This Was The XFL - Behind The Titantron (Part 1) - Episode 28
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Works Cited:
Barrasso, Justin. “Bob Costas discusses pro wrestling, the XFL, and that confrontation with Vince McMahon.” Sports Illustrated. Extra Mustard. 10 May 2017.
www.si.com/ext.... Accessed 22 Sept. 2017.
Crossman, Matt. “A Beautiful Corpse: An Oral History of the Fast Life and Quick Death of the XFL.” SB Nation. 7 May 2014.
www.sbnation.c.... Accessed 22 Sept. 2017.
ESPN 30 for 30: This Was the XFL. Directed by Charlie Ebersol, performances by Vince McMahon and Dick Ebersol, ESPN Films, 2017.
Forrest, Matt. Long Bomb: How the XFL Became TV's Biggest Fiasco. Crown, 2002.
Halloway, Daniel. “‘This Was the XFL’ Director on Vince McMahon, Concussions and Whether League Could Make a Comeback.” Daily Variety. 2 Feb. 2017.
variety.com/201.... Accessed 22 Sept. 2017.
Works Referenced:
“Blimp crashes into Oakland restaurant.” ESPN. 31 Jan. 2001. www.espn.com/mo.... Accessed 22 Sept. 2017.
Carter, Bill. “XFL Game Intrusion on 'Saturday Night Live' Roils NBC Executives.” New York Times. Business Day. 13 Feb. 2001.
www.nytimes.com.... Accessed 22 Sept. 2017.
Wong, Alex. “What the Hell is 'He Hate Me' Doing Now?” Complex. 1 Feb. 2017. www.complex.com.... Accessed 22 Sept. 2017.
Ziemer, Tracy. “Where Did XFL Go Wrong?” ABC News. 28 February 2001. abcnews.go.com/... Accessed 22 Sept. 2017.
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Know most of you hate two parters but the next episode will be uplaoded (at the latest) by Wednesday. The last Segment is called "Massive Success but Uncertainty".
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I like your content keep up the great work
Wrestlelamia Multi-parters are a blessing, more videos means more details to learn!
I loved the video! Do you know what the Background music is?! I love it!
Excellent job as always
Wrestlelamia Will you go back doing Behind the Titantron every week again?
You know the shit has hit the fan when even The Simpsons are parodying you!
Marge:
Homer, there is no XFL this year. The league folded!
Homer:
Who told you?!
Marge:
Last year's MVP. He sweeps up toe nails at the hair salon now.
Actually, the MVP, Tommy Maddox, won Superbowl XL for the Steelers. Also, Ron Smart (He Hate Me) helped lead the Carolina Panthers to SB 38.
Merged Zamasu as well as that limon was with the Denver Broncos in sb 48
True. Wasn't he there during SB 50?
Merged Zamasu Being from the UK, I have very little knowledge of such things lol however, the Simpsons gag was brilliant 😉
Hey! Tommy Maddox was the only NFL caliber player they had. He started for the Steelers for 3 years after the league folded before Big Ben took his role.
The overly creepy music in the beginning always makes these stories better.
All the time
Its the God of war theme actually
@@achintyapradhan2000which one
Long story short.... Football and wrestling don't go together....You could had spend that money on those WCW contracts and had the biggest angle in wrestling...But we all know how that turned out..
Blaine Perry 🙏🙏🙏
No, the ACTUAL moral of the story is "Just because you have a great idea, dosn't mean that you're going to be able to do it well."
I mean watch the video. It's clear people LIKED it at first, and some people thought it was going to be good. But freak accidents, and bad planning sunk it.
Vince mcmahon is the reason wcw folded. Lol
@@mattbridge8 no, it's AOL
Yes! Behind the titantron is a great series!
That black and red football and "He Hate Me" is what most will think of when they hear XFL, well other than the word flop.
My brother wasted money on Memphis Maniax season tickets.
XFL sucked!!!
Everybody hated it. They were literally the Walking Meme Punchline of 2002!
Something New lmfao
Something New you know... that’s a good question
Why does McMahon, always want to turn everything into entertainment?
because he isn't the genius he and many other people think he is.
Isn't everything you view on the screen a form of entertainment
@@BaronOfAnarchy u know what he means
… because he’s in the entertainment industry? You gonna ask your landlord why he charges rent too?
@@carlcarlington7317 just because you’re in the “entertainment industry” doesn’t mean you need to stick your nose where it doesn’t belong. you got singers and actors/actresses crossing over into wrestling and y’all hate it.
sports itself is a form of entertainment. but we don’t need all the extra theatrics and spectacles that Vince tries to push on people. most people just want to watch sports and let the players be the entertainment. not the other way around…..if they do….that’s why we have wrestling.
I've been waiting for an episode about the XFL can't wait for part 2
I can't wait for the "This Was The XFL 2020 Edition"
Vince will get it right this time around. NFL ratings are down and both Brady and Belichick have their seasons numbered. The timing couldn't be anymore right especially with Trump as president and Linda McMahon working in the white house.
Lmao hater
LordNMF Aaaaaaand it’s dead now
@Mike Lopez I wouldn't say it's a second rate league. I'd call it a developmental league. The NFL has always taken elements from other football leagues and have always found a few players from these leagues. The WFL, USFL, Arena League, etc. The problem comes when a startup league says they're gonna take on the NFL or trash the NFL. If you want to startup a football league and go head to head with the NFL, you're going to have to overpay for the best college talent and that can't happen when you're getting off the ground.
2023 XFL was a success
The blimp crashing into the seafood restaurant was hilarious
Like the narrator said: "Only the beginning of the XFL's notoriety
That awkward moment when you realize what "Extreme" does to football players in an already dangerous sport...
ComXDude hell yeah, I heard He Hate Me choked his wife out and smothered his son... Extreme
Mike Cee lies
Chris benoit
Behind the titantron... Such a good series!!!! Keep up the hard work man. I'm not sure if you have a team or anything like that, but trust me the hard work that goes into these videos from the script to the research to the actual video clips in each video, shows a lot. 😊
I didn't know about Vince McMahon's NFL and CFL pursuits. No wonder he created the XFL.
I heard of the rumors of his pursuits of the CFL and the Washington team
This is such a great series, keep up the great work
He should wasnt he a helping hand in WWE in the early years too? I remember seeing him in the 50 Years of WWE Documentary.
I always say "there were two disasters in 2001, 9/11 and this."
So this is basically a synopsis of the ESPN's 30 for 30? Well done.
AVERY MERRICK pretty much
There's a decent amount of competition but this is the best series on TH-cam right now. Kudos dude.
Behind the Titantron - such a FANTASTIC series
I remember being super hyped for the XFL, only to be let down by substandard football and unnecessary story lines like the infamous cheer leader locker room debacle. It was a league geared towards the youth of America, which didn't sit well with older football fans. I remember my dad saying he hated it because "they're trying to mix sex and football." This was part of the Attitude era of wrestling and I think if it had been done on a much smaller scale instead of trying to directly compete with the NFL, even though the season was different, it could have been successful. Jumping straight into prime time national tv was a mistake. Should have started small and built itself up, but I guess if the deal is on the table for NBC you can't turn that down. Damn shame because I liked the smashmouth football and different rules they promoted. It did have one big impact on football today though... that camera on wires directly over the football field was started by the XFL
Love this series! Behind the Titantron seems to become your tradermark bro! Nice work and good job
Rod "He Hate Me" Smart went on to briefly play in the NFL. So there's one good thing that happened because of the XFL.
I think it was just too much mountain to climb. In the WWE, even lower end talents are noteworthy and they're almost household names because they're part of the big organization. In the XFL, they needed to make a big signing. He Hate Me was the only guy anybody remembers at all, whereas there are dozens, hundreds even, of NFL players that people can remember playing just right now or in any given year. If the XFL would've spent big money to land a real NFL star and offered a better schedule and less chance of injury? They definitely could've done something w/ it, but they would've sunk so much money into it that it never could've been successful w/o other monetary collaborators. In a nutshell it just never could've worked and it was a bad idea.
NFL: No one is gonna take use on top
XFL 2020: Hold my Beer
"he hate me" gets me every time 😂😂
"He hate me"
Who's He?
A Jew.
I thought he was talking about his agent.
Rod Smart
"He" is the media
Obviously hulk hogan
Can we get a Brian Pillman BTT next? the rise and fall of Pillman?
these just keep getting better and better Wrestlelamea
I remember that Vikings thing...It was Vince, Rush Limbaugh, and some other Millionare trying to buy the Vikings. The third guy one
And here it is the exact moment Vince lost his fucking mind and went from genius to complete nutjob who is now a detriment to the empire he created. If someone was to ever do a fall of WWE video and they needed to pinpoint the very thing that kick started it going down hill I swear it would be the XFL.
WWE still is and will continue to be the top wrestling promotion by far. Wouldn't say they have fallen.
Fuck yes.
Love the content as always, bruddah
...and to think that the XFL might be coming back next year! #HeHateMe
I admit it, I was an XFL fan, my brother and I, and some friends, were all Chicago Enforcers fans. My brother even attended a game. I think I still have a poster.
I still have my XFL jerseys. The numbers & letters on them have either fallen off or partially fallen off.
Finally..my behind the titantron. Thank you sir!!!#
I was probably a handful of people who liked the XFL. My team was the LA Xtreme. Plus, I was hoping the XFL stayed on for at least 3 or 4 more season to give me a chance to play pro football.
Tommy Maddox Went on to play in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers
He Hate Me went on to play for the Panthers.
He won a superbowl with pittsburgh
Love these videos keep em going mane
HE HATE ME!!!
From a far, the XFL was...well an interesting experiment to watch.
Man I’ve been looking everywhere for this ESPN 30 for 30 🙄
This is the only one I have notifications turn on for
Had there been a year 2, Washington, DC would have gotten a team called the Warlords. Detroit was rumored to get a team as well.
Missed opportunity to call the team the Detroit Diesels
lets not forget that our beloved pittsburgh steelers signed the xfl mvp...tommy maddox. draft bust for denver, wrote insurance policies somewhere, xfl mvp, steelers starter for 2 1/2 years, if memory serves.
sigh........
WWE restaurant in NY ...another thing that is no longer there, if I'm not mistaken.
Loving this series. Please please please keep it going
Only real Wwf fans remember this.
As a non-wrestling NFL fan, we remember it too. It might have done well if they delayed the start by 3 weeks. In all the hype, Vince forgot to take advantage of the inherent excitement of football. He didn't give his players enough time to practice and he didn't play enough preseason games to iron out the rules.
Reportedly Vince is looking to start a new football league in 2020. If he follows through, he has a better opportunity than the original XFL because it is widely speculated that there will be a labor dispute in 2021. If the league can gain a following in 2020, it can piggy off the strike to actually put up a fight this time.
XFL is coming back in 2020
TheSmilodon85 I mean, at its core - it’s football - and therefore, more football fans watched it than wrestling fans and that’s why it fucking died. It wasn’t “good enough” football for football fans and it wasn’t good enough wrestling for wrestling fans.
To give you an idea of how many people watched this:
84 mil watched the 2001 Super Bowl and 50+ million tuned into the first XFL game a few short weeks after said Super Bowl. By seasons end, it set records for the smallest amount of viewers for a prime time airing in television history.
#KnowYourFacts2k19
@Drew Taylor It has been confirmed now. Unfortunately, there are no teams in Las Vegas for the inaugural season. The teams will instead be in...
Dallas
Houston
LA
NYC (though really New Jersey)
Seattle
St. Louis
Tampa
DC
Or American fans
Vince: I want a football team!!!
NFL: Haha... no
.
Vine: I still want a team!!!
Washington: sure... wait never mind
.
Canadian team: we'll sell our team....
Vince: how about your league!?!
I can see what Vince was thinking the XFL, it was one of those things that could either have worked spectacularly or fallen flat on its face. Sadly, the latter happpened.
Did you know? Lesnar's theme was the L.A Extreme's entrance song
Can I have a link please?
The Boss Stage1 actually how I found out was from OSW Review they have a piece on it in their channel
I got an NFL commercial while watching this video 😂
I don't remember the XFL (but I did saw a kid wearing a San Francisco Demons shirt in Elementary school in 2002). I didn't know about it until the mid-2000s.
I gave this video a like simply because he didn't demand or recommend a like, like most youtubers.
Gold again keep up the good work
This is comming back!
I really love these types of videos! Please keep going with this series! 😁 Especially since I was waiting for a video on the XFL!
Haven't watched yet, but just gonna drop a like.
If I remember correctly "He Hate Me" was the only player to go pro with the eagles but never made it out of the practice squad. Can't wait for pt2
Nope John Avery, Jermaine Copeland, and Tommy Maddox did well as the Steelers starting QB for 2 seasons.
This is more entertaining than a new movie release!
WTF... No teams, no coaches and no contracts? How on earth did Vinnie think that was going to go well?
Me and my brother both watched one game of the XFL.. We fell asleep.
Are you gonna do a video on the WBF? The world needs to hear Vinnie Mac scream "Gary Strydom. WOOOOOOW !! "
He Hate Me.....
5:45-6:02
Vince McMahon: "Would you please, let me finish?"
"Lorna Michael"? Really? Still the best wrestling related channel on YT, though.
Just imagine if Matt Vasgersion was allowed to stick around. “He Hate Me intercepts the ball and returns it for a touchdown. Santa Maria”!
XFL: The second worst thing to happen in 2001
I remember the "We're going into the Cheerleader's Locker Room" Stunt and "He Hate Me" Meme before Memes were a thing.
Its really PATHETIC that those are the ONLY things I and others can remember about the Trainwreck that was Vince McMahon's XFL.
And yeah, 2001 Really Generally sucked as a year.
Also, the money spent on this disaster of a sport could have went towards making the invasion a really great story line but...can't tell vince nothin lol
there was one nail in the coffin for the XFL. The roughing the passer call when we were promised gratuitous violence. There was a collective sigh among 30+ watching in our house. That was all she wrote for the XFL. Promise the great hits then fine the guy for the great hit. Done right I could totally see the XFL making a comeback provided it was a launching pad for careers
This should've succeeded, i thought the scripted entertainment layout of the WWF would be a cool thing to see in football.
It was doomed to fail.
I wonder if in 2021 you'll do a video about why xfl died again.
Hahaa
Please do a BTT on Jim Dugan and Iron Sheik getting busted in a car together
I've been saying for years that they should simply start the UFL, the Unrestricted Football League. All performance-enhancing drugs are legal and encouraged, there are no illegal hits, and no penalty flags will be used. Players will be allowed to smoke, snort and ingest whatever they feel will make them a more fierce competitor. There are obviously a lot of NFL players who cannot control their aggression off the field (wife/girlfriend assaults), so give them an arena to unleash some of that testosterone.
But here's the catch: no safety gear will be used. No helmets, no pads, no face guards. We could call it Drugby. Hand out awards at the end of the season for the Most/Least Concussions, and Most Bones Broken In A Single Play, and Highest B.A.C. Before A Game.
If they want to get all coked & 'roided out and slam into people with their bare heads, let them. Wouldn't you like to see what 11 enraged football players, high on PCP, do to an opposing quarterback?
They already have something like this. In prison.
It would be awesome if XFL came back to get rid NFL and their nonsense. XFL was always much for funner to watch.
Gaming Palooza Empire what?
I can't wait for "This Was The XFL 2023 Edition"
It's not "Lorn-uh" Michaels. Rather, LORN. No emphasis on the letter "e" at the end.
It failed because Vince McMahon mix in wrestling and XFL.
And I'm willing to bet he's gonna do it again. When will he understand that most grown football fans aren't fans of pro wrestling, especially today when it's not as edgy and adult as it used to be.
Did you know you can skip ads if you fast forward and restart. Might be old news but just passing it on like I found out.
Anything on Stone cold walked out or Hogan losing quick to Sting in Halloween Havoc ??
I like the idea of old school football but the combo of entertainment for children and sloppy play killed it.
Ratings were low; lower than David Arquette winning the Title, the Fingerpoke of Doom and Kiss on Nitro combined!
The fact that he thinks a football league that failed in 2001 to the point where everyone including himself was making fun of it will somehow succeed 19 years later in 2020 proves what a loony Vince is. A wrestling promoter trying to start a football league was always doomed to fail.
and now it's being said that Vince wants another crack at it. REALLY
Dwayne Sisto hes drunk,he doesnt know what hes doing.
Aaaaaaaaaaannnnnnd its gone
@@ErikTheRed99 in all fairness, this was out of their control. The 2nd coming was much better in all facets. I hope it can come back because it really was solid and much better than the AAF and light years better than the first XFL.
What's a 35million dollar lost to a billionaire
Shelby Khan 35 dollars or 3.50
Just remember.... Donald Trump had a football league too...
this 30 for 30 ran last month sometime. it was on some odd ball channel on dish network. fascinating....but ever the disappointment.
I don't blame Vince for being angry. They had one job XD
great series
Why does the background music sound like a horror movie
THE BIGGEST FAILURE in Vince McMahon's legacy
Its coming back
HE HATE ME
That is all I remember...
Sweet brainbuster at 1:56
Here we go again :D
Would have never worked Vince would have told his players to take dives an shit if Vince wanted another team to win.
Newsflash: The XFL will be returning April 2019.
I have yet to see it.
welcome to the xfl
Jim Ross announced for the XFL? Wow.... talk about putting a silk hat on a pig...
He once did radio play by play for the Atlanta Falcons.
not only Jim Ross but Jerry Lawler Jesse Ventura and Dick Butkus
the best part is that XFL is coming back lolz
It was over by week two of the XFL football season that's what killed this version of football