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 Crew's Myles Borne to retain the NXT Championship and Stephanie Vaquer defeated Jordynne Grace to retain the NXT Women's Championship.
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John Cena retained the Undisputed WWE Championship over CM Punk at Night of Champions after Seth Rollins decisively interfered in the match’s closing moments.
Dave Meltzer revealed on Wrestling Observer Radio that AEW Double or Nothing 2025 garnered more online search interest than WWE Backlash and Saturday Night’s Main Event.
WWE NXT Champion Oba Femi discussed Tony D’Angelo as his preferred next opponent, referencing their past NXT North American Title feud.
Trick Williams defeated Joe Hendry for the TNA World Title in a historic main event at WWE NXT Battleground.
