Various: Billy Corgan on Criticisms Against Tyrus, Billy Graham Health Update, April’s NJPW TAMASHII Cards

Apr 7, 2023

Billy Corgan Comments On His Belief of Most Online Criticisms Around Tryus Being “Political”

A recent episode of the Under The Ring podcast had National Wrestling Alliance owner Billy Corgan as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Corgan’s thoughts on his belief that most of the online heat or criticisms around Tyrus being the current NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion is due to “political” reasons related to his work on FOX News.

“Well, let’s separate the wrestling and the personal, which isn’t always easy to do. On the wrestling side, I’ve been very, very happy and very satisfied. I think he’s done everything I’ve asked him to do and he’s been great to work with. As far as Tyrus as a public person, I knew Tyrus when he was working at TNA and basically standing with his arms crossed behind Matt Hardy and holding one of the babies, right? I saw when he first started working for Fox, and we’ve stayed in touch through all these years. We have our own relationship. Like myself, when you’re a public person, you say things that not everybody agrees with, but look, he’s on one of the biggest networks in the world. He knows what he’s doing. For better or for worse, he writes his own checks that way. As far as I’m concerned, he has never crossed the line to the point where it’s been detrimental to the NWA. I know not everyone agrees with that opinion, but I think people have this kind of weird sliding scale because there’s lots of blame to go around. When you look at the professional wrestling landscape, where people look the other way at different things, most of the heat around Tyrus is political. As a person who’s been through some of those things myself, I tend not to pay a lot of attention to that stuff, not because it’s not important, but because I think a lot of that stuff is — there’s a lot of energy behind it, which has other agendas. It”s not really down to the individual as much as this culture war type of thing. As far as I’m concerned, we’re a professional wrestling company. We’re here to wrestle.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

“Superstar” Billy Graham Health Status Update

As noted before, WWE Hall of Famer Superstar Billy Graham is currently dealing with a bone infection that has spread to his bone ears and portion of his skull. Graham has been hospitalized for a second time over this health issue.

A health update was recently posted on Graham’s official Facebook page stating that Graham had underwent a MRI this past Monday.

Wayne has a follow up MRI of his head in the morning. They will transport him by ambulance praying for a good report in Jesus name!!!!! Thank you all friends!

NJPW Announces Cards for NJPW TAMASHII Events This Month

New Japan Pro Wrestling recently announced the full cards for their upcoming set of TAMASHII events on April 14-16th in Australia.

Full card for NJPW TAMASHII event on April 14th in Adelaide, Australia:

Delta Brady vs. Amber
Dean Brady & Corndog vs. Robbie Heart & Wrecking Ball
The Parea (Eli Theseus & Gabriel Aeros) vs. Purgatory (Barren & Einar The Strange)
Joey Graham vs. Matt “Grimm” Basso
Rogue Army (Jack Bonza & Bad Luck Fale) vs. The Party Guys (Party Guy Ty & Banjo Powers)
Robbie Eagles vs. Link Barnett
Punch-Drunk Istria vs. Shingo Takagi
Chris Basso vs. Hirooki Goto

Full card for NJPW TAMASHII event on April 15th in Sydney:

Jessica Troy vs. Cherry Stephens
MK+ Ultra (Kai Drake & Michael Spencer) vs. The Velocities (Jude London & Paris De Silva)
Mick Moretti vs. Carter Deams
SMS (Aaron Jake & Unsocial Jordan) vs. Mat Boyton & Backman
Robbie Eagles vs. Andrew Villalobos
Rogue Army (Lyrebird Luchi & Bad Luck Fale) vs. Hirooki Goto & Richard Mulu
Jack Bonza vs. Shingo Takagi

Full card for NJPW TAMAHASHII event on April 16th in Melbourne:

The Parea (Eli Theseus & Gabriel Aeros) vs. The Velocities (Jude London & Paris De Silva)
Jake Taylor vs. Richard Mulu
Jarvis vs. Emman Azman
Rogue Army (Jack Bonza & Bad Luck Fale) vs. The Natural Classics (Tome & Stevie Fillips)
Dusk vs. Slex
Mick Moretti vs. Hirooki Goto
Robbie Eagles vs. Shingo Takagi