{"id":474751,"date":"2026-02-14T16:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T16:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/474751\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T16:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T16:07:11","slug":"royce-keys-first-match-since-wwe-royal-rumble-2026-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/474751\/","title":{"rendered":"Royce Keys First Match Since WWE Royal Rumble 2026 Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Royce Keys has had his first match since he made his WWE debut at Royal Rumble 2026 on January 31 in Riyadh.<\/p>\n

Keys spent several years in AEW as Powerhouse Hobbs, during which time he had reigns with the TNT Championship and AEW World Trios Championship.<\/p>\n

At the Royal Rumble, he arrived in WWE and debuted his new name in the process, but hasn\u2019t appeared on TV since then, with two editions each of Raw, NXT and SmackDown having taken place.<\/p>\n

Keys did post on social media earlier today that he was present for tonight\u2019s SmackDown<\/a> in Dallas, Texas.<\/p>\n

While he hasn\u2019t appeared on tonight\u2019s episode of the show, Keys was in in-ring action off-air.<\/p>\n

Before the SmackDown broadcast kicked off, Royce Keys had a match against Nathan Frazer \u2013 marking his first match in WWE since the Rumble.<\/p>\n

There were Main Event aprons on the ring for the match, but it\u2019s unknown if Keys vs Frazer was taped for the show, or if they were for other dark matches that were taped.<\/p>\n

WWE Main Event now airs on YouTube every Thursday with matches taped at both Raw and SmackDown.<\/p>\n

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