WWE Battleground

WWE Battleground, known as NXT Battleground since 2023, is a series of professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming shows made by WWE. The first event took place on October 6, 2013 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. It replaced Over the Limit as the October pay-per-view and was held in July for the next years. Until 2017, it was a main roster event, with the 2017 event being exclusive to the SmackDown brand. The name is used again since 2023 for the May/June livestreaming event of the developmental brand NXT.

 Dates and venues 
SmackDown-branded eventNXT-branded event
#EventDateCityVenueMain EventRef.1Battleground (2013)October 6, 2013Buffalo, New YorkFirst Niagara CenterRandy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan for the vacant WWE Championship2Battleground (2014)July 20, 2014Tampa, FloridaTampa Bay Times ForumJohn Cena (c) vs. Randy Orton vs. Kane vs. Roman Reigns in a fatal four-way match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship3Battleground (2015)July 19, 2015St. Louis, MissouriScottrade CenterSeth Rollins (c) vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship4Battleground (2016)July 24, 2016Washington, D.C.Verizon CenterDean Ambrose (c) vs. Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins in a triple threat match for the WWE Championship5Battleground (2017)July 23, 2017Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaWells Fargo CenterJinder Mahal (c) vs. Randy Orton in a Punjabi Prison match for the WWE Championship6NXT Battleground (2023)May 28, 2023Lowell, MassachusettsTsongas CenterCarmelo Hayes (c) vs. Bron Breakker for the NXT Championship7NXT Battleground: Las VegasJune 9, 2024Enterprise, NevadaUFC ApexTrick Williams (c) vs. Ethan Page for the NXT Championship8NXT Battleground (2025)May 25, 2025Tampa, FloridaYuengling CenterJoe Hendry (c) vs Trick Williams for the TNA World Championship

References

Other websites
Official Battleground website

Category:World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view events
Category:2013 establishments in the United States