5 important things you need to know about the XFL

#2 2020 Release

We've got two years of waiting ahead of us

As you can probably tell at this stage by the hashtag and the company’s official Twitter handle, the XFL will officially launch in 2020. That gives Vinnie Mac two years to put all of the pieces in place, and although that seems like a long way away, fans who were around for the first XFL will probably be thankful to hear about the time frame.

You see, the original incarnation of the XFL was announced just twelve months before things actually got underway. At the time it seemed like a silly idea and looking back on it, that’s probably an accurate statement. There were just too many problems with the league from the get-go, which is why it ceased operations so quickly.