Eric Bugenhagen (Rick Boogs In WWE): American Gladiators, WWE Release, Bodybuilding, Viral Moments

See you at the next Insight LIVE in Tampa and New Orleans! Get tickets at https://cvvtix.com Eric Bugenhagen (‪@ericbugenhagenOfficial‬) is an American Gladiator, bodybuilder and a professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE as Rick Boogs. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studios in Los Angeles, CA to discuss how he got the role in American Gladiators, why he is named "The Bull", which pro wrestlers would make the best gladiators, his insane workout videos on social media, averaging 12 minutes on Cameo requests, his injury at WrestleMania, if he is really done with wrestling, his time in WWE coming to an end, and more! HELIX SLEEP: Flash sale! Go to https://helixsleep.com/cvv for 27% off sitewide! NORDVPN: Exclusive deal! https://nordvpn.com/cvv Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! LEAN: Get 20% off with the code CVV at https://takelean.com 00:00 Intro 01:02 Doing push ups off screen to warm up 02:51 Trying out for American Gladiators 08:31 Being a legitimate amateur wrestler & getting into the WWE PC 11:51 Getting the call that he would be on American Gladiators 12:51 Is American Gladiators predetermined? 19:19 His best event in American Gladiators 21:04 There are 5 pro wrestlers on American Gladiators 23:22 Getting fired from WWE 28:34 Thick Rick's Pump Club 35:08 Not done with wrestling just yet 40:23 Tag team wrestling 43:18 Old Spice 45:58 Rec Specs idea 48:08 Teaming with Shinsuke Nakamura 51:08 Working with Vince McMahon 55:28 What he's been doing for the last 3 years 57:21 Crazy lifts that he does 01:01:34 Drinking gallons of milk every day 01:04:41 His Cameos are almost 20 minutes long 01:07:26 WWE stars that would be great American Gladiators 01:10:01 Wearing his own merch to the interview 01:16:26 Getting nervous before events/filming American Gladiators 01:20:42 Personal best lifts 01:25:04 People lifting with fake weights 01:28:44 Pro wrestlers on American Gladiators pt 2 01:30:17 He's 38 years old 01:33:14 Blowing out his knee changed his wrestling style 01:37:34 3 things he's grateful for 01:43:59 Why going to the gym is so great 01:49:14 If he'll wrestle in 2026 01:52:44 Compliments to West Coast Creative Studio 01:53:44 Making The Rock look small Subscribe to    / chrisvanvliet   Listen to "Insight with Chris Van Vliet": https://chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://cvvmerch.com Email me: [email protected] Follow me on Instagram:   / chrisvanvliet   Like me on Facebook:   / chrisvanvliet   Follow me on Twitter:   / chrisvanvliet   Follow on TikTok:   / chris.vanvliet   #wwe #americangladiators #ericbugenhagen #wrestling