Vince McMahon Reason for Reviving XFL Revealed in Lawsuit Filing

Sports reporter Darren Rovell in a series of tweets today hinted at the catalyst for what potentially motivated Vince McMahon to relaunch the XFL, which is slated to make its return in 2020. Some new information on the XFL was revealed in a lawsuit filed against the Alliance of American Football (AAF) and Charlie Ebersol by Robert Vanech. Vanech is saying it was his idea to come up with the AAF and is entitled to 50 percent ownership. Vanech is claiming that many of his ideas for the league are being credited to others.

The lawsuit filing stated that the original plan for the AAF was to use the XFL name and purchase all the XFL assets from WWE and NBC for $50 million. The AAF officials met with Vince McMahon, and then he simply decided to ultimately restart the XFL on his own rather than take the deal.

Charlie Ebersol is the son of former NBC Sports Executive Dick Ebersol, and he also directed the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary on the XFL. You can also check out Rovell’s tweets on the situation below.

JUST IN: Charlie Ebersol and the new football league, the AAF, have been sued by Robert Vanech, who said it was his idea to come up with league and was entitled to 50% ownership.
Vanech says agreement with Ebersol was ignored, seeks $$ and wants his name part of its history.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) February 25, 2019

In lawsuit against AAF and Charlie Ebersol, Robert Vanech — who believed he had a “handshake agreement with Ebersol” said much of what he founded about the league was later credited to partner Bill Polian.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) February 25, 2019

Exhibit in lawsuit shows that AAF originally planned to use XFL name & purchase assets from WWE & NBC for $50M.
AAF met with Vince McMahon and he decided to start league on his own.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) February 25, 2019