WWE Royal Rumble 2025 LIVE: Date, UK start time, match card, competitors and how to watch the first big event on Netflix

The 2025 Royal Rumble is right around the corner, and it will be the first major WWE event to be streamed live on Netflix.

This will be the 38th annual Rumble, and it will kick off the new year with a slew of the biggest stars taking part in the legendary over-the-top-rope action.

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As usual, it will see 30 men and 30 women enter the ring one at a time, fighting to avoid being kicked out and be the last competitor standing.

On top of that, some incredible matches are also set to be confirmed with a huge clash already scheduled to take place.

Cody Rhodes will aim to remain the Undisputed WWE Champion when he takes on Kevin Owens in a ladder match.

Royal Rumble 2025: Date and How to Follow

This year’s Royal Rumble takes place on Saturday, February 1st.

Things are expected to get underway around 1am on Sunday morning in the UK.

It is held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

The event will be broadcast live on Netflix for the first time ever as part of their historic £4 billion 10-year deal.

Fans in the UK who already have a Netflix subscription can watch the action live at no extra cost, while others can sign up for £4.99 or more here.

talkSPORT.com will also keep you up to date with all the latest build-ups and reactions.

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Royal Rumble 2025: Fight card

More to follow

• 30 Man Royal Rumble Match – LA Knight, John Cena, CM Punk, Jey Uso, Roman Reigns
• 30-woman Royal Rumble match
• Cody Rhodes vs Kevin Owens – ladder match for the Undisputed WWE Championship

Royal Rumble 2025: What Has Been Said?

Netflix plans to revolutionize coverage of WWE, and the Royal Rumble will be the first premium live event to air on the streaming platform.

And they plan to deliver some more behind-the-scenes documentaries, possibly with cameras backstage in Indiana.

Vice President of Unscripted and Documentary Series at Netflix, Brandon Reigg said: “We already know we want to look at exploring other ways for people to engage with WWE fandom.

“It could be more documentaries like a Drive To Survive. I see the opportunity (with WWE) to be similar.

“I think we have a real opportunity here to increase the audience and awareness of the brand.”

“Netflix has this incredible reach and trust from its members who are willing to try things they wouldn’t have tried otherwise, and we’ve seen that time and time again.”