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The WWE announced today that it has a first-of-its-kind partnership with Indiana Sports Corp, which will bring the three largest WWE stadium events ever: the Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, and SummerSlam.
The deal will begin on Saturday, February 1st, 2025, when the Royal Rumble will take place at Lucas Oil Stadium.
The WWE issued the following statement: ” We are excited to bring this groundbreaking partnership to Indianapolis and our state,” said Patrick Talty, President of Indiana Sports Corp. “For over four decades, our city’s sports strategy has brought in millions of visitors and priceless hours of international brand-building media coverage. This partnership with WWE continues to push that strategy forward in new and exciting ways. We look forward to welcoming the WWE Universe to our community and state and showing them all that Indy has to offer.”
“Indianapolis is a fantastic city for major events, and we’re excited to invite the WWE Universe to Lucas Oil Stadium for Royal Rumble in 2025 and a future SummerSlam and WrestleMania,” said Chris Legentil, WWE EVP, Talent Relations & Head of Communications at WWE. “Patrick and the team at Indiana Sports Corp have done a phenomenal job bolstering local economics and tourism, and we’re proud to partner with them to shine a light on the great state of Indiana.”
In addition to the partnership, Indianapolis will be getting RAW, SmackDown, NXT, and WWE Live Events in state arenas.