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Royce Keys Opens Up About His Brother's Unfortunate Passing


Royce Keys has opened up about his brother's passing.

The newest WWE signee recently appeared on Stephanie McMahon's podcast. Among other things, he talked about growing up in a tough neighbourhood and learning to control his anger knowing that small mistakes can ruin your life. Giving an example of the same, the former Powerhouse Hobbs recalled his brother losing his life because of the drug trade:

"I've seen a lot of things that just like, man I'm not gonna act like this because this will happen. My brother was a big drug dealer, lost his life. It was one of those things like...I don't know if I should say like it was meant to happen, but if you play a certain game, you win certain prizes, right?"

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Royce Keys has talked about his brother in the past, mentioning that he wanted to become Hobbs' manager in the wrestling business. He unfortunately lost his life in a shootout when the wrestling star was only 22. The former TNT Champion also got injured in the incident, but according to Powerhouse Hobbs, his brother saved his life by shoving him out of the way and taking a bullet himself:

"So it's one of those things like...you look what he sacrificed was himself to save me. It's just like I replay it in my head. To see somebody lying there just gasping for air and just blood coming out of him, and you don't know what to feel. Someone that's trying to get by, do what we have to do to survive, to lose their life. So it's like I kinda...I go through these moments where I hear certain things and it reminds me of him."

Apart from this, the WWE star talked about his aspirations in the company after his signing. You can check out his remarks here.

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