Billy Corgan Reveals WWE Were Interested In Putting NWA On The WWE Network

Outside of WWE content, shows from ICW, PROGRESS Wrestling and wXw all air on the WWE Network internationally and on Peacock in the United States.

WWE have moved away from their direct-to-consumer model for the WWE Network in recent years, instead looking to partner up with streaming services. Prior to that, though, the company showed an interest in adding the National Wrestling Alliance to the Network, Billy Corgan revealed to Fightful.

"There was a lot of talk of being on the Network and obviously their plans with the Network have changed a lot. They made different deals with Peacock. This was before when they were still self-contained and they were looking at different things that they could do. Obviously, they worked with Gabe Sapolsky on EVOLVE and stuff like that. I had a different modality where maybe we would be able to access the library and somehow combine their history, NWA's history, and present wrestling in a different way," Corgan said.

"Again, to maximise assets that they're sitting on that they don't spend a lot of time putting focus on and through something like the NWA, maybe we could create a [beneficial partnership], not only for the NWA but also for them. They were definitely interested in that, it just never got off the ground. I always felt it got up to a certain level of management and whoever's desk it fell upon - I don't necessarily assume it got to Vince's desk - but it seemed to get killed every time it got to somebody's desk."

Instead of the WWE Network, NWA's content airs on FITE and YouTube. The promotion's next major event NWA 74 will take place on August 27 and August 28 and the show will be headlined by Trevor Murdoch vs. Tyrus for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship.