The WWE Royal Rumble is set to take place on February 1, 2025 from Lucal Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The 38th Royal Rumble marks the first stop on the road to WrestleMania 41.

CM Punk also appeared in a digital media video alongside Cathy Kelley and Belal Muhammad. During the video, he boasted about selling out the Intuit Dome. He defeated Seth Rollins in the main event of the debut episode of WWE Raw on Netflix.