Former WWE Superstar Rick Boogs is not done with wrestling.
Rick Boogs last wrestled in WWE in the Slim Jim Battle Royal at SummerSlam 2023 before his release the following month. While he stated in a 2024 interview with Chris Van Vliet that he was done with wrestling, he changed his stance during his recent appearance on Vliet’s INSIGHT podcast.
When asked if he was done with wrestling, Rick Boogs said, “I don’t think so, man.” Vliet then pointed out that he hasn’t wrestled in three years and brought up his 2024 statement, and Boogs responded, “I was a little soiled, sour flavor in my mouth.”
Rick Boogs then said he’s more open to wrestling now. He also sees a positive side to his hiatus, saying he could’ve picked up a serious injury in the ring, which could’ve affected his chances of landing the American Gladiators role as The Bull.
“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 tryout 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,” Rick Boogs said.
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