Powerhouse Hobbs debuts at the Royal Rumble as Royce Keys

The man formerly known as Powerhouse Hobbs in AEW made his WWE debut at the Royal Rumble yesterday in Riyadh, coming in at #14.

His introduction first had his AEW name on the video screen before it transitioned to his new WWE name, a combo of one of his son’s names and his mother’s maiden name.

The lower third graphic also had “formerly known as Powerhouse Hobbs” listed.

“He was once known as Powerhouse Hobbs,” Michael Cole said on commentary. “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome Royce Keys to WWE.”

Some of his former colleagues at AEW took to X to congratulate him on his debut, with Amanda Huber, Darius Martin, Wardlow, and Kevin Knight all mentioning him.