• Royce Keys Wins His 4th Dark WWE Match
While Royce Keys hasn’t made a televised appearance since his WWE debut during the Men’s Royal Rumble match, he has competed in some pre-show matches. Keys has been wrestling in dark (untelevised) matches before SmackDown in recent weeks. Before this past Friday’s SmackDown, he faced Rey Fenix.
Below are the results of his pre-SmackDown dark matches so far:
February 13: Royce Keys def. Nathan Frazer
February 20: Royce Keys def. Chris Sabin
February 27: Royce Keys def. Alex Shelley
March 6: Royce Keys def. Rey Fenix
According to PWInsider, Royce is currently getting used to how WWE production works. The source noted that his absence from TV should not be viewed as anything unusual, as most new signings go through a similar adjustment period before being regularly featured on programming.
Speaking of Royce Keys, all mentions of “Powerhouse Hobbs” were removed from the Royal Rumble 2026 replay on Disney+.
• Top Star Is “Extremely Sick” & Won’t Appear On RAW
On the next episode of RAW, a Women’s Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender’s Gauntlet Match will take place: Lyra Valkyria vs. Bayley vs. IYO SKY vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Asuka vs. Ivy Nile. Becky Lynch posted that she is extremely sick and can’t appear on RAW to stop this match from happening:
“It is VERY well known that I have an AMAZING immune system. So I find it EXTREMELY SUSPICIOUS that after exposing CORRUPT CARR that she has been refereeing WITHOUT a referee’s license for SOME TIME NOW, I have become EXTREMELY SICK!!!
My personal doctor calling it the WORST stomach bug he has ever seen. ABSOLUTE JOKE and PETTY PEARCE clearly sent their GOON SQUAD to poison me somehow! UNBELIEVABLE!!! (Luckily I will pull through) THEY CLEARLY WANT TO SUPPRESS THE TRUTH!
Unfortunately, I won’t be at Raw this week to STOP this ILLEGAL gauntlet match from happening. BIG TIME BECKS WILL RETURN SOON!”
• Sad News For Cody Rhodes After WWE Title Win
In the main event of last night’s SmackDown, Cody Rhodes defeated Drew McIntyre to win the Undisputed WWE Championship. Drew tried to hit Cody with a steel chair, but Jacob Fatu stopped him. Cody is now a 3-time WWE Champion and will defend the title against Randy Orton at WrestleMania 42.
Cody’s title win received major backlash on social media. Video of his victory has already crossed 100,000 dislikes on YouTube. It is now one of the most disliked WWE videos of all time.
Rhodes and Orton will meet on next week’s SmackDown to sign the contract for their WrestleMania match.
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