WWE Battleground is a

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event produced by

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, a Connecticut-based

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. It was broadcast

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and available only through

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(PPV) and the

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. The event was established in 2013, debuting in October on WWE's pay-per-view calendar, replacing Over the Limit. In 2014, Battleground moved up to the July slot, becoming the promotion's annual July PPV. To coincide with the

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that was reintroduced in July 2016, the 2017 event was held exclusively for wrestlers from the

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brand. Battleground was then discontinued as WWE reduced the amount of yearly PPVs produced after they had discontinued brand-exclusive PPVs following

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in April 2018. It was resurrected in 2023 as an NXT branded-event.

History

On the July 29, 2013, episode of ''

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'',

announced a new

(PPV) titled Battleground to be held on October 6 that year at the

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. It replaced Over the Limit, which had been held annually in May from 2010 to 2012, but was going to be held in October 2013 before WWE decided to discontinue Over the Limit. The event returned in 2014, but was moved up to July, thus establishing the event as WWE's annual July PPV. In addition to PPV, the 2014 event was the first Battleground to air on WWE's online streaming service, the

, which launched earlier that year in February. The 2016 event was regarded as the last PPV event featuring wrestlers from both the

and

brands, before the newly reinstated

went into full effect; after

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that year, monthly PPVs became brand-exclusive, excluding the "Big Four" (

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, and

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). The 2017 event was in turn a SmackDown-exclusive event. Battleground was expected to return in 2018 for the Raw brand; however, the event was taken off WWE's PPV lineup as after

that year, brand-exclusive PPVs were discontinued, resulting in WWE reducing the amount of yearly PPVs produced.

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