THE ROCK AND PARTNERS WRESTLE CONTROL OF XFL

Hollywood actor and former wrestler Dwayne Johnson teamed up with ex-wife Dany Garcia and investment company RedBird Capital Partners to buy the XFL for US$15 million, hours before the bankrupt American football league was set to be auctioned. They were selected as the winning bidder for “substantially all of the assets of Alpha Entertainment LLC” — parent company of the XFL. The XFL, a reboot of the 2001 league of the same name, had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in April, a month after it had to cancel the remainder of its inaugural season because of COVID-19. The transaction is subject to bankruptcy court approval at a hearing on Friday. Popularly known as The Rock, Johnson is famous for his roles in popular movie franchises such as the Fast & Furious and Jumanji. “With gratitude and passion I’ve built a career with my own two hands and will apply these callouses to our @xfl2020 brand,” Johnson wrote on Twitter.