Royce Keys says he is in the right place in WWE ahead of his SummerSlam match. Keys, who wrestled as Powerhouse Hobbs in AEW before leaving in January 2026, debuted at the Royal Rumble and moved to the SmackDown roster after a run of dark matches. He reflected on the run on the No-Contest Wrestling podcast.
“It means a lot. During Mania week, I sat down with The Ringer podcast, and it was to my surprise that Triple H, Paul [Levesque], had his eye on me. He knew who I was.”
“To especially be put in this position with these guys who have been established here for years, who are vets to the game, it means that I’m in the right place. It means that they trust me. When you have an opportunity and you need to run a play, you’ve got to run the play, because who knows if this may come up again?”
Keys teams with LA Knight and Solo Sikoa against The Bloodline at SummerSlam. He also spoke about his long friendship with opponent Jacob Fatu.
“We go back about 14 years, man. Some people want to call bluff on that. Nah, me and that dude go back. But it’s just one of those things where sometimes you’ve got to fight your people to get your point across.”