I’ll give myself a warning. The following may incite Billy Corgan to call me a hater on his Twitter. But Billy, I kid.
The king of banal controversy and bloggers’ favorite whipping boy, Smashing Pumpkins’ frontman (and yeah, only original member) appeared on Fox Chicago’s Good Day Live (watch video here) to discuss the buzz around his new endeavor — his very own pro wrestling company in Chicago, Resistance Pro Wrestling. This is maybe not much of a shock to people who follow Corgan, be they fans or (more likely) otherwise; he’s been into wrestling for years (big question: how’s his Macho Man impression?). Of course, Billy scoffs at wrestling as entertainment; for his own company, he wants to go back to an “old school feel,” with extra attention to concussion awareness.
For those of you that are now imagining Billy shining up his bald head and strapping on spandex, feel free to continue, but the truth is that he won’t be appearing in the ring (though think about the possibilities: “The Pumpkin Smasher” is just the beginning). As usual, Billy’s situated himself as the brains of the outfit, and he is making the media circuit to announce Resistance’s first event, at Chicago’s Excalibur. Oh, and Smashing Pumpkins have a new album coming out sometime this winter. But with Resistance Pro Wrestling to contend with, who cares? You can’t smear on face paint to celebrate a new album.
Resistance Pro Wrestling:
11.25.11 - Chicago, IL - Excalibur (The Sheikh, El Generico, Harry Smith, “and more”)
• Resistance Pro Wrestling: http://www.resistancepro.com
