He says that a lot of people assumed he’d strip the NWA Title from Tim Storm after purchasing the company, because Storm was the Champion under the previous owner. Corgan did not want to do that because Storm had a great story, and it was something that they could easily put on television. He adds that Storm is a tremendous human being and he’s been a pleasure to work with thus far.
Corgan points out that there are several performers around the world that he’d love to work with, but he doesn’t want to blow a bunch of money early on by signing all of these talents when the market might not be ready to accept the brand right now. He has a 20-year plan to rebuild the NWA, and his first goal is to re-establish the Title’s prestige. He thinks the initial program between Storm and Nick Aldis has been a great start in accomplishing that goal.
Corgan informs that he had a lot to do with establishing the Rosemary character in TNA, but he credits the talent for making that character come to life. When they were deciding on a theme song for Decay, the talents mentioned that they’d love something that sounded like Marilyn Manson’s song, ‘Nobodies’. Corgan decided he’d just call Manson to ask him if it was okay to use the song, and Manson agreed to it.
Corgan informs that Abyss is a crucial person backstage who does a lot to make that company work. Abyss had a lot to do with the development of the Broken Universe as well, but obviously Matt and Jeff Hardy took that to the level it reached. Corgan felt pressure from TNA officials to shut down the Broken Hardys angle after just one week, but he knew they were on to something because people were talking.
