That awful XFL revival is apparently still happening, will air games on ABC, Fox, and ESPN

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Some bad news for anyone hoping we had dodged a very stupid bullet: Variety is reporting that Vince McMahon’s XFL revival has made deals with Fox and Disney to get weekly games on ABC, Fox, FS1, and ESPN, meaning this dumb thing is one step closer to actually happening. For those who missed the announcement at the beginning of next year, wealthy wrestling man McMahon is bringing back the XFL—a failed extreme take on professional football that hilariously flopped in 2001—with the stated goal of giving football back to “the fans.”