Royal Rumble 2025 - The LIVE Results

Backstage, Peter Rosenberg gets an interview with Carmelo Hayes. Carmelo says that he is locked in and that it is not everyday that one wins the Royal Rumble, and that he will not miss. He says he is always a huge crowd favorite, especially with Tyrese Halliburton, but Halliburton is not putting up the shots like he is and he did not make the All-Star team.

We see Jackie Redmond's interview with CM Punk.

Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews Gunther. Gunther says that whoever wins the Royal Rumble will challenge "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes as Cody is "the easy opponent" while he is the bigger threat. He talks about holding the record for being the longest-lasting competitor in the Royal Rumble, and says that everyone will try to step up and accelerate their career. He then predicts that there will come a time in the match where all the egos and characters will clash, and that he and everyone else will see how it all plays out.

Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews The Miz. The Miz says nobody had him picked to win the Royal Rumble and main event WrestleMania, but he was always underestimated, and when he is underestimated, he is the biggest threat.

The Star Spangled Banner is performed.

Stephanie McMahon shows up and says it is an incredible honor to be in Indianapolis, Indiana. She says that WWE grows because of the fans and thanks the fans for making it the biggest Royal Rumble in history before welcome everyone to tonight's show.

Charlotte Flair enters at #27 in her first appearance since December 2023. She last eliminates #3 Roxanne Perez to win the 2025 Women's Royal Rumble.

During the match:

Roxanne Perez enters at #3. She sets a record of lasting 1:07:47 (one hour, seven minutes, forty-seven seconds) and makes it to the final two, where she is eliminated by Royal Rumble winner #27 Charlotte Flair.

#14 Maxxine Dupri eliminates #7 Ivy Nile, but is eliminated by Pure Fusion Collective (#8 Zoey Stark, #11 "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler and #13 Sonya Deville).

#17 Piper Niven inadvertently eliminates #5 Chelsea Green after charging at #15 Naomi only for #10 Bianca Belair to save Naomi.

Jordynne Grace enters at #19 and makes her first appearance as a WWE talent in this year's Royal Rumble (and her second overall). She eliminates #16 Jaida Parker, then has a reunion with #15 Naomi only for #10 Bianca Belair to nearly eliminate her. She is eliminated by #28 Giulia.

Alexa Bliss enters at #21 makes her first appearance in WWE since January 2023. She scores no eliminations and is eliminated by #2 Liv Morgan with help from #26 Raquel Rodriguez.

Trish Stratus enters at #25. She eliminates #23 Candice LeRae, but is eliminated by #29 Nia Jax.

#27 Charlotte Flair makes her first appearance since December 2023. She eliminates #20 "Michin" Mia Yim, #17 Piper Niven, #29 Nia Jax and last eliminates #3 Roxanne Perez to win the Royal Rumble.

#29 Nia Jax eliminates #22 Zelina Vega on the way to the ring, and also eliminates #25 Trish Stratus. She eliminates #24 Stephanie Vaquer, #10 Bianca Belair, #2 Liv Morgan, #26 Raquel Rodriguez, #15 Naomi, and #1 Iyo Sky in one go, and also eliminates #30 Nikki Bella. She is eliminated by Rumble winner #27 Charlotte Flair.

Nikki Bella enters at #30 in her first WWE appearance in three years. She eliminates #12 Bayley and is eliminated by #29 Nia Jax.

Iyo Sky

Liv Morgan

Roxanne Perez

Lyra Valkyria

Chelsea Green

B-Fab

Ivy Nile

Zoey Stark

Lash Legend

Bianca Belair

"The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler

Bayley

Sonya Deville

Maxxine Dupri

Naomi

Jaida Parker

Piper Niven

Natalya

Jordynne Grace

"Michin" Mia Yim

Alexa Bliss

Zelina Vega

Candice LeRae

Stephanie Vaquer

Trish Stratus

Raquel Rodriguez

Charlotte Flair

Giulia

Nia Jax

Nikki Bella

WWE Hall of Famer The Godfather, WWE Legend Mickie James and WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle are seen in the crowd.

Notre Dame football head coach Marcus Freeman and actor Stephen Amell are seen in the crowd.

#DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) retain the WWE Tag Team Championships two falls to one (2-1) against The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley). #DIY score the first fall after Gargano fakes tagging in, allowing Ciampa to hit Shelley with a superkick out of nowhere for the pinfall. The Motor City Machine Guns score the second fall with Skull and Bones on Gargano. #DIY score the third and deciding fall after The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) show up, with Montez distracting the referee so that Dawkins can hit Sabin with a crutch to the back, allowing #DIY to hit Meet In The Middle to retain. After the match, The Street Profits attack #DIY with the same tactics, with Ciampa receiving a crutch to the back before Gargano gets laid out.

Clash in Paris is live on Peacock and Netflix on Sunday, August 31st!

We see footage of The Hill Family in the crowd with free tickets, courtesy of Xfinity.

WWE Hall of Famer Ron Simmons, WWE Hall of Famer Rick Steiner, WWE Hall of Famer Rob Van Dam and Katie Forbes are seen in the crowd. UFC Welterweight Champion Belal Muhammad and Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter John Mellencamp are also seen in the crowd.

"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes retains the Undisputed WWE Championship - and takes back the Winged Eagle Championship - against Kevin Owens. At one point in the match, Owens hits Cody with a fisherman's buster into a ladder, and multiple officials including SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis and even Sami Zayn have to check on Owens in addition to medical. The match ends with Cody reversing a package piledriver into the announce table into an Alabama Slam through a ladder, which causes Owens to lose consciousness and leaves him unable to get up as Cody takes both belts.

We see a preview of WWE Evolve, premiering March 5th 8 PM Eastern/5 PM Pacific on Tubi, with new episodes premiering every Wednesday.

Elimination Chamber is live on Peacock in the United States and Netflix internationally on Saturday, March 1st!

NBA two-time All-Star Tyrese Halliburton, actor O'Shea Jackson, Jr., and livestreamer Kai Cenat are seen in the crowd.

#20 "Main Event" Jey Uso last eliminates #23 John Cena to win the 2025 Men's Royal Rumble. After the match, Cena gets back in the ring and hugs Jey Uso in a sign of respect.

During the match:

#8 Akira Tozawa is attacked by a departing #4 Carmelo Hayes, and is replaced with popular livestreamer iShowSpeed. iShowSpeed helps #7 Bron Breakker eliminate #6 Otis, but is eliminated by Breakker after being tossed over the top rope with a gorilla press slam following a Spear, caught by Otis and then thrown onto the announce table.

#13 Ludwig Kaiser bides his time as soon as he gets to the ring only to be eliminated in six seconds by #2 Penta.

Joe Hendry enters at #15 as the first male World Champion in TNA/IMPACT Wrestling history to enter a Royal Rumble (following Jordynne Grace last year and Mickie James in 2022). He scores no eliminations and is eliminated by #17 Roman Reigns.

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles returns at #21 for the first time since October. He is eliminated by #30 Logan Paul as he goes for a Phenomenal Forearm.

#30 Logan Paul eliminates #24 CM Punk after Punk eliminates #16 Roman Reigns and #25 Seth "Freakin'" Rollins. Rollins and Reigns brawl after Reigns yells at Punk only for Rollins to hit him with The Stomp. This leads to Rollins hitting Roman with The Stomp on the ring steps. Punk and Rollins briefly brawl, but that does not last as Rollins is forced back to the ramp.

Rey Mysterio

Penta

Chad Gable

Carmelo Hayes

Santos Escobar

Otis

Bron Breakker

Akira Tozawa/iShowSpeed

Sheamus

Jimmy Uso

Andrade

Jacob Fatu

Ludwig Kaiser

The Miz

Joe Hendry

Roman Reigns

Drew McIntyre

Finn Balor

Shinsuke Nakamura

"Main Event" Jey Uso

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles

Braun Strowman

John Cena

CM Punk

Seth "Freakin'" Rollins

"Dirty" Dominik Mysterio

Sami Zayn

Damian Priest

LA Knight

Logan Paul

Here are the highlights from tonight's show!