In his second official match on “WWE SmackDown,” Royce Keys outlasted a number of other men to win the 2026 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. Keys bested stars from not only the blue brand, but “WWE NXT” and AAA as well.
Those other stars included the likes of Matt Cardona, Shiloh Hill, Joe Hendry, Johnny Gargano, Talla Tonga, Dragon Lee, the Motor City Machine Guns, Shinsuke Nakamura, La Parka, Apollo Crews, Psycho Clown, each El Grande Americanos, Aleister Black, and more. The primary person eliminated was Kit Wilson, who was thrown out over a planking Gargano.
Tonga eliminated each El Grande Americano and the Original El Grande Americano as one man was attempting to unmask the opposite, and Black eliminated former NXT Champion Hendry, in addition to Ilja Dragunov later within the bout. A couple of names tried to gang up on Tonga to eliminate him, but he hit them with big uppercuts to remain alive within the match.
Otis hit the caterpillar on top of a planking Gargano and threw him out. Otis, Tonga, Black, and Keys rounded out the ultimate 4. Tonga went to hit a chokeslam on Keys after he threw Otis the highest rope, but Keys evaded the move. He hit a spinebuster to Tonga and eliminated him for the victory.