SmackDown added to Royal Rumble 2025 weekend in Indianapolis

WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), announced today that SmackDown will take place on Friday, January 31 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis as part of Royal Rumble weekend. Tickets go on sale on Wednesday 11 December at 10:00 a.m. ET/7:00 a.m. PT via Ticketmaster.com.

Beginning with the Royal Rumble on February 1, 2025, Indianapolis will host WWE’s three biggest stadium events at Lucas Oil Stadium, including WrestleMania and a two-night SummerSlam in the coming years as part of a first-of-its-kind partnership between WWE and Indiana Sports Corp earlier this year. In addition, Raw, SmackDown, NXT and WWE live events will originate from arenas across Indiana, including Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and Evansville throughout the partnership.

Since its inception in 1979, Indiana Sports Corp has hosted more than 500 national and international sporting events, including Super Bowl XLVI, the College Football Playoff National Championship, 11 Men’s & Women’s NCAA Final Fours and 14 Big Ten Football Championship Games. In total, these events have led to more than $4 billion in direct community spending.

Royal Rumble streams live in the US exclusively on Peacock from 6:00 PM ET/3:00 PM PT.