Joe Alonzo: Billy Corgan Doesn’t Sugarcoat Anything, One Time I Asked Him If He Was Dropped On His Head

Joe Alonzo keeps it just as blunt as Billy Corgan does.

In 2022, Joe Alonzo made his debut for the National Wrestling Alliance where he would go on to become the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion before he departed from the company earlier this year.

When asked about his relationship with the owner of NWA, Billy Corgan, this is what Alonzo had to say.

“I’ve always liked Billy. He’s a little weird, and I told Billy this to himself, he’s a really weird guy. But he’s been famous since he was 19 years old, so I get it. As far as, I like that Billy is very blunt. In a very blunt person, so he doesn’t sugarcoat anything. Whatever’s on his mind, he says. That rubs people the wrong way, [but] it doesn’t for me. Sometimes I think he doesn’t know, I don’t think he’s smart in our world as much as he thinks he is. I’ll say this, sometimes Billy would say things to me, I’m like, ‘Oh, I like Billy.’ Then Billy would say other things. I’m like, ‘Were you dropped on your head? Who’s taking bumps here, me or you?’ He told me, I can’t say who was there for this conversation, but he goes, ‘I don’t know, I think it’s working up who’s gonna earn the next title shot for Colby Corino. It’s gonna be between you and another wrestler.’ I say, ‘Okay.’ He’s like, ‘I haven’t decided if it’s gonna be you or him yet. I think right now he’s killing it, he’s a better heel than you are by far.’ I looked at him, I’m like, ‘Are you okay?’ I straight up told him, ‘That’s cool. I get that’s your opinion, but your opinion’s wrong. You’re wrong.’ I know that’s wild to tell your boss, but I’m sorry, you’re wrong. You’re crazy if you think that.’ I think he respected that I was very honest with my opinion on things. I think the people who were in his ear didn’t like that I was honest. Maybe this is most companies, but at least for the NWA, I think they don’t like when people talk back, and I don’t think it’s telling back. If you read the contract, the contracts say it’s a partnership. I’m not your employee. Im not getting healthcare, I have no benefits. So I’m not your employee. We are a partnership, and we’re doing this together. So if I think something would be better this way, I’m not saying we have to, I’m just throwing a suggestion. Don’t get offended that I’m throwing a suggestion out there. But it was just weird,” Alonzo said.

Alonzo would go on to say that he and Corgan have a good relationship with each other and that he thinks the two would get along great no matter what.

h/t to Fightful for the transcription.

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