Vince McMahon recently created in a new company called “Alpha Entertainment” with many believing this company will eventually promote a professional football league. While there are still questions regarding the actual name of the league, it does appear Vince McMahon’s new venture is planning on launching a football league by 2020.

A new report from PWInsider is stating that WWE production staff have been working on promotional videos for the league in preparation for a 2020 start date.

XFL Re-Launch

Earlier this year, ESPN ran a “30 for 30” documentary on the history of the XFL. The success of the documentary spurned rumors Vince might be willing to give the league another shot.

One of the admissions made during the filming of the documentary was that they rushed the league onto the field and as a result, the quality of football suffered. A 2020 start date gives Vince and the league more time to prepare.

Over the weekend, ABC News ran a story looking at the 25th Anniversary of Monday Night RAW. The article recaps the storied history of WWE’s flagship show and features quotes from Triple H, Hulk Hogan and Charlotte Flair.

While Hulk Hogan and Charlotte were in hype mode, Triple H actually covered some newsworthy topics, including rumors of Vince McMahon wanting to revive the XFL football league and the possibility of RAW changing networks when their TV deal is up with USA Network.

An XFL Reboot

Amid rumors that WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon is taking steps to revive his short-lived XFL league, Triple H doesn’t think Vince is ready to scale back his role with WWE any time soon.

“I don’t think there’s any sense of change,” said Triple H. “If anybody thinks they’re going to push him out or take this thing, there’s going to be a hell of a fight.”

The Possibility of RAW Switching Networks:

WWE’s television deal with the USA Network runs through 2019, but the company hopes to have a new deal locked in by this summer. There are rumors that UFC might be ending their relationship with Fox, which would make WWE programming a very appealing substitute for the Fox family of channels.

A bidding war between USA Network and Fox would send the value of WWE’s TV rights through the roof and Triple H sounds like WWE is willing to entertain offers.

“I can tell you that WWE is uniquely positioned so whatever way it goes, whatever way our fans are telling us to go, we’re there,” he said.

Triple H also commented on the importance of the Mr. McMahon character to the success of the Attitude Era. He says Vince doesn’t like to take credit for it, but is the “guiding force” of being a top heel and was never afraid to take risks.

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Former WWE broadcaster and ESPN host, Jonathan Coachman, believes it is likely Vince McMahon is looking at buying an NFL team. According to Coachman, he thinks it’s possible the 72-year-old Chairman of WWE might be looking at purchasing the Carolina Panthers.

Jonathan Coachman

On reasons to believe Vince isn’t bringing back the XFL:

“He’s not going to come out and blow 50 or 100 million on something he’s already tried…”

On Calling Games for the XFL:

“If he calls me, cause I’m the only person in the history of the world to be the voice of Monday Night Raw and to be on Sports Center for 10 years so if Vince calls for somebody who knows both sides of the fence you’re damn right I’m going to pick up the phone.”

On Vince possibly buying the Carolina Panthers

“He’s got a restaurant in North Carolina, hell Triple H’s bachelor party was in Raleigh, North Carolina…

“I’m not saying that he would but I think it’s a second possibility that people aren’t tossing out there because they want to believe that he’ll start his own entity.”

In a move done to fund his “Alpha Entertainment” venture, Vince McMahon has sold approximately 3.34 million shares of WWE. The total value of the shares is listed at $100 million.

Details of the sale were released to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing noted the reason for the sale as “primarily to fund a separate entity from the Company, Alpha Entertainment LLC, which Mr. McMahon established to explore investment opportunities across the sports and entertainment landscapes, including professional football.”

Alpha Entertainment and Football

News of the sale has fuelled further speculation that Vince could be re-starting the XFL.

Alpha Entertainment filed for 5 trademarks on December 16th related to a potential professional football league, most utilizing the name “XFL”. There was a trademark filed for “URFL”, however, so the name XFL is not a given just yet.

Rumors have starting circulating through Twitter on a planned revival of the XFL professional football league.

If you aren’t aware, the XFL was a league created by Vince McMahon during the height of WWE’s Attitude Era, the venture was a huge failure on all counts as the presentation did not appease fans of wrestling or pro football, not knowing what either demographic wanted and subsequently the project ended up costing the WWE reportedly in the hundreds of millions.

SEScoops contributor David Bixenspan of Deadspin contacted WWE to confirm if there were any truth to these rumors and he received an interesting response. It appears as though McMahon is personally funding a separate entity from WWE named ‘Alpha Entertainment.’ The goal is to “explore investment opportunities across the sports and entertainment landscapes, including professional football.”

While this is nowhere near confirmation of an XFL return it is interesting to note that “professional football” is on the cards, and it is highly unlikely that Vince is looking to work alongside the NFL…

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– Last week’s “This Was The XFL” 30 for 30 documentary on ESPN drew 917,000 viewers and was the 8th most-watched show on cable for the evening. This was on the low end of viewership for the series. The installment focusing on MLB players Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry (July 2016)  drew 1.196 million viewers, the ‘Cleveland’ 30 for 30 (May 2017) did 844,000 viewers and the ‘NBA Orlando Magic in the 90’s’ special (April 2016) did 1.509 million viewers.

– Samoa Joe is expected to start working RAW house shows soon, according to Wrestling Observer. Joe vs. Seth Rollins was booked for house shows until Rollins went down with the injury. Joe made his official in-ring debut on last night’s RAW and defeated Roman Reigns.

– Bubba Dudley revealed on Twitter that he and Devon are opening a second Team 3D Wrestling Academy in the Northeast later this year. Their first school in Florida has been open since 2007.

Keep your eyes open for @Team3DAcademy NorthEast coming in 2017. https://t.co/Cj6VoXQkW1

— Bully Ray (@bullyray5150) February 4, 2017

– WWE Extreme Rules is close to sold out. The show takes place on Sunday, May 22nd from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey

– Damien Sandow is lining up several upcoming bookings. The former WWE Superstar will be appearing for Tier 1 Wrestling‘s August 7th live event from Brooklyn, NY. He’ll also be appearing at the Heroes and Legends VII convention on Saturday, October 22nd from the Allen County Memorial Coliseum in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. 

– During an appearance on Jim Ross’ Ross Report podcast, Jonathan Coachman revealed that he’s working with ESPN on a “30 For 30” documentary on WWE’s ill-fated XFL football league.

The following are highlights from the latest Jim Ross website Q&A update:

On his best and worst XFL experiences: “I do my best to forget bad experiences as one can’t do any thing about them. I’d say sitting out in frigid, wet weather was not too much fun. The most fun was simply calling the games on TV. Wish I could call football again but likely that ship has sailed. Executives want youth of which I’m not.”

On trying to bring prestige back to the Intercontinental and United States titles: ” I Can;t speak for the wrestlers. If they perceive that the IC or US titles are insufficient then that’s regrettable. Can they mean more? Of course.”

On his match in 2005 with Triple H and how him blading in the match came about: “How did it come about? It was an angle. It’s simply what was done in those days. Not sure of your question.”

On how someone could be part of a WWE tryout: “I’m unaware of any open tryouts at the WWE Performance Center without an invitation. You need to get noticed on the indy circuit and then earn the invitation. Good luck nonetheless.”

Check out more from JR’s latest website Q&A update at JRsBarBQ.com.