Published 16:40 IST, August 5th 2020

Dany Garcia, Dwayne Johnson's ex-wife, becomes first female sports league owner with XFL

After her $15 million purchase of the XFL along with former partner Dwayne Johnson and RedBird Capital, Dany Garcia become the first female sports league owner.

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Former WWE superstar Dwayne Johnson me helines on Monday after agreeing a $15 million deal to buy Vince McMahon's bankrupt XFL. Hollywood superstar, along with ex-wife and business partner Dany Garcia and Red Bird Capital me huge investment, making Garcia first female professional league owner.  XFL declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 13 and has been seeking a buyer for past three months. Dany Garcia and her former partner jumped on opportunity hours before league was set to be auctioned off. 

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Dwayne Johnson ex-wife Dany Garcia one of XFL owners, claims it as an 'icon moment' 

Dwayne Johnson on Monday anunced his decision to invest in  XFL after pro-football league filed for bankruptcy citing COVID-19 losses. After anuncement, Dany Garcia spoke to People Magazine to share her views on becoming a part-owner of what is touted as a potential competitor to NFL. Dwayne Johnson's ex-wife said that XFL deal was one of 'icon moments' for her in life and maintained that league has tremendous potential. Dany Garcia said that while league was shelved in April, it was positive to see that all eight teams h developed ir fanbase, which is why she approached Dwayne Johnson with idea of acquiring it.

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Dwayne Johnson ex-wife Dany Garcia praises Rock after XFL purchase 

Garcia praised Rock, claiming that he was totally in on acquiring league, and process started quickly. Dany Garcia revealed that as XFL owners, y plan to keep things similar to that of McMahon's XFL, and will make improvements on how league entertains fans during offseason. 51-year-old said that becoming first female owner of an entire professional league was an amazing achievement for her, as she reached milestone by following her dreams.

Garcia and Johnson, who were once married and share custody of an 18-year-old daughter, have gared an impressive collection of business investments over years, including Seven Bucks Productions and Teremana Tequila. Dwayne Johnson's ex-wife said that duo has been really close over years and understand each or well which makes m tick. She furr said that he respects everything she does and kws importance of who she is as a female leer, and as a Latina, which in her opinion is really wonderful.

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Dwayne Johnson ex-wife Dany Garcia net worth

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Dany Garcia net worth figure is estimated to be around $20 million. Much of Dany Garcia net worth can be attributed to her business ventures with ex-husband Dwayne Johnson. Garcia has mand and produced films for former WWE star under banner of Seven Bucks Productions, and she is also chairwoman of media manment firm Garcia Companies.

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Dwayne Johnson's ex-wife has produced Hollywood blockbusters such as Racing Dreams, Snitch, Baywatch, Jumanji: Welcome to Jungle, Ramp, Skyscraper, Shazam! and Hobbs & Shaw. She is also founder of Beacon Experience, a foundation that works with at-risk children to empower m to break ecomic and social barriers and extend ir education beyond high school.

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Disclaimer: above Dany Garcia net worth information is sourced from various websites and media reports. This website does t guarantee 100% accuracy of figures.

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16:40 IST, August 5th 2020