A bold challenge, a fearless experiment and ultimately, a spectacular failure. In 2001, sports entertainment titans Ebersol and McMahon launched the XFL. It was hardly the first time a league had tried to compete with the NFL, but the brash … Dick Ebersol, Vince McMahon, Bob Costas, Jesse Ventura, Ken Schanzer, Jonathan Coachman, Matt Vasgersian Added on Disney 2022-06-25.