With 2025 across the nook, so is the street to WWE WrestleMania 41. Alongside that street would be the Royal Rumble, Elimination Chamber, and a collection of home and worldwide reside occasions. In the present day, a WWE press launch confirmed the situation for the televised “WWE SmackDown” present set to happen at some point earlier than the 2025 Royal Rumble.
“WWE, a part of TKO Group Holdings, immediately introduced SmackDown will happen Friday, January 31 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis as a part of Royal Rumble weekend,” WWE wrote. “Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, December 11 at 10am ET/7am PT through Ticketmaster.com.
“Kicking off with Royal Rumble on February 1, 2025, Indianapolis will host WWE’s three largest stadium occasions at Lucas Oil Stadium together with WrestleMania and a two-night SummerSlam in future years as a part of a first-of-its-kind partnership struck between WWE and Indiana Sports activities Corp earlier this yr. Moreover, Uncooked, SmackDown, NXT and WWE reside occasions will emanate from arenas throughout Indiana together with Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, and Evansville all through the partnership.”
The aforementioned, multi-year deal between WWE and the Indiana Sports activities Corp was struck earlier this yr, with many future WWE occasions coming to and across the metropolis or Indianapolis, starting with the January 31 episode of “SmackDown” and the Royal Rumble. As of now, there isn’t a phrase on which particular abilities might be current on the respective “SmackDown” occasion. The next evening on the Royal Rumble, nonetheless, 16-time world champion John Cena is confirmed to be competing. Different abilities marketed for this premium reside occasion embody Bianca Belair, CM Punk, Rhea Ripley, Roman Reigns, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes, and WWE Girls’s World Champion Liv Morgan.
