The XFL will return for another season in 2022.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Dany Garcia announced in a video (above) and press release that the XFL will return in the spring of 2022. Johnson and Garcia, along with RedBird Capital Partners, purchased the football league in August for $15 million.
Here is an excerpt from the press release:
“The XFL represents the idea of ultimate opportunity; it’s a league of soul and culture, anchored by the pursuit of dreams and love for the game, that we couldn’t be more proud to lead,” said Garcia and Johnson. “Every XFL player, coach, city and fan is our top priority and we couldn’t be more excited to champion them in an electrifying 2022 season. We are the new XFL—hungry, humble and no one will outwork us.”
“For the love of football and for the safety of our players and fans, we’ll be back on the field in 2022,” said Jeffrey Pollack, XFL President and COO. “The opportunity in front of us, with our new ownership, is simply too big to rush back. We want to do this properly with care and thought for everyone who loves football, especially our players, coaches, partners and fans.”
In August 2020, Dany Garcia, Dwayne Johnson and RedBird Capital Partners acquired substantially all of the assets of Alpha Entertainment LLC, the parent company of the XFL.
After being a one season bust in 2001, the then Vince McMahon owned XFL returned in February 2020. Five weeks into the season, the league was shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league would shortly after file for bankruptcy.