St. Louis BattleHawks

The St. Louis BattleHawks were an American Football team based in St. Louis, Missouri that played with 7 other teams that were part of the incarnation of the now-defunct XFL. The Battlehawks played their home games at The Dome At America's Center. The team was coached by former Cincinatti Bengals head coach Jonathan Hayes.

St. Louis was one of 8 other teams along with Tampa Bay, Seattle, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Dallas, New York, & Houston as a part of the first (and only) inaugural cities of the incarnation of the XFL.

History
The BattleHawks were only team in the league that did not have a team part of the NFL, besides the 20-year tenure of the St. Louis Rams & the St. Louis Cardinals, both of which have relocated to Los Angeles and Phoenix, respectively. Due to these relocations, many St. Louis natives have had a particular dislike for the NFL, opening up the opportunity for a new team from a new league to serve as the city's main professional football team. The team also joins two other major sports league teams, the St. Louis Cardinals of the MLB, and the St. Louis Blues of the NHL. However, after the folding of the league, players disbanded from their teams, and the BattleHawks formally ceased operations.

Stadium
The team played their home games at The Dome At America's Center. The stadium was previously the hub for the Rams from 1995-2015 before their departure. The XFL limited seating in the dome, similar to the use of the Alamodome with the San Antonio Commanders of the AAF, bringing the seating capacity of the stadium down to around 28,000. However, after the team's first two home games sold out, the league began making plans to open the upper bowl of the dome starting on March 21 against the Wildcats.. This however, never became a reality as the season was cancelled due to COVID-19 and the league later declared bankruptcy on April 13.

Fan Base
The BattleHawks fan base was considered to be the rowdiest in the league, with high amounts of team spirit and stadium attendance. The team's Twitter account was used to harrass other teams and fanbases.