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After everything was resolved in the settlement, I called Ed and said, I think were going to be doing business together in the future and I want you to know there is no issue. I obviously got involved in the Hardy situation which never got resolved to anyones 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, Ive found him to be a pretty straight-forward guy.
Corgan was asked to comment on whether Anthem, which has dealt with constant reports of being strapped for cash, reached out this past July for an investment.
Weve made various overtures to Anthem along the way and theyve made various overtures to me, said Corgan. We havent found anything that is ideal, and Im a firm believer that if a deal doesnt go both ways, then its not a good deal to make. If the NWA was going to be involved in some level with Anthem, wed want it to be a good way all the way around.
Corgan revealed that he proposed a deal that would have allowed Anthem to work directly with himself and the NWA.
We made a very aggressive offer in the last month to go in and help reboot the company, said Corgan. Wed have helped Impact stay more in the lane of the traditional Impact brand, and then set up the NWA as a natural rival, a la Raw versus SmackDown. Unfortunately, we didnt get where we wanted with that offer.
We dont see the brand, or, in this case, the NWA title, as proprietary as having to be on our turf or on our terms, said Corgan. We need to create relationships, much like Anthem is trying to do with AAA, to build and create audiences. Hopefully we can build a long-term relationship with Marquez that is mutually beneficial. He has shown great agility at taking the local TV market and running a profit. He has history with the NWA since the mid-90s, and that was our first shot at doing something across the bow.
https://www.si.com/wrestling/2017/10/02/billy-corgan-officially-announces-rebrand-nwa
This is a really interesting development. It sure sounds like Corgan's offer was probably to act in place of AAA to rekindle to past relationship between NWA and Impact (then TNA) as a bridge-building process.