The Untold Truth Of Dwayne Johnson's Ex-Wife

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read

In 2020, Dwayne Johnson and ex-wife business partner Dany Garcia, alongside private equity company RedBird Capital, bought the XFL from WWE chairman and CEO Vince McMahon for a cool $15 million. Remarkably, this was the first time that a woman had become a co-owner of a major American sports league.

And in an interview with SI, Garcia shared she was proud to be such a game-changer, noting the bittersweet significance of this moment. "It's incredible," she said. "I wish I was the 20th. That would be wonderful. But the fact that I'm the first, it's one of those things where you have to sit back and think about it for a moment, think about the enormity." 

The XFL had folded for a second time just four months before Garcia and Johnson came to the rescue. The original incarnation had also lasted just a single season back at the turn of the century, but the businesswoman told People she believes that its potential has yet to be tapped. "I think one of the greatest things about the XFL, as a startup, is that everyone recognizes every moment matters," she shared. "It matters to the person who's in the seat. It matters to the athlete who's on the field ... that's magic, right? You care. When you care, that changes everything."

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