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 Remember: This was the XFL! The XFL was a professional American football league owned by Vince McMahon's Alpha Entertainment, and was headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. It was the successor to the previous XFL, which was controlled by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and NBC, and ran for a single season in 2001. The league followed a similar structure as the original XFL did in 2001, with eight teams, centrally owned and operated by the league (as opposed to the franchise model, with each team having different ownership groups) and spread across the United States in markets currently or recently represented by a National Football League (NFL) franchise, competing in a ten-game season and a two-week postseason in the winter and spring months, after Super Bowl LIV.

In announcing the reformed XFL, McMahon stated that while it would share its name and trademark with the previous incarnation, it will not rely on professional wrestling-inspired features and entertainment elements as its predecessor did, instead aiming to create a league with fewer off-field controversies and faster, simpler play compared to the NFL.

The league announced that its inaugural season would be cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On April 10th, the league laid off several of its employees and players, and formally folded shortly afterwards, leaving the its first and only season of the incarnated league incomplete. All teams went defunct and most of their players were released. The league did allow players from the league to sign with NFL and CFL teams.

XFL files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, will begin to look for buyers

XFL formally ceases all operations, teams go defunct, players released, employees laid off

Several XFL players continue to sign with NFL teams, despite a very possible league folding

Future of the XFL grim after league sends employees off with last paycheck 













 The St. Louis BattleHawks were a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. Home games were played at The Dome At America's Center. The team's fanbase was considered to be the rowdiest in the league, and was by far the most popular team in the XFL. The team joined 7 other teams as part of the incarnation of the now-defunct XFL.