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During the [[2023 WWE Draft]], [[NXT Women's Champion]] [[Indi Hartwell]] was drafted to the main roster on Raw.<ref name="SmackDown04282023">{{cite web|last=Barnett|first=Jake|title=4/28 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Barnett's review of the WWE Draft night one, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn vs. Jimmy and Jey Uso for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Titles, Zelina Vega vs. Sonya Deville|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/04/28/4-28-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-barnetts-review-of-the-wwe-draft-night-one-kevin-owens-and-sami-zayn-vs-jimmy-and-jey-uso-for-the-undisputed-wwe-tag-team-titles-zelina-vega-vs-sony/|date=April 28, 2023|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=April 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429092529/https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/04/28/4-28-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-barnetts-review-of-the-wwe-draft-night-one-kevin-owens-and-sami-zayn-vs-jimmy-and-jey-uso-for-the-undisputed-wwe-tag-team-titles-zelina-vega-vs-sony/|archive-date=April 29, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> On the May 2 episode of ''NXT'', Hartwell announced that she would be vacating the title and that a [[List of WWE tournaments|tournament]] to crown a new champion would begin the following week with the final at Battleground.<ref name="NXT05022023"/> |
During the [[2023 WWE Draft]], [[NXT Women's Champion]] [[Indi Hartwell]] was drafted to the main roster on Raw.<ref name="SmackDown04282023">{{cite web|last=Barnett|first=Jake|title=4/28 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Barnett's review of the WWE Draft night one, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn vs. Jimmy and Jey Uso for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Titles, Zelina Vega vs. Sonya Deville|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/04/28/4-28-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-barnetts-review-of-the-wwe-draft-night-one-kevin-owens-and-sami-zayn-vs-jimmy-and-jey-uso-for-the-undisputed-wwe-tag-team-titles-zelina-vega-vs-sony/|date=April 28, 2023|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=April 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429092529/https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/04/28/4-28-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-barnetts-review-of-the-wwe-draft-night-one-kevin-owens-and-sami-zayn-vs-jimmy-and-jey-uso-for-the-undisputed-wwe-tag-team-titles-zelina-vega-vs-sony/|archive-date=April 29, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> On the May 2 episode of ''NXT'', Hartwell announced that she would be vacating the title and that a [[List of WWE tournaments|tournament]] to crown a new champion would begin the following week with the final at Battleground.<ref name="NXT05022023"/> |
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On the May 16 edition of ''NXT'' [[Noam Dar]] hosted his first United States installment of "Supernova Sessions" and had [[Dragon Lee]] as his guest. Dar was bragging about his [[NXT Heritage Cup]] championship, much to Dragon Lee's annoyance. Dragon Lee urged Dar to defend his championship but Dar resisted until [[Nathan Frazer]] interrupted and addressed Dar's constant dodging of title defenses. Provoked by this Dar accepted Dragon Lee's challenge for the Heritage Cup at Battleground, marking the first time the Heritage Cup has been defended on the NXT brand. |
On the May 16 edition of ''NXT'' [[Noam Dar]] hosted his first United States installment of "Supernova Sessions" and had [[Dragon Lee (wrestler)|Dragon Lee]] as his guest. Dar was bragging about his [[NXT Heritage Cup]] championship and lording it over Dragon Lee, much to Dragon Lee's annoyance. Dragon Lee urged Dar to defend his championship but Dar resisted until [[Nathan Frazer]] interrupted and addressed Dar's constant dodging of title defenses. Provoked by this Dar accepted Dragon Lee's challenge for the Heritage Cup at Battleground, marking the first time the Heritage Cup has been defended on the NXT brand. |
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| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Brand(s) | NXT | ||
| Date | May 28, 2023 | ||
| City | Lowell, Massachusetts | ||
| Venue | Tsongas Center | ||
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The 2023 NXT Battleground is the upcoming sixth Battleground professional wrestling livestreaming event produced by WWE. It will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's NXT brand division. The event will take place on May 28, 2023, at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. This will be the first Battleground held since July 2017, as well as the first to livestream on Peacock.
Battleground will be 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. This marks the first time since 1989 that two major promotions will produce major events head-to-head, after WWE's WrestleMania V and World Championship Wrestling's Clash of the Champions VI.
Production
Background
Battleground was an annual July pay-per-view (PPV) event established by WWE in 2013, although the original event was held in October.[1] 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 were wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] The event will be livestreamed on Peacock in the United States and the WWE Network in most international markets, in turn marking the first Battleground to air on Peacock due to the American version of the WWE Network merging under Peacock in March 2021[5]—unlike previous Battlegrounds, the 2023 event will not air on PPV as beginning with the 2022 calendar year, NXT's major events are only available via WWE's livestreaming platforms. Tickets went on sale April 1.[4]
The event will go head-to-head with Double or Nothing, a PPV event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW), which is AEW's flagship event. This marks the first time since 1989 that two major promotions will produce major events head-to-head, after WWE's WrestleMania V (airing on PPV) and World Championship Wrestling's Clash of the Champions VI (airing on TBS). According to WWE executive Shawn Michaels, the scheduling was not intended for WWE to go head-to-head with AEW, but that it was just due to the holiday (Memorial Day weekend) as he said WWE events have always done well on holidays.[6]
Storylines
The card will include matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results are predetermined by WWE's writers on the NXT brand, while storylines are produced on WWE's weekly television program, NXT, and the supplementary online streaming show, Level Up.[7][8]
At Stand & Deliver, Carmelo Hayes defeated Bron Breakker to win the NXT Championship.[9] On the following episode of NXT, Breakker embraced Hayes and Trick Williams, but turned on them.[10] At Spring Breakin', after Hayes' successful title defense, Hayes challenged Breakker to a title match at Battleground, only for Breakker to lay out Hayes and Williams.[11] The following week, Breakker accepted the challenge.[12]
During the 2023 WWE Draft, NXT Women's Champion Indi Hartwell was drafted to the main roster on Raw.[13] On the May 2 episode of NXT, Hartwell announced that she would be vacating the title and that a tournament to crown a new champion would begin the following week with the final at Battleground.[12]
On the May 16 edition of NXT Noam Dar hosted his first United States installment of "Supernova Sessions" and had Dragon Lee as his guest. Dar was bragging about his NXT Heritage Cup championship and lording it over Dragon Lee, much to Dragon Lee's annoyance. Dragon Lee urged Dar to defend his championship but Dar resisted until Nathan Frazer interrupted and addressed Dar's constant dodging of title defenses. Provoked by this Dar accepted Dragon Lee's challenge for the Heritage Cup at Battleground, marking the first time the Heritage Cup has been defended on the NXT brand.
Matches
| No. | Matches* | Stipulations | ||||
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| 1 | Carmelo Hayes (c) (with Trick Williams) vs. Bron Breakker | Singles match for the NXT Championship[14] | ||||
| 2 | TBD vs. TBD | Tournament final for the vacant NXT Women's Championship[15] | ||||
| 3 | Noam Dar (c) vs. Dragon Lee | "British Rounds Rules" match for the NXT Heritage Cup[16] | ||||
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NXT Women's Championship Tournament
References
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- ^ WWE.com Staff (April 24, 2017). "WWE Battleground 2017 tickets available now". WWE. Archived from the original on April 21, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ WWE.com Staff (February 17, 2018). "WWE pay-per-views just got bigger for 2018!". WWE. Archived from the original on February 18, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ a b Defelice, Robert (March 30, 2023). "Shawn Michaels Announces NXT Battleground 2023 Will Emanate From Lowell, Massachusetts". Fightful. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ WWE.com Staff (March 8, 2021). "WWE Network to launch on Peacock March 18". WWE. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (March 31, 2023). "Shawn Michaels Says NXT Battleground Running Same Day As AEW Double Or Nothing Was A Holiday Thing". Fightful. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
- ^ McGuire, Colin (April 1, 2023). "NXT Stand & Deliver results: McGuire's live review of Bron Breakker vs. Carmelo Hayes for the NXT Title, Roxanne Perez vs. Zoey Stark vs. Gigi Dolin vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. Lyra Valkyria vs. Indi Hartwell in a ladder match for the NXT Women's Title, Wes Lee vs. Dragon Lee vs. JD McDonagh vs. Ilja Dragunov vs. Axiom for the NXT North American Title, Johnny Gargano vs. Grayson Waller". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- ^ Moore, John (April 4, 2023). "4/4 NXT TV results: Moore's review of the Stand & Deliver fallout edition with Dragon Lee vs. Nathan Frazer, Dijak vs. Odyssey Jones, "Pretty Deadly" Elton Prince and Kit Wilson vs. Tony D'Angelo and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ Moore, John (April 25, 2023). "4/25 NXT TV results: Moore's review of Carmelo Hayes vs. Grayson Waller for the NXT Title, Indi Hartwell vs. Roxanne Perez vs. Tiffany Stratton for the NXT Women's Title, Bron Breakker vs. Andre Chase, Josh Briggs and Fallon Henley vs. Brooks Jensen and Kiana James, Cora Jade vs. Lyra Valkyria, Tony D'Angelo and Stacks Lorenzo vs. Pretty Deadly in a Trunk Match, Oba Femi debuts". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ a b Moore, John (May 2, 2023). "5/2 NXT TV results: Moore's review of Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn vs. Kayden Carter and Katana Chance for the NXT Women's Tag Team Titles, Wes Lee vs. Drew Gulak for the NXT North American Title, Dragon Lee vs. JD McDonagh, Gigi Dolin vs. Jacy Jayne, Joe Gacy vs. Joe Coffey, Axiom vs. Scrypts, Dani Palmer's debut". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ Barnett, Jake (April 28, 2023). "4/28 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Barnett's review of the WWE Draft night one, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn vs. Jimmy and Jey Uso for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Titles, Zelina Vega vs. Sonya Deville". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ WWE.com Staff (May 9, 2023). "NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes vs. Bron Breakker". WWE. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (May 2, 2023). "Indi Hartwell Relinquishes NXT Women's Championship, New Champion To Be Crowned At NXT Battleground". Fightful. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ Defelice, Robert (May 16, 2023). "Dragon Lee To Challenge Noam Dar For The NXT Heritage Cup Championship At NXT Battleground 2023". Fightful. Retrieved May 16, 2023.