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That’s the one where Flair arrived vi helicopter! Wish I had gone to that.

Wrestling was always big in Florida. Got to see the 1991 Royal Rumble at the Miami Arena. I remember watching NWA Worldwide, WWF’s three shows, FCW, ECW, AWA, and even the USWA on television.

That was why they filed for bankruptcy. Alpha Entertainment had at least $100M on tap for the XFL, but losing the TV revenue and ticket revenue was untenable. The bankruptcy filing was to deal with the contracts to coaches like Stoops.

Yep, that was the AAFL's explicit, stated goal. They launched however without enough capital to last a full season. I've presumed that this was the XFL's ultimate end-goal as well.

Brand recognition. Far more than the Alliance for American Football or USFL. XFL had a decent chance of being successful this time around. McMahon and the people around him had done their homework and were ready for at least a 2 year undertaking. It's gone because the league wasn't viable with...

He's essentially buying the rights, and will need to pull in a lot of outside investors to relaunch it. Vince McMahon (under the umbrella of Alpha Entertainment) spent many times that amount to get the league up and running for its 2020 premiere. He also had enough money to keep the league going...