Eric Bugenhagen (Rick Boogs) Doesn’t Think He’s Done Wrestling
Fans haven’t seen Rick Boogs in a wrestling ring since WWE SummerSlam 2023 when he competed in the Slim Jim battle royal. He was released by WWE in September 2023.
After saying he was done wrestling in January 2024, and landing a role on “American Gladiators,” Boogs has seemingly changed his stance.
“I don’t think so, man,” Boogs told Chris Van Vliet on Insight when asked if he was done wrestling. “I was a little soiled, sour flavor in my mouth.”
Asked if he’s more open to wrestling now, he said, “Yeah. I mean, as I get older and wiser. 3 years, you’ve almost graduated high school. That’s a freshman to a senior. Look at how much you’ve developed in that point in time. Or in college, baby-faced freshman to, like, grizzled, a real man. I’m going out to the real world. But I’m also glad, though, because if anything would have happened, it’s hard, man, pro wrestling is tough. What if I had a kink in my shoulder, I can’t do the tryout, I can’t do any push-ups. So I missed the trout for American Gladiators because of that. Or what if I can go but I got a kink in my shoulder, and I can only do 6 push-ups instead of 100.”
Boogs plays The Bull on American Gladiators. All episodes are streaming on Amazon Prime.
