ROH Women’s TV Championship – Street Fight: Red Velvet (c) vs. Diamante
Abadon vs. Viva Van
Josh Woods vs. Komander
Katsuyori Shibata vs. Aaron Solo
Sammy Guevara & Dustin Rhodes in action
The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch) in action
Undisputed Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) vs. Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson) vs. Dark Order (John Silver & Alex Reynolds) vs. Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona)
Emergency MEM with Athena, Billie Starkz, & Lexy Nair
John Cena has officially confirmed that the 2025 Royal Rumble will be his final appearance in the iconic match. In a post shared via WWE’s X (formerly Twitter), Cena revealed that his upcoming participation in the Royal Rumble on February 1, 2025, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis will mark the last time he competes in the event.
Cena, who previously announced that 2025 would be his final year as an active WWE performer, made sure to emphasize the significance of the moment, calling it a “history-making” event.
“In 2025, there will be myriad of history-making events,” Cena said. “The last time I will ever compete in a Royal Rumble event is February 1, Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, and you want to make sure you’re there. It is my last Royal Rumble as the road to WrestleMania kicks off, February 1 at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana. Act fast as tickets are on sale this Friday. The last time is now and you should hurry up because after this, you can’t see me.”
Make sure you're there LIVE in Indianapolis when @JohnCena competes in his very last #RoyalRumble Premium Live Event EVER on Feb. 1 🚫👀
While it’s unclear if Cena will appear in any matches prior to the Rumble, speculation continues to swirl, especially given the upcoming shift for WWE Raw to Netflix in January. Cena has an extensive legacy in the Royal Rumble match, having competed in it eight times since his debut in 2003. He won the match in both 2008 and 2013, and has had several notable finishes, including runner-up spots in 2005 and 2010 and third place in 2018.
This announcement adds even more excitement to the road to WrestleMania 40, with fans eager to see Cena one last time in one of WWE’s most anticipated annual events.
AEW President Tony Khan hasn’t been shy to open his checkbook to use licensed music for AEW programming, and he’s announced that a legendary song will play to promote the AEW Full Gear pay-per-view later this month.
Khan announced on X that the “November Rain” song by Guns N’ Roses will be used ahead of Full Gear on AEW’s shows this weekend and next week’s “AEW Dynamite,” creating a fittingly epic atmosphere for the event on November 23.
“Thanks to @gunsnroses, AEW has secured a license to use November Rain in our videos promoting #AEWFullGear + this AEW November to Remember! Expect AEW November Rain by this weekend + again next Wednesday before the ppv!” said Khan.
AEW has previously licensed songs like “The Final Countdown” for Bryan Danielson, Pantera’s “Walk” for Rob Van Dam’s debut, “Seek and Destroy” by Metallica for Sting and Darby Allin, and “Wild Thing” by X for Jon Moxley.
On this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW, Kai teamed up with her Damage CTRL mates (IYO SKY and Kairi Sane) to defeat Pure Fusion Collective (Sonya Deville, Zoey Stark, and Shayna Baszler).
Kai hasn’t been seen on WWE television since July after suffering a torn meniscus. Kai suffered the injury on the same leg where she tore her ACL last year. Kai was initially suspected to be out of action for eight to 10 weeks.
Damage CTRL is still missing one member, with Asuka recovering from an injury. She reportedly suffered the injury prior to WrestleMania 40 on an episode of “WWE SmackDown.” A date for her return has not been announced.
According to TNT’s current TV schedule, the cable network will air taped episodes of AEW Rampage and Collision back-to-back, beginning at 4:00 pm ET on Saturday, November 30, which is the same day at WWE’s Survivor Series. Collision is set to air beginning at 4:00 pm ET, followed by Rampage at 6:00 pm ET.
AEW will avoid going head-to-head with WWE Survivor Series, which is set to begin live at 7:00 pm ET on Peacock in the US and WWE Network everywhere else.
The reason for the early start times for Collision and Rampage is that TNT has and NHL game listed for Friday, November 29, with the Colorado Avalanche vs. the Dallas Stars beginning at 9:00 pm ET. Saturday on TNT, “Players Era” is listed with a start time of 7:00 pm ET and then again at 9:30 pm ET on Saturday, November 30th on TNT.
AEW will hold the November 30 Collision taping, following the live Dynamite on November 27 at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois.
AEW Collision tonight on TNT. Tonight’s show was taped earlier this week.
AEW World Trios Championships: Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta & PAC) (c) vs. The Conglomerate (Kyle O’Reilly, Mark Briscoe & Tomohiro Ishii)
AEW TNT Championship: Jack Perry (c) vs. Action Andretti
AEW Tag Team Title Qualifying Match: The Outrunners vs. Top Flight
Nick Wayne vs. AR Fox
Roderick Strong vs. The Beast Mortos
The House of Black vs. Iron Savages & Jacked Jameson
According to a report from Pwinsider, the current plan is for both RAW and SmackDown to expand to three hours in January 2025.
RAW moved from 3 hours back to 2 last month for the rest of the year. The plan seemed to always be that RAW would then move back to 3 hours in January when the show makes the move to Netflix.
Now it appears that SmackDown on Friday night’s on the USA Network will also expand to 3 hours
While this is not confirmed just yet, there has been some talk of calling up talent from the NXT brand to help fill six hours of weekly television on the two main brands.
For years, the three-hour format has been a topic of debate among fans, with some embracing the extra content and others feeling it sometimes stretches thin. How WWE will balance the additional time without affecting pacing and viewership will be something to watch closely.
As January 2025 approaches, WWE fans can expect more announcements regarding this programming shift, as well as potential tweaks to the structure of RAW and SmackDown to maximize engagement and entertainment value in the new, extended format. For now, the prospect of a three-hour SmackDown is already stirring curiosity about how WWE will use the added time to shake up storylines and push its Superstars to new heights.
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