Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson buys XFL for $15 million with investment partner
By Reuters
05 August 2020 |
7:00 am
Former wrestler and Hollywood actor Dwayne Johnson teamed up with ex-wife Dany Garcia and investment company RedBird Capital Partners to buy the XFL for $15 million, hours before the bankrupt American football league was set to be auctioned.
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