
This Was the XFL
A bold challenge, a fearless experiment and ultimately, a spectacular failure. In 2001, sports entertainment titans Ebersol and McMahon launched the XFL. It was hardly the first time a league had tried to compete with the NFL, but the brash audacity of the bid, combined with the personalities and charisma of Ebersol and McMahon and the marketing behemoths of their respective companies -- NBC and WWE -- captured headlines and a sense of undeniable anticipation about what was to come.
Storyline
A bold challenge, a fearless experiment and ultimately, a spectacular failure. In 2001, sports entertainment titans Ebersol and McMahon launched the XFL. It was hardly the first time a league had tried to compete with the NFL, but the brash audacity of the bid, combined with the personalities and charisma of Ebersol and McMahon and the marketing behemoths of their respective companies -- NBC and WWE -- captured headlines and a sense of undeniable anticipation about what was to come.
Qualified
6.1A Winter Tale
8.0The Mirror
5.0Unforgettable: The Korean War
5.5Nullarbor
7.3Dreaming Under Capitalism
6.6Hot Blood
5.3The Lane
9.7(NULL)
8.1Aux pieds de la gloire
6.0Young and Dangerous 5
6.2Out Of The Cage
8.0Sisters
5.7Horst Lichter - Keine Zeit für Arschlöcher
6.5Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
6.3Hami Nepali Hami Gorkhali
9.5Tscharniblues II
8.0Tischlein deck dich
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