30 for 30 S03E14 - This Was the XFL
30 for 30 (2009)
S03E14 This Was the XFL
Episode Overview
Vince McMahon, the larger-than-life force behind pro wrestling, and Dick Ebersol, the powerful NBC Sports chief and father of Charlie Ebersol, join forces to create the XFL. The story tracks the league's chaotic, fast-tracked creation, its bold experiments with broadcasting football, and its spectacularly swift collapse. In the end, the narrative hints at McMahon's vision for a 2020 XFL revival, while also teeing up the Ebersols' eventual role in the rival Alliance of American Football, which would launch a year earlier.