
Royal made his debut for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1987 alongside Chris Champion. The team were immediately put up against the Rock 'n' Roll Express team of Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson, stating that they had been sent back from the future to save the fans from the Rock 'n' Roll Express. In the spring of 1987, Royal and Champion were one of the ten teams competing in a tournament for the vacant WCW United States Tag Team Championship. The team wrestled the father/son duo of Bob Armstrong and Brad Armstrong to a draw, eliminating both teams from the tournament.
The storyline with the Rock 'n' Roll Express was still in its infant stages when Chris Champion's injuries forced him to not wrestle for an extended period. Royal teamed up with Gladiator #1 and Gladiator #2, losing to the trio of Kendall Windham, Jimmy Valiant and LazerTron on the undercard on one of WCW's 1987 The Great American Bash series. Jim Cornette, the manager of the Midnight Express, tried to recruit Royal to his group, but Royal refused. During his recovering, Chris Champion appeared on television with circuit boards and wires glued to his cast, making it look like it was a futuristic "healing device". Once Champion returned to action, the team feuded with the Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane). The two teams clashed several times, often over the WCW United States Tag Team Championship, where most of the matches ended inconclusively.
Soon thereafter, the duo were given a manager, a small remote controlled robot called "XTC-1" The team broke up shortly thereafter.