Royce Keys On His WWE Goals: I Want To Be A Legend, I Want To Be In The Hall Of Fame

Royce Keys has big ambitions in WWE.

On January 14, it was reported by Fightful Select that AEW’s Powerhouse Hobbs was believed to be headed to WWE after his contract expired that night. Then, after rumours of a name change, the man now known as Royce Keys made his debut in the 2026 Royal Rumble match. While he is yet to appear for the company since January 31, the 41-year-old has now revealed his goals now he’s arrived in WWE.

Speaking to Stephanie McMahon on What’s Your Story?, Keys outlined his intention to win championships and go down as a legend in WWE.

“I got so many goals I want to do here [in WWE]. I want to become a champion. I want to become a legend. I want to be in the Hall of Fame. I want to be remembered as one of the most dominant and feared competitors. The moment I had talks about coming here and signing here, this isn’t a one-off. This isn’t me, like, ‘Hey, I’m a WWE superstar now. Let me gloat.’ No. I still have to work. It took me years to get here. Honeymoon phase is over. Let’s get with it. Let’s do work. I got people that depend on me. I got people that I can’t let down. I got people I take care of. So if I fail, they don’t eat. I’m not about to have that on my conscience and shoulders. There’s no excuse.”

-Royce Keys

While Keys was one-third of the AEW World Trios Champions up until the day of his departure, he only held one recognised singles title during his run with the company. With his TNT Championship reign clocking in at just 42 days, the star will be looking to use his move to WWE to start fresh and make a serious impact on RAW or SmackDown.

As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on Royce Keys’ in WWE as soon as we hear more.

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