{"id":23419,"date":"2017-05-01T11:25:10","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T16:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=23419"},"modified":"2017-05-01T11:25:10","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T16:25:10","slug":"billy-corgan-buying-nwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2017\/05\/01\/billy-corgan-buying-nwa\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Corgan buying the NWA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-3605466605\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>Former TNA executive Billy Corgan has finalized a deal to purchase the National Wrestling Alliance, according to Mike Johnson of <a href=\"http:\/\/pwinsider.com\/article\/109356\/exclusive-billy-corgan-finalizes-deal-to-purchase.html?p=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PWInsider.com<\/a>. Corgan will take possession of the name, rights, trademarks, and the NWA Championship title belt. The NWA is currently owned by Bruce Tharpe.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> The NWA name hasn&#8217;t felt meaningful in years, so it will be interesting to see what Corgan intends to do with it going forward. 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