XFL Fans Are Thrilled Over The Rock's Involvement
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has acquired the XFL, after he and his partners (Gerry Cardinale and [...]
It's A Mood
— B/R Wrestling (@BRWrestling) August 3, 2020
How Rock fans are feeling right now, waking up to this XFL news.
prevnextCongrats, Brother!
can't wait to see what you do with this. awesome opportunity to give a lot of athletes who don't "make the cut" a second chance at football, as well. going to create some stars. congrats brother
— BD (@BrandonDavisBD) August 3, 2020
Comicbook.com's Brandon Davis is happy for his buddy The Rock!
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This is exactly what I was thinking, especially if the NFL season doesn’t happen due to COVID. NFL might be too big to bubble, but XFL? 🤔🤔🤔 I love The Rock for this move and creating a platform for overlooked players and staff.
— Geoff H. (@videocognito) August 3, 2020
This is actually not a bad point: in the era of COVID-19, the XFL is a league that could actually sustain it's smaller-scale of play, as opposed to NFL.
prevnextVince McMahon Reacts
"Oh yeah, the name on the XFL contract IS a former WWF Champion, but it's not Vince McMahon..." pic.twitter.com/VuWVsFUNsh
— 🤷♂️ (@ScottyStyles33) August 3, 2020
No this is vince right now, Vince doesn’t own it anymore therefor this helps him in ZERO way pic.twitter.com/8mrngEg4os
— 🧞♂️Stallion Austin🧞♂️ (@_NWO_4_Life_) August 3, 2020
That's a great photo mashup. Although you do gotta wonder how Vince McMahon reacted to The Rock bailing out his failed football venture.
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Congrats, very confident you can do this right!!! so many more players need not only the opportunity to continue to do what they love, but also a chance to show what level they can get to. Well done!!!
— Mike Golic (@espngolic) August 3, 2020
Sports industry figures are already sounding off, voicing their support of The Rock
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The first African American and female owners of an professional sports league! Your reputation ALONE saved the XFL and I couldn’t be any happier. You just saved hundreds of players’ careers.
Proud of you both Dwayne, now let’s fucking roll and bring OUR LEAGUE BACK!
— peter (@sinatraswinery) August 3, 2020
It should be mentioned that this is a historic milestone. And the timing arguably couldn't be better.
prevnextStarted From Baywatch, Now We Here
This is so awesome Dwayne! Congratulations on this! I will never forget the day my wife and I met you in Berlin at the parking lot when you were here for baywatch in 2017! This moment meant so much to me, do you remember? I wish you all the best, much succes, stay safe & healthy pic.twitter.com/7t9OYZ3zLO
— Benny (@BennyBelieveDE) August 3, 2020
This Rock fan got to meet the big guy before he was a major sports league owner. Lucky!
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Now let's make the XFL video game a reality!
— Doug Flutie's Maximum Football (@MaxFootballGame) August 3, 2020
It's already looking like The Rock could have all kinds of XFL licensing opportunities - even if the League itself doesn't take off.
prevnextCome to Philly
I'd love to see Philly get a team and bring back The Philadelphia Stars name which is a nod to our old USFL team. People still celebrate the Stars here.
— Brian Heffron aka The Blue Meanie (@BlueMeanieBWO) August 3, 2020
I'm from there, so I had to post this. Philly fans need another football team to demonize their rivals over.
prevnextDo Not Doubt The Rock!
To all those who say the Rock has brought an awful league... pic.twitter.com/s7liPjoRFA
— 𝙒𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙖 (@wrestlelamia) August 3, 2020
Some people are questioning The Rock's business acumen after buying the XFL. Rock fans have a simple response to that (see above).
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