FOX News Covers Billy Corgan’s TNA Signing, Corgan Says TNA Characters Might Explore “Race or Transgender” Issues

April 27, 2015

billy-corgan As noted, Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has joined the TNA creative team, and FOX News has published an article covering Corgan’s announcement.

The article notes Corgan signing with TNA comes off the heels of WWE and NBCUniversal launching their “For the Hero in All of Us” campaign, and mistakenly says the brand “plays up the heroic and charitable works by such wrestlers as Tony Cena.”

Corgan had the following to say about the direction of TNA creative, and the possibility of the company exploring new creative themes:

“There is a tremendous opportunity to go into really fresh, new directions. Having characters who explore race or transgender issues is certainly a possibility.

There are ways to explore those themes in ways that are productive, create new stars and show that value-based ‘babyfaces’, no matter what their background, no matter where they come from, can draw new audiences and inspire people in new ways.”

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.