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| Posted By | Discussion Topic: Gee, no more XFL | ||||
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| Rowelentless Black Rock Coalition Do you have a basketball in your car? | posted on 05-10-2001 @ 6:37 PM |    | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: May. 00  | Well we all knew it was fucked from the start. Here is the offical press release. WWF Entertainment and NBC to Discontinue XFL Stamford, Conn. May 10, 2001 - World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWF) in conjunction with its joint venture partner, NBC, today announced that it will discontinue its professional football league, the XFL. The decision was made after determining that the additional investment required to further develop the XFL was not commensurate with the potential return and the risk inherent in pursuing the venture. "While we believe that it is an extraordinary accomplishment to have created a new professional football league in what amounts to less than a year's time, we feel that it is in the best interests of our shareholders and our partners to discontinue the XFL," said Vince McMahon, WWFE Chairman. "I would personally like to thank the employees of the XFL and WWFE, the XFL fans, our partner NBC and especially Dick Ebersol and his team for their perseverance, support and enthusiasm that did not waiver throughout the season. We are all proud of the creative innovations that we introduced in the production of the game as well as in the rule changes that were implemented to increase the excitement and enjoyment of the game and provide a fan-friendly brand of football." Dick Ebersol, Chairman, NBC Sports and Olympics, commented, "Launching a new football league in such a short period of time was a daunting and exciting challenge, but we gave it our best shot in what clearly is a difficult and challenging sports marketplace. I especially want to salute our partners at the WWF, the fans, players and coaches who created a fun and entertaining XFL in-stadium experience." WWFE will report the operations and related costs of discontinuance of the XFL as discontinued operations in its fourth quarter results for the period ended April 30, 2001. The company anticipates that its share of the after-tax cash losses will be approximately $35 million. Signed- F'N Rowelentless  | ||||
| Rone | posted on 05-10-2001 @ 6:41 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | quote: looks like this will have to be updated. :) but seriously, i lost interest in the xfl after the first week.  | ||||
| hugenuge42 | posted on 05-10-2001 @ 7:05 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Mar. 01 | the first weekend, i was a little fired up about it, i figured id watch it while doin some pregamin, or while i was gettin ready to go out, then like most people, the second week came around, and i had no desire to watch anymore, i think the major mistake they made was distancing themselves from the NFL, its football people want to watch, not the cheerleaders, or the cameramen on the field, but football, competition in the purest sense of it, 11 men competing to pay the bills, not pay their entourage like in other pro leagues, if they had done that, and broadcast these games on saturday afternoons, instead of saturday nights, a night when their target audience isnt going to be watchin much television, i think it couldve been a different story But alas, Vinny Mac has a new venture he wants to conquer, WCW, we'll see if that works out any better HEY! | ||||
| Shoring | posted on 05-10-2001 @ 7:42 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Oct. 00 | i guess that guy that watched the xfl is going to have to find something else to watch on sat. nights | ||||
| Corpsegrinderjunk | posted on 05-10-2001 @ 7:56 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Aug. 00 | Yeah, like this is a real fucking surprise... Why fucking bother "Think before you write" - Froy E-Mail Me | ||||
| Sgt Krusty | posted on 05-10-2001 @ 7:57 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Oct. 00 | Quality entertainment like the XFL will be missed for decades. How could they cancel such an entertaining sport? If only there was a pre-game, I think they might have had a chance.  Sig by Pantera.Thanks Filzy/CLS. Allied with Kwyjibo.E-Mail Me or SgtKrusty@opieanthony.com I've adoptedSpunk Bubbles & Crapmatic 2000for 10 days. If they ever decide to post again. | ||||
| My Turn in the Barrel Being a Minor is a Threat to my Social Life PoseUr i ahve 2 threads at teh top, i feel like maynard | posted on 05-10-2001 @ 8:43 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | quote: I actually know that guy. Needless to say he was upset!  | ||||
| IAmMighty | posted on 05-10-2001 @ 8:56 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Sep. 00 | Back to the carwash Rusty. | ||||
| PINKLETTUCE | posted on 05-10-2001 @ 9:27 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Apr. 01 | i thought thexfl would do alittle better but hey who am i. i think we would have watched a little more if the hitmen were winning. but i guess its true, you can't hold a candle to the nfl. IF ASSHOLES COULD FLY THIS PLACE WOULD BE AN AIRPORT. OK TERRIFIC | ||||
| windowlck | posted on 05-10-2001 @ 9:33 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Oct. 00 | the Opie sports curse STRIKES AGAIN!!!!! "What are you gonna do?Release the dogs?! Or the bees?! Or dogs with bees in their mouth so that when they bark they shoot bees at you?" | ||||
| Rowelentless Black Rock Coalition Do you have a basketball in your car? | posted on 05-11-2001 @ 1:24 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: May. 00 | You have to thank god for giving O and A the opportunity to not get further involved with the sinking ship. Signed- F'N Rowelentless | ||||
| Shoring | posted on 05-11-2001 @ 11:28 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Oct. 00 | sat night was a horrible time to put on the games they should have put them on sat afternoons who the hell is home on a sat night ( besides that guy that watched the xfl ) | ||||
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