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Battleground Pro Wrestling (BPW) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Los Alamitos, California. It currently runs events out of Los Angeles County and Orange County in Southern California. The company is currently owned by retired professional wrestler The Stepfather.

The promotion debuted under its current form in September of 2008 and is known for its monthly, family-oriented events and heavy emphasis on traditional wrestling styles and matches.

Notable shows include the annual "November Pain", BPW's annual end-of-the-year event, and the upcoming "Red, White, & Bruised". Both shows stray from their typically children-friendly formats by displaying more violent matches, such as a Trailer Park Trash Fight and the use of weapons.

History
2008

After running for several years from Newhall, California, under the nickname BiG Pro, and being placed on temporary hiatus, BPW was restarted in September 2009 by co-founders and owners "Big" Pete Villano and Foob Dogg. Prior to their September event, the company crowned its new inaugural BPW Champion, The Stepfather. It also saw the debut of new talent trained in BPW's own wrestling academy.

2009 also saw yet another return of the Maximum Championship (briefly known as the Lucha Championship during the company's time in Newhall). The title is originally a title belt from the now-defunct United Independent Wrestling Alliance (UIWA). Chimaera won the title in September 2009 in a three way match.

The year ended with the second-ever "November Pain" event, and the first under BPW's revised promotion and roster.

2009

The year started with BPW's "2010: a Wrestling Odyssey" in January of 2009.

In 2009, BPW began several storyline feuds that concluded at that year's November Pain. New Wave Pro Wrestling, a separate promotion based in San Diego, California, "invaded" Battleground and saw the rosters of both companies engaged in various matches over the course of the year. One notable match was the Dog-Collar Match between BPW co-founder Foob Dogg and New Wave's Socal Crazy at "November Pain".

The Stepfather and his Stepfamily (The Red-Headed Stepchild and "Drunk" Uncle Ronnie) engaged in a long-running storyline with Xtreme Loco over the BPW Championship. The summer of 2009 saw Xtreme Loco facing off one-by-one against the members of the Stepfamily and in a handicap match against both Stepchild and Ronnie. At "November Pain", Xtreme Loco finally defeated the Stepfather in a Trailer Park Trash Fight to obtain the BPW Championship, becoming the second man to hold the title.

Chimaera ended his nearly year-long reign as BPW's Maximum champion after losing to "Big Nasty" Jason Watts in September. The following month at "November Pain", Watts lost the title to Anthony "The Tank" Alvarado.

"November Pain" 2009 also marked the last show run by both original founders and owners.

2010

BPW returned again in January of 2010. Stepfather has returned as a retired wrestler and new storyline owner of the company (The Stepfather would actually purchase the company just a few months later). In addition, The Red-Headed Stepchild has renamed himself "The Stepchild" Buford Tucker (finally revealing the Stepfamily's surname) after winning the Ring Warrior title in a battle royal in January.

2010 has seen the debut of several new BPW-trained talents such as Mikey Callahan and manager Rufio Vega, as well as the departure of several individuals such as Hellmuth and Chimaera.

In June, Jason Watts defeated Xtreme Loco to become the third BPW Champion.