The WWE Royal Rumble 2026 airs on Saturday, January 31, 2026, with preshow coverage beginning at noon ET and the main card starting at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN. If you don’t have cable, you can still catch all the action through streaming services that carry ESPN and offer free trials.

Those hoping WWE would go back to the old days of having WrestleMania on a single day are in for some bad news, as the company has announced that the show will once again be a two-night event. WrestleMania 42 Night 1 is taking place on Saturday, April 18, 2026, while Night 2 will kick off on Sunday, April 19, 2026.

Netflix has revealed the viewership of WWE's PLEs on the streaming services in 2025, and WrestleMania wasn't the highest-viewed single night.

The WrestleMania 42 main event is set. During Monday's episode of WWE Raw, Royal Rumble winner Roman Reigns called his shot, choosing a match with world heavyweight champion CM Punk. Punk all but dared Reigns to pick him,