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Billy Corgan On If Dixie Carter Is Dumb, Being Lied To About WWE, TNA Settlement, Future Litigation
- Updated: December 1, 2016
Sources: PWInsider, PWInsider
Former TNA President and Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan spoke with PWInsider.com’s Mike Johnson following his recent settlement with TNA and Anthem Media & Entertainment. While Corgan is happy with the deal and believes Anthem is in the best position to take over TNA, he has not waived his right to pursue legal action against certain individuals involved in the matter. Corgan called being portrayed as a ‘predatory lender’ by TNA’s legal team “laughable”. Also, Corgan discussed being lied to about negotiations with WWE, and whether Dixie Carter is dumb.
Although Corgan said he is “very happy” with the settlement and he admitted that he feels Anthem is the best to take over TNA, he is not releasing all claims against “certain people”.
“In making this deal with Anthem, and I’m very happy with the deal, and I do sincerely wish them the best. I think they are the best people that have taken over the company, given the circumstances as they’ve played out and from what I know now. With that said, in the deal that I made to make this finally resolve and as [Johnson] said in the beginning of this and I’ve seen other headlines, I did not release all claims involved in this matter. And I specifically put in the paperwork that there were certain people I was in business with within the company that I still have the ability to go after directly.”
During the interview, Corgan suggested that Carter’s willingness to turn on people should show some insight as to her character. As for being described as a ‘predatory lender’ by TNA’s legal team, Corgan claimed to be just the opposite.
“I think right there, that is some incredible insight into the character of Dixie Carter. She was willing to turn on somebody who she called a friend, who she had in her home. She was willing to turn on somebody, who three times, on three separate instances, saved her company and her ass. Do you know what I mean? Somebody who publicly defended …
