The Rock Reveals $15 Million XFL New Team Names And Logos For 2023
American actor, producer, and former professional wrestler and XFL co-owner Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson announced team names for the football league's upcoming 2023 season Monday.
According to Bleacher Report, The league is set to include three direct carryovers from the 2020 season—the D.C. Defenders, Houston Roughnecks and St. Louis Battlehawks—along with a slight name change for the Seattle Dragons, who've added Sea to their name.
Elsewhere, the Guardians have moved from New York to Orlando, the Vipers have relocated to Las Vegas from Tampa Bay and the Renegades made a small switch from Dallas to Arlington.
The one completely new franchise is the San Antonio Brahmas, who replace the Los Angeles Wildcats.
The XFL is a league - owned by Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson - consisting of eight teams located across the United States. The league’s season will run from February to April in order to avoid competing with the NFL for attention and viewership.
The XFL was originally founded by former WWE CEO Vince McMahon in 2001 in order to create a football league with fewer off-field controversies and faster, simpler play compared to the NFL. The XFL failed to live past its first season in 2001, and the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered the attempted relaunch in 2020 after only a few weeks of the season, but 2023 will be a new attempt.
The eight franchises for the 2023 XFL season include three teams in Texas - the Arlington Renegades, Houston Roughnecks, and San Antonio Brahmas. There is also the D.C. Defenders, the Orlando Guardians, Seattle Sea Dragons, St. Louis Battlehawks and Vegas Vipers.
The eight coaches are certainly lacking in experience, with celebrated college coach Bob Stoops taking the reins of the Renegades while former Super Bowl champion coach Wade Phillips will lead the Roughnecks. Phillips was the defensive coordinator when Von Miller’s Denver Broncos surged to glory over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50, according to Mirror.
Former NFL cornerback and Pro Football Hall of Famer Rod Woodson is the coach of the Vipers, adding another name to the mix as the XFL strives for legitimacy. Two-time Super Bowl champion linebacker Hines Ward has been named the head coach of the Brahmas.
Reggie Barlow, Terrell Buckley, Jim Haslett and Anthony Becht complete the lineup as coaches of the Defenders, Guardians, Sea Dragons, and Battlehawks
Sources: Bleacher Report, Mirror
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