The XFL Championship is the name used by both the 2001 and 2020 iterations of the XFL, a professional American football brand and league, for the final game of its postseason playoff tournament. The Rock teamed up with business partner Dany Garcia and Redbird Capital to purchase the league out of bankruptcy court for $15 million in August. The 10-game regular-season XFL schedule will be followed by two weeks of playoffs, culminating with the 2020 XFL Championship Game on April 26. The Dallas Renegades and New York Guardians currently.
The first week of the XFL is in the books, and now we know where the first season of the reborn XFL will conclude.
In a news release on Thursday, XFL officials announced that the league's championship game will be held in Houston, Texas at the TDECU Stadium on Sunday, April 26th at 3:00 p.m. Eastern.
TDECU Stadium is home to the Houston Roughnecks franchise and is where the league initially held workouts. The stadium's capacity is right around 40,000.
'We're tremendously excited to have been selected as the site for the XFL's championship game,' said Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo. 'This league has animated football fans from across our region, and we look forward to continuing to showcase Harris County as one of the greatest sports towns in America. We want to thank the league for choosing Houston and we look forward to welcoming football fans from across the nation to what is sure to be a memorable championship game.'
'Houston is a great all-around sports town with top-notch facilities, an amazing community of football fans and a solid infrastructure,' said XFL Commissioner and CEO Oliver Luck. 'We are grateful to the city and the Sports Authority for opening its doors once again to the XFL and we look forward to welcoming fans from across Texas, as well as the entire country, to join us in celebrating this special moment in XFL history.'
0commentsDuring the XFL's inaugural season back in 2001, the league held its championship game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The league advertised that title game as the 'Million Dollar Game,' and it was won by the Los Angeles Xtreme. Of course, 2020's version of the XFL bears very little resemblance to the failed 2001 incarnation.
The league's 10 week season will conclude on April 12th. At that point, the top two teams from each division will face off in a division championship game for the chance to move on to the league championship game in Houston. The Eastern Division Championship game will be held on Saturday, April 18th and the Western Division Championship game will be held on Sunday, April 19th.
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The XFL will return in 2022, with Dwayne Johnson bringing the spring football league back after it folded and went bankrupt. While the COVID-19 pandemic might have knocked out the XFL for now, there will be reason for excitement in the future.
FOX is already interested in partnering with the XFL once again. An opportunity to expand live football coverage to an audience craving action in the spring, the XFL proved to be a hit in its second reboot. With new leadership in charge and a high-profile figure overseeing it all, even expansion is on the table.
UPDATED: Oct. 31, 1:30 PM EST
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'Houston is a great all-around sports town with top-notch facilities, an amazing community of football fans and a solid infrastructure,' said XFL Commissioner and CEO Oliver Luck. 'We are grateful to the city and the Sports Authority for opening its doors once again to the XFL and we look forward to welcoming fans from across Texas, as well as the entire country, to join us in celebrating this special moment in XFL history.'
0commentsDuring the XFL's inaugural season back in 2001, the league held its championship game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The league advertised that title game as the 'Million Dollar Game,' and it was won by the Los Angeles Xtreme. Of course, 2020's version of the XFL bears very little resemblance to the failed 2001 incarnation.
The league's 10 week season will conclude on April 12th. At that point, the top two teams from each division will face off in a division championship game for the chance to move on to the league championship game in Houston. The Eastern Division Championship game will be held on Saturday, April 18th and the Western Division Championship game will be held on Sunday, April 19th.
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The XFL will return in 2022, with Dwayne Johnson bringing the spring football league back after it folded and went bankrupt. While the COVID-19 pandemic might have knocked out the XFL for now, there will be reason for excitement in the future.
FOX is already interested in partnering with the XFL once again. An opportunity to expand live football coverage to an audience craving action in the spring, the XFL proved to be a hit in its second reboot. With new leadership in charge and a high-profile figure overseeing it all, even expansion is on the table.
UPDATED: Oct. 31, 1:30 PM EST