Shortly after the Blazers' defeat in the World Bowl, Loudd was arrested on tax evasion[1] and cocaine trafficking charges.

The new Wings were restocked with an expansion draft but retained 16 former Blazers, including running back Jim Strong and tight end Luther Palmer.

Larry Grantham, a linebacker on the 1974 Blazers, retired but joined the Wings' coaching staff.

Quarterback Johnnie Walton, a relic from the old Continental Football League who had spent most of the early 1970s bouncing around NFL practice squads, led the WFL in passing in 1975.

The Wings held their home games at Alamo Stadium, which seated 25,000.