Powerhouse Hobbs has officially signed with WWE.
According to Fightful, the former AEW star has put pen to paper on his WWE deal after his AEW contract expired.
On January 20, WWE filed to trademark ‘Royce Keys.’
According to BodySlam.net, Royce Keys is expected to be the name given to Powerhouse Hobbs in WWE.
Hobbs had a five year run in AEW and he is a former World Trios and TNT Champion.
His last match was at the Maximum Carnage edition of Collision, where The Opps (Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata & Powerhouse Hobbs) dropped the World Trios Titles to Hangman Adam Page and JetSpeed (Kevin Knight & ‘Speedball’ Mike Bailey).
It’s been said that WWE have wanted the 35-year-old – his brithday was yesterday – for quite some time.
Hobbs joins the likes of Ricky Saints, Blake Monroe, Ethan Page and Jade Cargill in making the move from AEW to WWE.
The latter two kept their names while the former pair did not.
WWE is yet to announce the signing of Hobbs, but the Royal Rumble next weekend may present the perfect opportunity to debut the California-native.
