{"id":29791,"date":"2017-10-02T10:59:19","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T15:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=29791"},"modified":"2017-10-02T10:59:42","modified_gmt":"2017-10-02T15:59:42","slug":"billy-corgan-purchasing-nwa-brand-rebuilding-relationship-ed-nordholm-impact-wrestling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2017\/10\/02\/billy-corgan-purchasing-nwa-brand-rebuilding-relationship-ed-nordholm-impact-wrestling\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Corgan on purchasing the NWA brand, rebuilding it, his relationship with Ed Nordholm of Impact Wrestling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-4230381028\" 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><i>Billy Corgan spoke with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated about the purchase of the NWA brand. The following are the highlights of the interview, which can be ready in full at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/wrestling\/2017\/10\/02\/billy-corgan-officially-announces-rebrand-nwa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SI.com<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Corgan on why he bought the NWA brand:<\/b> \u201cWe\u2019ve looked at how the WWE has positioned itself and how Anthem has positioned Impact Wrestling, and now a brand like the NWA, which has built-in recognition value and a history that is unmatched, suddenly starts to become more valuable in this shifting landscape. Maybe we\u2019re not so crazy for buying these three letters after all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Corgan on long term plans:<\/b> &#8220;Our focus is on the NWA plan, and we have a 20-year plan. We\u2019re not going to just come in and throw money around for two years. We\u2019ve learned from the past mistakes of TNA, which we have intimate knowledge of.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>Corgan on rebuilding a damaged brand:<\/b> &#8220;We\u2019re armed with this knowledge, and we\u2019re setting out to rebuild the brand so a fan that currently doesn\u2019t know anything about the NWA will respect the tradition and also respect what we\u2019re trying to accomplish, like a Ring of Honor or a New Japan. That\u2019s where we are starting, and we\u2019re building from there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>Corgan on his relationship with Anthem\/Impact Wrestling&#8217;s Ed Nordholm:<\/b> &#8220;I speak to Ed at least once, if not twice, a week&#8230; After everything was resolved in the settlement, I called Ed and said, \u2018I think we\u2019re going to be doing business together in the future and I want you to know there is no issue.\u2019 I obviously got involved in the Hardy situation which never got resolved to anyone\u2019s satisfaction, though it was close at times. Ed has had to clean up a lot of messes and he takes a lot of stick in the press. Behind the scenes, I\u2019ve found him to be a pretty straight-forward guy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Corgan spoke in more detail about his discussions with Nordholm and the idea of positioning Impact Wrestling and the NWA as rivals, working with Dave Lagana on the project, and his long term plans for the brand. 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