ESPN 30 For 30: This Was The XFL

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Can't wait to see this shyt. If they did this and Play makers today it would be gold. They just tried it too early
I'm still pissed off ESPN let the NFL strong arm them into cancelling it :snoop: I don't blame them though. They pretty much hit on everything the league's been dealing with for the past decade. PED's, domestic abuse, gay players, failed drug tests. Playmakers was pretty much a documentary at that point :sas1:
 

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I'm still pissed off ESPN let the NFL strong arm them into cancelling it :snoop: I don't blame them though. They pretty much hit on everything the league's been dealing with for the past decade. PED's, domestic abuse, gay players, failed drug tests. Playmakers was pretty much a documentary at that point :sas1:
I still got the playmakers DVD but I see why the nfl was like nah son even though I loved that show. The piss man coming
 

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Can't wait to see this shyt. If they did this and Play makers today it would be gold. They just tried it too early
am I the only who thinks complete opposite ?

I actually enjoyed the brief time of XFL, but it feels to me like this only couldve been done in late 90s/early 2000s

today,
1)networks try to take the least amount of risk as possible. this shyt was a extremely risky (and rightfully so) venture
2)feminists would stir shyt up
3)CTE stuff would stir shyt up
4)there would be large money disputes over everything and NFL somehow wouldve wanted a cut. NFL was less intrusive back in the day
5)lawsuits. lawsuits everywhere as a result
6)vince mcmahon today is viewed as a complete joke. back then he was at least viewed as a really entertaining joke. WWF was pulling much bigger numbers back then and everyone was talking about it. not so much nowadays.

like, Im thinking a venture like XFL wouldnt even be entertained nowadays and die at the pitch phase because investors would laugh their ass off and invest in something less risky
 
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