The XFL

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In 2001 between February and April the XFL played out their one and only season before being cancelled. Do you think it was even worth the attempt? If so, would it be able to make a second run this much later?

A man will do anything for the right woman,
and when that woman destroys him,
that man will become a hunk of meat with the common sense of a rodeo clown! ~ Christopher Titus

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I thought it was a joke. When I want to watch football I want football. If I wathched wrestling, I would wantch wrestling. I dont want the 2 mixed up between each other. Most of them were a bunch of wannabe NFL guys who didnt make the draft of got cut. Goodbye and hope you dont come back. Just my opinion. I could be wrong, wouldnt be the first time.

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I kind of liked it. It has most of the fun of watching a good game with the addition of some REALLY hard hits. I still remember watching it on TV and hearing the pads slam against each other as the players just nailed each other.

Another question is... was each game fixed kind of like each wrestling match? Or were they allowed to just play their game and see who comes out on top?

A man will do anything for the right woman,
and when that woman destroys him,
that man will become a hunk of meat with the common sense of a rodeo clown! ~ Christopher Titus

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Or were they allowed to just play their game and see who comes out on top?

I really dont know. Were you able to bet on it in Vegas? If you were then my guess would be that it was fpr real. I thought it was real.

If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!

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It looked real to me, but then again, when I was younger, wrestling looked real to me too. So you never really know.

A man will do anything for the right woman,
and when that woman destroys him,
that man will become a hunk of meat with the common sense of a rodeo clown! ~ Christopher Titus

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It looked real to me, but then again, when I was younger, wrestling looked real to me too. So you never really know.

Got a point there. I gave up wrestling when I was about 13-14. I got sick of the match that never ended because someone came into the ring and hit the other dude in the back with a chair. Plus the managers outside the ring always doing something to distract the ref got a little old also.

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I watched it until I was about 15 or 16. But that was mainly because WCW Wrestler "Hacksaw" Jim Dugan lives right down the street from me. So I would mainly watch to see if I could spot him. After a while, I just couldnt deal with all the crap thou...

A man will do anything for the right woman,
and when that woman destroys him,
that man will become a hunk of meat with the common sense of a rodeo clown! ~ Christopher Titus

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But that was mainly because WCW Wrestler "Hacksaw" Jim Dugan lives right down the street from me

I liked him. What a goofy bastard he was with that 2x4.

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He has every single one of those 2x4's he has ever used hanging in his garage at home. Its really cool to see that "crazy" side of him on TV, then to go talk to him when selling fundraisers and what not, and he seems like he couldnt hurt a fly.

A man will do anything for the right woman,
and when that woman destroys him,
that man will become a hunk of meat with the common sense of a rodeo clown! ~ Christopher Titus

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Where does he live? You dont have to give me a street just wondering what city.

If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!

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Titusville, Florida. The neighborhood is Silk Oak.

A man will do anything for the right woman,
and when that woman destroys him,
that man will become a hunk of meat with the common sense of a rodeo clown! ~ Christopher Titus

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Titusville, Florida.

I was going to guess the Carolina's somewhere. Dont know why he just seemed like a Carolina kind of guy.

If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!

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Out there in Florida, its a nice quiet neighborhood, not too many people bother him except little kids asking for autographs. Its also got a great school district for his two girls, and he has a BEAUTIFUL house.

A man will do anything for the right woman,
and when that woman destroys him,
that man will become a hunk of meat with the common sense of a rodeo clown! ~ Christopher Titus

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Its also got a great school district for his two girls, and he has a BEAUTIFUL house.

I bet he does. I'm sure he made some jack for how many years he did the wrestling gig.

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For a while he wasnt on TV because he was running his own gym downtown. Once that shut down, he started coming back some, then I gave up watching. I dont know how much air time he gets anymore. But his house is like the size of a 3 story, but its only 2. The living room, is vaulted all the way to the roof! Its amazing to go inside of. Hacksaw told me that if I ever saw a bunch of limos in the driveway to go stop by and meet some of the other wrestlers. Apparently he use to party with Sting and all them!

We live in the "rich" neighborhood with all the amazing houses and everything. Even though we arnt rich.

Hell, I found out last May that Hacksaws neighbor use to be Skydive Space Center's DZO! Apparently they use to have crazy ass parties over there too!

I love my neighborhood.

A man will do anything for the right woman,
and when that woman destroys him,
that man will become a hunk of meat with the common sense of a rodeo clown! ~ Christopher Titus

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Hell, I found out last May that Hacksaws neighbor use to be Skydive Space Center's DZO! Apparently they use to have crazy ass parties over there too!

I love my neighborhood.

Sweet, sounds like a good time.

If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!

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Yeah, now if I had known back then. Of course I was only in high school, but I think it would have been a lot of fun to be there!

A man will do anything for the right woman,
and when that woman destroys him,
that man will become a hunk of meat with the common sense of a rodeo clown! ~ Christopher Titus

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They promissed the refs would give the whistles a break, and I think there were more penalty calls for the XFL than in the NFL.

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I liked the idea of it because it was showing some areas of coverage that wasn't being presented on NFL games. I think the founder though (Gene?), wrecked his credibility on that interview with Bob Costas though, and sponsors bailed. Otherwise, there would have been at least one more season to see if it would stick, get the bugs out, etc.

How many attempts were there with USFL, way back when?

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Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright
'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life
Make light!

[Cudlo 0]

Never saw the XFL... anything like the current Arena Football League?

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Not really. For starters the AFL just finished it's 20th season.

Basically the XFL only existed for shock value. The AFL is actually a pretty interesting variation on the sport.

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How many attempts were there with USFL, way back when?

And don't forget the WLAF.

When you consider how many failed attempts there have been at other football leagues, it's pretty amazing that the AFL has done so well.