WWE is bringing some of their top 3 premium live events (aka PLEs) to the state of Indiana, as they have officially announced that the Royal Rumble, Summerslam, and WrestleMania will be heading to Indianapolis, Indiana.
The events, as part of a partnership with the Indiana Sports Corp, will take place at Lucas Oil Stadium as WWE is poised to bring their “mega events” to the state, as WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque announced on social media on Monday.
You can check out the official video announcement below:
This groundbreaking, first-of-its-kind partnership will bring some of @WWE’s biggest shows – and countless unforgettable moments – to the state of Indiana.
Indianapolis… we’ll see you on February 1 for #RoyalRumble @LucasOilStadium. pic.twitter.com/rxsHxGU6db
— Triple H (@TripleH) June 24, 2024
Former Indianapolis Colts punter and current sports media personality Pat McAfee also joined in the announcement with his own take in the video, hyping WWE’s biggest events heading to the state of Indiana.
“We are excited to bring this groundbreaking partnership to Indianapolis and our state,” said Patrick Talty, President of Indiana Sports Corp in an official release. “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.”
Additionally, Raw, SmackDown, NXT and WWE Live Events will emanate from arenas across Indiana, including Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and Evansville throughout the partnership.
