St. Louis Battlehawks
XFL team based in St. Louis, Missouri
The St. Louis Battlehawks are a professional American football team based in St. Louis. The Battlehawks compete in the United Football League (UFL). The team was a founding member of the XFL. The Battlehawks were founded by Vince McMahon’s Alpha Entertainment and are owned and operated by Dwayne Johnson's Alpha Acquico and Fox Corporation. The Battlehawks play their home games at The Dome at America's Center. The team has a franchise regular season record of 31–14 as of the 2026 season.
History
McMahon era (2020)
On December 5, 2018, St. Louis was announced as one of eight cities that would join the newly reformed XFL, as well as Seattle, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, DC, Tampa Bay, and Dallas. On April 18, 2019, the team hired Jonathan Hayes, who most recently was tight ends coach for the Cincinnati Bengals, as their first head coach.
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