Billy Corgan’s Promotion Gets Reality Slot On AMC

[Deezy]

Billy Corgan’s Promotion Gets Reality Slot On AMC
Smashing Pumpkins front-man Billy Corgan has gotten the green-light from AMC for a reality show, based around his Chicago independent wrestling promotion Resistance Pro. Variety reports:

Viewers will see Corgan create storylines, choreograph fights and manage intense post-match locker room arguments. Produced by Left/Right (“Small Town Security,” “This American Life,” “Mob Wives”); Executive Producers: Ken Druckerman, Banks Tarver, Billy Corgan, and Ghen Maynard.

Eight 60-minute episodes have been commissioned.

Not sure I dig the whole works being shown, but if it works it works. Just think some shit needs to be kept behind the curtain.

AMC really must be desperate to go to wrestling for new content.

 

[Keith]

I agree with you than it kills the magic. Don't like the sound of this idea, but it does seem to be the way things are going. It could bomb or work really well, hard to tell. A fan running a promotion can be a bad idea too.

 

[Deezy]

To be fair to Corgan, he has been running shows since the early 90s. Not alot of fans or money marks can say that.

 

[Chris]

If anything comes of it, this could potentially change the business.

 

[ThatGuyFromNukemHigh]

AMC has an arm wrestling reality show, and one based in a comic book store, cant be any worse than that. Besides, 99.9% of the time they are just showing movies, any original content that is not a talk show based on the original show that just aired should be a good thing.

 

[The Cork]

If anything comes of it, this could potentially change the business.

How, Tough Enough already 'exposed' the insider view to the masses, not like this is a groundbreaking idea.

Will be fun to see indy guys moaning about who goes over though. Fucking marks.

 

[Rated R Superstar]

Total Divas does this a little bit, and nobody freaks out about that. This will work. I'll watch it.

 

[Deezy]

Total Divas does this a little bit, and nobody freaks out about that. This will work. I'll watch it.

Waitwut? Total Divas is strictly kayfabe

 

[Rated R Superstar]

Waitwut? Total Divas is strictly kayfabe

They've been in the back of shows and stuff. Or is it just one of those shows where everybody is trying to be a character?

 

[Nevermore Arcanum]

Dammit, Billy! Get off my TV and make with the new album, already! It's been over a decade since you've been in a recording studio, and your fans need more Pumpkins!

 

[Kiffy Lube]

AMC has an arm wrestling reality show, and one based in a comic book store, cant be any worse than that. Besides, 99.9% of the time they are just showing movies, any original content that is not a talk show based on the original show that just aired should be a good thing.

I recommend Comic Book Men. Fun show.

I don't think I'll be watching this show unless I hear about things I actually wanna bother seeing.

 

[ThatGuyFromNukemHigh]

I recommend Comic Book Men. Fun show.

I don't think I'll be watching this show unless I hear about things I actually wanna bother seeing.

I do watch the show, even picked up the Cryptozoic-Man comic books.