WWE president Vince McMahon announced Thursday that the league will make a return in January 2020 after its previous attempt to rival the NFL lasted just one failed season in 2001.
The original XFL distinguished itself from the NFL by having less rules and more violence. This time around, despite McMahon's claim that the timing of this announcement has nothing to do with the NFL's struggles, the league by definition will aim for football fans who have been turned off by the NFL for a number of reasons. Some fans don't like that players protest racial injustice during the national anthem, so the XFL will require players to stand.