WWE Royal Rumble 2025: Match card, news, timings & telecast details

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The first PLE of 2025 will emanate from the Lucas Oil Stadium
The kick-off to WrestleMania season is just around the corner as the Stamford-based promotion has arrived in Indianapolis for the first PLE of 2025. The Royal Rumble 2025 PLE will emanate live from the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Considered among the big five PLEs from the WWE every year, along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, Survivor Series, and Money in the Bank. The PLE features two Royal Rumble matches in the men’s and women’s divisions.
The PLE is usually held in late January with the only exception being 2025 when the PLE will be held in early February. The Rumble match follows Battle Royal rules, where participants eliminate opponents by tossing them over the top rope. The match usually features 30 competitors, with two wrestlers starting, and new entrants joining every 90 seconds until all participants are in the ring.
Apart from the two Rumble matches, two title matches have also been set for the show in Indianapolis on Saturday. Let us now take a look at the confirmed match card and segments for the first PLE of 2025.
WWE Royal Rumble 2025: Full match card
- Men’s Royal Rumble Match
- Women’s Royal Rumble Match
- Cody Rhodes vs Kevin Owens – Undisputed WWE Championship (Ladder Match)
- Tomasso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano (c) (DIY) vs Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin (Motor City Machine Guns) – 2 Out Of 3 Falls Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship
Men’s Royal Rumble Match
Following the tradition the 2025 Rumble PLE will feature a men’s Rumble match where 30 men will participate to try their luck and win the match which will grant them a title shot against the champion at WrestleMania.
Full list of stars confirmed for Men’s Rumble match
- ‘The Second City Saint’ CM Punk
- John Cena
- Jey Uso
- LA Knight
- ‘The OTC’ Roman Reigns
- Seth “Freakin” Rollins
- Drew McIntyre
- Rey Mysterio
- Sami Zayn
- Shinsuke Nakamura
- Logan Paul
- Penta
- Chad Gable
- Bron Breakker
- Carmelo Hayes
- Damian Priest
- Santos Escobar
- Jacob Fatu
Women’s Royal Rumble Match
The Women’s Rumble match was introduced first in 2018 and since then every Rumble PLE has featured two Rumble matches. Similar to the men’s match the women’s Rumble match winner also gets a title shot at WrestleMania. The participants are chasing the current Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley and WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton.
Full list of stars confirmed for Women’s Rumble match
- Nia Jax
- Bayley
- Charlotte Flair
- Bianca Belair
- Naomi
- Liv Morgan
- Raquel Rodriguez
- Lyra Valkyria
- Iyo Sky
- Ivy Nile
- Chelsea Green
- Zelina Vega
- Piper Niven
- Candice LeRae
Cody Rhodes vs Kevin Owens – Undisputed WWE Championship (Ladder Match)
The fallout between Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens is one of the most heated debates of 2024 among fans, which kicked off following the backstage attack by KO on Rhodes at Bad Blood 2024 PLE. The two stars last met in the December 14 edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event where Rhodes defended the title but Owens launched an assault after the match.
The bad blood between the two former friends has been on full display ever since and no physical interaction has ended in peace. The two stars will now battle for the Undisputed as well as the Winged Eagle WWE title which was stolen by KO after SNME.
Both titles will be suspended above the ring during the match and the two stars will battle it out in the Lucas Oil Stadium.
Also Read: Cody Rhodes vs Kevin Owens: Head-to-head record in WWE
DIY (c) vs Motor City Machine Guns – 2 Out Of 3 Falls Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship
After defeating Pretty Deadly (Kit Wilson & Elton Prince) in the 01/24 episode of SmackDown, Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin (Motor City Machine Guns) got their rematch against Johnny Gargano and Tomasso Ciampa for the tag titles.
The clash for the WWE Tag Team titles is set for the first PLE this Saturday and will be a two out of three falls match as MCMG looks to recapture the title, while DIY wants to fend off the former champion and hold on to the titles.
WWE Royal Rumble 2025 Start Time & Telecast Details
- In the United States, Alaska, Hawaii & Puerto Rico the show can be watched live on Saturday at 6:00 PM ET, 5:00 PM CT & 3:00 PM PT on Peacock.
- In Canada, the PLE will be aired live at 3:00 PM ET on Netflix.
- In Mexico, the PLE will be aired live at 5:00 PM CST on Netflix.
- In Brazil, the PLE will be aired live at 8:00 PM BRT on Netflix.
- In the United Kingdom & Ireland, the show will be broadcast live at 11:00 PM GMT on Netflix.
- In India, the PLE will be live on Sunday at 4:30 AM IST across Sony Sports Network (Sony Liv, Sony Ten 1, Sony Ten 1 HD, Sony Ten 3, Sony Ten 4, Sony Ten 4 HD).
- In Saudi Arabia, the show will be live on Sunday at 2:00 AM AST on Netflix.
- In Australia, the show will be broadcast live on Sunday at 10:00 AM AEST on Netflix.
- In France, the show will be live on Sunday at 12 AM on the WWE Network.
Share your excitement and thoughts for the upcoming PLE in the comments section! Who are your top picks for the Men’s and Women’s Rumble matches? Will Cody retain his title or will Kevin Owens become the new champion?
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