Over the past few weeks, Royce Keys has continued to dominate on “WWE SmackDown,” as he’s defeated all of his opponents in three minutes or less and have become the Andre The Giant Memorial 2026 Battle Royal winner last month before WrestleMania 42. Up to now, Keys has been focused on constructing his resume on a singles level, but he’s already expressed interest in working with certainly one of WWE’s most successful wrestling families.
Speaking on “Unseen with Joey Karni,” Keys revealed that many members of The Bloodline are a few of his real-life friends and named who from the family he’d wish to work with in the long run.
“Jacob Fatu and I even have a history together. I’ve known that family for quite some time. So, the Usos, Solo, I’ve known that family a protracted time. So, there may be some history there.”
During their time on the independent wrestling scene, Keys and Fatu fought against and alongside one another for years. Throughout the 2010s, each men often teamed together in the corporate All Pro Wrestling before going their separate ways. Following his final yr in APW, Keys signed with All Elite Wrestling while Fatu took his talents to Major League Wrestling and plenty of other indie promotions before joining WWE in 2024.
This past Friday on “SmackDown,” Keys and Fatu shared their first interaction together on WWE television, where the previous AEW star reflected on knowing “The Samoan Werewolf” for 15 years and motivated him to dethrone Roman Reigns for the World Heavyweight Championship at Backlash this upcoming weekend.
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