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
6.1
The Shape of Water
7.2
Logan
7.8
Focus
6.9
The Dark Knight
8.5
Thelma
6.8
The Visit
6.3
The Cabin in the Woods
6.6
The Intouchables
8.3
Room
8.0
Bright
6.2
Blade Runner
7.9
Zero Dark Thirty
7.0
Gone Girl
7.9
Inception
8.4
A Quiet Place: Day One
6.7
The Village
6.5
Falling Down
7.4
The Life of David Gale
7.4
Gladiator II
6.8