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Season 3 Episode 14: This Was the XFL

Two longtime friends, pro wrestling impresario Vince McMahon and NBC Sports president Dick Ebersol (Charlie Ebersol's father), team to form the XFL; the film follows the league's rushed development, its innovative approaches to televised football, and its rapid implosion. The ending foreshadows McMahon's plans to launch a new XFL in 2020 and the Ebersols' upcoming involvement in the competing Alliance of American Football in 2019.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

4

Episodes:

140

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

2009

IMDb:

7.5