However, on March 30, 2023, WWE revived the event for its developmental territory, NXT, and it was scheduled to take place on May 28, 2023, at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. A Raw-exclusive Battleground was expected to be held in 2018, but it was taken off of WWE's PPV lineup as following WrestleMania 34 that year, WWE discontinued brand-exclusive PPVs, resulting in the promotion reducing the yearly amount of PPVs produced. Battleground continued until its final event in July 2017, which was held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's SmackDown brand division, following the reintroduction of the brand extension in July 2016 where WWE split the roster between the Raw and SmackDown brands where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform. Production Background The event was held at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Massachusetts.īattleground was an annual July pay-per-view (PPV) event established by WWE in 2013, although the original event was held in October. The North American Championship triple threat and the NXT Women's Championship match also received praise. The event received highly positive reviews from critics, with the Last Man Standing match being singled out for praise for its brutality, story, and the performances of Dragunov and Dijak, and has been labeled a match of the year contender for WWE. This marked the first time since April 1989 that two major promotions produced major events head-to-head, after WWE's WrestleMania V and World Championship Wrestling's Clash of the Champions VI. In other prominent matches, Tiffany Stratton defeated Lyra Valkyria in a tournament final to win the vacant NXT Women's Championship, Ilja Dragunov defeated Dijak in a Last Man Standing match, and in the opening bout, Wes Lee defeated Tyler Bate and Joe Gacy in a triple threat match to retain the NXT North American Championship.īattleground was held on the same day as Double or Nothing, a pay-per-view event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and specifically AEW's flagship event. In the main event, Carmelo Hayes defeated Bron Breakker to retain the NXT Championship. It was the first Battleground held since July 2017, as well as the first to livestream on Peacock. The event took place on May 28, 2023, at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's NXT brand division. The 2023 NXT Battleground was the sixth Battleground professional wrestling livestreaming event produced by WWE. Promotional poster featuring Tiffany Stratton, Carmelo Hayes, Bron Breakker, Roxanne Perez, and Wes Lee
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