Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan Joins TNA Wrestling in Creative Role

Longtime Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan is embracing a new passion project, albeit one of the non-musical variety: wrestling.

Corgan is admittedly a massive fan of wrestling and will now join up with Nashville-based TNA Wrestling to start writing storylines for Impact under his new official title: senior producer, creative and talent development.

He announced the move on Twitter.

He also released a statement regarding his involvement with the company (h/t Pitchfork):

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Saying I'm humbled and honored by this opportunity to be part of TNA, a world-class wrestling organization, is an understatement and a dream come true. What's great is the entire TNA organization stands in full support of my music life with the Smashing Pumpkins. In return, I'm fully committed to using my 30 years of entertainment experience, along with my deep-rooted passion for pro wrestling, to take on the thrilling challenge of creatively contributing to IMPACT WRESTLING, finding and developing new talent, and working eye-to-eye with the best-of-the-best. For as cultures currently evolve at great speed, so must pro wrestling meet and supersede such expectations to thrive.

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Back in 2009, Corgan helped promote a TNA event by narrating the lyrics to the Smashing Pumpkins hit, "Bullet with Butterfly Wings."

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Anyone who knows me knows that I don't do ANYTHING half way. And to @IMPACTWRESTLING's credit they brought me in to make things happen

— Billy Corgan (@Billy) April 27, 2015"

[Pitchfork, Wrestling Inc]