The historical event of WWE Royal Rumble 2025 will be holding its matches tonight at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on February 1. For the second time in history Netflix will broadcast a major WWE production real-time this February marks the 38th annual occasion of Royal Rumble. At 6 p.m. local time (11 p.m. GMT) the main card starts and it should run between four hours.
The competition includes regular 30-men and 30-women over-the-top-rope matches that feature athletes from RAW and SmackDown and NXT divisions. John Cena alongside CM Punk and Roman Reigns will enter the ring alongside Bayley and Nia Jax and Logan Paul during this event. The involvement of Cena assumes special meaning due to his scheduled farewell tour leading to his planned retirement in December 2025. Fans across the globe are experiencing increased emotion because this Royal Rumble event serves as Cena's last participation in the show.
Title Matches and Streaming Details
In addition to the their matches the Raw event will host headline title competitions. Cody Rhodes plans to defend his Undisputed WWE Championship at the coming event through his ladder match encounter with Kevin Owens while performing spectacular high-flying high spots.The WWE Tag Team Titles will appear in a two-out-of-three falls encounter where #DIY fights The Motor City Machine Guns to determine the champions.
The 2025 Royal Rumble marks the beginning of the WWE Premium Live Event programming that features international streaming on Netflix. Through their Netflix membership, UK viewers can see the live event without extra fees yet people without Netflix can stream it for £4.99. Americans can only watch this event through Peacock streaming platform. Netflix intends to improve its WWE programming by adding backstage documentaries and additional content to attract more viewers.
Royal Rumble 2025 kicks off WrestleMania 2025 with a combination of historic events and aggressive fights. Wrestlemania followers worldwide build their excitement for the upcoming unpredictable WWE developments and events that will emerge throughout these months.