together Aces & 8s and making leader Bully Ray TNA World Heavyweight Champion against Jeff Hardy in that steal cage match with a hammer attack.
Bully ray is brock lesnar and paul heyman merged together because he has heymans voice and some of his weight and he has some strengh and is big
Dox has been in some legendary factions
2:59 MY RINGTONE!
I put this in the mold of JBL when he became WWE champion. Was a shock but if you noticed both had been laying the ground work about a year before hand. Bully got in great shape and his promos got better as well.
Devon/D-Von at 3:52 😂😂😂
I was obsessed with this segment of tna.. I made sure I watched it every week..
i never thought bubba ray dudley would ever be a world champion!!! the dudley boyz are one of those tag teams that don't look like they should ever been split apart
ahceda09 ahcedao9
Bully Ray was the best thing going in the company at that time. To this day he's one of my favorite heels.
Do You Know Who I Am???
This was the peak of TNA wrestling. They should have stayed in the Impact zone and kept making their product better. They took the show on the road and just wore out the talent all over the company. When they did travel once a month or every other month, it felt special. The impact zone should have been the pages to the story and the bigger arenas would be the final chapters. Slammiversary 2012 was the best TNA tv product and PPV product.
ryanadonis Impact Wrestling fans seem to forget that Hogan & Jeff Hardy tried to destroy TNA as Immortal they got what they deserved at Lockdown 2013 and Hogan got his karma when he formed the NWO with Hall & Nash at WCW Bash At the Beach 96 in 96 i know you agree
Did Taz eat Taz?
Aces and Eight Rules
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i miss this =(
At 6:13 when the camera show the crowd in middle right side I thought it was Bruce Willis in a white sweatshirt 😂😂😂
I love this theme!
thank you for showing people that the attitude era wasnt the only good thing in the business, it was competition & the fact that you had many innovators
OMG WTF is that at 1:09 next to Bully ?
Thanks bro. Now I won't be able to get that image out of my head.
apparently an indy wrestler who decided to attend this event. During commercials Bully would always confront him.
ageofamit ageofamit
one fugly woMan
Marilyn mason on steroids
He was in the WWE until Early-2003, got released, wrestled in TNA, All Japan Pro Wrestling & several other indy wrestling promotions, for several years & then, came back to the WWE in Mid-2008 & got released 5-and-a-half months later, I think.
Was a good stable with a decent storyline that was destined to fail
Good points
.The name was good I bought it as a legit MC name
.The intro music was great suited the stable
.The suspense to who was involved was great, I remember when I watched TNA weekly I would search through dirt sheets to find names.. also the reveals payed off
.Doc gallows and Mike Knox or knux were believable MC members that looked great
.Had genuine momentum to start off with and decent heat
But...
. (With the exception of doc gallows and Mike Knox) I didn't buy the members as MC members
.Most of the members were ex WWE employees (I know that was a lot of TNA since 07/08 to that moment) but it gave the stable a reject WWE feel imo
.Being honest they were mid carders and nothing more (except maybe bully Ray)
.I don't know if they could've been booked to look legit, but being buried by AJ Styles and the mem they had no chance to be taken as a serious threat to anything
Overall I liked them great build up with a moderate reveal, with more believable members and good booking they could've been huge and helped TNA. Nothing against these guys but with (especially) Garrett Bischoff, Wes Brisco and d-lo brown (not 100% sure on Mr Anderson) I don't think it would've ever worked no matter the booking.
Voted Worst stable 2 years in a row it failed from the start
Impact is coming back to this level of interest now. Love it.
6:30 I loved it when the bully ray insulted the NWO
Impact Wrestling would kill to have an audience like this in 2020.
They killed this angle when Sabin won the title for no reason
well the fact that they didnt do much with the other members set it up and I mean bringing more titles to the group like the tag titles or have someone else win the tv title
I never saw bully ray as a championship contender before, but with this whole aces and eights thing i actually thinks its genius.
Bully ray is god aces & eights rule
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Thanks for reminding me what my name is
Daniel Leitch DannieLeitch
Bully Ray as World Champion. Thats a long time coming.
That was great. You didn't need big superstars to make a great stable.
Remember it watching live. I really miss these days man
Need to bring this back.. do you know who I am 😎
The first time the lyrical version of the song was used. And I LOVED IT
2:25 Something is in Anderson's eye for a few shots
This was peak TNA gosh I loved this era so much
Why is there no NWO vs Aces and eights videos?
IT'S ME HOGAN! IT WAS ME ALL ALONG HOGAN!
I see a good brother 🤷♂️
Right luke in everybody stable...lol
TNA....thanks for putting this playlist together!
ThorogoodFan1 you’re welcome
bully ray best heel of all time
Kobe mac wow...that comment is sad
Kobe mac kobemac
Samoa’s Joes undefeated run was TNA at its peak.
Aces and Eights storyline was okay!! If for anything it made you realise how good Bully Ray was.
He definitely should of been Wwf champion he has the mic work and charisma
Wwe never let Bully cut promos he's a great talker always has been. Remember the riot he almost started in ecw heatwave 98 only a true heel can make you want to kill em
I wish IMPACT would have crowds again like this
best heal turn ever
Aces and Eights, one of the best heel faction ever in TNA!!
How did Bubba ray dudley get to be a main eventer and world champion?!!! Never saw it coming!!!!
ahceda09 ahcededao9
Tazz was a great addition
rumors has it next monday on raw he coming back as bully ray
Christian Lopez christian
kill me now killmenow
he's retired
Damn, festus.. I mean mr. Gallows is on every wrestling promotion.. probably at the same time too. He's a monster
Ya think Devon bladed 1 time too many? Holy christ
Nah alot of old heads are like that Abdullah the butcher is way worse
This aces&eights storyline was cool it brought the mystery back to wrestling
I like the whole aces & 8 thing
Sting has had more people stab him in the back than Big show went from face to heel and back to face.
look at that crowd
fresh freshh hopefully IMPACT can get that back
Despite turning heel, was honestly kinda nice seeing Bully and Devon still patch things.
I really liked this storyline, TNA has gone downhill since they started removing the members
Thought Worf from Star Trek was in Aces and Eights for a second @ 7:00.
THOSE KUTZ R KIND OF LIKE SOA
I think that's the point. they used the success of SOA to create this storyline
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Bully:do you know who I am
Me;Scott Steiner