The Complete History Of The XFL
The XFL was first introduced and officially created on February 2, 2000 at a news conference in New York City by Vince McMahon and then-chairman of NBC Sports, Dick Ebersol. They pushed the concept as a more Y alternative to the NFL. Originally, six teams were announced for the league but at a later date two more teams were announced. Los Angeles, Miami, Orlando, New York, San Francisco, and Washington were the first six teams that were announced. At a later date, Miami and Washington were taken out and were switched to Birmingham, Memphis, Chicago, and Las Vegas, making the total number of teams to eight.
The biggest surprise of The XFL was the nicknames on the back of players’ jerseys. The name “He Hate Me” would be the most popular and most talked about name in the entire XFL. According to sources and fans, the sloppy play, boring announcers, and wrestling kind of feeling would soon doom the league. Attendance and merchandise sales were extremely successful at first, but quickly died down as well.