Rick Boogs Reveals How He Got His American Gladiators Name

Rick Boogs is The Bull on Prime Video’s American Gladiators, and he recently revealed how he got the name. The first season of the reboot of the classic show is currently streaming on the service, with Boogs part of the cast.

The WWE alumnus spoke on Insight With Chris Van Vliet about how his name came about, noting that it was due to his “bullish vigor.” He also revealed which is his best event on the show. You can see highlights below:

On Bing Called The Bull:

“Well, I think they saw my bullish vigor at the tryout. Just like a bull rush. The main thing is, I was still promo-ing, because much like the PC at the tryout, also you had the physicality. Like I said, pull-ups, push-ups, sit-ups, wrestling, rope climb, tire flip thing, like a football-type drill, which is pretty funny. But then it was like, ‘Okay, you’re gonna go in that room now and cut some promos.’

“So I just went all in on The Max still, because at this point I’m The Max and I’m like, and I told them whatever you call me, just include “the” that’s all I care about. Because you got all these names, Laser, Nitro, Turbo, Titan. But when there’s “the” it’s like, wait a second, yeah, pay attention to this guy. Why does he have “the” in front of his name?”

On His Best Event On the Show:

“Anywhere where I can freaking tussle, man. So basically, if you did a power ball or a ring, I’d rip them apart. But I don’t know if that would be good entertainment. Then it’s ‘Well, this guy’s such a force, let’s throw him on this balance beam and see if he’s got it.’ Anyway, you’re asking before, do you get to practice and try this stuff out? Yes and no. Because I understand how life works. You get where I’m going with this? That podium is like, almost 10 feet up in the air, and it’s not like a crash pad you’re falling on. So for practice, it’s like, alright, just have a go at it. I’m like, I think I’m just gonna take my chances and not. Because if I fall in practice, say, I rupture my Achilles tendon or something like that, break my hip. This is serious. You watch these events, and some people might be like, ‘Oh, this is silly.’ It’s all very serious, even the steel cage balls.

“The last day, I’m like, ‘I’m gonna just smash this guy. I’m just a freight train.’ So I’m pushing that ball as hard as I can. I gotta smash him and that steel cage ball and this thing, with that one hand, all that force went into my tricep tendon. And it’s the very last hit of the very last day. I was okay, but I was like, if my tendon was a little bit weaker, maybe that thing would have ruptured. So the risk of injury, and you’ll see it, I want to say it’s episode six or something. People get hurt. It’s serious.”