This Was the XFL

This Was the XFL

77 mins | Documentary | Feb. 2, 2017

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.

This Was the XFL

77 mins | Documentary | Feb. 2, 2017

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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers ESPN Films
Original title This Was the XFL
Directors Charlie Ebersol
Writers

Cast

Dick Ebersol

as Himself

Vince McMahon

as Himself

Bob Costas

as Himself

Jesse Ventura

as Himself

Ken Schanzer

as Himself

Jonathan Coachman

as Himself

Matt Vasgersian

as Himself