For now, though, the spring league will keep moving forward. While there’s no panic yet from new ownership that features Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, the third iteration of the league founded by Vince McMahon in 2001 lost $60 million in 2023, according to Jabari Young of Forbes.com. For 2024, Young reports that the XFL projects revenue of $100 million, with $20 million coming from ESPN. From the original USFL to the NFL-owned World League (under various names) to the original XFL to the AAF to XFL 2.0 to USFL 2.0 to XFL 3.0, nothing has truly taken root. A minor league arguably would have a better chance of making it during football season.

Source: Forbes June 12, 2023 21:04 UTC