The XFL, whose latest revival as a springtime alternative to the NFL has been steered by Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia, is merging with the USFL.
A brief announcement today indicated the plan, but offered no details, saying more would be announced “at a later date.” Both leagues have been operating under the shadow of not only the NFL, which occupies vast real estate in terms of player talent and the public’s attention, but also their own back stories.
Prior to being acquired in 2020 by Johnson, Garcia and RedBird Capital for $15 million, the XFL had been the passion project of Vince McMahon, the longtime head of the WWE.
Reprising a previous venture with NBC, which sought to draft off the WWE’s edgy showmanship but wound up one of primetime television’s most notorious turkeys, the XFL 2.0 was a more buttoned-down affair.
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