WATCH: The Rock gets the crowd going for UFL 2024 Birmingham Stallions vs. Arlington Renegades opener

UFL 2024 has begun, and owner and WWE superstar The Rock opened the premier Spring Football League. That's right, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson amped up the crowd for the UFL opener between the Birmingham Stallions and Arlington Renegades.

The opening game of UFL 2024 is a blockbuster, as the back-to-back USFL champs Birmingham Stallions face off against the reigning XFL champions, the Arlington Renegades.

It's a fitting way to start off the amalgamation of the two biggest Spring Football Leagues in the United States of America.

Here's the video:

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UFL 2024 schedule explored

UFL 2024 is the inaugural season of the United Football League. Here's a look at this season's schedule:

Week 1

Saturday, March 30, 2024

• Birmingham Stallions @ Arlington Renegades, 1 p.m. on FOX
• St. Louis Battlehawks @ Michigan Panthers, 4 p.m. on FOX

Sunday, March 31, 2024

• D.C. Defenders @ San Antonio Brahmas, Noon on ESPN
• Memphis Showboats @ Houston Roughnecks, 3 p.m. on ESPN

Week 2

Saturday, April 6, 2024

• San Antonio Brahmas @ Memphis Showboats, Noon on ESPN
• Arlington Renegades @ St. Louis Battlehawks, 8 p.m. on ABC

Sunday, April 7, 2024

• Birmingham Stallions @ Michigan Panthers, Noon on ESPN
• Houston Roughnecks @ D.C. Defenders, 4 p.m. on FOX

Week 3

Saturday, April 13, 2024

• D.C. Defenders @ Arlington Renegades, 1 p.m. on ESPN
• Memphis Showboats @ Birmingham Stallions, 7 p.m. on FOX

Sunday, April 14, 2024

• Houston Roughnecks @ Michigan Panthers, Noon on ABC
• St. Louis Battlehawks @ San Antonio Brahmas, 3 p.m. on ABC

Week 4

Saturday, April 20, 2024

• Memphis Showboats @ St. Louis Battlehawks, 12:30 p.m. on ABC
• D.C. Defenders @ Birmingham Stallions, 7 p.m. on FOX
• Michigan Panthers @ San Antonio Brahmas, 7 p.m. on FOX

Sunday, April 21, 2024

• Arlington Renegades @ Houston Roughnecks, 2 p.m. on FS1

Week 5

Saturday, April 27, 2024

• San Antonio Brahmas @ Arlington Renegades, 7 p.m. on FOX
• Birmingham Stallions @ Houston Roughnecks, 7 p.m. on FOX

Sunday, April 28, 2024

• St. Louis Battlehawks @ D.C. Defenders, Noon on ESPN
• Michigan Panthers @ Memphis Showboats, 3 p.m. on FOX

Week 6

Saturday, May 4, 2024

• Birmingham Stallions @ Memphis Showboats, Noon on ABC
• Houston Roughnecks @ St. Louis Battlehawks, 3 p.m. on FOX

Sunday, May 5, 2024

• Arlington Renegades @ Michigan Panthers, 1 p.m. on FOX
• San Antonio Brahmas @ D.C. Defenders, 4 p.m. on FOX

Week 7

Saturday, May 11, 2024

• Memphis Showboats @ Arlington Renegades, 1 p.m. on ESPN
• St. Louis Battlehawks @ Birmingham Stallions, 4 p.m. on FOX

Sunday, May 12, 2024

• Michigan Panthers @ D.C. Defenders, 12 p.m. on ESPN
• San Antonio Brahmas @ Houston Roughnecks, 3 p.m. on ESPN

Week 8

Saturday, May 18, 2024

• Memphis Showboats @ Michigan Panthers, 4 p.m. on FOX
• Houston Roughnecks @ Birmingham Stallions, 8 p.m. on ESPN2

Sunday, May 19, 2024

• D.C. Defenders @ St. Louis Battlehawks, Noon on ABC
• Arlington Renegades @ San Antonio Brahmas, 4:00 p.m. on FOX

Week 9

Saturday, May 25, 2024

• St. Louis Battlehawks @ Arlington Renegades, Noon on ABC
• Birmingham Stallions @ San Antonio Brahmas, 3 p.m. on ABC

Sunday, May 26, 2024

• D.C. Defenders @ Memphis Showboats, 2:30 p.m. on FOX
• Michigan Panthers @ Houston Roughnecks, 2:30 p.m. on FOX

Week 10

Saturday, June 1, 2024

• Michigan Panthers @ Birmingham Stallions, Noon on ESPN
• San Antonio Brahmas @ St. Louis Battlehawks, 4 p.m. on FOX

Sunday, June 2, 2024

• Arlington Renegades @ D.C. Defenders, Noon on ABC
• Houston Roughnecks @ Memphis Showboats, 7 p.m. on FOX

Conference Championship Matchups

Saturday, June 8, 2024

• X vs. X, 3 p.m. on ABC

Sunday, June 9, 2024

• Y vs. Y, To Be Announced on FOX

UFL Championship Game

Sunday, June 16, 2024

• X vs. Y, To Be Announced on FOX