10 Shocking Wrestling Moments That’d Rock 2021

7. The Rock Makes The XFL A Success

Vince McMahon XFL
WWE/XFL

To quote the dude screaming about sports on Sky's NFL broadcast intro, "I love football". The guy writing this does. It's one of his favourite games, and he was positively devastated when the revamped XFL faded from screens after just a few weeks earlier this year.

Now, The Rock is on board to resurrect it. This is prime Kayfabe News stuff.

Wouldn't it be incredible (for football fans anyway) if ol' Dwayne Johnson's marketing savvy turned the two-time failure into a third time charm? He has the power to reach a bigger audience than Vince McMahon, which would've seemed ridiculous many moons ago, and Rocky also has passion for the sport.

Perhaps he can be the one to turn those three letters from a laughing stock into serious competition for the NFL. Or, he might turn it into a feeder for Roger Goodell's league and try to leech off their worldwide appeal first.

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