Red Hot Raw Star Internally Viewed As 'Future WWE Champion' (WWE News)
WWE higher-ups believe this ex-AEW man could go straight to the top of the industry.
WKRD Wrestling and False Finish are reporting that Royce Keys could be heading straight to the top of the industry as a future WWE Champion. WKRD got the ball rolling on the good news by writing about some heavy praise sent Royce's way by members of upper management - Triple H and other bosses are impressed by what Keys has been doing on Raw since teaming with Lucien Price and Bronco Nima as 946.
Then, False Finish chimed in to say there are even talks about Royce going all the way and becoming the company's main man. A WWE Title reign certainly isn't out of the question someday. That's how Keys is internally viewed by those making the big decisions. It's looking likely he'll win either the WWE Title or World Heavyweight Championship going forwards.
Of course, there's no definitive timescale on that. It could well be a general statement being tossed around during creative meetings: 'Let's make Royce Keys World Champ sometime'. That sort of thing. However, it's a huge upswing for the man creatively that he's even being discussed in that sort of way.
Keys had been treading water as a babyface, but his stable with Price and Nima carries an edge, and their repeated attacks on The Bloodline have turned some heads.
Ex-AEW star Royce debuted during the Royal Rumble match earlier this year, but he struggled to get going until recently. SmackDown wasn't exactly kind to Keys, but he's fared much better since jumping to Raw and leading his own crew.
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