WWE’s Vince McMahon set to relaunch the XFL in 2020

 

WWE Chairman Vince McMahon is set to hit the grid iron again with his new Alpha Entertainment company which today announced they are reviving the pro football alternative, XFL. McMahon has dominated in entertainment with the WWE empire on TV, live events, and the WWE Network, but in the early 2000 his dive into pro sports with the XFL was a noteworthy dud which ended after one season on NBC TV channels. Fast forward to late 2017, when McMahon sold a big chunk of his WWE stock and rumors soon hit the web that he was looking build a war chest for another shot at the controversial sports league.

Earlier this week, it was widely reported future that the XFL would return in 2020. Today’s official announcement on a live-stream gave more details which you can watch above, in it McMahon fielded reporters question via a phone conference after revealing the league will present a faster game which could potentially not feature a half-time break. .

XFL was covered in a fantastic ’30 for 30′ documentary on ESPN last year. Both NBC Sports head Dick Ebersole and McMahon participated in the documentary which was directed by Charlie Ebersole.