In January, WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon announced that he would be reviving the XFL.
On Wednesday, the eight cities getting teams were announced, as well as the stadiums that would host them.
While the original iteration of the XFL was a monumental failure, running for just one season in 2001 and losing WWE and NBC millions in the process, McMahon promised a new vision for the league this time around, selling the league as "football reimagined."
McMahon won't be without competition — a competing spring football league, the Alliance of American Football, is set to start play in 2019. The league was created by Charlie Ebersol, who worked with McMahon extensively while directing the "30 for 30" documentary "This is the XFL" for ESPN.
While the AAF will get a headstart on the XFL, McMahon certainly has an advantage when it comes to brand recognition, and with the cities that will play host to XFL teams now public, he can begin campaigning for the league to help ensure it doesn't meet the same brief end it did in its first run.
Take a look below at the cities that will have XFL teams come 2020 and the stadiums that will be hosting them.
New York City —MetLife Stadium
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Capacity: 82,500
Year opened: 2010
Current residents: New York Giants, New York Jets
Washington D.C. — Audi Stadium
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Capacity: 20,000
Year opened: 2018
Current residents: D.C. United
Los Angeles —StubHub Center
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Capacity: 27,000
Year opened: 2003
Current residents: LA Galaxy, Los Angeles Chargers
Houston — TD ECU Stadium
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Capacity: 42,822
Year opened: 2014
Current residents: Houston Cougars
St. Louis — The Dome at Americas Center
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Capacity: 66,695
Year opened: 1995
Current residents: None, former home of the St. Louis Rams
Seattle — CenturyLink Field
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Capacity: 72,000
Year opened: 2002
Current residents: Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders FC
Dallas —Globe Life Park
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Capacity: 49,115
Year opened: 1994
Current residents: Texas Rangers
Tampa Bay —Raymond James Stadium
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Capacity: 65,618
Year opened: 1998
Current residents: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, South Florida Bulls
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