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This Was the XFL

Movie"The greatest hype on turf"
Audience Score
70
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NR 1 hr 17 minDocumentary
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.
StarringDick EbersolVince McMahonBob Costas
DirectorCharlie Ebersol

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Charlie Ebersol, Mike Lanigan, Fairouz El-Baz
Production Companies:ESPN Films
Movie Tags:
sportsamerican footballfailed business