Billy Corgan believes that fans could see the National Wrestling Alliance on television at some point, and he’s having conversations about this potential move.
In recent years, the NWA has aired its flagship show, NWA Powerrr, on YouTube and FITE TV. But during an interview with Scott Fishman of TV Insider, when asked about the possibility of seeing the NWA on cable or network TV, the NWA president expressed his confidence in this outcome. He noted that Tony Khan launching AEW has changed the game, so his conversations about landing a TV deal are “very different now.”
Absolutely,” said Corgan. “I’m already having those conversations. I had those conversations when I first got the company because I wanted to fish around to see what was out there. Most kind of shrugged four or five years ago when wrestling was in a weird lull before WWE started getting these mega TV deals. Of course, before Tony fired up AEW. Now we are in this new ecosystem. Now those conversations are quite different. Before I was the celebrity guy buying a wrestling company with a historic lineage. Very different conversations now.”
Corgan went on to describe how the height of the COVID-19 pandemic proved to be quite challenging, but he doubled down and got more involved with the company’s operations. He stated that, over the past few months, the NWA has been finding its own voice, and he believes this progress will lead to success moving forward.
“I thought seriously during COVID that this was too much for me to handle because of the challenges involved in me trying to run a company,” said Corgan. “But when I made the commitment to double down on it and roll up my sleeves, I put my full effort in. I got much more involved in the production and talent relations departments. I think when you set that tone of putting in the hard work, others pick up on it. I’m operating on a particular business plan and creating a transitional space from what the NWA was in everyone’s minds and bringing it into the modern era.
“Part of that is doing a large amount of beta testing. I’m spending a lot less money than my competitors, so I have to figure out how to maximize the talent we have and the opportunities we have. I think what you’ve seen in the last six months is we are finding our own voice and own stride that is more distinctive. That will be the seed of future success.”
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