Royce Keys Details Massive Goals For WWE Career

Royce Keys says his honeymoon phase in WWE is over

Royce, formerly known as Powerhouse Hobbs in AEW, also told McMahon that he believes his honeymoon phase is over in WWE. He opened up to McMahon about the responsibility he feels as part of the company and what that responsibility means for the people he supports in his family.

"The moment I had talks about coming here and signing here, this isn't a one-off," Keys said. "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."

In AEW, Keys held gold on more than one occasion. First, he became TNT Champion during his time with the Team Taz faction. Later in his run with the company, he won the AEW World Trios Championships with The Opps. The Opps lost those titles to Jet Speed and Adam Page ahead of Keys leaving the company for WWE.

Keys had a memorable WWE debut at this year's Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia, being a surprise entrant in the men's Royal Rumble match. Initially, Keys appeared as "Powerhouse Hobbs," but then his presentation shifted to Royce Keys.

During the match, Keys went toe-to-toe with some of WWE's biggest stars. He eliminated former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest from the match before getting tossed over the top rope and out of the match by Bronson Reed.