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XFL And USFL Announce Merger

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The XFL and USFL have announced a merger between the two spring football leagues. “If the transaction is consummated, the new league will establish best-in-class operations based on the most recent seasons of both leagues. This historic combination will anchor professional spring football with substantial capabilities and resources to ensure future growth and continue to enhance the development of the collective players, coaches, and staff that are coming together,” the leagues said in a joint statement.

It’s a move many expected as neither spring league was perfect. While the USFL was the better football product, the XFL had better visibility and viewership. The USFL is owned by Fox while the XFL is owned by The Rock and his ex-wife. Both leagues are revivals of older spring leagues. The XFL was first formed in 2001 and folded after a season. It was revived in 2020 but declared for bankruptcy after the pandemic cut its first season short. Meanwhile, the USFL briefly existed during the 1980s before being revived in 2022.

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New Spring League To Debut In 2024

The press release that announced the merge stated that more details about the new league would be announced at a later time. As it stands, there are 16 teams and hundreds of players looking at a somewhat uncertain future. The XFL has teams in Arlington, DC, Houston, Orlando, San Antonio, Seattle, St. Louis, and Vegas. Meanwhile, the USFL operates in Michigan, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Pittsburgh, Birmingham, New Orleans, Houston, and Memphis.

However, as mentioned, the merger will allow a spring football product, especially one without the explicit backing of the NFL, to survive. In the past few years, the various spring leagues have been feeders for the NFL. Following the 2023 seasons, 13 USFL players and 18 XFL players ended up with NFL teams, be it on the active roster or on a practice squad. Notable players include Daniel Whelan, the Packers’ starting punter, and Brandon Aubrey, the Cowboy’s starting kicker.

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WWE & UFC Set To Become One Massive Company

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Vince McMahon and the WWE had themselves an incredible weekend. Overall, WrestleMania proved to be a massive success. There were some great matches and the entertainment was off the charts throughout the entire weekend. Moreover, with Roman Reigns retaining his world title, a lot of fans got what they wanted. While it has been a turbulent year for the company, they are still making some massive moves.

A few months ago, it was rumored that the WWE would be sold to a group of investors from Saudi Arabia. However, that is no longer the case. Instead, it is being reported by TMZ that the WWE and the UFC are going to merge and form one massive sports entertainment company. This deal will feature the UFC owning 51 percent of the company, while the WWE will have the other 49 percent. It is a massive new venture that has unlimited potential. As you can imagine, McMahon is very excited.

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Vince McMahon attends WWE Superstars for Sandy Relief at Cipriani, Wall Street on April 4, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images for WWE)

“Together, we will be a $21+ billion live sports and entertainment powerhouse with a collective fanbase of more than a billion people and an exciting growth opportunity,” McMahon said. “The new company will be well positioned to maximize the value of our combined media rights, enhance sponsorship monetization, develop new forms of content and pursue other strategic mergers and acquisitions to further bolster our strong stable of brands.” For now, it remains to be seen how this partnership will work. The UFC and WWE are very different, although there are some crossover stars.

One has to imagine that we will find out the ramifications of all this, very soon. No matter what, this could go a long way in solidifying the WWE as the biggest wrestling promotion in the world. As for Dana White and the UFC, they continue to dominate the combat sports space. Let us know what you think of this deal, in the comments below. Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for more news from the sports world.

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