If WWE Was Being Honest About The XFL

by Michael Sidgwick
Vince McMahon SmackDown
WWE.com

The XFL brand is toxic to football fans, roughly analogous to ingesting Tide Pods as a dumb non-trend to everybody else, and of absolutely no concern to WWE fans who might, out of curiosity, watch ten minutes just to get their burial likes in on Twitter.

Would Vince have relaunched the XFL, were All Elite Wrestling a thing in late 2017?

If WWE—Vince—was being honest about the XFL, he’d probably admit that he’s bored of his shiny new toy before he has even unboxed it. His new thing is NXT, and ensuring it kills the competition. And, if you believe the reports that he won’t interfere, you are ignoring history, just like Vince ignored 2001 in simply reviving the league in the first place.

The XFL will stretch his attention and workload, resulting in yet more ill thought-out decisions on the WWE side of his brain. Institutionally incapable of relinquishing full control—it’s clear that Paul Heyman thinks more of tag team wrestling than was shown on RAW—the XFL is nothing but a distraction that will arrive at a time at which Vince, who has never been more out of touch, will oversee more sports entertainment than ever before.

Something is about to create chaos, and it ain’t the f*cking St. Louis Battlehawks.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!