 Alright everybody, what is going on? Welcome back to another video. In today's video, we are going to delve back into the world of Vince McMahon and the XFL. The XFL have just released a brand new press conference, I do believe, talking about everything. It's about 30 to 35 minutes long. And a couple of you guys have recommended it to me. It's a video I saw pop up in my news feed but I thought I'll wait. I'll wait until I've got the camera to then watch it with you guys. That's exactly what we're going to do. So I'll see you back here in just a minute. Okay, now a bit about me, if you haven't met me before, here we go. XFL introduction. I mean the way I look at it, the reason why a few of you guys have recommended me check out the XFL is because you feel like that could be a possible route for me to get into. Professional football. Being that I hadn't actually played yet and I believe you. In fact, I agree. Especially for the fact that this doesn't start until 2020. We're at the end of 2018 right now. Also the fact that they focus on fan engagement. They focus on personalities of players. I don't know if they're going to even be able to have NFL players in there. All the players that play in this league can't play in the NFL. So it's like, just got a whole new mix of players. It's exciting. It's exciting for me as a fan but I'm not going to lie. It's exciting for me as an athlete as well. It is. I'm not going to lie. I'm not going to make any claims. I'm not going to say shit. I'm not going to make a video about whether I think I can make the XFL because we know what's going to happen if I do that. So I'm going to sit back, be quietly confident in my own ability which I always have been. And we're just going to watch this and take it in and learn exactly how they're going to structure it and what's happening. Because I think I'm pretty sure they've actually chosen teams but I'm not sure. So let's get into it. The future is near. More access for everyone. More everything is. This is our moment. Our story to tell. This is history begun. This is the XFL. What the fuck was that? No seriously man. What? What? What? Ladies and gentlemen. Yes, this is what we want. The stage is set. Come on Vince. Show me what you got. Please welcome the Governor of New Jersey, Philip Murphy. Sorry, Philip. Good afternoon everyone. Welcome to MetLife Stadium and the iconic New Jersey metal lance. Thank you very much. I can only echo John sentiment about President Bush, an American hero. God rest his soul. He is in our thoughts, our hearts and our prayers on this national day of mourning on every day. To Vince McMahon, to Commissioner, my old friend Oliver Luck, to John Sabore, the entire XFL team, the representatives from the communities of the XFL, New Jersey is thrilled to welcome you. We've got some elected officials. Senator and Mayor Paul Sarlo from New Jersey right here in this backyard, the Mayor of Arlington, Texas, Commissioner from Hillsborough County to everybody, including New Jersey's and MetLife's own Ron Van Devine. Again, we're thrilled to have you. This stadium is one of our nation's finest venues for sports and entertainment. It is hosted Bruce Springsteen, Jovi and Beyonce and many others. It's hosted a Super Bowl and I might add, at a personal level, a gubernatorial and I grew a ball. It is home to two other football teams and truth be told, it's got room for a third. New Jersey couldn't be happier to be one of the eight host sites for the XFL's 2020 revival season. It's not just what happens on the field that matters here. It's the jobs of the hundreds of day-to-day employees. It's the economic impact of tens of thousands of fans coming to the Meadowlands. The return of the XFL will be a welcome addition for the many families across the Meadowlands region who rely upon this stadium to stay strong. The WWE brand has been a marquee name in many American households for decades. It is a brand that has touched millions of fans across generations and all over the world. And this is the governor of New Jersey, right? Speaking so positively about this, I'm expecting it to be a one-year wonder. Just like it was back in 2000, you can go away. I'm expecting it to be like a one-year wonder. Just like it was in 2000, it's going to be a flash in the pan. It's not going to work and it's going to go away, but with, you know, I don't know. Do we take it seriously? Of course it's happening. The first season's happening, but who knows, you know, if people are going to be able to handle another full season of football to watch? Or are they crying out for it? Why are they using a stadium that's already got two home teams? Surely they'd go to places that didn't have an NFL team, but maybe not. Constantly innovated, never forgetting its roots, yet forging forever forward. And indeed, we are thrilled to be hosting at April 7th, 2019, in 124 short days, WrestleMania right here at NetLife in the Midlands. And with the visionary leadership behind that brand comes the revival of the XFL, with a focus on providing the best on-field product that our nation's athletic talent can provide. I've said numerous times that I want New Jersey to become the home of innovative businesses. We have unparalleled access to the world's leading media market, and let's not forget some of the best football players hailed from the garden state. I think the XFL is everything it needs, right here. When the XFL kicks off in 2020, NetLife will be ready, and New Jersey will be ready. And with that, it is my distinct pleasure, you don't get to do this every day, to introduce the one, the only, the singular, ladies and gentlemen, Vince McMahon. I'd like to thank the governor. What a legend he is. I'd also like to thank, especially thank the eight representatives, eight city representatives as well as the venues that are here. They're going to be our partners in the inaugural season of XFL. Also, I see many business partners here. Thank you very much, especially. Thank you and welcome to the members of the media here today. It's ironic that we were about 20 years... Sorry, guys. Exactly 20 years ago when we announced the original XFL. And a lot has changed since then. This was, of course, literally no. We were 20 years ahead of our time. In addition to that though, there's so many things that have changed. Sort of not. But those who have changed, obviously, as far as WB is concerned, as far as me personally, what have you concerned, there's a financial commitment for the long term for the XFL. There is also many differences it relates to distributors. See, I just think, how does this guy have the stamina at his age to put so much effort into this thing and see it through? He's like 70, right? But, man, what he's doing for the game is amazing. At that age, you'd think you'd just sail off in the sunset, forget about everything, fucking retire, relax. But he ain't doing that. It's kind of like Donald Trump. Regardless of how you feel about him, he's fucking 70. And he's running a... What if he had a heart attack? What if it's too much stress? And he has a heart attack and dies. It's like, I don't even know where I'm going with this. I'm impressed. At the end of the day, I'm impressed with Vince McMahon at his age to be so committed to something like this and just putting his all into it, as well as financial backing. It's awesome. Clamoring for live sports events, entertainment events, on many, many networks and what have you, than never before. And there are many differences, as well, in terms of the play and that we'll be presenting a more innovative, a more, I think, exciting play. And kickoff, of course, is going to be as announced by the governor. Kickoff is going to be on the February 8th and 9th that weekend following the Super Bowl of 2020. We're really looking forward to, once again, establishing a very exciting, innovative form of football that, quite frankly, we've never seen before. Because so much has changed in terms of the use of digital, social media that even exists 20 years ago in ways of distributing and in ways of interest in terms of various devices, which were not there either. But what has not changed is the love of football. That has not changed. And with that in mind, I'd like to introduce you to a man who loves football, perhaps more than anyone else, if ever known. He is the man who's going to bring all of this to life. He's a man of impeccable integrity, both as a player as well as an executive. And he is the commissioner of the XFL, Mr. Oliver Luck. Okay, so this is the main guy. Thank you, Vince. Good afternoon. It's great to be here with all of you on this truly momentous day in the launch of the new XFL. As you all very well know, Vince announced that the XFL would be seeking input from key stakeholders and fans, and together we'd re-imagine... We will be launching in February. Excuse me. If you want to give us the time, we need to get the game, the fan experience, and our partnerships right. And we believe we are well on our way. So you may ask yourself, what is football re-imagined? It's a game that's fast-paced, high-octane, up-tempo, with a great rhythm, a great flow, with fewer stoppages in play. Or, as you may have heard us say, less stall and more ball. It's a game where great attention is paid to player health and safety. It's a game that's fan-centric, innovative, and technologically advanced with real-time fan engagement. The NFL and college football are as popular for days they've ever been, with tens of millions of fans engaging each and every week. And our research indicates that fans want more football. And we intend to provide it to them. The NFL wants to compliment fall football. We'll run a professional league delivering football each and every spring starting in February of 2020. In fact, in the true spirit of re-imagining the game, we are having productive meetings and conversations with the National Football League and other professional football leagues as well as former players, coaches, and officials. Today, I have the pleasure of taking you through some highlights and upcoming plans capped off by our city and stadium announcements. Let's start with some of the ways we are working to truly re-imagine football. This is going to be interesting, guys. It's been a few weeks of me joining the XO. Very interesting. This team was comprised of current and former players, coaches, guys like Doug Fluedy, John Fox, Jim Caldwell. We had tech experts, media executives, medical professionals, and other representatives of various constituent groups. We held a series of meetings and discussed ways we could take the game that we all love and modify it, tweak it enough so that it's familiar yet distinctive. We spent time sharing our ideas as well as those that have been sent to us by fans, which helped us focus on four major areas. The first is speed, driven by a shorter play clock, technical innovation, and a modified officiating protocol. We will create a quality game that's crisp, fast-paced, and can be played in under three hours. Next is our plan to increase meaningful on-field action by considering changes to rules governing punts, pun return, kick-offs, extra points, and the play clock. We also plan to create more in-game rhythm and more in-game flows, both important for coaches and players as well as for fans. This will be accomplished by limiting game play time-outs, TV time-outs, and simplifying the rules so there are fewer interruptions. And of course, improving player safety is a top priority of ours. We are establishing an extensive health and wellness program based on input from an accomplished medical professional board with folks who are experts in the area of neuroscience, orthopedics, and mental health. Taking these focused areas and ideas and giving the gift of time from Vince, we can conceptualize our new brand of football and actually test it out. In fact, at this very moment, our football operations team is in Mississippi working with the National Junior College Athletic Association and a couple of their member schools, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and Pearl River Community College. It's our first live research and development session where we're actually testing out our ideas. We call it theses testing. We will then re-engage our committee to share and discuss the results as we continue to fine-tune our rulebook. We also plan to continue to test out some of our ideas and our theses in Texas beginning this spring with the Spring League. We are committed to listening to our fans. In fact, we have connected directly with thousands of fans across the U.S. through surveys, through focus groups, and regularly monitor their suggestions and their feedback via social media. Some of our best ideas so far have come from them. As Vince mentioned months ago, the XFL will be fan-centric, will be family-friendly, a good, solid, in-game stadium experience. We want the XFL to be affordable for families, to truly enjoy a game and everything about it that comes along with that game and that game-made experience. We're working closely with our venue partners to offer ticket prices that are significantly lower than the major sports leagues in the U.S. today. We are developing programs that will give our fans access to players and coaches, which we feel will be critical to making the game they experience even more exciting for them. Speaking of access, a very important word in the XFL, we are developing a state-of-the-art XFL app that will be the hub for the XFL with dedicated video, news scores, and ways for fans to stay connected to their favorite teams, their favorite players, and to each other. The health and wellness of our players, as I mentioned, is the top priority. The players are the leagues, human capital, obviously. Without them, we have nothing. We're committed to establishing a health and wellness program that meets the needs of today's athletes, including this advisory board that I had mentioned with world-renowned medical experts. In addition, we're doing everything possible to keep our players safe through our relationships with two of the country's leading sports risk and insurance companies. First of all, the Berkeley Group, as well as the Fairleigh Group. For over two decades, Berkeley has ensured more professional sports leagues and teams than any other U.S. insurer, which has proven itself to be the undisputed industry leader in providing coverage to... They're definitely doing things the right way, man. This is for longevity now. I think 20 years ago it wasn't. I think they probably had one year of financial backing and that was it. One year of planning and that was it. Vince McMahon mentioned in the first part that the financial backers are for long-term. They obviously see the product. They see how it could... They obviously see the product. They see the need. If fans really are asking for more football, then, like you said, give it to them. The Fairleigh Group is the leading risk consulting firm in the sports and entertainment industry. They are partners with virtually every major league in the U.S. and work daily with hundreds of professional sports teams across a broad array of risk and player safety issues. To ensure player health and wellness and fair on-field competition, the NSFL will test for performance enhancing substances. Oh! In regards to player compensation... Oh! Oh! Did you just hear that, guys? Did you just hear that? They will test for performance enhancing substances. Who knows how strict the testing's going to be, but I'll tell you right now, I've never taken anything and I won't. So I'm right there. The same budget for player salaries and we'll be offering very competitive salaries for all of our players. Let me share a couple of updates on our hiring and staffing. We've made a number of key hires recently, including former Buffalo Bills General Manager, Doug Whaley. That will be our Senior Vice President of Football Operations prior to Doug joining the Bills. He worked for many years for both the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Seattle Seahawks. We've also hired Roxanne Kozarski as our General Counsel, former General Counsel of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Roxanne spent many years working with the LA Raiders and Oakland Raiders in their legal department. We've announced a partnership with Optimum Scouting, a group long known for uncovering hidden player talent just to kind of play as that we intend to sign and we've begun communicating on a very regular basis with the player agent community. What was that? That's an interesting point. Hidden player talent just to catch up with Optimum Scouting. Optimum Scouting. Optimum Scouting. Well, I'm definitely going to have to have a look at them. Optimum Scouting. I might need to send them a little message. Like, seriously, subject possible XFL player? I'll work it out later, but I am going to send them a message and I'm going to word it absolutely perfectly and tell them exactly what I'm about, exactly what this YouTube channel is about, exactly what I intend to achieve and see what they say. Why the fuck not? Why not, guys? Just to kind of play as that we intend to sign and we've begun communicating on a very regular basis with the player agent community. We are well in our way to identifying our team presidents who will guide the business side of the prospective teams as well as our head coaches who will also serve as each team's general manager. We plan to start filling these positions in the first quarter of 2019 same timeframe for us signing quarterbacks and other impact players in the first quarter of 2019. I'm frequently asked, Oliver, where will our players come from? I believe that there's an enormously big player pool from which we plan to recruit our players. Where are your players going to come from, man? Tell me, tell me right now. We're looking for the best players and coaches available who want to be part of something ambitious, exciting, new and who recognize that the XFL is built to succeed long-term. The vast majority will have college and, of course, NFL experience. College football, in my mind, is turning out better players than ever before. They said the vast majority will have college and NFL experience. Okay? It's only the majority. It's still players that they would look at that haven't. Better shape than in years past. Nutrition, strength and conditioning, coaches, performance experts, unbelievable facilities. All have led to an incredibly high quality of the college player. And speaking of high quality players, I mentioned Doug Fludi earlier, who's been working with our football reimagined group. Doug is the type of player, someone that had immense talent, but was overlooked for a number of reasons that we are looking for in the NFL. Doug's the kind of player that would survive and thrive in our league. Hundreds of players are cut every year from NFL teams. Yeah, they are. They exactly are. Yeah, they certainly are. There's going to be... There's going to be a fricking... There's going to be a huge pool of players that have played one, two, three, even five years experience in the NFL, and yet they're not contracted. And they're looking to play professional football, and this will be right up their alley. So really, I don't have a fucking shot. So really, when you think about it, I don't really have a chance. Down date, I think this past year, over 900 players were released from NFL rosters as they cut down from 19 to 53. We plan to invite those players to try out for the XFL. Right. When are the try-outs? We're going to scout. We're going to run mini-cams. We're going to have a little try-out. We're going to hold an XFL draft, as well as a supplemental draft, the first of which will take place in the summer or early fall of 2019. In terms of gambling, gaming, we're watching the development as many are of sports gaming in the U.S. very closely. And as a proponent, we are a proponent of giving fans a legal and safe way to participate. Like other sports properties, we look at models that ensure integrity. That's very important to us, and create opportunities to drive revenue. A number of states, as many folks know, have legalized gambling, like here in the great state of New Jersey. And we expect that by the time we launch in February of 2020, the timing, I believe, continues to be in our side. Let me share a tidbit about our media partnerships. It's been a very important area of focus for us, obviously. We're very excited about the meaningful and deep conversations we've had with all of the major media players about our distribution plans. We are confident that our games will be widely available on multiple platforms, giving us an incredible level of exposure come launch date in February of 2020. And we will have exciting news soon about the specifics. Finally, today, we are thrilled to make a major announcement of the cities and the venues that our inaugural 8XFL teams will call home. I'm just going to get my phone out here. I'm just going to make a quick Instagram post just to show the peeps that I am interested in the XFL, and I'm following it. So we will do that right now. We'll just do a quick quick story here. Finally, today, we are thrilled to make a major announcement of the cities and the venues that our inaugural 8XFL teams will call home when we launch in February of 2020. This past spring more than 30 cities expressed interest in securing one of the XFL's inaugural 8 teams in the months between then and now we've had discussions with many of those markets. And we determined where our teams will call home based on a number of very important factors. But it's important throughout the bat that we weren't just looking to come in and rent a building. That's easy, that's simple. Our goal was to establish a spirit of true partnership and build an organization in a year-round presence that makes these communities proud. We're confident we're awarding our teams to cities and venues that will help us achieve this goal. So with that it's time to share with you our eight inaugural host cities and venues for the XFL in February of 2020. Clearly based on all that I've mentioned the XFL is thinking big and Vince likes to think big. And when you think of world-class venues there are none bigger than the one that we are in right now, that live stadium. Of course as was mentioned, the Governor plays host to two NFL franchises, world-class concerts and the global phenomenon that many of you have heard of which of course is Wrestlemania in April 2013 and of course return in April next year. Sports fans here are zealous, they're knowledgeable, passionate, they love their football. So we are very excited to award a team to New York and have them play right here at MetLife Stadium. I'm thrilled to welcome Ron Van Deveen President and CEO of MetLife to the stage. Ron? MetLife Stadium has a venue for the XFL. On behalf of MetLife Stadium I'd like to welcome everybody here today especially all the cities and venues that traveled from far away. As you know it takes a lot of people to put together a successful bid. I'm Murphy. I'd like to thank Senator Paul Sarlo. I'd like to thank Jim Kirkos, president and CEO of the Metal Lounge Regional Chamber of Commerce. I'd like to thank Vincent Prieto, president and CEO of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and the team at MetLife Stadium. It really was a true team effort and they really worked together to put this event. Thank you. As you may or may not know MetLife Stadium where we hold the world's biggest events on the world's biggest stage is entering its 10th year anniversary next year. We'll start that celebration as everyone said with WrestleMania on April 7th 2019 and end it with the first season of the XFL. I personally had the pleasure of working with Vince and the WWE team for over 20 years and we look forward to continuing that successful partnership with the XFL for years to come. Thank you. Is that it? Next XFL table play the venue that is part of a major sports and entertainment complex with both a national football league and a major league baseball franchise. Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex is a hotbed of sports and we couldn't be more excited to bring the XFL team to Dallas. The XFL will be the first tenant at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas and I'm pleased to welcome Neil Liebman co-owner and chief operating officer of the Texas Rangers. The Texas Rangers to be part of your inaugural season in Arlington, Texas is becoming one of the top sports and entertainment destinations in the Southwest. The addition of XFL will add to the year round excitement for fans in Arlington, the Dallas Metroplex and all of North Texas. Thank you to Vince, McMahon and Oliver Luck for selecting Globe Life Park in Arlington as home to the XFL. When the Rangers in the city of Arlington agreed to build a new ballpark for a much needed retractable roof the Rangers made an absolute commitment that Globe Life Park would remain as a cornerstone of the entertainment district. We have been working diligently over the last couple years finding the best solutions for repurposing the beautiful facility that we call Globe Life Park. That process is continuing but we are very excited to be partnering with the XFL as our first tenant of Globe Life Park. We will keep that one there. What is the Texas Rangers? Is that a baseball team? Yes. Yes, it is. I want to recognize Mayor Jeff Williams, City Manager Trey Yelburton, Bureau President Ron Price of the City of Arlington for their assistance in making this day a reality. It's a great day in Arlington, Texas and thank you. In the Lone Star State, next up is Houston. They are dear to me personally as well as to ardent football fans with deep ties to the game. In Houston, we will take the field of the University of Houston's TV ECU State and I am thrilled to welcome my friend Janice Berg, President of the Houston Sports Authority. Janice. Exciting, isn't it? It's fucking exciting, man. Hey, Janice. Everyone knows that Texas is a big state with huge avid football fans so Houston is thrilled to be in the mix. In the University of Houston, they have been passionate about this from the onset of the bid and so it's really exciting to have them here today in the audience to hear this news with us. I know that in Houston we are mourning the loss of an iconic man today. He was a huge sports fan. We will miss him dearly but I can't help but think he's looking down from heaven and he's pleased to hear this news. Next, we move west to what is California's football rich Southland. We've been to the XFL and it's high octane brand of football. We'll be welcomed by fans in Los Angeles and as with much pride we welcome the Stubhut Center in Carson to the U.S. and we also welcome the University of Houston to the U.S. and the University of Houston to the U.S. Stubhut Center in Carson to the family. New York, Dallas, Houston No New York, Dallas Dallas, Texas Dallas and Houston are in the same state New Jersey New Jersey Dallas, Texas LA We're pleased to have Katie Pandolfo general manager of Stubhut Center here with us today Stubhut Center Stubhut Thank you On behalf of AEG I would like to seek this opportunity to thank the entire WWW organization for your partnership and for consistently bringing amazing content to all of our stadiums and arenas across the globe LA has seen two new football last few years and it's one thing that I've learned from some of the most amazing and passionate fans and there is no better place to watch a football game than at the Stubhut Center so we are excited and honored I want to thank Vince and for Oliver for choosing the Stubhut Center and we cannot wait to welcome the XFL in 2020 Thank you And now to the heartland of America we are thrilled to share the next XFL host city Gateway Arch and St. Louis represents opportunity and promise to many the XFL symbolizes the opportunity and promise of football reimagined and will return the game to a passionate fan base left behind We're incredibly fortunate to have a team set to play at the Dome at America Center and can't wait to deliver football once again to fans in St. Louis As Kitty Ratcliffe, president of Explore St. Louis and Andrew Leonard chairman of the board of Explore St. Louis with me here today is chairman of our board of Explore St. Louis Andrew Leonard and also in the audience today the general manager of America Center Convention Complex, Matthew Dewey also Dan Gargan vice president and managing director and Mark Lilibridge both with Lufthue's athletics on behalf of all of them our team in St. Louis our staff Thank God it looks funny I want to say thank you to Mr. McMahon I want to say thank you to Commissioner Locke I don't know why I don't know why but he reminds me of the lion off of the Wizard of Oz Well, how does he remind me of the lion it's the face and it's the eyes I'm sorry You watch, you look Join you here today for this announcement and although she could not be here with us today I'm sorry I'm sorry we're gonna have to do this Oh my God why are you asking me to I can log in, I don't have to log into nothing Yeah, it's this one Have a look Anyways That's funny But central to its core is its passion of the citizens for sports demonstrated year after year in its embrace of its beloved teams and also its celebration of major sporting events like the recent PGA championship in August which set records for attendance Given the history that Vince McMahon and his team have in producing high profile high energy and engaging events we believe that St. Louis will take to this new brand of reimagined football as much as they have taken to well every W that's ever been held in St. Louis The addition to this team is very exciting for our team it's also exciting for thousands of hospitality workers in the hospitality industry that depend on the Dalman America Center and the entire America Center Convention complex to help drive economic development and jobs for our community Our St. Louis team looks forward to being a part of the creation of this new invention along with the seven others we look forward to working with the XFL to prepare for the St. Louis team to take on Thank you very much Bye Sorry, I didn't even take notice of that St. Louis, alright Next we have to the Great Northwest Welcome Seattle to the XFL I know that guy that was standing there if he had opened his eyes like that and gone like that picture it would have looked exactly the same All fans of the Emerald City have long had a reputation of being loud really loud and it's that energy and enthusiasm that convinced us that an XFL team will thrive in the Pacific Northwest at Century Lane Field It's not Kansas is it We're excited to have Ralph Morton Executive Director of the Seattle Sports Commission Ralph? Seattle I'd like to welcome Vence Oliver in the XFL Pacific Northwest Seattle is known for breathtaking scenery space needles, seafood, wine, craft beer and of course a lot of coffee We have innovative companies that change the way we live our lives from Microsoft, Amazon, Boeing and Starbucks but first we are passionate sports town we are loyal, loud and proud of our teams we fill stadiums we work hard on our opponents and more importantly we are die hard football fans we are excited to welcome the XFL to Century Lane Field one of the finest stadiums in the country we look forward to partnering with all these other amazing cities to help grow the XFL and of course and hopefully winning the inaugural XFL championship for Seattle, thank you Hmm It was the first one that said that Southeast of the Sunshine State first location Tampa Bay the XFL is very excited to become part of the Sun Sub community Florida and James Stadium home when we kick off in February of 2020 this venue has become synonymous with hosting world-class football events hosting four Super Bowls with the fifth on its way from Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagen Ken? Tampa Sports Authority and the entire Tampa Bay community I'd like to thank the XFL as home from one of their eight inaugural teams you could not have selected a community that is more football centric with Tampa Bay being a proven winner in hosting major sporting events and sports franchises football has a long rich history at Rain and James Stadium we hosted the 2017 college football playoff national championship and will be hosting our fifth Super Bowl in 2021 we are home with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers two college Bowl games with the Outback Bowl and the Bad Boy Bowlers Gasparilla Bowl and our areas hosting our third NCAA Women's Final Four in 2019 have hosted two NCAA Frozen Four Championships numerous rounds of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament 2018 NHL All-Star Game in addition to many other major sporting events that's why in Tampa Bay we say it's game day every day and we could now be more excited to be working with the XFL to make Tampa Bay the benchmark franchise for the league in 2020 thank you Mr. McMahon and Commissioner Luck for this exciting opportunity we are thrilled to be a part of this movement I knew it was weird as they walk off every single person has shaken this guy's hand except for the first guy he just walked completely past him he didn't do nothing can we find it? I think we can ever look at this ever look at this we are thrilled and managing director of events DC to the stage Eric Washington as the official convention sports authority for the District of Columbia Vince DC leads the charge in supporting all things sports in our city including our six major professional sports teams eight intercollegiate athletics programs and countless annual sporting events Audi Field the home of the DC United of the MLS the future home of the DC XFL team is one of our city's newest and hottest sports venues the state-of-the-art venue has received rave reviews from soccer fans in its first year of operations we know that XFL fans are going to fall in love with the amazing sight lines premium hospitality areas an intimate fan experience the great new stadium provides in closing Washington DC as our mayor would say the sports capital of the United States is ready for the XFL and we can't wait for the inaugural season to get started thank you very much one thing I have gotten is that every single state believes they are the sports capital of the US don't they so which is that's the question who's going to win the first year it's done New York, Dallas, Newston, Los Angeles, St. Louis Seattle, Tampa Bay and Washington DC our lineup will kick off in February of 2020 combined these markets comprise nearly a quarter of the nation's population a good many of the 45 million I hate it when the football season ends fans call home I'm also proud to announce fans can go to XFL.com to put down a deposit for season tickets which will provide them with early access to select their seats and to purchase season tickets before they go on sale to the general public in the coming months you're hiring team presidents coaches announcing team names logos, colors and most importantly signing players the quality of football is our number one priority and we're doing everything possible to get that right and we will we fast-paced, we'll be affordable family friendly, interactive as technologically advanced as possible and play to eight fantastic venues in eight incredible cities the XFL is being built for fans and built to last thank you all for coming and for tuning in online we appreciate it, thanks very much the movement has started the future is there there we go a new story starts here we begin with big nose no bells we're hot, we'll be hot it's time to turn up this house we're playing what needs rigged we're empire's off-road we break things launch and the game returns home eight hungry cities one less of the same we're doing it different we imagine the game this is Dallas, Tampa, St. Louis NYC, E.C. Adams Houston, LA it's happening, get ready time to scream, time to yell this is football, we've all this is the XFL the XFL, man well, I tell you what man I am excited, I'm very excited for this as a fan, you know wanting to watch it I feel like the thing that's the most exciting for me is for one, the small rule changes to make it faster and quicker better for the fan to watch to do that, but also I want to know the technology side of it I want to know how that fan interaction I want to know how they're going to improve it it's going to be the most interactive experience possible they're going to go behind the scenes they're going to give access that's never been seen before access to players and coaches and I'm excited for that it's going to be through social media it's probably going to be live streaming they might have vlogs they might have YouTube channels for the players, coaches, teams I don't know, I'm going to be watching it though, whatever happens that's it, it was the XFL most recent press conference and there's a lot to think about but we do know that the eight teams, if I can remember the eight cities, sorry New Jersey Houston New York Dallas Texas New York, Dallas, Houston St. Louis Seattle Washington and I can't remember the other one if you have enjoyed this video, hit the like button no it's gone for ages, probably gone for like 50 minutes if you have enjoyed it, hit the like button if you want to subscribe please do and I'll see you back here very soon I really hope you enjoyed it, I did and that guy definitely looked like the lion from The Wizard of Oz don't tell me he didn't, alright?