Royce Keys Pitches Ideal Partners for a Potential Mixed Match Challenge Revival

Royce Keys has shared his wishlist of WWE women’s superstars he would want to team with if the Mixed Match Challenge concept were ever brought back to WWE television.

The Mixed Match Challenge ran twice in 2018 as a mixed-tag tournament, pairing men’s and women’s roster members from across both Raw and SmackDown in a bracket-style competition. The concept drew strong interest at the time, and it appears Keys has given plenty of thought to how a modern version might look — and who he would want by his side.

While the format remains a fond memory for many WWE fans, no revival has been officially announced. Keys’ comments keep the conversation alive about what a 2026 version of the tournament could look like with today’s roster depth on the women’s side.

Whether WWE has any plans to revisit the concept remains to be seen, but the enthusiasm from talent like Keys suggests there would be no shortage of interest from the locker room if the opportunity arose.