WWE Royal Rumble 2025 start time – when is huge card underway tonight?

CODY RHODES puts his undisputed WWE Championship belt on the line before 30 men and 30 women compete for the Royal Rumble.

After Rhodes faces Kevin Owens, the company’s top stars put themselves through their paces as they look to main event this year’s WrestleMania in Las Vegas in April.

Netflix will play host to their first WWE pay-per-view event, with the Royal Rumble being the first event Triple H’s WWE have broadcast after merging with the streaming website.

Cody Rhodes, John Cena, CM Punk and Logan Paul will be among some of the names who will be on show in the 300man Royal Rumble TONIGHT.

Former champions Bayley and Nia Jax will be among the women competing in the 30-woman Royal Rumble.

When do the matches start at the WWE Royal Rumble 2025?

There will be a slightly earlier kick off time for this years Royal Rumble.

US audiences can expect the show to begin at 6pm ET.

In the UK, the show will begin at 11pm GMT.

What matches are on the WWE Royal Rumble 2025 match card?

• Defending Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes puts his title on the line in a ladder match against Kevin Owens.
• #DIY will defend the WWE Tag Team Titles against The Motor City Machine Guns in a two out of three falls match.
• There will be two Royal Rumble matches, the men’s 30-man rumble for a chance to challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship or WWE Undisputed Championship.
• The 30-woman Royal Rumble, for a shot at the Women’s World Championship or the WWE Women’s Championship.

Which titles are being defended at the WWE Royal Rumble 2025?

There are only two title defences in Indianapolis, with the main attraction being the two Royal Rumbles.

A long Kevin Owens and Cody Rhodes fued comes to a head as they clash for the Undisputed WWE Championship in a ladder match.

#DIY face the Motor City Machine Guns in a rematch from their match in December, where #DIY dethroned Motor City Machine Guns for the titles.

What channel is the WWE Royal Rumble 2025 on?

In the US, the pay-per-view will be shown on Peacock at no extra cost to subscribers on any package.

Internationally, the Netflix era is underway in WWE, and this show is available to all Netflix subscribers, no matter what package they have.

To avoid further confusion – there is NO need to purchase a pay-per-view on top of any subscription already paid for.

Which superstars are in the WWE Royal Rumble 2025?

A number of names have already declared themselves for this years men’s Royal Rumble, including:

• LA Knight
• John Cena
• CM Punk
• Roman Reigns
• Jey Uso
• Seth “Freaking” Rollins
• Drew McIntyre
• Rey Mysterio
• Sami Zayn
• Shinsuke Nakamura
• Logan Paul
• Penta
• Chad Gable
• Bron Breakker
• Carmelo Hayes

And for the women’s, a big return in Charlotte Flair headlines the confirmed entrants for the women’s Royal Rumble:

• Nia Jax
• Bayley
• Charlotte Flair
• Naomi
• Bianca Belair
• Liv Morgan
• Raquel Rodriguez
• Lyra Valkyria
• Ivy Nile
• Iyo Sky