Powerhouse Hobbs

William Hobson (born January 23, 1991) is an American professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for WWE under the ring name Royce Keys. He is best known for his time in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Powerhouse Hobbs.

Career
All Elite Wrestling (2020–2026)
On the July 7, 2020 episode of Dark, Hobbs made his AEW debut, losing to Orange Cassidy. At All Out, Hobbs participated in the 21-man Casino Battle Royale to try and earn a shot at the AEW World Championship in a future match. The match was won by Lance Archer. AEW owner Tony Khan announced that Hobbs had signed a contract to become a member of the AEW roster.
 On the October 7 episode of Dynamite, Hobbs challenged Brian Cage for his FTW Championship but was unsuccessful. On the November 18 episode of Dynamite, Hobbs ran-in to save Cody Rhodes and Darby Allin from an attack by Team Taz (Taz, Brian Cage, and Ricky Starks). Hobbs instead turned heel and helped with the attack on Rhodes and Allin, joining Team Taz.

At Double or Nothing, Hobbs once again entered the Casino Battle Royale for a shot at the AEW World Championship in the future but the match was won by Jungle Boy. At Grand Slam, Hobbs wrestled CM Punk in his first televised match in 7 years. Hobbs ended up losing to Punk in the match.

At Revolution, Hobbs participated in the Face of the Revolution Ladder match for a shot at the AEW TNT Championship in the future but the match was won by Wardlow. At Double or Nothing, Hobbs teamed with Starks and challenged for the AEW World Tag Team Championships in a three-way tag team match but Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) retained. At Fyter Fest, Hobbs and Starks once again challenged for the AEW World Tag Team Championship in a three-way tag team match but the match and championships were won by Swerve In Our Glory (Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland). Team Taz broke up a week after Hobbs turned on and attacked Starks after Starks lost the FTW Championship at Fight for the Fallen. At Full Gear, Hobbs challenged for the AEW TNT Championship in a three-way match but the match and championship was won by Samoa Joe.

On the March 1, 2023 episode of Dynamite, Hobbs earned a shot at Wardlow's AEW TNT Championship after entering and winning the Face Of The Revolution Ladder Match.  On the next week's episode of Dynamite, Hobbs defeated Wardlow to win the AEW TNT championship. It was Hobbs's first championship in AEW. He also briefly joined Q. T. Marshall's QTV stable. Hobbs lost the championship back to Wardlow on the April 19 episode of Dynamite. Hobbs entered the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament. He defeated Dustin Rhodes before losing to Ricky Starks in the semi-finals. On the October 4 episode of Dynamite, Hobbs attacked both Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho, becoming the newest member of the Don Callis Family.

On the April 24, 2024 episode of Dynamite, Hobbs challenged Jon Moxley for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship but was unsuccessful. After the match, Hobbs had to have surgery after he injury himself during an attempted suicide dive in the match. On the November 6 episode of Dynamite, Hobbs returned to AEw and was revealed as the mystery partner for Ricochet. He also left the Don Callis Family. At Worlds End, Hobbs challenged Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW International Championship but lost.

On the January 8, 2025 episode of Dynamite, Hobbs earned a shot at Jon Moxley's AEW World Championship after entering and winning the Casino Gauntlet Match. Hobbs lost to Moxley on the next week's Dynamite. In April at Dynamite: Spring BreakThru, Hobbs (substituting for the injured Hook) teamed with The Opps (Katsuyori Shibata and Samoa Joe) to defeat the Death Riders for the AEW World Trios Championship. The next night at Collision: Spring BreakThru, Hobbs became a member of The Opps. On May 25 at Double or Nothing, The Opps teamed with Kenny Omega, Swerve Strickland, and Willow Nightingale to defeat the Death Riders and The Young Bucks in an Anarchy in the Arena match. On July 12 at All In: Texas, The Opps successfully defended their titles against the Death Riders and Gabe Kidd. On October 18 at WrestleDream, Hobbs and The Opps turned heel when they attacked "Hangman" Adam Page after Joe failed to defeat Page for the AEW World Championship. On the January 17, 2026 episode of Collision: Maximum Carnage (filmed on January 14), the Opps lost the AEW World Trios Championship to Page and JetSpeed (Kevin Knight and "Speedball" Mike Bailey). This was Hobbs' last AEW appearance as his contract expired on January 15 and he chose not to re-sign.

 WWE (2026–present) 
Hobson made his WWE debut on January 31 in the 2026 men's Royal Rumble match under the ring name Royce Keys. He entered at number 14 but was eliminated by Bronson Reed.

 Championships and accomplishments 

All Elite Wrestling
AEW TNT Championship (1 time)
AEW World Trios Championship (1 time) – with Katsuyori Shibata and Samoa Joe
Face of the Revolution Ladder match (2023) 
All Pro Wrestling
APW Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Marcus Lewis
APW Worldwide Internet Championship (3 times)
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
UWN Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Damien Grundy
Gold Rush Pro Wrestling
GRPW Dynamite Division Championship (1 time)
GRPW Dynamite Division Championship Tournament (2013)
Pro Championship Wrestling
PCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mitch Valentine
 Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 Ranked No. 93 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2021

 References 

Other websites

Category:1991 births
Category:Living people
Category:African-American wrestlers
Category:All Elite Wrestling alumni
Category:American professional wrestlers
Category:Sportspeople from California
Category:WWE wrestlers