The renewed XFL football league is owned by Hollywood superstar Dwayne Johnson. He and his business partner Dany Garcia bought the football league for a whopping amount of $15 million. The actor has been a die-hard fan of football from a very young age and his passion did not fade with age. Now he has dedicated himself to reviving the fame of XFL with his involvement. The Rock relaunched the thrilling league for all the die-hard football fans and fans called it XFL 3.0.
With the success of the third season of the minor league, the Jumanji star is prepping for the fourth season and hopes for higher returns than the previous one.
Dwayne Johnson shared updates on the fourth season of XFL
Dwayne Johnson will be launching the fourth season of XFL very soon and the actor is positive about acquiring more players this year. Talking about the updates on the new season, the star shared with GQ,
“I’m sorry I can’t give you even anything juicier, but I do wanna philosophically share this with you. One of the things that we were so excited about with the XFL is that this creates greatness and opportunity year after year. We’ve had 43 players who have gotten offers for the NFL today, and that’s going to increase dramatically after the championship. That celebration is what we’re looking to do every year, and that happens because of the quality of athletes out there. And every year there’s another batch. We wanna be greatness makers. We’re in the business of opportunity, and making the XFL the place to play football. So I’m excited about developing that.”
Johnson will be helming the second season of the football league next year.
Dwayne Johnson draws learnings from his own experiences
Talking to GQ about his love for football and his personal experience as a wrestler, the actor shared that he focused on providing entertainment for the audience.
Black Adam star recalled,
“I started wrestling in flea markets before I got to the WWE. Even in front of 50 people, it was all about sending them home happy. And it’s the exact same thing with the XFL. So I’m excited about 2024 now that fans feel more confident that over this, they got something here.
Bank on it, dude. They can bank on it. We like to say that you watch football, but hopefully, fans are gonna feel like they experience an XFL game. So that’s what I’m excited about, man, for 2024.”
In the context of XFL, he added,
“One of the things that I’m most excited about next season is, watching our XFL cities create their own identity and culture. Like DC, like St. Louis, some of these markets like Seattle, Orlando, and San Antonio. Who knows, coming out of the championship game, what kind of culture is going to be created down in Arlington? I’m excited about that, man because we’re sports lovers. We’re football lovers.
I love the beer snake. I want to create the Teremana Snake. But it always comes down to the fan experience and what those fans can create.”
In terms of finance, Johnson’s XFL did not fare well in 2023 and faced a loss of $60 million.
Source- GQ
