Potential Spoiler on Winner of 2026 Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal

As previously reported, the annual Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal will take place on the go-home episode of WWE SmackDown ahead of WrestleMania 42, i.e., this Friday.

While the participants for the prestigious match have yet to be announced, we have a potential spoiler on the winner of this year’s Battle Royal, thanks to BodySlam+.

According to the website, as of last week, the expected winner of the 2026 Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal was Royce Keys.

The former AEW star made his WWE debut at the Royal Rumble Premium Live Event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this past January. However, Royce Keys had to wait for over two months to make his debut on weekly programming.

After working several Dark matches on SmackDown and RAW over the past two months, the moment finally arrived for Keys to wrestle a match on live television last Friday night. He defeated Berto in dominant fashion to kickstart his stint on Friday Night SmackDown.

AIGHT THEN. 😤

Royce Keys just made a STATEMENT in his #SmackDown debut! 👏@RealRoyceKeys pic.twitter.com/nDlZNMZCq9

— WWE (@WWE) April 11, 2026