Matt Cardona Comments On His Working Relationship With Billy Corgan

In a recent appearance on NWA Extra, Matt Cardona addressed his relationship with owner Billy Corgan and how he came to be such a key part of NWA’s branding (per Fightful). You can read a few highlights from the interview and watch the full episode below.

On his appreciation for how NWA runs things: “Billy has been great to me. I see his vision for his company, and just like I said, I don’t want to just do the tapings a couple times a year. I think Billy want this to grow, and it’s a slow burn. I think he has that goal and he has that vision, which I appreciate. The first time I came here, I loved that, ‘Matt Cardona, go the podium.’ Okay, what am I saying? Well, there’s no script, there’s no outline. It just have three minutes. I love that luxury of being able to just talk, and it’s not just for me, it’s everybody. It’s not, ‘Here’s everyone’s script but Matt, you can do what you want.’ That’s not it. Everybody can take chances and be themselves. That’s what this business in my opinion should be about. But then on the flip side, there’s people who think I’m politicking. I don’t even have Billy’s number. It’s not like, ‘Hey Billy, here’s this idea.’

On whether or not he strove to be melded into the NWA to the extent that he is: “This is a shoot. The only thing I ever pitched to Billy Corgan, and it was via email, was to bring in VSK. That’s it. I didn’t pitch to have Alwayz Ready. I didn’t pitch all this stuff. People think I’m like sucking up to Billy. I’m not, I’m just not. If Billy sees the value in me, I think he’s a smart man, and I’m gonna do whatever I can to prove him right.”