Taking One For The Team (YouTube.com/TheRealPrinceOfPain)

[:15] El Muertos hits Dia de Muertos on Aaron/the referee counts the pinfall

*video courtesy of APW.com*

The video ended as a live shot of Aaron’s face was seen. His face is expressionless but slowly turns to anger as another video slowly starts to play.

[:07] Muertos covers Aaron and the referee counts the pinfall

*video courtesy of APW.com*

As that video ended, he leaned forward on the chair he was sitting in, his eyes slowly squinting as he began to speak slowly and methodically.

“The whole purpose of The Bloodline was to take over APW. We talked about the group being equal. We agreed that we would grow and more would come but there is nobody...NOBODY...who is over another. There are no secrets but when it was agreed that Johnny would come on board, I could see the change. I joined this group because I wanted change and you were making change but now that Johnny has joined, he’s making us change. What do I mean? Take a look back at that match.

Was I told that I would have to sacrifice myself for the cause? I would yes, if I was told. Could the match still have had the dramatic ending had Johnny just attacked Muertos? Yes, it could. But what happened? I had to end up losing to Muertos to show that The Bloodline can be beat! Now Johnny wants to run his fucking mouth and declare war on APW? That was our goal yes, but who the hell are you Johnny to proclaim it the world now after we just had a match? If anyone from the back wanted to run out from APW and say that they were going to attack The Bloodline because of what you said, I wouldn’t have been able to help. Why? BECAUSE I TOOK ONE FOR THE TEAM DAMNIT!

Because of me losing, that showed a kink in the armor of The Bloodline. We’re called who we are because it’s not just our heritage but because we leave everyone and I mean….EVERYONE laying in their own blood. (Aaron takes a moment and pauses). Now let’s talk about what happened after the match. Take a good hard look at the end of that match. You can see me seething and yeah I was pretty pissed off. I just got beat and yeah, I took one for the team, so when I had that metal bat in my hand. As much as I was pissed, take a nice long look at how hard I swung that bad. Muertos, I hope I broke your fucking ribs.

Now The Bloodline, we’re one more member strong than what we were but I’m not sitting back. NO! I’m not sitting back and taking any more shit from anyone. When you said that you wanted to be elected the new leader of The Bloodline, to many, it got them thinking. Some, it went over their heads, but to The Bloodline, it was personal. I mean here you come in and say to kick out a man who built The Bloodline and brought us in and was becoming a battering ram to all who stood in our way. Then….in….you….walk. You just said that you wanted to take over The Bloodline but look, now you’re in the door. You’re a part of us. Your swerve fooled everyone in APW but are you still trying to swerve people? They say that in order to kill something, you do it from the inside. (Aaron pauses again). If that’s your goal, then you’re going to have to kill me for that to happen. If your goal is to make The Bloodline stronger, it never was weak. They say that you keep your friends close and your enemies closer, well Johnny, I’m not a friend so you finish that one.

Now don’t read into it that there’s discourse in the camp because once you’re Bloodline, you’re Bloodline. I’m just pissed that I was left in the dark in this situation and things could’ve gone down a different way. A win is a win, yeah, but I know it’s a bitter pill to swallow so I’ll move on. Maybe I’ll talk about what Clearwater said and that he could see me as the North American Champion. Me and Lex Collins, we’ve met before but it wasn’t for the title. Lex won but how close was I to beating him? If that wasn’t for the title, imagine what I’ll do for the title”.

Aaron faded his video as it then stopped.  He would then post it to his page.