XFL is smelling what The Rock is cooking.Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, the former WWE star-turned-movie giant, partnered with RedBird Capital to buy the league at the 11th hour, Sportico reported Monday.
The league was nearly set to go on auction. Johnson and the firm reportedly paid $15 million for the fledgling football league.The Rock announced the purchase later Monday."The acquisition of the XFL with my talented partners, Dany Garcia and Gerry Cardinale, is an investment for me that’s rooted deeply in two things - my passion for the game and my desire to always take care of the fans," he added in a news release. "With pride and gratitude for all that I’ve built with my own two hands, I plan to apply these callouses to the XFL, and look.