Early Life & Wrestling Legacy
Growing up in Florida, Wesley Brisco was wrestling royalty by birthright. His father, Gerald Brisco, helped run WWE’s talent relations after an in-ring career in Championship Wrestling from Florida. His uncle, Jack Brisco, was a former NWA World Champion, remembered as one of the greatest amateur and professional wrestlers of his era.
With such a lineage, Wes was expected to follow suit—but his career would take a winding, rebellious path that echoed the outsider stories of the 2010s.
WWE Developmental (2009–2011)
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Signed by WWE in 2009, Wes was assigned to Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), the developmental territory.
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He debuted in March 2009 with a win in a battle royal, later forming a tag team with Xavier Woods (Consequences Creed).
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On November 4, 2010, Brisco and Woods won the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship, defeating Johnny Curtis (later Fandango) and Derrick Bateman (later EC3).
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Unfortunately, injury forced the team to vacate the belts after just a month, and shortly thereafter, WWE quietly released him in 2011.
Independent Circuit Success (2011–2012)
Wes reinvented himself in the Florida indies, working with Florida Underground Wrestling.
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Won the FUW Cuban Heavyweight Championship in 2012, defending against names like Sam Shaw and Dakota Darsow.
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Wrestled in Puerto Rico’s WWC, including feuds with Rey Fénix and Andy Leavine.
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Captured the inaugural NWA Ring Warriors Global Tag Team Championship with Cassidy Riley.
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Also made appearances for CWF and ROH dark matches, sharpening his ring craft.
TNA Impact Wrestling (2012–2014) – Aces & Eights
Brisco’s biggest mainstream run came in TNA, where he was folded into the notorious Aces & Eights biker gang storyline.
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October 2012: Appeared alongside Kurt Angle as a babyface ally against Aces & Eights, eventually winning his Gut Check tryout match.
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January 2013: Shockingly turned heel by revealing himself as an undercover member of Aces & Eights, alongside Garett Bischoff.
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March 10, 2013 (Lockdown PPV): Defeated Kurt Angle inside a steel cage (with help from D’Lo Brown), giving him the biggest singles win of his career.
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Teamed frequently with Bischoff, feuding against names like Samoa Joe, Magnus, and James Storm.
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By late 2013, his standing in the faction slipped. On September 26, 2013, Bully Ray ejected him from the group with a clothesline and piledriver, stripping him of his kutte.
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January 2014: Brisco was released from his TNA contract.
New Japan Pro Wrestling (2014)
In spring 2014, Brisco represented the NWA during their cross-promotional angle with NJPW.
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May 3, 2014 (Wrestling Dontaku): Challenged Satoshi Kojima for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, but lost.
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May 25, 2014 (Back to the Yokohama Arena): Teamed with Rob Conway in a three-way match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship against Tencozy (Kojima & Tenzan) and K.E.S. (Smith Jr. & Archer). Unsuccessful but gave him international exposure.
Later Career (2014–present)
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2014: Won the NWA FUW Heavyweight Championship by defeating Michael Tarver. Lost the belt later that year to JD Maverick.
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2016 onward: Worked for Great North Wrestling in Canada.
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Won the GNW Canadian Heavyweight Title in 2017, defeating Rene Dupree and Hannibal in a triple threat. Lost it back to Hannibal a month later.
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Continues to wrestle in indies across North America, often leaning into his Aces & Eights persona in gimmick appearances.
Personal Life
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Son of Gerald Brisco, nephew of Jack Brisco—part of the famed Brisco wrestling family.
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In 2020, Wes announced his engagement to AEW star Red Velvet.
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Remains active in wrestling appearances, conventions, and occasionally behind-the-scenes mentoring for younger talent.
Championships & Accomplishments
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FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (1x) – with Xavier Woods
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FUW Cuban Heavyweight Championship (1x)
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NWA FUW Heavyweight Championship (1x)
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NWA Ring Warriors Global Tag Team Championship (1x) – with Cassidy Riley
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GNW Canadian Heavyweight Championship (1x)
Legacy
Wes Brisco’s career is a story of wrestling legacy meeting rebellion. Born into one of the most respected families in pro wrestling, he didn’t replicate his father’s or uncle’s amateur-to-pro pedigree—but carved his own niche in the wild 2010s era of TNA and the indies. From betraying Kurt Angle in the steel cage to battling across Puerto Rico, Japan, and Canada, Brisco is remembered less as a polished technician and more as a scrappy outlaw—fitting for a man whose biggest fame came in a leather kutte under the banner of Aces & Eights.