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[RBH]

Jonathan Coachman mentioned on an appearance on The Ross Report with Jim Ross that ESPN is currently working on a ” 30 for 30 ” documentary on the XFL.

Coach noted that they've been watching all the old XFL tapes, reliving the games and commentary. Coach also mentioned that former WWE star Jesse Ventura made $1 million a game at one point in the XFL.

 

[BronsonLee]

Hahahaha what the hell @ Jesse's salary

Exactly how much dirt does he have on Vince

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

Coach also mentioned that former WWE star Jesse Ventura made $1 million a game at one point in the XFL.

Jesus christ vince

he ran it like bish did wcw

 

[Tom Nook]

Nice!

 

[Anth0ny]

this is gonna be great.

 

[HStallion]

I remember really trying to get into this league when it first started, partially because I was big into wrestling at the time. I'll be honest the wrestling kind of colored my vision as to what this league was actually going to be compared to what I hoped it would be. I thought it was going to be like a mixture of WWE and Football where players were going the linemen were going to be pile driving the quarter back and you had to put the running back into a submission hold and get him to tap out before the play was called over.

 

[Tagyhag]

Hahahaha what the hell @ Jesse's salary

Exactly how much dirt does he have on Vince

Hey, The Body is worth every penny.

Will watch, I'm still blown away Vince went through the whole plan.

 

[Amory]

Nice. The XFL was so weird that it was kind of awesome.

 

[The_Dama]

the best part about the xfl was the part who gets the ball first. that was about it.

cant wait for the documentary

 

[harSon]

Steelers all time great, Tommy Maddox, is the only XFL league MVP.

 

[BFIB]

They should put the games on the Network to rewatch.

 

[Cagey]

Proud former season ticket holder of the NY/NJ Hitmen.

 

[AlteredBeast]

They should put the games on the Network to rewatch.

Those games were more painful to watch than watching Theismann's leg snap...

 

[HarryDemeanor]

LA Xtreme 4 Life!

 

[JLynn]

I remember when Rod Smart AKA "He Hate Me", made the Eagles practice squad afterwards.

He will never live down that phrase. It's his "Whachoo talkin bout Willis?".

 

[RBH]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LuT7b6Vxkw

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

I went to a Chicago Enforcers game. It was like -15 degrees outside.

It was the worst night of my life.

 

[TheJollyCorner]

30 for 30s are usually always great, so I'm really looking forward to this one (and the inevitable Johnny Manziel one in ten years or so ).

For those that haven't seen it yet, watch the one on the USFL. I believe it's still on Netflix US.
I was a kid in a city with a USFL team and it was fucking fantastic for a while. Great football, pulled in a good, fun crowd, was legitimately competing with the NFL.

Then

Spoiler

Trump

.

Watch it.

 

[manzoman96]

Haha this should be interesting.

Did they already do one about the USFL?

Edit: ^ haha thanks. I thought I remembered them doing one. I should give that one a rewatch.

 

[Sanjuro]

Yes please.

Also, the 30 for 30 music chime gives me chills.

 

[Bronx-Man]

I think my dad still has a NY/NJ Hitmen jersey.

 

[Gig]

the best part about the xfl was the part who gets the ball first. that was about it.

cant wait for the documentary

Didn't someone get injured on the very first attempt?

 

[Mattlikewhoa]

This is going to be great!

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Didn't someone get injured on the very first attempt?

Yes.

Orlando free safety Hassan Shamsid-Deen suffered a separated shoulder prior to the Rage's 33–29 season-opening win over the Chicago Enforcers at Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium on February 3. He ended up missing the remainder of the campaign.

 

[JLynn]

I also remember they had unique camera angles, like the camera that was literally hanging on a cable above the goal posts that panned left to right. The NFL snatched that up real quick.

 

[Tagyhag]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LuT7b6Vxkw

Holy shit, Rodney why?

 

[Juicy Bob]

If anyone's curious, I strongly recommend the OSW Review guys' retrospective on the whole XFL debacle to give you a brief overview of what happened.

 

[biggersmaller]

Should be interesting. I was really excited for the XFL. Was disappointed when it wasn't "Xtreme" enough (i.e. real football).

Hahahaha what the hell @ Jesse's salary

Exactly how much dirt does he have on Vince

As a Minneapolis resident I remember the local controversy over a sitting Governor taking the time to become a sports announcer. If I recall correctly, his response was something along the lines of "What I do during my free time is my business."

I basically didn't give a shit. He reformed the tax code and got light rail tracks laid.

 

[Tom Nook]

Steelers all time great, Tommy Maddox, is the only XFL league MVP.

AKA 30 for 30: The Tommy Maddox story.

 

[mreddie]

I hope it's a good sequel to the USFL special.

For those not in the know, OSW Reviews covers it.

EDIT: DAMMIT JUICY ROWLET

 

[chuckddd]

LA Xtreme 4 Life!

TOMMY!

That's my quarterback.

 

[dskillzhtown]

the best part about the xfl was the part who gets the ball first. that was about it.

cant wait for the documentary

Spider/Sky cam came from XFL, the cameraman on the field came from the XFL. The entire "all-access" stuff all leagues are doing now came from there. They were pioneers as far as presentation goes and initially the ratings and attendance were good. But Vince pretty much killed it with his meddling, IIRC.

 

[studyguy]

The ONLY thing I remember is two dudes dashing at the ball to see who got it first?
Is that right? Someone got super fucked up doing it, no?

 

[PassiveObserver]

For Jesse, every game was the Million Dollar Game.

 

[jasminlovesyoux]

I went to a Xfl game back in the day in LA. I barely remember anything except fireworks and my brother dancing with the cheerleaders in the stands.

 

[dankir]

Whatever happened with that one time they went into the cheerleader's dressing room?

I remember the commercial "In a desperate attempt to raise our ratings....."

 

[RBH]

Whatever happened with that one time they went into the cheerleader's dressing room?

I remember the commercial "In a desperate attempt to raise our ratings....."

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=203260924#post203260924

 

[Fox318]

LETS GO XFL

 

[dankir]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=203260924#post203260924

 

[Sanjuro]

I like to think we are all better people for living through this experiment.

 

[Fox318]

I like to think we are all better people for living through this experiment.

Only good thing that came out of it was a different presentation style for football.

Other than that its living proof that Vince McMachon knows nothing outside of taking advantage of carnies

 

[BobTheFork]

If anyone's curious, I strongly recommend the OSW Review guys' retrospective on the whole XFL debacle to give you a brief overview of what happened.

Damn beat me to it. They did a good job explaining it, as they always do.

Only good thing that came out of it was a different presentation style for football.

Other than that its living proof that Vince McMachon knows nothing outside of taking advantage of carnies

I can think of few words to describe Football fans better than 'Marks' and 'Carnies'

 

[ReAxion]

Jonathan Coachman is almost as good a name as Theo Fightmaster.

 

[TraBuch]

Seriously though, outside of Heenan, has there ever been a better commentator than The Body?

 

[Bobby Roberts]

This is one of the 30 for 30s I've been hoping for.

 

[PassiveObserver]

That's my kicker. One of the worst ever to do it for the Niners. 75 FG%, and he missed at the worst times.

 

[TraBuch]

That's my kicker. One of the worst ever to do it for the Niners. 75 FG%, and he missed at the worst times.

Fuck you. Fuck you for bringing back the memories of Jose Cortez.

 

[mreddie]

This is one of the 30 for 30s I've been hoping for.

I still want the 2001 World Series one they've been hinting for eons.

 

[Sanjuro]

Only good thing that came out of it was a different presentation style for football.

Other than that its living proof that Vince McMachon knows nothing outside of taking advantage of carnies

Better than Goodell!

 

[Baraka in the White House]

I remember really trying to get into this league when it first started, partially because I was big into wrestling at the time. I'll be honest the wrestling kind of colored my vision as to what this league was actually going to be compared to what I hoped it would be. I thought it was going to be like a mixture of WWE and Football where players were going the linemen were going to be pile driving the quarter back and you had to put the running back into a submission hold and get him to tap out before the play was called over.

Everyone thought the same.

Then it turned out to just be football.