Only Vince McMahon could start 2018 off with a bang like this.

On Thursday, the WWE Chairman held a press conference where he announced the planned return of the XFL, a controversial football league originally founded by McMahon in 1999. The league played a single season in 2001 before folding.

The new league is scheduled to begin playing in January 2020 with eight teams located throughout the country and a 10-week season.

McMahon said the XFL won’t have the same cheap gimmicks as its predecessor and won’t become a forum for players to voice their personal stances.

Here is what fans thought about the big announcement:

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