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VANGUARD Pro: Proving Grounds
ProvingGrounds001
The banner for the inaugural Proving Grounds [REMASTERED] event on October 27th, 2024.
Genre Professional wrestling
Action drama
Fantasy
Developed by Vernon Tressler
Neil Beck
Opening theme(s) "Let's Go (The Royal We)" by Run the Jewels
Starring VANGUARD Pro personnel
Narrated by Guy Incognito
(play-by-play commentator)
Concrete Jackson
(color commentator)
Suzy Munoz
(show host)
Country of
origin
United States
No. of
seasons
1
(as of February 2025)
No. of
episodes
2
(as of February 2025)
Production
Executive
Producers
Neil Beck
Caylen McAvoy
Producers Alyssa O'Bryant
Finnegan Wakefield
Production
locations
BGN Studios
New York City
The Epicenter
Manhattan, New York City
Camera Setup Multi-camera setup
Running Time 30 minutes-60 minutes
Production
Companies
SYSTM Media LLC.
BGN Studios
Original Release
Network Battleground Network
Release 2024
Related
Fight Night

VANGUARD Pro Proving Grounds, also known as simply Proving Grounds, is a professional wrestling streaming television program produced by the VANGUARD Pro wrestling promotion. It airs on the Battleground Network streaming platform and features matches taped either before or after the preceding episode of the promotions flagship Fight Night.

History:[]

Proving Grounds premiered on Battleground Network with a trailer for the inaugural episode on February 8th, 2024. The pilot and second episode were pulled from the network in September following the firing of a controversial performer, leading to remastered episodes releasing in October. It focuses on professional wrestling matches, with commentary from play-by-play Guy Incognito and podcast host and former boxer Concrete Jackson. Shows are hosted by backstage interviewer and former web journalist Suzy Munoz. Video packages highlighting wrestlers or storylines, air throughout each broadcast as well as several interactions between either the wrestlers themselves or with storyline promoter Vernon Tressler, who is portrayed as a babyface and Board of Directors representative Cyrus J Armand III, who is portrayed as a heel.

Production:[]

BGN HQ with Suzy

Proving Grounds host Suzy Munoz in the BGN Studios.

Upon VANGUARD Pro's contract negotiations with the Battleground Network, the premise of a secondary show was proposed as a means of cutting episodes of the Flagship program Fight Night into a more consumable run time. This program would air on the Network under the free-to-view library and would consist of matches filmed from the fictional Epicenter (Hammerstein Ballroom) in Manhattan, New York in front of a live studio audience before or after the Fight Night tapings. The show would be hosted from within the BGN Studios in New York by promotion backstage correspondent Suzy Munoz. Occasionally, segments take place in real or fictional venues as a means of worldbuilding.

Upon the remastering of the pilot, the official theme song was "Let's Go (The Royal We)" by Run the Jewels, with an instrumental version of the track serving as a secondary theme.

Series overview:[]

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
139October 29, 2014 (2014-10-29)August 5, 2015 (2015-08-05)

Episodes:[]

No. in

series

No. in

season

Title Release date
#001 #001 Welcome to the Proving Grounds October 27th, 2024
No. Results Stipulations Times
1 Joshua Baird defeated Guy Incognito II Singles match 06:53
2 Riley Madison defeated Sachin Kamal Singles match 16:18
3 Cloudy (c) defeated Lily Blaise Singles match for the VANGUARD Progression Championship 15:03
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
No. in

series

No. in

season

Title Release date
#002 #002 Night of Debuts November 2nd, 2024
No. Results Stipulations Times
1 Elora Hardin defeated Taiga Miyamoto Singles match 08:12
2 Titan defeated The Local Talent Agency (Heroic Local, Scrappy Local, Fat Local, and Florida Local) 4-on-1 Gauntlet match 04:57
3 Dutch Bradley defeated Casey Caesar Singles match 08:12
4 Mira Coburn defeated Lily Blaise Singles match 10:34
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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VANGUARDPro
Championships Sovereign (reigns) · Violentia (reigns) · Progression (reigns) · Tag Team (reigns)
Events Episodic Fight Night (episodes) · Proving Grounds (episodes)
Specials
Miscellaneous Match Types · Personnel (alumni)