XFL Loses Potential Partner As CFL Makes Public Statement

The Rock and his business partners purchased the XFL when Vince McMahon could not revive it in the face of a pandemic. To be fair, McMahon had no idea a pandemic would pop up around the time he was bringing back the football league. There was talk that The Rock’s incarnation could partner with the CFL in some way, but that is not happening now.

The CFL’s official Twitter account sent out a blast on Wednesday morning where it was made 100% clear that they will not be partnering up with the XFL. They did talk about a partnership between the two football leagues, but a collaborative effort is not happening right now.

It was also said that the Canadian Football League is open to working together in the future, but they will need to figure out new ways to do so. At this time both sides have decided not to pursue and further talks.

The Canadian Football League (CFL) released the following statement on Wednesday:

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“Our talks with the XFL, exploring the potential for collaboration and innovation, have been positive and constructive.

While we remain open to finding new ways to work together in the future, we and our XFL counterparts have jointly decided to not pursue any formal arrangements at this time.

We at the CFL are now squarely focused on preparing for August 5^th and the start of our  2021 regular season, which will culminate December 12 with the playing of the 108^th Grey Cup in Hamilton, Ontario.

We are looking forward to this year and  a bright future for our league.”

The Rock and his business partners purchasing the XFL brought a lot of attention to the defunct football league. Vince McMahon brought the XFL out of the ashes, but their 2020 season was short-lived due to the pandemic sweeping in and destroying our society as we knew it. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the XFL’s ratings had already started to slump from a very curious interest to an incredibly passive viewership.

Dwayne Johnson has been a part of one successful project after another. The XFL could turn to gold the moment he touches it, but the CFL has decided to let them do their own thing for now.

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