XFL Los Angeles Xtreme Press Release 20
 
 
 
 
 
Press Release 20
THE ROCK SAYS FOOTBALL WILL RETURN TO LOS ANGELES
WWF Superstar Expected to Appear At Home Opener of Los Angeles Xtreme
February 10, 2001

Los Angeles, CA - Football will return to Los Angeles solid as a rock when the Los Angeles Xtreme host the Chicago Enforcers in the first pro football game in L.A. since December 24, 1994.

According to XFL officials, The Rock, one of the superstars of the World Wrestling Federation is expected to make an appearance this Saturday at the first home game in Xtreme history.

Kick-off for Saturday's game is 5 p.m. Pacific.

"The Rock and football are set to return to L.A. together," said J.K. McKay, General Manager of the L.A. Xtreme. "With the amazing response we've already been getting at the ticket office, this should help intensify what we expect to be a very memorable night for everyone who comes out."

The Los Angeles Xtreme have sold 32,000 tickets to Saturday's game as of Thursday night. The Xtreme have already reached its goal of 10,000 season tickets sold for its inaugural season.

The Coliseum will be reconfigured to sit 41,583 for each of the five Xrteme home games this season.

In four games last week-end, the XFL averaged an impressive 35, 115 fans per game.

No stranger to football, "The Rock", also known as Dwayne Johnson, played defensive end behind Warren Sapp for the University of Miami on the Hurricanes national title teams in 1989 and 1991.

Both the Xtreme and the Enforcers are looking for their first victories in the XFL. The Xtreme lost last Sunday 15-13 to the San Francisco Demons in front of a sold-out crowd of 38,000 at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco.

The Enforcers are also seeking its first win after falling 33-29 to the Orlando rage last Saturday in Orlando.

The Xtreme-Enforcers game will be televised nationally on NBC. Last week's XFL telecast drew a national 9.5 rating, the highest rating on a Saturday night since the 2000 Olympic Games.

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