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Football News: Dwayne Johnson & Dany Garcia Announce XFL Will Relaunch In 2022

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson took to Twitter on Thursday and announced that the XFL will relaunch in the spring of 2022. The announcement was also shared across social media by Johnson’s business partner, Dany Garcia. The former WWE superstar — who teamed up with RedBird Capital’s Garcia to buy the bankrupt football league in August […]

By Kieran Fisher | 3y ago

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Buys The XFL Out Of Bankruptcy, Promises ‘Something Special’

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and a team of partners purchased the XFL after the alternative football league filed for bankruptcy, TMZ reported. The actor/wrestler promised the league would become “something special.” The twice-defunct league was scheduled to go on the auction block on Monday. However, in an 11th-hour deal, Johnson and his partners purchased it […]

By Aaron Homer | 3y ago

Brandon Reilly Retires From Football

Brandon Reilly has officially called it a career. The former Nebraska football star announced on Twitter that he was retiring from the sport. The receiver began his statement by saying “football started as something fun to do.” He went on to talk about his rise from walk-on with the Huskers to making the NFL as […]

By Oliver VanDervoort | 3y ago

De’Mornay Pierson-El Returns To Raiders After Coronavirus-Shortened XFL Stint

The Las Vegas Raiders brought a former Nebraska Cornhusker wide receiver back into the fold on Thursday. The team, which has been adding speed during the NFL draft, added a little bit more by signing De’Mornay Pierson-El. Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk reported the team brought back the player just a few weeks after his stint […]

By Oliver VanDervoort | 3y ago

Ousted XFL Commissioner Oliver Luck Is Suing Vince McMahon

WWE chairman Vince McMahon — who owns the XFL through his company Alpha Entertainment, LLC — is being sued by the league’s former commissioner and CEO, according to a breaking report published in The Athletic. Oliver Luck, who signed on to help run the league when it was officially brought back to life in 2018, […]

By Ryan Aston | 3y ago

Tampa Bay Vipers Vs. LA Wildcats Preview, Odds: XFL Week 5 Wraps With 2 Teams Fighting To Stay In Playoff Race

The new XFL gets its first big test on prime-time television on Sunday, when the revitalized Tampa Bay Vipers travel to Los Angeles to face the Wildcats in what would be the first Sunday night football national telecast since December 29, at least in a regular season, according to Athlon Sports. After another week of […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 3y ago

DC Defenders Vs. Tampa Bay Vipers Preview, Odds: As Last Winless XFL Team, Vipers Look For Home Upset

Though the featured matchup of the XFL Week 4 slate takes place in the early game, as the Houston Roughnecks defend their undefeated record against the 2-1 Dallas Renegades, Sunday’s finale also holds a certain intrigue. The game will answer the question of whether the only winless team on the new pro football circuit, the […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 3y ago

Houston Roughnecks Vs. Dallas Renegades Preview, Odds: XFL Fight For Texas Bragging Rights, West Division Lead

After the first week of play in the new XFL, Houston Roughnecks quarterback P.J. Walker was one of only three to record a passer rating of more than 100. Three weeks into the season, and Walker has firmly set himself as the league’s top MVP candidate, as the only passer to rate over 100 in […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 3y ago

NFL CBA Meeting Between Owners And Players Ends Without Apparent Resolution

The NFL and NFLPA had what is being reported as a four-hour meeting to discuss the upcoming CBA but it doesn’t appear at the moment that the two sides have come to a decision. Dan Graziano reported on Twitter that the meeting had come to a conclusion on Tuesday night but neither side was willing […]

By Oliver VanDervoort | 3y ago

New York Guardians Vs. St. Louis Battlehawks Preview, Odds: XFL Week 3 Brings Pro Football Back To St. Louis

Led by breakout quarterback Jordan Ta’amu, who achieved his second passer rating of at least 100 in the first two games of the XFL season last week, the 1-1 Battlehawks bring professional football back to St. Louis for the first time since 2015 on Sunday. The team hosts the New York Guardians, and though both […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 3y ago

Former Nebraska Football Star De’Mornay Pierson-El Dedicates Standout Game To Grandparents

A Former Nebraska football star seems to have found his niche in the XFL. De’Mornay Pierson-El had a second straight standout game for the St. Louis Battlehawks, despite the team losing their week two contest against the Houston Roughnecks. After Pierson-El put together his second straight solid game, he gave an interview where he made […]

By Oliver VanDervoort | 3y ago

St. Louis Battlehawks Vs. Houston Roughnecks Preview, Odds: XFL Week 2 Finale, ‘Hawks Go For 2nd Texas Victory

After becoming the only XFL team to win a road game in the new league’s opening week, defeating the Dallas Renegades 15-9, the St. Louis Battlehawks enter their Week 2 contest as the biggest underdog in any of the weekend’s games. This is likely due to the ‘Hawks playing their second consecutive road game and […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 3y ago

XFL Receiver Eli Rogers Skipped His Mother’s Funeral To Play In Saturday’s Game

Wide receiver Eli Rogers had a difficult decision to make — to suit up for his second-ever XFL game with the DC Defenders or attend his mother’s funeral. Rogers, who played for three NFL seasons and now is trying to revive his football career in the newly formed league, decided to play. As the USA […]

By Nathan Francis | 3y ago

New York Guardians Quarterback Matt McGloin Rips Team’s Gameplan Before Halftime

Week 2 of the XFL had plenty of television-worthy events, including the starting quarterback for the New York Guardians being replaced and inserted and then ripping his offensive coordinator as the team headed to the locker room for halftime. Matt McGloin arguably has his worst ever game as a pro football player and his frustration […]

By Oliver VanDervoort | 3y ago

Pair Of Former Cornhuskers Start XFL Season In Winning Fashion With St. Louis Battlehawks

Two former Nebraska football players found themselves on the winning side of a game as teammates once again on Sunday. Brandon Reilly and De’Mornay Pierson-El are both members of the St. Louis Battlehawks team that pulled off the biggest upset of a very young XFL season. The Battlehawks entered the game as a 9.5 point […]

By Oliver VanDervoort | 3y ago

Tampa Bay Vipers Vs. New York Guardians Preview, Odds: XFL Week 1, Expected Top Teams In New League Square Off

Just six days after the NFL crowned the Kansas City Chiefs its 54th Super Bowl champion, professional football returned on Saturday with the debut of the resurrected XFL — a league founded by WWE CEO Vince McMahon that played one season in 2001 before folding. Now, 19 years later, McMahon has a new version of […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 3y ago

Former Dallas Cowboys Player Dez Bryant Rules Out Joining The XFL

Former Dallas Cowboys star receiver Dez Bryant wants to get back on the football field quite badly. While he doesn’t believe his playing days are over, he’s not willing to strap the pads on for just any old team to prove it. This became abundantly clear on Wednesday when the pass-catcher announced that him playing […]

By Oliver VanDervoort | 3y ago

XFL News: Vince McMahon’s Football League Can Succeed This Time, According To Jim Ross

Football fans are getting ready for today’s NFL Super Bowl game between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers, but the world of football has another event to look forward to this month. Next week will see the relaunch of the XFL, a league owned by WWE owner Vince McMahon that famously failed during […]

By Kieran Fisher | 3y ago

WWE News: Stockholder Suing The Promotion For Diverting Resources To The XFL

In less than two months, Vince McMahon will step out from behind the world of WWE and revive the XFL to bring fans more professional football. The league already had one run many years ago and failed, but Vince believes it can actually thrive and be successful. Unfortunately for him, one WWE stockholder believes that […]

By Danny Cox | 3y ago

XFL News: Draftee Turns Down League Contract, Will Make More Money As Software Developer

Earlier this month, the XFL held its draft for each of the new teams to select their players and build their rosters. Numerous players are looking at this league as a second chance or a possible stepping stone to the NFL. One player, though, is not overly convinced that the XFL is going to be […]

By Danny Cox | 3y ago

NFL News: Former Saints Wide Receiver In The ‘Non-Call’ Drafted By Vince McMahon’s XFL

The New Orleans Saints are currently on a four-game winning streak without their future Hall of Fame quarterback even on the field. While they are winning with Teddy Bridgewater under center, some of their former players have been hoping to find new homes during the recent XFL draft. One of those players did end up […]

By Danny Cox | 3y ago

XFL Rumors: Draft Dates Now Set And Details Revealed For Training Camps

Vince McMahon believes that there is more to life than professional wrestling and that is why he’s dipping back into the world of football. The XFL will return in February 2020 for its second run, and things are truly starting to come together for the new-old league. Now, there are rumors flying around that the […]

By Danny Cox | 4y ago

WWE News: Two Former Superstars Almost Tried Out For XFL

Back in August, The Inquisitr reported that the XFL had revealed its team names and their logos ahead of the new iteration of the league, which is set to kick off next year. Due to Vince McMahon’s association with the football league, it’s always going to have a relationship with WWE. During its last incarnation, […]

By Kieran Fisher | 4y ago

The XFL Unveils Names, Logos, Epic Teaser Trailers For 8 Teams In Advance Of 2020 Season

Vince McMahon isn’t just all about the world of professional wrestling as he has once again brought back the XFL. Yes, the man who has lived his life in the squared circle is also tackling the gridiron, and on Wednesday, it became even more real. With the return of the XFL coming in February of […]

By Danny Cox | 4y ago

New XFL Reaches TV Deals With ESPN, Fox Sports

The original XFL was an “extreme” football league that was launched by longtime WWE head Vince McMahon in 2001, at the height of WWE’s “attitude” era, with the idea of applying that culture toward pro football. The league was a massive failure, posting some of the lowest TV ratings in history up until that point, […]

By Stephen Silver | 4y ago

NFL Rumors: Trevor Lawrence Could Leave College For The XFL After 2019, But NFL Keeps Him Out Until 2021

Trevor Lawrence, the 19-year-old true freshman who on Monday led Clemson University to the college football national championship — the first true freshman to accomplish that feat in more than 30 years — is already being described as “a legend,” (per ESPN), and by Rivals.com as “the most special quarterback prospect I’ve seen,” among numerous […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 4y ago

The XFL May Let Teams Try For A Five-Point Conversion After A Touchdown

The XFL is working on some innovative rule changes ahead of its February, 2020, launch, and one of those might be the chance to go for a five-point conversion after a touchdown. The re-do of the once-failed football league is aiming to add in some exciting features to set it apart from the NFL, and […]

By Nathan Francis | 4y ago

Eight Cities Officially Announced To Receive XFL Teams For First Season In 2020

Back in January of this year, Vince McMahon announced that he would be stepping out of the world of professional wrestling and back onto the gridiron again. Yes, the XFL is coming back and it will have its inaugural (return) season in 2020, but fans had no real idea if there would even be a […]

By Danny Cox | 4y ago

WWE News: Vince McMahon Sells Another $22 Million Of WWE Stock – Here’s How Many Shares He Has Remaining

Vince McMahon has been a wrestling giant for decades now, but he has often branched out into other ventures to see what he could do as an all-around businessman. Right now, he is in the middle of bringing back the XFL in 2020 and looks to have them as another professional football league for fans […]

By Danny Cox | 4y ago

Vince McMahon To Announce The Eight Cities Getting XFL Teams For 2020 Season

Earlier this year, WWE owner Vince McMahon revealed that he was bringing back the XFL to give fans another brand of football other than the NFL. So far, there has not been a lot of information given about the return of the league, but there will be next week. A huge announcement is set for […]

By Danny Cox | 4y ago

WWE News: Bret Hart Shoots On The XFL And Martha Hart, Says She Has ‘Done More To Erase’ Owen’s Memory

WWE Hall of Fame inductee and wrestling legend Bret “The Hitman” Hart was recently a guest on the In This Corner CBS Sports podcast. Bret Hart didn’t mince words when it came to the XFL making a return and why Owen Hart deserves to be in the WWE Hall of Fame. Many fans, and even […]

By Carter Lee | 5y ago

Vince McMahon Reportedly Plans To Spend $500 Million On XFL, Leading To Criticism Of His WWE Wrestler Salaries

Vince McMahon is reportedly planning a spending spree to get the XFL off the ground, leading to a new round of criticism about his spending on wrestlers in the WWE. On Friday, a report from ESPN‘s Darren Rovell claimed that McMahon is planning a much larger-than-expected spending to get his revived football league off the […]

By Nathan Francis | 5y ago

WWE News: Tim Tebow Talks About Joining XFL Or Working With WWE, Names Favorite Wrestlers

While football and baseball star Tim Tebow isn’t part of the WWE and never played in the original XFL, he’s left the door open to potentially working with either of these organizations. He’s also become a more recent fan of professional wrestling and has some favorite legends of the ring. Here’s the latest on what […]

By Matt Couden | 5y ago

NFL Rumors: Colin Kaepernick & Johnny Manziel Given Odds To Join XFL For 2020 Return

The latest NFL rumors have suggested that two former players could join the returning XFL league in 2020. In a recent announcement from WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon, sports fans learned that the league that lasted just one season back in 2001, will make a return in two years from now. That instantly brought […]

By Matt Couden | 5y ago

Vince McMahon Latest Celebrity To Face Past Sexual Assault Allegations

Ever since the Harvey Weinstein allegations came forward, with numerous women coming out and claiming that he sexually abused and assaulted them over the years, many huge celebrity names have found their careers destroyed due to alleged past sexual assaults. Celebrities like Kevin Spacey and Matt Lauer have lost their jobs, and names like Charlie […]

By Shawn Lealos | 5y ago

Tim Tebow Rumors: Former NFL Starter Appears To Be A Top Target For Newly Re-Forming XFL

Tim Tebow has faced rumors of a football comeback for years since falling out of the NFL, but now there is a real, substantial report of a potential comeback — an invite from Vince McMahon to join the soon-to-be-revived XFL. The WWE boss announced this week that he would be reviving his controversial and ultimately […]

By Nathan Francis | 5y ago

XFL 2020 Rumors: Orlando Could Be Among Teams In Rebooted Football League

With Thursday’s announcement of the XFL 2020 season from WWE’s Vince McMahon, rumors of which cities will have teams have come as well. It was announced that a total of eight teams will be part of the XFL when it makes its second attempt at success two years from now. One of those eight could […]

By Matt Couden | 5y ago

WWE News: XFL 2020 Brings WWE Superstars’ Reactions On Twitter

The return of the XFL in 2020 has a lot of people talking, including WWE stars. Thursday’s big sports league announcement from WWE’s Vince McMahon caused plenty of buzz online. That included sports fans as well as McMahon’s employees at the WWE. Among those giving their thoughts on social media were main roster superstars such […]

By Matt Couden | 5y ago

WWE News: Vince McMahon Announces Return Of XFL In 2020, Discusses WWE Role & More

On Thursday afternoon, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon held a live streaming press conference to announce the return of the XFL. The former football league will make a comeback after its one-season of existence years ago. At this time, not a lot of details are known with regard to potential cities that will host teams, but […]

By Matt Couden | 5y ago

WWE News: Triple H Confirms Vince McMahon Will Listen To Offers For WWE, Huge Announcement Coming Today

Triple H was probably of the belief that WWE might end up being his company one day, but it seems as if Vince McMahon is already listening to offers to sell it. It was recently rumored that Vinnie Mac had listened to what Fox had to say about airing WWE programming or even buying the […]

By Danny Cox | 5y ago

WWE Rumors: Vince McMahon Bringing Back XFL In 2020

Back in 2001, NBC and WWE launched an alternative football league to the NFL called the “XFL.” The idea was for the league to feature fewer rules, encourage rough play and be featured during the NFL’s offseason, but it was canceled after one season and Vince McMahon considers the league to be a colossal failure. […]

By Will McCormick | 5y ago

WWE Rumors: Vince McMahon May Actually Sell WWE, And He Already Has A Potential Buyer

Throughout its existence, the WWE (by any name) has been owned by one McMahon or another, and everyone thought it always would be, but things could change. As Vince McMahon gets older, more and more control of the operations have gone over to Stephanie and Triple H, but will it always be that way? Rumors […]

By Danny Cox | 5y ago

WWE News: Former World Champion Reveals What Vince McMahon Thinks About Current WWE Talent, And It Isn’t Good

Vince McMahon has seen all kinds of superstars and wrestlers come and go throughout WWE, but has he been proud of all of them? It is obvious that there are certain stars who end up being higher up the ladder, better, or more popular than others, but one has to wonder how they compare with […]

By Danny Cox | 5y ago

Here Are 15 Ways That WWE CEO Vince McMahon Could Make The XFL A Success

Speculation is running high that WWE boss Vince McMahon is considering reviving the XFL. Among the indications, he recently sold a big chunk of WWE stock as a potential funding mechanism, filed for a number of XFL trademarks, and set up a new personal entity, Alpha Entertainment, that could serve as a holding company for […]

By Robert Jonathan | 5y ago

Ex-WWE Diva Torrie Wilson Opens Up About Vince McMahon And The XFL

Rumors are circulating that WWE CEO Vince McMahon is planning to bring back the XFL and that he even sold a portion of his WWE stock to finance the enterprise. Former WWE star Torrie Wilson thinks that XFL 2.0 could stand a good chance to be a success, and her advice to McMahon is to […]

By Robert Jonathan | 5y ago

WWE News: Vince McMahon Files For ‘XFL’ Trademarks & Sells $100M Of WWE Stock

As of Thursday, WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon reportedly made more moves towards possibly bringing his former professional football league back. The failed “XFL” was a project of McMahon’s back in 2001 which lasted just that year. It now looks like he will attempt to resurrect that concept or build something new out of […]

By Matt Couden | 5y ago

WWE Rumors: Vince McMahon Is Bringing Back The XFL

It may be seen as one of the greatest failures in Vince McMahon‘s history and it has been nearly two decades since it was around, but the XFL may soon make a comeback. Rumors are flying around that the chairman of WWE is looking to get back into the world of professional football and find […]

By Danny Cox | 5y ago

WWE News: Vince McMahon Interested In Restarting Sports League

Under the direction of Charlie Ebersol, sports fans had the opportunity to relive the debacle of the Xtreme Football League (XFL) as “This Was the XFL” commemorated the peaks, valleys, and extinction of the league. Founded 16 years ago, the XFL was geared to create an alternative to the National Football League (NFL) and present […]

By Chris Featherstone | 6y ago

WWE News: Watch XFL ’30 For 30′ ESPN Special Stream Online, ‘This Was The XFL’

Football fans who remember the short-lived XFL, the pro football league founded and operated by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) boss Vince McMahon — and even those who don’t remember the XFL — will want to watch an online stream on Thursday of the new entry in the ESPN 30 For 30 documentary series. The film […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 6y ago

WWE News: ‘This Was The XFL’ Documentary Scheduled For ESPN ’30 For 30′

ESPN recently announced that they will air another WWE-based special, This Was the XFL, scheduled for February 2 at 9 p.m. EST. In this documentary, they will allow the fans to remember the debacle that was the “Xtreme Football League,” or give fans who have no idea a piece of history the WWE is not […]

By Chris Featherstone | 6y ago

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