WWE Royal Rumble rules and winners: What is the time intervals to enter 2025 event?

WWE Royal Rumble rules

30 superstars will compete in each of the men’s and women’s Royal Rumble matches which usually both open and main-event the PPV.

The winner of each match will get a world title shot at ‘The Showcase Of The Immortals’ while there will be a host of exciting matches on the bill too.

The Royal Rumble is always a special occasion with surprise returns and crossovers.

For a second consecutive year, Cody Rhodes won the classic battle royal in 2024, while Bayley claimed glory in the women’s edition.

The rules of the Rumble are:

Two superstars will kick-start the Rumble in the ring with a new competitor entering the match every 90 seconds
A wrestler can only be eliminated by going over the top rope with BOTH feet touching the floor outside
The winner of each Royal Rumble gets to choose the champion of their choice to face at WrestleMania

Bianca Belair claimed glory in the classic battle royal in 2021

Royal Rumble 2025: How to follow

The 38th annual Rumble will take place on Saturday, February 1.

It will be held at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

The action will get going from midnight in the UK and is available to stream for free on WWE’s YouTube channel.

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

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