XfL

A new (in 2001) professional American football league created by the company that runs the World Wrestling Federation.

The teams were:

[Birmingham Thunderbolts]?

[Chicago Enforcers]?

[NY NJ Hitmen]?

[Orlando Rage]?

[San Francisco Demons]?

[Memphis Maniax]?

[Las Vegas Outlaws]?

[Los Angeles Xtreme]?

The XFL folded after one season, due to astonishingly poor television ratings; one NBC broadcast receiving the lowest-ever market share for a major network prime time show.