To close out 2022, Billy Corgan made a bold move with the National Wrestling Alliance, when he took down the paid subscription service on FiteTV – putting NWA Powerrr back on YouTube as a free show. This was a puzzling move from some, but Corgan might have just revealed why this move was really made – as he’s now talking about major interest from larger streaming services.
Billy Corgan Claims Interest In NWA Has Increased By 500% Over Past Year
While speaking with Steve Fall for WrestlingNews.co, Corgan would discuss his talks with streaming platforms over the past year. Corgan had the following to say about a potential deal being made in 2023.
“I’ve probably talked to six or seven streaming platforms in the last year. The NWA, as a property, has increased probably 500% over the last year. That’s both surviving the pandemic, the length in turn I’ve held the company, and the growth of the company internally and publicly, that’s where the interest is up. We’re in a very good position to be having these conversations. The deals that are out there, whether we take those deals, that becomes the million dollar question. I’m at least in a position to have people take us seriously, and that feels quite good. I’ve said it 50 times publicly, as much as I would love the internet crowd to love everything I do, the reason I took this company over is it had a mainstream appeal.”
Corgan would not reveal which services he was in talks with, but getting more financial backing could be huge for the NWA – potentially helping them stand up to larger companies in the industry with All Elite Wrestling or the WWE. Right now, NWA is viewed as a fun little alternative with some solid talent, despite Tyrus currently holding the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
They lost one of their bigger names in 2022 with Nick Aldis stepping away from the company, and NWA Women’s World Champion Kamille is looking for a chance to get into WWE. Will NWA find it’s way onto a major streaming service in 2023? Let us know what you think in the comment section down below.
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