History was made on New Year’s Eve, as the United Football League (the "UFL"), the new premier spring football league, was born from the merger of the XFL and USFL. Dwayne Johnson and Dany G ...

The USFL was first founded in 1982 and lasted four years before ceasing operations. The XFL, originally founded by wrestling executive Vince McMahon in 2001, only lasted one season.