The Rock has announced that his purchase of Vince McMahon’s XFL football league is now complete.
“The deal is official closed and ‘the keys’ to the XFL have been handed over. I humbly accept and promise to put my callouses to hard work building our new brand. Congrats to my partners @DanyGarciaCo & #GerryCardinale and our sharp, hungry team. #XFLOwner #ForTheLoveOfFootball,” Rock tweeted today, attaching a photo of his own key to the league.
As noted on August 7, a judge ruled that the XFL sale could move forward after XFL creditors filed a motion to stop the purchase, wanting changes made to the deal. It was noted then that Rock and his partners would officially take over control of the league later this month, and now it looks like that is happening.
Rock and his partners, Dany Garcia and RedBird Capital formed an LLC to run the league with, called “Alpha Acquico”. It was reported earlier this month that they were looking at holding a 2021 season.