{"id":254706,"date":"2026-07-26T05:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T05:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/26\/will-be-released-in-a-year-he-turned-into-one-of-them-fans-go-wild-after-top-star-makes-shocking-aew-revelation\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T05:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T05:00:13","slug":"will-be-released-in-a-year-he-turned-into-one-of-them-fans-go-wild-after-top-star-makes-shocking-aew-revelation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/26\/will-be-released-in-a-year-he-turned-into-one-of-them-fans-go-wild-after-top-star-makes-shocking-aew-revelation\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Will be released in a year,&#8221; &#8220;He turned into one of them&#8221;- Fans go wild after top star makes shocking AEW revelation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5196403\" data-slug-id=\"2813346\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A former AEW star issued a debatable statement regarding his jump from All Elite Wrestling to WWE. Royce Keys has become one of the important assets for the global sports entertainment juggernaut. In a short time, he has made a huge name for himself among the fans after debuting earlier this year. <\/p>\n<p>Before joining WWE, Royce performed as Powerhouse Hobbs in All Elite Wrestling. He won different championships in the company and was part of the Opps faction. While he was pushed as a potential main eventer in the promotion, he decided to leave Tony Khan&#8217;s company when his deal expired.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Royce Keys said he had a lot of reasons for jumping from All Elite Wrestling to WWE. The SmackDown star also claimed that he didn&#8217;t think for a long time about joining the Stamford-based promotion, as it was his lifelong dream.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>This comment didn&#8217;t sit well with the fans. Many believe that he subtly took a shot at AEW. Many claimed that he won&#8217;t last in WWE and will be released from the company within a year.<\/p>\n<p><em>Take a look at some of the fan reactions below:<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>@WrestlePurists Haha another WWE mark. So far his career looks worst off then it was in AEW.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>@WrestlePurists I love Hobbs and wish him nothing but the best. But damn, I want him to come back to AEW<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>@WrestlePurists Oh he turned into one of them. Say it ain\u2019t so man.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>@WrestlePurists Aew doesn\u2019t need employees with the ultimate dream to be a wwe superstar and a goal of having a wrestlemania moment<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>@WrestlePurists If he&#8217;s happy, im happy. Ill always be a fan and would welcome him back in AEW in a heartbeat<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>@WrestlePurists Lol. Will be released in a year.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>WWE veteran claims Royce Keys wasn&#8217;t happy in AEW<\/h2>\n<p>While speaking on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BcV1OZZMaew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Duke Loves Rasslin<\/a><\/em>, D-Von Dudley said that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-backstage-update-royce-keys-aew-relationship-ahead-wwe-debut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Royce Keys was frustrated and unsatisfied<\/a> during his run in Tony Khan&#8217;s company.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Now that he&#8217;s under the WWE&#8217;s umbrella, he&#8217;ll be able to get that structure that he needs. He was very frustrated and very angry at times. I remember when talking with him, because he didn&#8217;t feel like he got that with AEW. And now that he&#8217;s in the WWE, it might be a different story. There are certain people that [sic] come from AEW, that go to WWE that feel more content, and they feel like they [are] in a place where they should be to learn what they need to do to take their careers to the next level. And he&#8217;s done that, and he&#8217;s going to do that, I should say,&#8221; he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It will be interesting to see what is next for Royce in the global sports entertainment juggernaut.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline bottom\" data-tab=\"bottom\">\n<p>Get all the hottest wrestling news FIRST by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=sportskeeda.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"bottom\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Tejas Pagare<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/news-will-released-year-he-turned-one-them-fans-go-wild-top-star-makes-shocking-aew-revelation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former AEW star issued a debatable statement regarding his jump from All Elite Wrestling to WWE. Royce Keys has become one of the important assets for the global sports entertainment juggernaut. In a short time, he has made a huge name for himself among the fans after debuting earlier this year. 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