For the second time, the XFL is a failure. For the second year in a row, a Spring league has died a premature death. Each demise came about in isolation, for its own reasons. Truth be told, it’s still unknown as to whether or not it is a salvable idea that could actually produce a sustainable alternative league.
But at least we now know that the XFL, in its current incarnation, will not be the next to attempt it again, as Vince McMahon’s brainchild filed for bankruptcy yesterday, after being forced to cut its inaugural season short amid the Covid-19 pandemic that took the nation by surprise.