Give Billy Corgan this: He fulfills the traditional definition of “money mark” without having to invest any money. Well, beyond what he spent on Resistance Pro, anyway.
Corgan is a wrestling fan. That’s it. That’s the extent of his “qualifications” to help book TNA. He’s been praised for being “attentive” and “involved” at TNA TV tapings. It’s great that Corgan is those things, but that’s dropping the bar.
Does he have any good ideas? It would be better if Corgan was detached and remote, but had some good ideas.
Because that’s what booking wrestling is about: Good ideas. It’s not about being unduly praised by parasites that would do anything to keep their moneymaker afloat. It’s not about being a creative person in general. It’s about having good ideas, understanding Point A to Point B, perceiving the basics and knowing the wrestling audience.
In an interview, Corgan mentioned exploring a transgendered character. So, he doesn’t know the wrestling audience.
I support the transgendered. Everyone should live as they choose.
But thinking that a wrestling audience would embrace a transgendered character is overestimating the audience’s intelligence and, especially, its tolerance. It could produce embarrassing situations in a live setting. Also, the respectful way to produce a transgendered character is to make that character as normal as possible. So, where’s the value? Would TNA hire and train an actual transgender? Why not? A transgender should get that job.
There are just too many complications. Not to mention that Corgan referred to a transgender as a “he/she” on Twitter in 2011. Would Corgan’s transbashing be part of the angle?
