Former WWE star Rick Boogs reveals his original creative direction on the main roster
Former WWE star Rick Boogs (Eric Bugenhagen) did an interview with Chris Van Vliet and here are a few highlights courtesy of ChrisVanVliet.com…
Van Vliet: “How did you get paired with Shinsuke Nakamura?”
Boogs: “Totally random. Originally, I was supposed to be with Alpha Academy, I believe. I’m an amateur wrestler, it would have been great too. Freaking Otis! You kidding me? This is great.”
Van Vliet: “There’s a great moment where Berto steals your guitar and trying to play guitar, and out of nowhere, Shinsuke leg sweeps him.”
Boogs: “But then they stripped it for no reason!”
Van Vliet: “They didn’t say why?”
Boogs: “I think they wanted to make Shin more dark and serious and look where that got him. No disrespect, Shin is awesome.”
Van Vliet: “You got released from WWE in 2023 and now we see you on American Gladiators almost three years later. With great respect, what were you doing the last three years?”
Boogs: “So before even WWE I kind of was a strength coach, but my side hustle was YouTube, and I always kind of maintained that, just not with as much vigor. So like, I’m out now. I’ll try different things, and I’ll try to go all in on this. But then also partnered with Psycho Pharm, which I’m still with them, then they’re great, and we’re growing more than ever. We’re going international.”