If you’re a fan of the WWE, then you know it was only back in 1999 when the XFL made its first debut. It didn’t turn out that great at the time, and then ended up disintegrating after its first season. It was interesting to find out over the past year that Vince McMahon, founder of the WWE and XFL, wanted to bring the football league back.
When something fails, you often don’t try to do it again. But this time around, McMahon vowed to learn from his mistakes and create a new league that fans will actually enjoy. So, if you’re someone who really misses football during the long summer months, maybe this new rendition of the XFL will be for you.
Today, Vince McMahon is set to show off the logos in the team names of its eight new franchises. These will be the eight franchises that kickoff the new league in February right after the NFL finishes up. The unveiling will take place at an event that will not only reveal the new teams, but introduce the new XFL commissioner Oliver Luck.
This event is set to be shown on ESPN.com, XFL.com, and FOXSports.com. These are streaming options that didn’t exist back in 1999. They might allow the XFL to be more successful in its return. Ratings won’t matter as much and people who are interested in watching the games can download the XFL app.
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The XFL will start with eight teams from Houston, L.A., St. Louis, Tampa Bay, New York, Dallas, and Washington. The first player signed by the XFL was a former Steelers QB and a star at Oklahoma, Landry Jones. More players will be announced as we get closer to the start of the new season in February. After the NFL finishes with its training camp process, hundreds of players across the league to get cut.
The teams include: Tampa Bay Vipers, Seattle Dragons, L.A. Wildcats, Houston Roughnecks, St. Louis Battlehawks, New York Guardians, D.C. Defenders, and the Dallas Renegades.
The XFL season will kick off on February 8th and will air on throughout the Disney and Fox family of channels, including FS1, ESPN, and ABC. In order to bring the XFL back, McMahon sold off millions of dollars’ worth of WWE stock. The first attempt of the league had a lot of fanfare and hype, but its ratings were weak and it was deemed a financial loss.
The company hopes to put out a better product than the first time around. They’re seizing on the current ratings slump seen in the NFL. Politics and controversy have marred the NFL in the past few years. McMahon has vowed there will be no politics when the XFL returns. They hope to create a better, faster, safer, and more entertaining league. They hope to work with the NFL rather than compete against it.
