# Rumor: WWE Weighed Moving the Royal Rumble to Feb. 20 Label: RUMOR Promotion: WWE By WrestlingNews.com Rumors Desk Published Nov. 6, 2026, 8:07 AM ET Reliability: Single source, not confirmed Heat 2/5, chatter URL: https://wrestlingnews.com/story/rumor-wwe-weighed-moving-royal-rumble-to-feb-20/ > Unconfirmed: WrestleVotes Radio on Fightful Select reports WWE discussed holding the 2027 Royal Rumble on Feb. 20 for ESPN's Super Bowl coverage. WWE announced Feb. 6 on Nov. 2 and has not commented on the report. This is a rumor and it is not confirmed. WrestleVotes Radio on Fightful Select reports that WWE discussed holding the 2027 Royal Rumble two weeks later than announced, on Feb. 20, to take advantage of ESPN's first Super Bowl broadcast. The date WWE actually announced is Saturday, Feb. 6. ## The quick version - Not confirmed by WWE. WWE has not commented on the report. - Reliability: Single source, not confirmed. - The report is about an idea that was discussed. The Rumble is still set for Feb. 6. ## What is being reported Fightful posted the WrestleVotes report on Nov. 5. It says the reasoning was exposure: ESPN would promote the show through Super Bowl week and during game-day coverage. Super Bowl LXI is Sunday, Feb. 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, per Wrestling Noticias. A Feb. 20 date would have put the Rumble six days after the game. Fightful says more detail is available only to Select subscribers. Other outlets add reasons WWE did not go that way. WrestleZone and Wrestling Headlines say a Feb. 20 show would have fallen on NBA All-Star Weekend in Phoenix, which runs Feb. 19 to 21. Wrestling Headlines also says moving it would have meant big changes to the calendar. Those two reasons come from the outlets' own reporting on the same tip, and we could not tie them to a named source. ## What we know for certain - WWE announced on Nov. 2 that the 40th Royal Rumble is Saturday, Feb. 6, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, with Arizona Sports and Events Alliance and Legends Global, per Wrestling Inc. - Club WWE presale starts Monday, Nov. 16, and general ticket sales start Wednesday, Nov. 18, per Gerweck.net. TJR Wrestling quotes WWE's release with different on-sale details, so check WWE.com before buying. - WrestleZone says a combined SmackDown and AAA event is at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale on Friday, Feb. 5. ## What would confirm or kill it A WWE comment, or a second outlet with its own source, would firm it up. A change from Feb. 6 would be a new story. As the date is already announced, the report matters less as news than as a look at how WWE planned. **How we know.** Reported by: WrestleVotes Radio on Fightful Select, as posted by Fightful on Nov. 5 and relayed by WrestleZone, Wrestling Headlines, Wrestling Noticias and Gerweck.net. We could not read the Select original. Reliability: Single source, not confirmed. ## Sources - Fightful (Andrew Thompson), "WWE Royal Rumble 2027 Was Discussed For February 20th", Nov. 5, 2026, quoting WrestleVotes Radio on Fightful Select. https://www.fightful.com/wrestling-news/wwe-royal-rumble-2027-was-discussed-for-february-20th - WrestleZone (Bibon Sinha), "Royal Rumble 2027 Almost Had a Very Different Date, Report", Nov. 5, 2026. https://www.wrestlezone.com/news/1670089-wwe-considered-moving-royal-rumble-2027-to-february-20 - Wrestling Noticias (Patricki Chites), "WWE Considered Changing the Date for Royal Rumble 2027 Due to the Super Bowl", Nov. 5, 2026. https://wrestlingnoticias.com/wwe-considered-changing-the-date-for-royal-rumble-2027-due-to-the-super-bowl/ - Wrestling Headlines (Matt Boone), "Backstage News On Interesting Plan WWE Had For Royal Rumble 2027 That Ultimately Got Scrapped", Nov. 5, 2026. https://wrestlingheadlines.com/backstage-news-on-interesting-plan-wwe-had-for-royal-rumble-2027-that-ultimately-got-scrapped/ - Wrestling Inc. (Eric Mutter), "WWE Announces Royal Rumble 2027 Date & Venue Details", Nov. 2, 2026. https://www.wrestlinginc.com/2304435/wwe-royal-rumble-2027-date-venue-details-february-6-state-farm-stadium-glendale-arizona/ - Gerweck.net (Steve Gerweck), "WWE considered moving the date for the Royal Rumble, Jericho transforms into Gorgeous George", Nov. 5, 2026. https://gerweck.net/2026/11/05/wwe-considered-moving-the-date-for-the-royal-rumble-jericho-transforms-into-gorgeous-george/ - TJR Wrestling (John Canton), "WWE Officially Makes Royal Rumble 2027 Announcement", Nov. 2, 2026. https://tjrwrestling.net/news/wwe-makes-royal-rumble-2027-announcement - WrestlingNews.com staff reporting: checked WWE's announced date against Wrestling Inc. and for a WWE comment, and found none. - Reliability: Single source, not confirmed. How we credit sources: [Editorial standards](https://wrestlingnews.com/editorial-standards/).