This Was the XFL

The greatest hype on turf.

This Was the XFL — Plot

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.

• Release date
• February 2, 2017
• Runtime
• 77 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Charlie Ebersol

This Was the XFL — Cast

Dick Ebersol Himself Vince McMahon Himself Bob Costas Himself Jesse Ventura Himself

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Ken Schanzer Himself Jonathan Coachman Himself Matt Vasgersian Himself