Ronda Rousey has posted new training photos where she throws punches at a man in preparation for WrestleMania 38, as seen below.
The reboot of the XFL met an unfortunate end due to various reasons, including the pandemic. They had to file for bankruptcy. However, The Rock and his partners bought the XFL, which surprised many fans. In the end, Vince McMahon would sell the rights to the league to Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, and Redbird Capital.
Following his purchase of the promotion, Dwayne Johnson made sure people were aware he had huge plans for the XFL. With the promotion set to launch in 2022, The Rock will certainly be busy as he is at the forefront of the promotion.
On the latest Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer discussed the real story behind the XFL shutting down a couple of years ago. Dave Meltzer revealed that Vince Mcmahon planned on pulling the plug as far as the XFL was concerned even before the pandemic took over the entire world.
“The ratings started good and they did drop every week, but, you know, they were still higher than, like, AEW numbers, and AEW ended up with a TV deal within a few months that paid the money. When Vince was considering folding the league, they went to the TV partners and said, look, you’re getting these numbers from us. We may fold the league unless you pay rights fees, and they said, ‘We got a contract.” And it was a multi-year contract. Of course, AEW also had the multi-year contract AEW, three months in, they ended up getting paid.
Vince was looking to get paid for the TV after posting the early ratings, even when they signed the multi-year contract and they said, ‘We got a multi-year contract. When it’s up we’ll discuss money,’ and Vince threw in the towel.
With Dwayne, I am certain Dwayne is not… Vince was out there with the idea he was going to lose 200 million dollars and then decided after a couple of weeks between all the headaches, and they were probably losing money quicker than they expected, he threw in the towel. COVID was a good excuse, but the reality is there are a million sports leagues. Like, people are saying, ‘Oh, you know, the pandemic killed the XFL,’ and it technically did, but I’m pretty sure that Vince had enough money earmarked for the league. The fact is that there were a million sports leagues that were out there. Many of them shut down. Almost everybody shut down, pretty much everybody shut down except UFC and pro wrestling for months. But, every single one of them came back except the XFL, because Vince was just looking for a way out. And then Dwayne bought the thing, the rights and everything like that.”
WWE Chairman Vince McMahon has the final say in anything and everything that goes on in the company, for better or worse. Vince McMahon also sabotaged Jon Moxley’s matches.
Vince McMahon has been WWE Chairman since 1982 when he bought WWE from his father Vince Sr and his partners. McMahon saw quite a few changes in his company over the last few decades on top of that. All through that, the WWE Chairman continued to adapt to the changing times. However, many fans now feel that he is out of touch and simply has no idea what is good for a WWE Superstar and their growth. The WWE Chairman is larger than life in many ways and he also has his oddities and problems as well.
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