10 Times WWE Got Its Ass Kicked

Not just once, but twice the XFL has created some major problems for WWE.

Back during the football league's initial run in 2001, ratings were quick to drop off, with the gimmicky nature of the XFL turning off many who made the attempt to sample McMahon's idea of pro football. As such, it came as no surprise to see the XFL scrapped after just one season.

Despite being pegged as a completely separate entity to WWE, it's impossible to view the XFL as not having any ties to Vince's wrestling promotion - particularly as that first iteration of the league, according to the April 2001 financials, directly cost WWE just shy of $69 million!

Vince being Vince, he'd of course bring the XFL back to screens earlier this year... only to see the global situation of 2020 cause the league to initially be suspended before bankruptcy was later declared.

The most recent collapse of the XFL has hit Vince McMahon hard, and as a result has caused headaches for those involved with WWE. Just to add to the XFL-created headaches for McMahon and WWE, WWE stockholders are in the midst of a lawsuit based around a possible breach of duties to investors. That breach centres around McMahon and WWE higher-ups potentially diverting WWE resources to Vince's football dream rather than using said resources for World Wrestling Entertainment.

This isn't the only XFL lawsuit causing problems with McMahon and Co., for Oliver Luck - the XFL's former commissioner - is personally suing Vince for wrongful termination.