Billy Corgan is the lead singer of The Smashing Pumpkins and also the owner and promoter of the National Wrestling Alliance (@NWA) He sits down with Chris Van Vliet the Blue Wire Studios in Las Vegas to talk about NWA 75 on August 26 & 27 in St Louis. He also discusses the growth of NWA, the decision to make Tyrus the NWA World's Heavyweight Champion, what he learned from working in TNA, becoming the subject of a Family Guy joke, will there ever be a "Rat in a Cage" match, working with Eli Drake (LA Knight) in NWA, balancing Smashing Pumpkins and wrestling, finding a media partner for NWA and much more! 👉 Use the code CVV to get your first month of BlueChew for FREE at http://bluechew.com 00:00 Intro 00:26 Working with Matt Cardona 00:58 Preparing for NWA 75 01:42 Dealing with people inside the ‘wrestling bubble’ 03:33 Where does NWA fit into the wrestling landscape 06:58 Hollywood strikes benefiting pro wrestling 07:53 YouTube as a partner to pro wrestling 09:30 Networks and the future of media 12:47 Who would be the perfect partner for the NWA? 13:52 What is the value of pro wrestling? 16:39 Why does Nostalgia always sell? 18:42 Does he work with WWE? 19:52 People taking him seriously in wrestling 21:40 Criticism of Tyrus in NWA 26:39 Putting the NWA Championship on Tyrus 30:17 What does he look for in new talent? 33:05 LA Knight's recent success 40:08 Why did the NWA change the look of their show 41:40 What did he learn from his time in TNA? 42:39 When does he expect NWA to grow by? 46:27 What’s his elevator pitch for the NWA 50:28 What’s the most annoying thing someone could say? 55:41 His purpose in driving the NWA 57:50 Does Family Guy reach out before using his photo 58:43 Becoming a meme at Disneyland 1:00:30 Will the Forbidden Door ever be opened for NWA 1:07:49 Will there ever be a ‘Rat In A Cage Match’ 1:09:20 His songs guiding the “Watchmen’ trailer 1:11:46 Previewing NWA 75 1:17:18 WWE resigning Wade Barrett 1:17:53 Kamille’s reign as NWA women’s champion 1:19:47 3 Things Billy Corgan is grateful for Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Subscribe to my podcast: https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet #billycorgan #nwawrestling #nwapowerrr #smashingpumpkins