Bonsignore: XFL to relaunch? Vince McMahon wrongly thinks the public is ready

Nearly 20 years ago Vince McMahon put his finger on the pulse of American football fans and concluded an appetite for titillation, savage hits and contrived entertainment was not being satisfied by the NFL.
So he came up with the XFL, an alternative professional football league to the NFL in which scantily clad cheerleaders paraded around and fair catches were outlawed and political correctness was scoffed at and a not-so subtle call for savagery was loudly and proudly issued.
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