WWE Royal Rumble 2025 To Have Special 6pm Start Time

Details surrounding the first WWE PLE of 2025 are coming to light.

Jan 27, 2024; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Cody Rhodes celebrates after winning the Men s Royal Rumble match at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images / Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images

The 38th WWE Royal Rumble will take place on Saturday, Feb. 1 from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN. It is the first stop on the road to WrestleMania 41.

#RoyalRumble comes to Indianapolis @LucasOilStadium on Feb. 1, and tickets go on sale Nov. 15 with presale beginning Nov. 13!

🎟️ REGISTER: https://t.co/sbX0yrMtyt
🔗 MORE INFO: https://t.co/NpZDJDTmNY pic.twitter.com/y4niprcqrC

— WWE (@WWE) September 30, 2024

Like Saturday's WWE Bad Blood from the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga., the Royal Rumble will have a special start time of 6 p.m. ET.

The Royal Rumble is the first PLE under a three-event deal announced in June between WWE and the Indiana Sports Corp.

BREAKING NEWS: The @WWE is OFFICIALLY bringing The Royal Rumble, SummerSlam, annnnd…

The greatest spectacle in all of sports… WRESTLEMANIA to beautiful Indianapolis, Indiana

Let’s GOOOOOO pic.twitter.com/s15q4h8HKL

— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) June 24, 2024

Tickets for the Royal Rumble will be available on Friday, Nov. 15 at Ticketmaster.com at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT. Presale tickets begin on Wednesday, November 13 at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT. Fans can register now to receive an exclusive presale offering at WWE.com.

INDY, it’s almost time! Royal Rumble tickets will be available Friday November 15th with presale beginning Wednesday November 13th. The Rumble is always full of surprises👀 @WWE pic.twitter.com/qsAakzsUwn

— Tyrese Haliburton (@TyHaliburton22) September 30, 2024

A major factor in bringing WWE to Indy has been Patrick Talty, President of the Indiana Sports Corp. As a former WWE executive himself, Talty understands the value huge WWE events bring to town.

Talty and WWE’s Head of Talent and Communications Chris Legentil have been discussing the deal framework for a number of years, which ultimately resulted in a first-of-its-kind agreement due to Talty’s creative dealmaking.

Talty and the Indiana Sports Corp are the driving force behind many of sports’ biggest events coming to the state, including the CFP National Championship, NCAA Men’s & Women’s Finals, NBA All-Star Game and the Super Bowl.

The winner of the Men's and Women's Royal Rumble matches go on to the championship match of their choosing at WrestleMania, which takes place on Saturday, April 19 and Sunday, April 20 from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

WWE Undisputed Champion Cody Rhodes has won the Men's Royal Rumble the last two years. His 2024 win led him to end the historic title run of Roman Reigns to capture the title at Night Two of WrestleMania 40.

DO THE WORK.
FINISH THE STORY.@CodyRhodes just won the Men's #RoyalRumble Match for the second year in a row! The American Nightmare has his sights set on @WWERomanReigns as the Road to #WrestleMania is underway! pic.twitter.com/RkHT2oAsLT

— WWE (@WWE) January 28, 2024

On the women's side, Bayley won her first Royal Rumble and went to dethrone Iyo Sky to win the WWE Women's Championship at Night Two of WrestleMania 40.

Bayley wins the Royal Rumble!!!!#RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/6ha0mqk9bk

— Fightful Wrestling (@Fightful) January 28, 2024

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