The WWE Royal Rumble is set to take place on February 1, 2025 from Lucal Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The 38th Royal Rumble marks the first stop on the road to WrestleMania 41.

The Royal Rumble PPV has a long and storied history in the WWE. These Royal Rumble events, however, are the best of the bunch.

Zayn eliminating Knoxville led to one of the most barmy WrestleMania matches of all time a few months later. JK and Sami had a lot of chemistry together, and Zayn was willing to make a clown of himself to get the point across. None of that would've been possible had he scoffed at the Rumble spot and spat the dummy backstage.

Check out our takeaways from WWE SmackDown on Jan. 10, 2025, where both U.S. title were defended, and Cody Rhodes brawled with Kevin Owens.

Roman Reigns's manager Paul Heyman opened the show on Friday Night SmackDown, announcing the Tribal Chief's intention to enter Royal Rumble 2025. This will be the first time in five years that Reigns would take part in a Royal Rumble Match.

Roman Reigns has declared for the Royal Rumble match, and he wants to face Cody Rhodes if he wins. On the WWE RAW on Netflix premiere, Roman Reigns defeated Solo Sikoa in a Tribal Combat Match to win the Ula Fala back.

Should that come to fruition, it would mark the third consecutive year that Reigns and Rhodes would close out the 'Showcase of the Immortals" with the company's top prize on the l

Jacob Fatu and Kevin Owens crash the celebration after Paul Heyman delivers Roman’s message straight to Cody Rhodes’ face.