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NXT Battleground (2025)
The 2025 Battleground, also promoted as Battleground: Tampa, was a professional wrestling livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was the third annual Battleground held for the promotion's developmental brand NXT, and the eighth Battleground overall. The event took place during Memorial Day weekend on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida. This was the first Battleground to air on Netflix in most international markets and it was the first NXT livestreaming event to take place in Tampa. As with the 2023 edition, the event went head-to-head against All Elite Wrestling's Double or Nothing pay-per-view event. Six matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Trick Williams defeated defending champion Joe Hendry from Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) to win the TNA World Championship; this was the first time a TNA championship was defended on a WWE livestreaming event. In other prominent matches, Oba Femi defeated No Quarter Catch Cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Je'Von Evans
Malachi Jeffers (born April 28, 2004) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Je'Von Evans on the NXT brand. He was previously known under the ring name Jay Malachi on the independent circuit. Professional wrestling career Early career (2018–2023) Jeffers began training in 2018 under independent wrestler LaBron Kozone in North Carolina and made his debut on January 26, 2018, at the age of 13, under the ring name Kid Blacka Merica. In January 2019, he changed his ring name to Jay Malachi. On August 21, 2022, he debuted in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in a match taped for ''AEW Dark'', where he lost to Fuego Del Sol. Jeffers achieved his biggest success on the independent circuit in Deadlock Pro-Wrestling, where he held the DPW Worlds Championship. He vacated the title on November 2, 2023, after signing with WWE. WWE (2023–present) In November 2023, it was reported that Jeffers had signed with WWE, where he would re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memorial Day
Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) is a federal holiday in the United States for mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. It is observed on the last Monday of May. It is the unofficial beginning of summer in the United States. Memorial Day is a time for visiting cemeteries and memorials to mourn the military personnel who died in the line of duty. Volunteers will place American flags on the graves of those military personnel in national cemeteries. The first national observance of Memorial Day occurred on May 30, 1868. Then known as ''Decoration Day'' and observed on May 30, the holiday was proclaimed by Commander in Chief John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic to honor the Union soldiers who had died in the American Civil War. This national observance followed many local observances which were inaugurated between the end of the Civil War and Logan's declaration. Many cities and people ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordynne Grace
Patricia Forrest Gresham (née Parker, born March 5, 1996), better known by her ring name Jordynne Grace, is an American professional wrestler, bodybuilder and powerlifter. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand. She is best known for her time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where she is a three-time TNA Knockouts World Champion, one-time TNA Digital Media Champion (and the first woman to hold the title) and TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion. Upon becoming the inaugural Digital Media Champion, Parker was recognized by TNA as the first Knockouts Triple Crown winner. She has previously made appearances in Beyond Wrestling, Progress Wrestling, Pro-Wrestling: EVE, and Shine Wrestling. As a powerlifter, Parker is the World Natural Powerlifting Federation (WNPF) Georgia State & National Records holder in the squat at , the bench press at and the deadlift at in the 165 lb weight class. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2012–2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NXT Championship
The NXT Championship is a men's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion, promotion WWE, defended as the top men's championship of NXT (WWE brand), NXT, the promotion's Farm team, developmental brand. It is one of two top men's titles on WWE's developmental system, along with the WWE Evolve Championship on the Evolve (WWE brand), Evolve brand. The current champion is Oba Femi, who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating previous champion Trick Williams and Eddy Thorpe in a triple threat match at NXT: New Year's Evil (2025), ''NXT'': New Year's Evil on January 7, 2025. Introduced on July 1, 2012, it was the first championship established for NXT, and the inaugural champion was Seth Rollins. In September 2019, WWE began promoting NXT as its "WWE brand extension, third brand" when the ''WWE NXT, NXT'' television program was moved to the USA Network. The NXT Championship was referred to as a World championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myles Borne
David Bostian III (born May 25, 1999) is an American professional wrestler signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Myles Borne on the NXT brand. He is the only partially deaf wrestler to be employed by WWE. Early life Bostian was born in Wilmington, North Carolina with Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn. It is a treatable condition but one of the major side effects of the treatment is loss of hearing, resulting in Bostian being deaf. Bostian received hearing aids and would use an FM system while he was in school, allowing him to focus clearly on one person and read lips. Bostian became an amateur wrestler while he was in kindergarten and during high school. His record was 28-7, with 12 pins, one technical fall, and six major decisions. Bostian was allowed to wear his FM transistor inside his earguards by the N.C. High School Athletic Association in order to be able to listen to his coach during his matches. Professional wrestling career WWE ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Quarter Catch Crew
No Quarter Catch Crew (NQCC) is an American professional wrestling stable that performs in WWE on the NXT brand. The group currently consists of Charlie Dempsey, Tavion Heights, and Wren Sinclair. Dempsey is a former two-time NXT Heritage Cup Champion. The stable name is derived from the military term "No quarter" and catch wrestling. Their motto is "No pity, no mercy, no remorse, no quarter". History WWE (2023–present) At the end of 2022, Drew Gulak was assigned to the NXT brand, where he played the role of Hank Walker's mentor. On February 14, 2023, episode of ''NXT'', Gulak turned on Walker and aligned with Charlie Dempsey to form the No Quarter Catch Crew (NQCC). Weeks later, Damon Kemp and Myles Borne joined the NQCC. On the February 27, 2024, episode of ''NXT'', Dempsey defeated The Meta-Four's Noam Dar 2–1 under British Rounds Rules to win the NXT Heritage Cup. The following week at ''NXT'': Roadblock, NQCC announced that the NXT Heritage Cup will be d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TNA World Championship
The TNA World Championship is a professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It is the promotion's principal championship. Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won via pinfall or submission. The reigning champion is Trick Williams from partner promotion WWE, who is in his first reign and is the first WWE-contracted wrestler to hold a TNA title. He won the championship by defeating Joe Hendry at NXT Battleground on May 25, 2025. Before the championship was created, TNA controlled the NWA World Heavyweight Championship via an agreement with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). In 2007, the agreement between TNA and the NWA ended, leading to the creation of the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. The championship was unveiled on May 14, 2007, at the taping of TNA's primary television program, '' Impact!'', which aired on May 17, 2007. The inaugural champion was Kurt Angle, who also holds the recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (abbreviated as TNA Wrestling or TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, a Canadian media company owned by businessman Leonard Asper. Founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, following the end of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 2001, the promotion was initially known as NWA: Total Nonstop Action (NWA-TNA) and was affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) governing body. The promotion dropped the "NWA" brand from its name in 2004, becoming Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. TNA continued to use the NWA NWA World Heavyweight Championship, World Heavyweight and NWA World Tag Team Championship, Tag Team Professional wrestling championship, championships until this agreement ended in 2007; after which, the company would create its own TNA World Championship, World Heavyweight and TNA World Tag Team Championship, World Tag Team cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Hendry
Joe Hendry (born 1 May 1988) is a Scottish Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and musician. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), while also making appearances for partner promotion WWE on its NXT (WWE brand), NXT WWE brand extension, brand. In TNA, he is a former one-time TNA World Championship, TNA World Champion as well as a former one-time and longest-reigning TNA Digital Media Championship, TNA Digital Media Champion. Prior to his professional wrestling career, he worked as a musician and uses his past experience in his professional wrestling work. In addition to various other independent promotions, Hendry is known for his appearances in his native Scotland with Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW) from 2013 to 2019. He also performed in Ring of Honor. He first appeared in Impact Wrestling (renamed TNA in 2024) in 2018 before returning to the company in September 2022. Hendry first made some brief non-wrestling appearances for WWE in 2014 before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trick Williams
Matrick Mondre Belton (born May 26, 1994) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on its NXT brand, under the ring name Trick Williams. He also makes appearances in WWE's partner promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is the TNA World Champion in his first reign. After playing gridiron football in college, Belton began his professional wrestling career in 2018 under the ring name Sweet Daddy Trick when he trained in Philadelphia with his uncle. Belton then signed a developmental contract with WWE in February 2021 and debuted in September of the same year under the Trick Williams ring name. Since then, he has become a two-time NXT Champion, a one-time NXT North American Champion, and was the winner of the 2023 Men's Iron Survivor Challenge. He won the TNA World Championship, his first world championship, in May 2025 and became the first WWE-contracted wrestler to win a TNA championship. Football career Belton excelled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pay-per-view
Pay-per-view (PPV) is a type of pay television or webcast service that enables a viewer to pay to watch individual events via private telecast. Events can be purchased through a multichannel television platform using their electronic program guide, an automated telephone system, or through a live customer service representative. There has been an increasing number of PPVs distributed via streaming video online, either alongside or in lieu of carriage through television providers. In 2012, the popular video sharing platform YouTube began to allow partners to host live PPV events on the platform. Events distributed through PPV typically include boxing, mixed martial arts, professional wrestling, and concerts. In the past, PPV was often used to distribute telecasts of feature films, as well as adult content such as pornographic films, but the growth of digital cable and streaming media caused these uses to be subsumed by video on demand systems (which allow viewers to purchas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Or Nothing (2025)
The 2025 Double or Nothing was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was the seventh annual Double or Nothing event and took place during Memorial Day weekend on May 25, 2025, at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. With the exceptions of the 2020 and 2021 events, which took place at Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this was the first Double or Nothing to take place outside of the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. This was the first AEW PPV to take place in the U.S. state of Arizona and the second Double or Nothing to host the finals of the men's and women's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament. As with the 2023 edition, the event went head-to-head with WWE's NXT Battleground livestreaming event. Eleven matches were contested at the event, including two on the "Buy In" pre-show. In the main event, "Hangman" Adam Page defeated Will Ospreay to win the Men's Owen Hart Foundation Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
