Ever since he was a kid, Billy Corgan's been obsessed with the wild world of pro wrestling – it's only in recent years that he's been forced to come to terms with the realities of that world.

"The great thing about professional wrestling," he laughs, "is that anybody who's stupid enough and has enough money can be involved in it."

And he would know; in 2000, with the Smashing Pumpkins headed towards a hiatus, Corgan worked an angle with Extreme Championship Wrestling that saw him get cracked with a bamboo cane. He's had a hand in promoting events for Ring of Honor and Mexico's AAA, and in 2011, Corgan co-founded the Chicago-based Resistance Pro Wrestling. Last year, he took a full-time job as a producer and creative director for Total Nonstop Action – where his work can be seen every Tuesday night on Impact Wrestling (9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT on Pop).

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