Talk:Powerhouse Hobbs

Semi-protected edit request on 24 January 2026

Its royce keys, not keyes BennyDoverington (talk) 01:00, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want made. FMRadio :3_{(chat | edits | she/her)} 02:08, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

the sources are already there in the page. check it BennyDoverington (talk) 03:53, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/powerhouse-hobbs-wwe-name-revealed/ another source. BennyDoverington (talk) 03:54, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 February 2026

Not sure why the age correction was undone. This person was not born in 1991. He was born in 1985. This is now documented multiple places and was correctly attributed. ~2026-91092-3 (talk) 04:47, 10 February 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want made. — Czello ^(music) 06:47, 10 February 2026 (UTC)

Look like Dave Meltzer said on WOR he is 41 years old. --HHH Pedrigree (talk) 10:02, 10 February 2026 (UTC)

I don't think we should be adding the 1985 birth year based on a passing remark by a journalist, but perhaps we should remove the 1991 date as it seems to be in question? McPhail (talk) 12:04, 10 February 2026 (UTC)

That’s the best thing to do, in my opinion. Lemonademan22 (talk) 13:06, 10 February 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, I will do that. McPhail (talk) 13:53, 10 February 2026 (UTC)

That's probably the right way to go about it since the 1991 date wasn't from a reliable source in the first place (profightdb).

Meltzer did list him as 41 behind the paywall in the Wrestling Observer but didn't elaborate. Froo (talk) 15:43, 10 February 2026 (UTC)

I guess that's the different person that registered at California Birth Index. I don't think it is Hobbs' real name. ~2026-11883-18 (talk) 14:41, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

Requested move 25 July 2026

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved. Consensus is that this is too soon to consider. (closed by non-admin page mover) Thanks! —1isall (talk | contribs) 21:56, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

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Powerhouse Hobbs → Royce KeysRoyce Keys – WP:COMMONNAME. Most major sources are calling him Royce Keys instead of Powerhouse Hobbs. ShallowC (talk) 20:30, 25 July 2026 (UTC)

• Support per WP:COMMONNAME. Coverage since his WWE signing in January 2026 has consistently used "Royce Keys" as the primary name in ongoing reporting, with "Powerhouse Hobbs" now referenced only as his former AEW ring name. Pascuet (talk) 04:44, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose Similar to articles like Saraya Bevis, Malakai Black or Miro/Rusev. As soon the wrestler is released, people will ask for a name change back to the old name. He worked for 6 years as Powerhouse Hobbs, the largest part of the article is sourced as Hobbs. As Hobbs, he won titles in AEW, singles and trios. He has only worked as Keys for less than a year as a low card wrestler. It's WP:RECENTISM. "change it to Keys becuase it's the name he is using now". Again, if he is released, people will argue "change back to Hobbs, he worked for yearsin AEW, has been a champion, he wrestled as Keys for one year". --HHH Pedrigree (talk) 09:17, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

Oppose, too soon. Say he left WWE tomorrow - I think it would be difficult to say that his run there eclipsed his entire AEW run. McPhail (talk) 16:45, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

Oppose for the same reasons as always with these situations. Look at the debacle with Aleister Black. — Czello ^(music) 16:47, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose Remember Taya Valkyrie#WWE (2021) and other similar cases. --Mann Mann (talk) 07:47, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

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