Eric Bugenhagen (Rick Boogs In WWE): American Gladiators, WWE Release, Bodybuilding, Viral Moments
5/5/20261 hr 57 min
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! Please support our sponsors: HELIX SLEEP: Flash sale! Go to https://helixsleep.com/cvv for 27% off sitewide! COZY EARTH: Go to https://cozyearth.com/CVV for up to 20% off! BEAM: Go to https://shopbeam.com/INSIGHT and use code INSIGHT for up to 40% off Beam’s Dream Powder DELETEME: Use the code INSIGHT to get 20% off your DeleteMe plan at https://joindeleteme.com/INSIGHT FACTOR: Get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year with the code INSIGHT50OFF at https://factormeals.com/INSIGHT50OFF PURE PLANK: The future of core fitness! Use the code CVV to save 10% on Pure Plank designed by Adam Copeland & Christian: https://gopureplank.com/cvv SEAT GEEK: Use my code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/CVV Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount NORDVPN: Exclusive deal! https://nordvpn.com/cvv Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! PRIZEPICKS: Download the PrizePicks app today and use code INSIGHT to get $50 bonus credit in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! For more information about Chris and INSIGHT go to: https://chrisvanvliet.com If you have ever enjoyed any of these episodes, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast or Spotify? It takes less than a minute and makes a huge difference in helping to spread the word about the show and also to convince some hard-to-get guests. Follow CVV on social media: Instagram: instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Twitter: twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet Facebook: facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet YouTube: youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet TikTok: tiktok.com/@Chris.VanVliet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 0· Host0:00
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Eric Bugenhagen· Guest0:14
Chris Van Vliet. [rock music] Van Vliet. Yeah. It's Inside with Chris Van Vliet.
Speaker 0· Host0:33
Do you wanna do some pushups?
Eric Bugenhagen· Guest0:35
Yeah.
Speaker 0· Host0:36
Blood flowing?
Eric Bugenhagen· Guest0:37
Let me just...
Speaker 0· Host0:37
Okay.
Eric Bugenhagen· Guest0:38
Yeah, I understand entertainment. You know what I mean?
Speaker 0· Host0:40
I, I get it.
Eric Bugenhagen· Guest0:41
And then I can talk about this for the tryout, too.
Speaker 0· Host0:42
We're gonna do this for an hour.
Eric Bugenhagen· Guest0:43
I can talk about this for the tryout as well.
Speaker 0· Host0:44
Okay.
Eric Bugenhagen· Guest0:45
Bring this up, about how I did pushups- [laughs] ... before this, and I'll then, that, that's a talking point, which will lead to the tryout.
Speaker 0· Host0:51
Okay.
Eric Bugenhagen· Guest0:52
[laughs] You know what I mean?
Speaker 0· Host0:53
[laughs] I feel like, just hit record.
Eric Bugenhagen· Guest0:55
Yeah.
Speaker 0· Host0:56
[laughs] And you're, you're recording? Okay.
Eric Bugenhagen· Guest0:58
Yeah, you can record this. [laughs] I like the pressure, then. [laughs] I perform the best when the camera's on, I really do. Um, that's something I learned back in 2014- [laughs] ... when I first started uploading YouTube videos, like, of just my lifts. I was doing stuff, like, in my basement.
Speaker 0· Host1:13
Yeah.
Eric Bugenhagen· Guest1:13
And I feel like I have earned the right to do this, 'cause now everyone has a YouTube channel, but back in the day, it's like you had to be something special.
Speaker 0· Host1:20
Sure.
Eric Bugenhagen· Guest1:20
If anyone's gonna watch you lift, you better, [laughs] you better have something golden in your back pocket. So I'm like, "I think I've earned the right." Brother, when I turned the camera on,