NWA May Have Just Snorted Away CW TV Deal

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www.hausofwrestling.com/2023/11/04/cocaine-spot-at-nwa-ppv-could-negatively-impact-the-cw-deal-exclusive/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=cocaine-spot-at-nwa-ppv-could-negatively-impact-the-cw-deal-exclusive

As Haus of Wrestling reported, the NWA, owned by Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, recently signed a pair of deals with The CW. The deals will see the NWA bring their weekly Powerrr show and a new reality TV series to the top twenty channel. However, we have learned that the recent cocaine spot upset higher-ups at The CW. We were also told that the cocaine spot was Corgan’s idea, and he pushed for it to be on the pay-per-view.

As it stands, Haus of Wrestling is told that there is an active push by those higher-up at The CW to have the NWA’s content air solely on their The CW app and not on their actual television airwaves. Apparently, when negotiations were going on to bring the NWA to The CW, Corgan was told that the network would not be watching the PPVs and would only be concerned with what happened on the TV show airing on their platform.

[Lizuka #BLM]

Corgan destroying the one thing that could've put NWA on the map with a dumb attention-grabbing spot that I hadn't even heard of until this thread would just be the most hilariously NWA thing imaginable.

[Bo Rida]

Tbf what did CW expect?
Nwa is the old school throwback brand and what says old school wresting more than copious amounts of cocaine?

[chrom]

Not surprised

[dav]

Nov 4, 2023 14:09:30 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

Corgan destroying the one thing that could've put NWA on the map with a dumb attention-grabbing spot that I hadn't even heard of until this thread would just be the most hilariously NWA thing imaginable.

It's like he learned literally every single wrong possible lesson while he was in TNA.

[A Platypus Rave is Correct]

Hey you said you'd only watch TV, so all my terrible ideas being on PPV is certainly A Take...

[Some Baritone guy IS REDEEMED!]

The lesson here is that Billy Corgan should really just be the business guy and let other people handle creative for the show.

[ace]

Why in the world would you sign a deal with NWA in the first place?

[WoodStoner1]

Nov 4, 2023 14:09:52 GMT -5 Bo Rida said:

Tbf what did CW expect?
Nwa is the old school throwback brand and what says old school wresting more than copious amounts of cocaine?

Hetty Woodstone as new NWA GM, and all is forgiven. Sadly ain't like the cast of Ghosts has anything to do right now.

[Some Baritone guy IS REDEEMED!]

Nov 4, 2023 14:54:10 GMT -5 ace said:

Why in the world would you sign a deal with NWA in the first place?

I mean wrestling has been getting more popular again in recent years and the NWA on paper seemed like a safer brand.

[Magnus the Magnificent]

HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH!

[The Captain]

The CW is a desiccated corpse of its former self so it's not like this would've exactly made the NWA the de facto number 3 promotion or anything. But imagine f***ing up that badly because you're Billy Pumpkins.

[mo]

They did what now?

[ace]

Nov 4, 2023 14:57:40 GMT -5 Some Baritone guy IS REDEEMED! said:

Nov 4, 2023 14:54:10 GMT -5 ace said:

Why in the world would you sign a deal with NWA in the first place?

I mean wrestling has been getting more popular again in recent years and the NWA on paper seemed like a safer brand.

I get that they don’t know anything about wrestling…but man…the NWA roster is somehow remarkably underwhelming in an era where there is so much talent that AEW dark matches and Impact preshow matches have great talent on it.

Shit….even MLW brings in interesting outsiders.

[Some Baritone guy IS REDEEMED!]

Nov 4, 2023 15:12:34 GMT -5 ace said:

Nov 4, 2023 14:57:40 GMT -5 Some Baritone guy IS REDEEMED! said:

I mean wrestling has been getting more popular again in recent years and the NWA on paper seemed like a safer brand.

I get that they don’t know anything about wrestling…but man…the NWA roster is somehow remarkably underwhelming in an era where there is so much talent that AEW dark matches and Impact preshow matches have great talent on it.

Shit….even MLW brings in interesting outsiders.

The roster isn't bad, and there's a lot that they can do with what they have, but Billy Corgan is f***ing dreadful with creative. He's simultaneously trying to be ECW and old school NWA with a very questionable eye for what makes a star (I;E Tyrus being the #1 Babyface for the past year, passing on guys like Eddie Kingston, etc.).

[chrom]

Gotta be pretty bad for CW to say: "Nah, we're fine without you."

[xxshoyuweeniexx]

Billy heard TK say an old guy can't do a bump and was like 'f*** it we'll do it live'

[Milkman Norm]

It's 2023. I don't even. Sigh.

[Deleted]

On one hand, you like to see more options for wrestlers and wrestling fans out there.

On the other, LOLNWA.

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Nov 4, 2023 15:11:24 GMT -5 mo said:

They did what now?

Clip is in the link but yeah, Jim Mitchell and others just doin' lines