WWE star Royce Keys appeared on 107.7 The Bone to discuss various topics, including why he left AEW for WWE.
Keys said, “A lot. There’s a lot of personal ones that I won’t speak on, but the dream was always to be a WWE superstar. You know, it’s all I dreamt about as a kid and I will never live my life as to having ‘what ifs.’ ‘What if I did this? What if I would’ve went? What if I didn’t go?’ There was no second thought about putting pen to paper when that opportunity came up. I mean, you look at what WWE is, It’s the [end] all and be-all of professional wrestling and sports entertainment. So why wouldn’t I want to go? I felt like LeBron James right now in free agency.”
On having the chance to come to WWE:
“It was one of those things like, ‘Well, this is what I always wanted. The opportunity’s here; let’s see what we make out of it. And I will always put 10 toes down and 100%, seven days a week, always bet on myself. There was no 99%… I was full 100%.”
On saying goodbye to AEW:
“It’s business. You know? It’s business. You’re going to have your friends that you always keep in contact with, and you have your acquaintances. But this is business. I have to do what’s best for Royce Keys. And the best thing to do for Royce was to go to WWE.”
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(H/T to 411Mania.com for transcribing the above quotes)
