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The COVID-19 Pandemic is blamed for shutting down XFL.
The spring football league owned by the WWE's Vince McMahon stopped play midway through its first season due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The XFL is suspending operations effective immediately, a month after the spring football league stopped play due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The league, owned by WWE chairman Vince McMahon, currently has no plans to start up again 2021. With the shutdown, nearly all staffers were laid off.
When play stopped after five weeks, the league said it planned to return next year. Per an ESPN report, that changed Friday when CEO Jeffrey Pollack told employees on a conference call the XFL was shutting down.
The COVID-19 Pandemic is blamed for shutting down XFL.