XFL 2

In 2025, the (third) iteration of the XFL folded when WWE chairman Vince McMahon died of a heart attack; Dwayne Johnson would be his successor. Two years later, a diehard football fan named Joe Orsini (along with some friends [also football fans]) created a new league that would last from the week after the Super Bowl until the first week of June, with the playoffs beginning the following week and culminating with the Bronze Bowl on the first week in July; the name of the league: XFL 2. Orsini would be named the league's first commissioner and its headquarters would be based in Cleveland, Ohio. 32 teams would be in the inaugural season; they would be in two conferences of two divisions of eight teams each. The conferences would be named after Nintendo's Generation VIII Pokémon games, with the divisions named after a specific Pokémon.

SWORD CONFERENCE

PIKACHU DIVISION

Toronto Bulls

Columbus Splatoon

Boston Inklings

Montreal Octolings

Detroit Speed

New York Hitmen

Dayton War Gods

Chicago Enforcers

CHARIZARD DIVISION

Orlando Rage

Birmingham Thunderbolts

San Juan Hurricanes

Charlotte Power

Memphis Maniax

Jacksonville Rush

Nashville Flight

Miami Shadows

SHIELD CONFERENCE

MELMETAL DIVISION

Portland Jewels

Vancouver Psychos

Anchorage Event Horizon

Sacramento Condors

Seattle Blaze

Winnipeg Bees

Edmonton Crocodiles

Calgary Camoflauge

COSMOG DIVISION

Oakland Outlaws

San Francisco Demons

Los Angeles Xtreme

Mexico City Storm

Honolulu Vektrekz

Roswell Swallows

Tucson Jets

Flagstaff Badgers

Each team's regular season schedule would have 12 games with four bye weeks. The playoffs would have the top four teams in each division playing for a division championship; each division champion would be awarded a trophy, which would be named after a region from the Pokémon games:

Pikachu Division: Kanto Award

Charizard Division: Johto Trophy

Melmetal Division: Hoenn Award

Cosmog Division: Sinnoh Trophy

The division champions would then play for a spot in the conference championship; like the division champions, they too would be awarded a trophy named after a region from the Pokémon games:

Sword Conference: Unova Award

Shield Conference: Kalos Trophy

The conference champions would play in the Bronze Bowl, which would take place every year at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida; the winner of the Bronze Bowl would be awarded the Alola Award. The Bronze Bowl MVP would be awarded the Galar Trophy.