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ESPN working on a 30 for 30 special featuring the XFL
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTDtVopmHBc
he was the one guy that got that the XFL wasn't really about the sports aspect.
He had a uniform that said "HE HATE ME" where they normally have the player's last name.
People are still legit shook to this day.
I basically wanted a real life Mutant League Football. Hopefully we genetic engineering on the rise I'll get my wish and one day I'll watch two 8 foot tall line man pull the arms and legs off the quarterback to win the game.
Shabadoo69
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Hell yeah. I was so excited about the XFL back in the day. I even went to one of the first games in Las Vegas. It was pretty fun.
PassiveObserver
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He Hate Me played in Super Bowl XXXVIII. Gained 74 yards on 4 kickoff returns for the Panthers.
whitemex88
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Obligatory Simspsons IMG for everything
Oh, I forgot he played in that game.
ShadowSwordmaster
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This is going to be glorious.
darkside31337
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Cool. So many interesting stories about the XFL and even some cool player stories with He Hate Me and Tommy Maddox.
watching the very first XFL broadcast is hilarious. The very first XFL play ever injured both players because they had that stupid "run to the 50 yard line and fight over a loose ball" stuff. Both players dislocated their shoulder.
Now that in and of itself is not funny, but the announcers were hilarious. They were PROUD that players were being hurt. They kept bragging about how they didn't have insurance from the league, and how little they were payed, because it proved that they were playing for the love of the game, not for money or glory. Then, a few plays later, another player got hurt and they berated the guy on the air for getting hurt. Like one step away from calling the dude a pussy.
Most surreal thing I'd ever seen.
Now that in and of itself is not funny, but the announcers were hilarious. They were PROUD that players were being hurt. They kept bragging about how they didn't have insurance from the league, and how little they were payed, because it proved that they were playing for the love of the game, not for money or glory. Then, a few plays later, another player got hurt and they berated the guy on the air for getting hurt. Like one step away from calling the dude a pussy.
Most surreal thing I'd ever seen.
The Elite
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LA Xtreme 4 Life!
The trophy was a prototype Xbox?
Bam Bam Baklava
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That first Carver hit and that Baisley hit, yikes
Ninja Scooter
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LA Xtreme 4 Life!
The most successful sports franchise in history.
Frozenprince
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So is this gonna be like the USFL one where it's basically a shitload of crapping on Vince while he cackles in his money pit?
I'm down.
I'm down.
Vince McMahon's speech at the first ever XFL game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioh3dXJnzws#t=1m21s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioh3dXJnzws#t=1m21s
Lan Dong Mik
And why would I want them?
XiaNaphryz
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If only the XFL lasted long enough to spawn a video game franchise!
Judging from some of the tackles in the video posted above it would have been like Blitz: The League.
Old Gimlet Eyes
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The XFL wasn't even xtreme, it was boring.
FelixOrion
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Midway had it covered before the xfl even lived
TheXfactor
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friskykillface
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haha holy shit at that 1 million Jesse Ventura salary $$$$$$$
I remember watching the first game live, I bought into it, was alright
this documentary will be awesome
I remember watching the first game live, I bought into it, was alright
this documentary will be awesome
TwntyOneTwlv
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Those hits aren't awesome and cool, those are legit scary as fuck. Who the hell thought this was a good idea? Football is dangerous enough as it is, damn.
Maybe they could catch up with all of the guys who got crippled playing.
smokeandmirrors
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30 for 30s are the best thing ESPN has done in a long fucking time. Maybe ever.
Frozenprince
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The XFL did spawn a couple of decent ideas.
The product was complete garbage, but it had a few good ideas in there.
The product was complete garbage, but it had a few good ideas in there.
Ninja Scooter
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Wonder how much cooperation they'll get from Vince and co. from this. Bill Simmons would always mention when he started the 30 for 30 venture that his dream doc was one on Andre the Giant, but that he never thought the WWE would cooperate enough to make it happen.
I always wonder what would have happened if this would have been the first game on NBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VBka8VTLFc
LA v.s. SF week 1, sellout crowd in SF, last second FG win. Better quality FB than the Saturday night games for sure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VBka8VTLFc
LA v.s. SF week 1, sellout crowd in SF, last second FG win. Better quality FB than the Saturday night games for sure.
Speaking of Andre The Giant, a biopic is now in the works:
http://variety.com/2016/film/news/andre-the-giant-biopic-1201769286/
Ninja Scooter
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Kylo Ren
Frozenprince
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Dwayne in a wig?
Should be a good one
I want a 30 for 30 on Kevin Garnett for paving the way for high school kids going to the NBA he lead the way for Kobe and Lebron
maybe once he retires
http://www.gerweck.net/2016/05/12/espn-working-on-xfl-documentary-for-30-for-30/
That's awful for those production workers.
I was just going to write this. Yeah, the camera on cables was groundbreaking for sure.
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