Vince McMahon's XFL 2.0 to be announced today
 

Vince McMahon's XFL 2.0 Football League to be announced today

He'll be doing a press conference for his new media company, "Alpha Entertainment" later this afternoon.

I'll watch when it launches. If it's entertaining, I'll stick around for the season.

I'm really worried about this.

Worried that if anthems or kneeling is mentioned that I may rupture something laughing so hard.

BTW Slik, slight mistake. The trademark registered is, amazingly, UrFL or URFL

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"Your Football League"

Ahahahahaha, I love Vince McMahon

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/VinceMcMahon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VinceMcMahon</a> to make a major sports announcement TODAY at 3PM ET. Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/alphaentllc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AlphaEntLLC</a> and watch the LIVE stream on Twitter, Facebook, <a href="https://t.co/GKGkPZYciT">https://t.co/GKGkPZYciT</a> or YouTube. <a href="https://t.co/2tAzIv5Sub">pic.twitter.com/2tAzIv5Sub</a></p>&mdash; Alpha Entertainment (@alphaentllc) <a href="https://twitter.com/alphaentllc/status/956542193480724480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">So <a href="https://twitter.com/alphaentllc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AlphaEntLLC</a> just trialled a live-stream ahead of their press conference at 3PM E.T.<br><br>This was the final shot.<br><br>Ladies and gentlemen, it’s happening. <a href="https://t.co/n5c4UMkpOf">pic.twitter.com/n5c4UMkpOf</a></p>&mdash; The Tag Rope (@tagropemag) <a href="https://twitter.com/tagropemag/status/956553450740944897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2018</a></blockquote>
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So glad Head cleaned himself up and found work.

While XFL is going to be the headline-grabber, I think this is a potentially much bigger, wider-reaching story.

1. It's Vince diversifying his stock, creating a whole other company (advertising "investment opportunities"), that he's going to great lengths to state is outside of the WWE Umbrella. A big part of me sees that and thinks "tax dodge"/"inheritance nest egg".

2. WWE shareholders are, historically, very jumpy at the idea of Vince McMahon not being involved with WWE any more - stock plummeted when Trump "bought" Monday Night RAW. There's a perception that Vince can't do anything but wrestling, and that nobody but Vince can do wrestling

So while telling everyone that this isn't coming from WWE money obviously seems like a way to appease shareholders who might get scared at the idea of a disastrous XFL relaunch, that doesn't completely wash with me, because it still suggests a Vince who, if only out of necessity, will be considerably less involved with WWE.

3. Vince setting up his own company, separate from WWE, and separate from WWE shareholders, makes me think he's at least more open to the idea of selling up than he's ever been before. He's seen the sale of UFC go through, and seen that it hasn't materially affected Dana White's position in the company.

I don't necessarily think he will sell, but I think he's actually thinking about it rather than simply dismissing the thought as he would have a few years ago. With media mergers and buy-outs the talk of the day, and Vince not getting any younger, I can see this being his time to finally sell up - particularly with FOX shopping around and in dire need of content.

4. And this might be the big one. Vince started registering football-related trademarks around the same time that Trump started openly criticizing the NFL. The first obvious thing to come to mind is that Vince is canny enough to capitalize on that, and know that having an alternative league would play well with Trump, and with Trump supporters - who might want to boycott the NFL, but have a tough time committing to it due to them lacking a "Trump-friendly" alternative to shift their attentions to.

The alternate, and frankly more fun explanation, is that Vince moved first. Vince began the groundwork for an XFL reboot, and put in a word with Trump, who began using his platform to systematically undermine the NFL in the eyes of his supporters.

In another lifetime, "Vince McMahon is exerting his influence on the President of the United States" would be an utterly bonkers theory - but we know they're close. And, while Trump spends all his time on Twitter, he only actually follows around 50 people; take out members of his family, his staff, Trump businesses, and FOX News hosts, and you're down to single figures. One of those he follows is Vincent Kennedy McMahon.

Commissioner Head > Commissioner Roger Goodell

I have no doubt Trump will encourage people to watch it, with he and Vince being long-time friends. And I think with Trump's endorsement it guarantees that first game will be a big ratings getter.

No eM pleH on head..not head

Trump will be the first commissioner

Head just came out of rehab!

I expect to see twitter handles on the back of their jerseys now.

One thing I hated about this segment was that the X kept changing colors...... Wait I just rewatched this on Youtube and that didn't happen... Did they re touch it?.....Mandela effect?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I hope Vince personally hands out every XFL uniform like, “HAPPY NEW GEAR! HAAAAAAPY NEW GEAR! HAPPY NEW GEAR, PAL!”</p>&mdash; The Ultimate Worrier (@WorrierMN) <a href="https://twitter.com/WorrierMN/status/956568426620825600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Your XFL name is your first pet’s name + your kindergarten teacher’s last name.</p>&mdash; jordan (@JordanUhl) <a href="https://twitter.com/JordanUhl/status/956568074135769088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Mine is Perry I don't remember

Liz Henwood

I can't remember my kindergarten teacher's name, so I'll go with the classic porn star name of pet's name + street you grew up on.

MAX DEEPWOOD :cool:

Can't wait for more of this.

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Kano Brown.

That's actually not too bad.

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20 minutes

If the rumored 2020 launch date ends up being true, that already gives the revival a huge advantage over the original. A lot more time to properly build the league and training for teams.

Quality of games probably still going to be hit-or-miss but not as bad of a disaster like the original league.

The Revival are great.

This, not so much.

The Revival might play in this league, who knows?

I honestly am curious as to how this will shake out.

Realistically, the original XFL wasn't as big of a failure as everyone hyperbolically misremembers. Just hope the biggest lesson was learned from the first go-round of nearly complete divorce from wrestling. Do like they did with Linda's political career... short of firing people for mentioning the other product, mayhaps. I mean, having JR in the booth was awesome, but backstage skits and trying to force "angles" (like the one coach who said he wanted no part of any potential wrestling style nonsense and was just there to coach football, and they kept trying to manufacture some drama around him to react to and he kept no-selling).

You think the new XFL stars will be used to put over the old XFL stars?

Here we go...

Why are they just doing the WWE 2k18 advert without Snoop Dogg?

yeah, 2020

ELIMINATING HALF TIME

Financially it was. Decimated a years worth of profits for the WWE during one of their hottest times ever.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING: <a href="https://twitter.com/VinceMcMahon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VinceMcMahon</a>’s new league will be called the XFL. Will start in Jan. 2020, have eight teams, players required to stand for National Anthem &amp; Johnny Manziel is NOT eligible to play <a href="https://t.co/KEJA6Q4fua">https://t.co/KEJA6Q4fua</a></p>&mdash; Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) <a href="https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/956618415451623424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2018</a></blockquote>
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No talks with anyone in TV or streaming.

I wish I had hundreds of millions of dollars to waste.

Safety!
Safe!
No specifics
But Safe!

Ahahaha holy shit, the national anthem is a time honoured tradition. He said it exactly like he did against Bret.

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Vince just said that watching 3-hour long matches can be laborious at times :lol:

2 hour games, no halftime

No black athletes are going to want to play in the XFL and it'll end up being the least talented football league that's ever existed.

They should and still take a knee. See what happens when they try and take "politics" out of it then.

Just say "The national anthem will be played before players are on the field"

Anyone with criminal records are not allowed in the league, even a DUI.

RIP Usos football career.

Michael Cole will not be calling the action.

Can already see potential players and coaches hating the no half-time rule considering that gets rid of mid-game rest and adjustments.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’ve got 2 years to prepare <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/XFL2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#XFL2020</a> ����</p>&mdash; Nia Jax (@NiaJaxWWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/NiaJaxWWE/status/956622202400583682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2018</a></blockquote>
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:lol: at this ending song for the new XFL

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Vince restraining from flying into a rage via repeated questions.

He said 30 man rosters so I don't see it being regular 11 on 11 football. Maybe 9 on 9 with 3 linemen. I don't think playing in NFL stadiums is a good idea either. I think MLS stadiams would make more sense and whynot just leave the field the same and play on a wider field.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“Playing the national anthem before a sporting event is a time honored tradition in sports.” VINCE DOESN’T EVEN PLAY THE NATIONAL ANTHEM BEFORE MANIA. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Xfl2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Xfl2020</a></p>&mdash; Brian Maxwell Mann (@BrianMaxMann) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrianMaxMann/status/956621877971218432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I cannot believe the balls on Vince McMahon to say that watching 3 hour football games are &quot;too laborious&quot; while he puts on a dragging 3 hour wrestling program week after week that fans BEG him to cut down to 2 hours at every chance. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/XFL2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#XFL2020</a></p>&mdash; Robbie Fox (@RobbieBarstool) <a href="https://twitter.com/RobbieBarstool/status/956622673358057478?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I cannot believe the balls on Vince McMahon to say that watching 3 hour football games are &quot;too laborious&quot; while he puts on a dragging 3 hour wrestling program week after week that fans BEG him to cut down to 2 hours at every chance. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/XFL2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#XFL2020</a></p>&mdash; Robbie Fox (@RobbieBarstool) <a href="https://twitter.com/RobbieBarstool/status/956622673358057478?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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I believe he does play it before Mania.

"We're going to listen to the fans"



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"This is the Future" bit at the end reminded me of Snoop's commercial for WWE 2K18.

Thought it was funny anytime Kap was brought up about playing he'd always say if a player follows the rules but said Tim Tebow could play.

Vince just must love to wank away money.

He kept talking about 7 months where football isn't played, but then he said looking at January/February for the season. Isn't that when NFL is in playoffs and Superbowl?

Is it just me or does Vince suddenly look much older? Noticed it on that farce of an anniversary show that he looks older and his voice sounds to be very hoarse.

Here's the full summary of the conference:

Network talks? Don't be silly! Safety? Yes! Safety how? No idea! Cities? I dunno! BUT ONLY GOOD PEOPLE NOT FOLKS THAT KNEEL THROUGH SONGS OR HAVE CRIMINAL RECORDS

WE HAVE THOUGHT THAT PART THROUGH

THOROUGHLY

I'd say he'd start right after the Super Bowl.

You can tell how much the wrestling landscape has changed.

XFL 2001 - The Rock cutting promos! Wrestling announcers calling the games! TONS of crossover.

XFL 2018 - Nope. Nothing to do with WWE. No crossover. It's not even the same company! What's a WWE???

Given how terrible the talent pool for this league is going to be, maybe I'll go to the tryouts for the Stamford Swagger Soaring Eagles.

Thought Vince didn't own the rights to the XFL anymore.

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Probably a mistake by him since ESPN says its 40 man rosters. That's enough for regular football and have enough for reserves before injuries start to kick in.


January is probably out since he'd be dealing with the college bowls and NFL playoffs. February/March is better although the trade-off is people might be tired of watching football by then.

Spring puts him in direct competition with baseball and the NBA playoffs. Also people caring a lot less about wanting to watch football.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">the best thing about this tweet is people replying &quot;actually it's for 2020&quot; as if factual accuracy about Football But More Openly Bigoted improves this joke about how mean and ugly our world is</p>&mdash; Michæl Lu†z (@WarrenIsDead) <a href="https://twitter.com/WarrenIsDead/status/956629150529413120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2018</a></blockquote>
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I bet the one thing they borrow from the E is their concussion docs/policies

definitely had to make sure to virtue signal in his post.

Well he's not wrong

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What is that guy "Michael Lutz" talking about

He sounds like Shawn Michaels in this vid ffs.

I agree


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Honestly, they should just have NO ANTHEM. Before I’m called un-American, remember that 99.9% of us have jobs where we don’t hear the national anthem at the beginning of our day <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/XFL2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#XFL2020</a></p>&mdash; DavKind (@DavKind76) <a href="https://twitter.com/DavKind76/status/956628038791434241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2018</a></blockquote>
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National Anthems in sports are dumb. I fully support anyone's right to protest during them. But if Vince McMahon wants his stupid patriot league, and is like DEADSET on those rules, then so be it.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">When asked if Manziel, Kaepernick, and Tebow would be welcomed into the XFL, Vince McMahon said nobody with a criminal record would be allowed, then concluded by saying that meant Tebow would be allowed.<br><br>His inference was clear. He suggested Kaepernick was an unwelcome criminal.</p>&mdash; Shaun King (@ShaunKing) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/956633977753882624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2018</a></blockquote>
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lol oh FFS

People standing by tallying perceived microaggressions.

Well, Shaun King is a race baiter and jobber on Twitter so this tweet was expected.


HIT MY MUSIC DUDE

Plus Vince was clearly talking about Manziel.

After 2016 I cut myself off from news/politics. Still shows up on my facebook feed which augments in my mind to a box that says "why are you still on here, go live life dude" so I go live life, brother(s)

Man you are so right. But i am addickted

That Shaun King tweet is quite a stretch from what was actually said.

I mean I think it's total bullshit that Kaepernick has been effectively blackballed from the NFL. Any argument that he's not good enough to play there can be debunked fairly quickly when you compare his career to the Brandon Weedens of the world.

So if he's then told he can't play in the XFL, it's obviously due to his social stances, and it'd be 100% fine to call bullshit on the league.

But there's no evidence yet he won't be allowed to play there and the league is still two years away. So King should cool his jets.

The only song I stand for is Pretty Fly for a White Guy and maybe Christians theme, original version, not the newer one.

The part I find funny is how he said "no politics or social issues!" And then forces his politics on people. It would be easily avoided anyway, just do the anthem before the players come out.

Seems to be a cynical marketing move anyway. It's not like he has the anthem played at Wrestlemania even.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">That’s not what he said about Kap at all. He was asked again about if Kap would be allowed to play in the XFL he said “Why not? As long as he’s a good football player and a good person and can abide by our rules, anyone can play.” I support you, but this take is wrong.</p>&mdash; Burt Macklin (@MrDrake23) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrDrake23/status/956638553601056768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2018</a></blockquote>
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I get what Destor means about Shaun King now...

Vince gonna vince. If he mandates players stand then if they sign between the dotted lines they know what theyre going to get into.

Sleezy promoter will always be a sleezy promoter.

I'm worried that Vince McMahon focusing on this will mean a decline in the quality of WWE programming in the coming months.

Right on all counts about the National Anthem its fucking weird the boner this contry has for such an objectively terrible song

I'd be damn proud if the first version of "JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES" was the anthem. Theme was amazing

KANO BROWN...wants to fuck a dog in the ass.

Very interested to see how this develops. That video package mentioned fantasy sports and.....BETTING?!?......makes it seem like they've got lots of other stuff up their sleeve. What they're trying to accomplish is doable, but they have very little room for error.

They've obviously gone all in on crowd source marketing and they're going to lean on it heavily in trying to figure out what they'll do differently from the NFL.