Dwayne Johnson buys the XFL for $15 Million

[isu5000]

(I didn't see this posted in another thread) The Rock, his former wife Dany Garcia, and Redbird Capital buy the XFL from Vince McMahon for 15 million. Call it the XFL 3.0. I like the Rock, he has been a successfully WWE wrestler and actor. Hopefully him and his business partners can make this venture work. https://xflboard.com/news/xfl-3-0-what-do-we-know-what-dont-we-know/

 

[JM4CY]

I have no clue for sure but that seems pretty cheap.

 

[BCClone]

Business partner with the ex-wife? That doesn't sound like an optimal situation.

 

[VeloClone]

(I didn't see this posted in another thread) The Rock, his former wife Dany Garcia, and Redbird Capital buy the XFL from Vince McMahon for 15 million. Call it the XFL 3.0. I like the Rock, he has been a successfully WWE wrestler and actor. Hopefully him and his business partners can make this venture work. https://xflboard.com/news/xfl-3-0-what-do-we-know-what-dont-we-know/

Don't forget that he had a promising football career before some guy named Warren Sapp took his starting position at The U.

 

[isufbcurt]

I am surprised by this. Seems like a waste of money and a garbage investment.

 

[SCNCY]

Don't forget that he had a promising football career before some guy named Warren Sapp took his starting position at The U.

I thought the Rock played linebacker.

 

[Clonehomer]

(I didn't see this posted in another thread) The Rock, his former wife Dany Garcia, and Redbird Capital buy the XFL from Vince McMahon for 15 million. Call it the XFL 3.0. I like the Rock, he has been a successfully WWE wrestler and actor. Hopefully him and his business partners can make this venture work. https://xflboard.com/news/xfl-3-0-what-do-we-know-what-dont-we-know/

Seems like a relatively low cost, high risk opportunity. But, if it works I can see the NFL buying this as a minor league system in a few years for big money. The turmoil in CFB probably give this a better shot than a few years ago. Setup your business as a replacement to CFB rather than washed up NFL guys.

 

[isufbcurt]

I thought the Rock played linebacker.

Nope DT and Ed Orgeron was his DL coach

 

[VeloClone]

I thought the Rock played linebacker.

Warren Sapp to The Rock at Miami: ‘I’m here for your job, b---h’

Sapp did take his job, but The Rock’s fallback plan turned out pretty good in the end.

www.sbnation.com

 

[mynameisjonas]

Maybe he needed a good tax deduction.

 

[SpokaneCY]

(I didn't see this posted in another thread) The Rock, his former wife Dany Garcia, and Redbird Capital buy the XFL from Vince McMahon for 15 million. Call it the XFL 3.0. I like the Rock, he has been a successfully WWE wrestler and actor. Hopefully him and his business partners can make this venture work. https://xflboard.com/news/xfl-3-0-what-do-we-know-what-dont-we-know/

You know how you make $1,000,000? Start with $15,000,000 then watch $14,000,000 swirl the drain...

 

[Mr Janny]

I don't have a lot of faith that the xfl will ever be successful, but 15 million is not a huge investment, considering. The Rock isn't exactly hurting for cash. It's a flyer, for sure.

 

[Rabbuk]

I Wonder if he will do something like make an NFL blitz style video game

 

[throwittoblythe]

I don't have a lot of faith that the xfl will ever be successful, but 15 million is not a huge investment, considering. The Rock isn't exactly hurting for cash. It's a flyer, for sure.

Google machine says his net worth is $320M. So, even if it was 100% his money, it's 5% of his portfolio. Not a big risk for him, really.

 

[khardbored]

Seems like a "cheap" investment. Can probably make half that back in merch alone.