WWE Higher-Ups View Royce Keys As Future World Champion

By Julien D'Alessandro
Royce Keys on "WWE SmackDown" Eakin Howard/Getty Images
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Since he returned to "WWE Raw" alongside Bronco Nima and Lucien Price of OTM, Royce Keys has found himself in a storyline with The Bloodline and seems to be quickly adjusting a main event role in the company. At the moment, Keys and OTM, now known as 946, have been focused on Jacob Fatu and The Usos, but the torture that the group has inflicted on The Bloodline has started to grab the attention of World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns. If remains to be seen if a singles match between Keys and Reigns is on the horizon, but according to a new report from False Finish, many within WWE consider the leader of 946 as a future world champion in the promotion.

"As @WRKDWrestling mentioned yesterday, Royce Keys has been given massive praise behind the scenes for instantly slotting into a major main event role effortlessly. One source noted to False Finish that several higher ups in WWE view Royce Keys as a future World Champion in the company."

At this time, it's rumored that 946 will go head-to-head with The Bloodline in WarGames at Survivor Series this year, but the amount of participants on each team going into the match remains uncertain. Reigns also has a busy schedule ahead of him for the time being, as he will defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Penta this upcoming Monday on "Raw," and is expected to put his title on the line against LA Knight in the near future, possibly at Money In The Bank in October.

Talent such as Oba Femi might be the highest priority in terms of the next World Heavyweight Champion, especially since he won the King of the Ring tournament earlier this year, but if the rumors are true about Keys, he could potentially be a favorite to win the 2027 Men's Royal Rumble.

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