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Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia took the stage at Disney’s upfronts presentation to announce a carriage deal for all 43 of the XFL’s games when the spring pro football league returns in 2023. “We have entered into an exclusive multi-year deal with our partners, the Walt Disney Company, to produce and distribute all of…

The XFL, which was acquired over the summer by Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia and RedBird Capital Partners, says it will not play in 2021 but plans to return in 2022. “It’s an uphill battle,” Johnson wrote in a tweet, “but we’re hungry, humble and no one will outwork us.” The upstart off-season rival to the NFL, a…

The XFL, a twice-unsuccessful professional football alternative to the NFL fronted by WWE chief Vince McMahon, has been sold to Dany Garcia, Dwayne Johnson and RedBird Capital Partners for $15 million. The new owners were selected as the winning bidder for the assets controlled by Alpha Entertainment, the parent…

UPDATED, 12:29 PM: XFL, the pro football league relaunched this year by WWE’s Vince McMahon, has filed for bankruptcy protection. The move comes three days after the league suspended operations and laid off its staff. BREAKING: XFL files for bankruptcy. N bankruptcy filing reveals that WWE actually does own part of…

The XFL has tossed in the towel on its first season, officially declaring that there’s no hope of bringing back games this year. "The COVID-19 pandemic, and the most recent local and state regulations, have left the XFL no choice but to officially cancel the remainder of the 2020 season," the league said in a…

UPDATED with closing stock price. Saturday’s return of the XFL — an upstart pro football league being resurrected by pro wrestling impresario Vince McMahon — is being overshadowed by trouble at McMahon’s main company, the WWE. The wrestling and entertainment concern reported spotty fourth-quarter results Thursday…

ESPN is set to air every XFL game via its digital platform across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Disney-owned broadcaster will air more than 40 games from the nascent league, which has been resurrected by WWE chief Vince McMahon as a bid to satisfy year-round viewer appetite for football, outside of the…

As the NFL regular season nears the midway point, the revived XFL has revealed its inaugural 2020 schedule of games on Fox, ABC, ESPN, ESPN 2, FS1 and FS2. Have a look below. The upstart pro football league — which has been resurrected by WWE chief Vince McMahon as a bid to satisfy year-round viewer appetite for…

The revived XFL today unveiled the names and logos for its eight teams, with the Los Angeles Wildcats representing the City of Angels and the New York Guardians holding down the other coast. Other league teams include the Dallas Renegades, Houston Roughnecks, St. Louis BattleHawks, Seattle Dragons, Tampa Bay Vipers…

The XFL, which has been resurrected by WWE chief Vince McMahon as a bid to satisfy year-round viewer appetite for football, has announced multi-year deals with ESPN and FOX Sports to televise games in its inaugural 2020 season. Games will have broadcast slots each weekend on ABC and Fox, with carriage on cable via…

WWE chief Vince McMahon confirmed today that he is reviving the XFL, a professional football league that infamously flamed out after one season in its first incarnation, a joint venture with NBC in 2001. The league will begin play in 2020, and the wrestling impresario insisted during a news conference that the…

UPDATE:  The XFL’s return may be moving closer to reality. In a move to fund his new Alpha Entertainment, which may be a vehicle to the XFL’s return, wrestling mogul Vince McMahon has filed details with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the sale of 3.34 million shares of his WWE empire, equaling about…