Vince McMahon forms and funds Alpha Entertainment: Possible XFL Revival

[Briefcase]

I thought the 30 for 30 XFL was brilliant from the first time round. As someone who has never been into the NFL (or XFL the first time round) I was gripped to the documentary. 

[SuperBacon]

For a more humorous but no less informative take on the initial XFL debacle 

 

[Statto]

So the league starts play today.

They've (nearly) made it over the first really big hurdle...

[The King of Old School]

BT Sports have the rights to it too, might give it a watch later out of curiosity.

[WyattSheepMask]

So have we all got 2/1 odds that this dies another very quick death?

Original XFL wasn’t shown here was it? Although George Rymer at my school swore blind that he watched a game on Sky Sports

Edited February 8, 2020 by WyattSheepMask

[PBWFan]

I think this season might do not bad - they seem to have learned from their mistakes - first of all having a limited schedule and teams. 
 

The main difference is opting for Saturday and Sunday game days with only two games per day. So the viewing isn’t mega intense

 

i can see them simply dipping their toe this season and expanding in future as opposed to to quick. The rule changes look interesting and their marketing during Super Bowl/playoffs was quite heavy 

 

I reckon they’ve done the business the right way this time and really looking at the “sport” aspect of it rather than trying to bring entertainment and glitz to football like they did the first time.

 

looking forward to seeing it and glad we can watch it live in UK

[BigJag]

https://youtu.be/UCRwd0WdC74

They are trying a few different methods of injecting excitement into the games. Looks like it could be fun 

Live on BT Sport 3 tonight. 

Edited February 8, 2020 by BigJag

[Snitsky's back acne]

For what it's worth there seems to be largely positive comments about it on Twitter.
 

[Hannibal Scorch]

I’m watching the first game. I gave to say the presentation has been very professional. Feels a bit more college football then NFL but not as loud or wacky as when it launched last time. Didn’t see the beginning so not sure if Vince addressed the crowd.  

[SuperBacon]

When’s the Lingerie Bowl on?

[Hannibal Scorch]

3 minutes ago, SuperBacon said:

When’s the Lingerie Bowl on?

10 minute freeview at midnight

[Kamaras-Tash]

3 hours ago, BigJag said:

https://youtu.be/UCRwd0WdC74

They are trying a few different methods of injecting excitement into the games. Looks like it could be fun 

Live on BT Sport 3 tonight. 

Just watched that and it made American football 100x more complicated for me, the normal rules were bad enough

[Statto]

34 minutes ago, Hannibal Scorch said:

I’m watching the first game. I gave to say the presentation has been very professional. Feels a bit more college football then NFL but not as loud or wacky as when it launched last time. Didn’t see the beginning so not sure if Vince addressed the crowd.  

No sign of Vince, in fact only one brief mention of him and not a single one of WWE during the broadcast, IIRC.

The presentation style/look was very typical ESPN, albeit with the obvious XFL tweaks like going into the locker room at half time and the coach/player audio during the game. But yeah, clean & professional (in contrast to the second game, on now, in which Fox Sports' announcers sound like they are calling the game from inside a bucket).

*and as I say that, they've just fixed the sound.

[Otto Dem Wanz]

No Vince promo in an XFL branded leather jacket after marching into the stadium, no Fiend pre tape interview? I'm out.

[King Pitcos]

I read that they run on and interview players immediately after big fuck ups? That sounds fun. I couldn’t sit through American football for it though, so I’m hoping there’ll be compilations of that kind of thing.