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XFL Files For Bankruptcy, Bringing An End To Vince McMahon's Second Attempt At Pro Football
Monday, April 13, 2020 - 7:21pm | 502Vince McMahon's XFL football league declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday afternoon. What Happened To The XFL Alpha Entertainment, the parent company behind the XFL, suspended operations on April 10 and the league wasn't expected to return in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The XFL...
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Everything To Know About The XFL Redux
Friday, February 7, 2020 - 5:00pm | 846Now that the Super Bowl is over, are you ready for some football? The new eight-team XFL starts this weekend, hoping to appeal to those fans who just can't wait for the return of football season. You might remember the first version of the XFL. The league played its only season in 2001, and had...
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XFL Inks TV Deal with ESPN, Fox
Monday, May 6, 2019 - 1:37pm | 439The XFL, the upstart spring football league, will have its games broadcast on TV networks ABC and Fox, and on cable on FOX Sports and the ESPN networks under an agreement announced Monday. ABC and ESPN are owned by Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS). The Fox broadcast and cable networks are owned by Fox...
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Vince McMahon Sells $271M Worth Of WWE Stock To Help Fund XFL Reboot
Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 8:27am | 398World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) closed down 3.8 percent Wednesday and continued marginally lower in after-hours trading after CEO Vince McMahon reported a significant divestment. What Happened McMahon sold more than 3.2 million shares — about 4.1 percent of WWE’s...
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Vince McMahon Unveils 8 Cities Hosting XFL Teams In 2020
Wednesday, December 5, 2018 - 2:29pm | 429XFL football is returning to the gridiron in 2020, and eight cities were announced as the homes of XFL teams on Wednesday. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) CEO and XFL owner Vince McMahon has assured WWE investors that WWE has no direct ties to his private company Alpha Entertainment...
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The XFL Is Coming Back: Vince McMahon Promises 'Fan-Centric, Innovative Experience'
Thursday, January 25, 2018 - 5:23pm | 614It’s official: Word Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) CEO Vince McMahon is taking another shot at what many consider the biggest flop of his business career—the XFL. McMahon announced that the XFL will be back on the gridiron in 2020, only this time he will be taking a more...
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Vince McMahon Sells $100 Million Worth Of Stock, Has Eyes On Football Again
Friday, December 22, 2017 - 10:40am | 415World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) stock tumbled 8.6 percent Friday morning after a new filing from the company revealed CEO Vince McMahon has sold more than $100 million of his WWE shares to raise cash to fund a professional sports venture. McMahon sold 3.34 million shares of stock...