Billy Corgan Addresses NWA TV Deals Following WWE NXT Move To CW

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Billy Corgan has addressed NWA TV deals following WWE NXT move to The CW.

On November 7, WWE announced that they had reached a new five-year agreement with The CW Network to bring NXT over the network starting in October 2024.

This news followed recent reports and rumours that indicated the NWA were in talks with The CW to bring two programs over to the station.

However, at NWA Samhain, a controversial segment aired with a party featuring wrestlers doing cocaine. This led to The CW receiving online criticism over the segment that could have negatively affected the deal.

Appearing on Drew Garbo Live, Corgan was asked about the NWA and making a deal with a TV network. He answered:

“I’d like to say, first and foremost, we are a television content producer. Wrestling in the 21st century is television first and everything else second.”

“That’s not to say that the second is not important, but if you can’t drive from television down, you’re going to have a hard time building an audience.”

“Certainly, being on national television in any capacity, digital or otherwise, broadcast network, that’s how you reach the most people.”

“Going into a market like Sarasota, as we’ll be Saturday after next, having people have a routine to reach your television product is part of what makes people want to see the matches.”

“We are free on YouTube, but the way YouTube works, and the way people’s schedules are, unless they go looking for stuff, they may not know you’re there.”

“TV deals are at the core of it, and there has been a ton of speculation lately, and I stand by what I said. We have two TV deals with a top 20 network.”

“That’s all I can say for now. There is lots of speculation that’s not true, but I can stand here and say, hand on heart, that is absolutely true,” 

A new report has revealed that NWA talent are growing frustrated with Billy Corgan following the news of WWE NXT moving to The CW, which you can read here.

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