The XFL with Charlie Ebersol

Talk Is Jericho

Chris Jericho

Tv & Film, Sports, Wrestling

4.8 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2017

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

This Was The XFL is an upcoming ESPN 30 for 30 documentary directed by Charlie Ebersol, son of Dick Ebersol, who along with Vince McMahon founded the short-lived league! But for all the hype & fanfare surrounding the launch, and the spectacular public failure before the first season even ended, the XFL left quite a legacy – mic’ed players, sky cameras, and the ultimate fan experience. And those are some of the stories you’ll hear from Charlie, who was a teenager when his dad and Vince were getting the league going! He’s got great behind-the-scenes stories about some of the crazier XFL stunts like The Scramble! Charlie also spent a lot of time backstage at Saturday Night’s Main Event hanging out with Hulk Hogan!

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0:00.0	Welcome to the XFL.
0:05.0	It wouldn't be a house of the players and coaches in the XFL.
0:11.0	We welcome you to our grand football.
0:17.0	Talkies Jericho Baby. Talkies Jericho.
0:23.0	Talkies Jericho Mama. Talkies Baby.
0:29.0	Alright, welcome to Talkies Jericho. It's the Pawdothunder and Rock n' Roll.
0:32.0	So let me set the scene here. It's 2001.
0:35.0	Two sports entertainment giants.
0:38.0	Icons, if you will, Vince McMahon and Dick Ebersol, decide to take on the NFL.
0:42.0	The two guys who between them created and produced Saturday Night Live, Monday Night Raw,
0:47.0	WrestleMania, Friday Night Videos, later with Bob Costas, Saturday Night's main event.
0:52.0	They had a huge list, a huge resume of successful programs and businesses.
0:56.0	So from that list alone, they're both extremely successful and experienced
1:00.0	with it can produce sports entertainment and entertainment content in general.
1:03.0	So like I said in 2001, they teamed up to start the XFL.
1:08.0	It was a bold experiment, launched with great hype and fanfare.
1:11.0	I'm not in the stats. I'm not a numbers guy.
1:15.0	Football is about emotion. You can measure a player's size.
1:18.0	I'm how fast he runs the forward.
1:20.0	But you can't measure his passion.
1:22.0	His desire, how bad he wants to play.
1:24.0	There's only one staff that matters in the XFL.
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