The sale of the XFL to Dany Garcia, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and RedBird Capital Partners has closed. Garcia sent out the following tweet via her social media.
The deal is officially closed! Excited & humbled to be the first woman to ever own an American major sports league. A big thank you to @TheRock & #GerryCardinale & our incredible teams for all their work the past few months. More #bigmoves to come! #xflowner #ForTheLoveOfFootball
Dany Garcia
The deal is officially closed!
— Dany Garcia (@DanyGarciaCo) August 21, 2020
Excited & humbled to be the first woman to ever own an American major sports league. A big thank you to @TheRock & #GerryCardinale & our incredible teams for all their work the past few months. More #bigmoves to come! #xflowner #ForTheLoveOfFootball pic.twitter.com/pHxSqaenRa
The deal is official closed and “the keys” to the XFL have been handed over. I humbly accept and promise to put my callouses to hard work building our new brand. Congrats to my partners @DanyGarciaCo & #GerryCardinale and our sharp, hungry team. #XFLOwner #ForTheLoveOfFootball
The Rock
The deal is official closed and “the keys” to the XFL have been handed over. I humbly accept and promise to put my callouses to hard work building our new brand. Congrats to my partners @DanyGarciaCo & #GerryCardinale and our sharp, hungry team. #XFLOwner #ForTheLoveOfFootball pic.twitter.com/ctwRlewxxA
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) August 21, 2020
This marks a new era for the XFL. Fans and media types are referencing it as the XFL 3.0. What’s next for the new owners remains to be seen. A TV deal, rehiring staff seem to be the first items in line for the new Ownership group.
The original XFL started in 2001.
XFL 2.0 started in January of 2018.
XFL 3.0 now begins on August 21st 2020.
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