WWE will continue their pattern of early start times for premium live events with Royal Rumble 2025.
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames had an early start time of 6 p.m. ET. This trend will continue in 2025, as the company has confirmed 6 p.m. ET as the start time for WWE Royal Rumble on February 1.
Additionally, WWE announced that the January 31 episode of WWE SmackDown will emanate from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
WWE’s Official Announcement
The official announcement is as follows:
“WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), today announced SmackDown will take place Friday, January 31 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis as part of Royal Rumble weekend. Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, December 11 at 10am ET/7am PT via Ticketmaster.com.
Kicking off with Royal Rumble on February 1, 2025, Indianapolis will host WWE’s three largest stadium events at Lucas Oil Stadium including WrestleMania and a two-night SummerSlam in future years as part of a first-of-its-kind partnership struck between WWE and Indiana Sports Corp earlier this year. Additionally, Raw, SmackDown, NXT and WWE live events will emanate from arenas across Indiana including Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, and Evansville throughout the partnership.
Royal Rumble streams live in the U.S. exclusively on Peacock beginning at 6pm ET/3 pm PT.”
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