Rick Boogs Says Vince McMahon’s Removal Killed His Career

UPDATED: Rick Boogs has alluded to some of the reasons he thinks his release was a “backstage political powerplay.” Boogs responded to comments on the YouTube video he posted earlier today, alleging that Vince McMahon’s removal from creative “killed [his] career” and more. You can see some of his comments below, per Fightful:

On Vince McMahon’s temporary removal from WWE: “I can say with 100% certainty, the removal of Vince killed my career”

To a fan who claimed WWE is “going after Vince’s legacy” and “trying to take the testosterone out of WWE” “I can’t wait to give my opinion cuz it sounds like we’re totally on the same page”

To a fan who said his character wasn’t very good: “Well that’s your opinion, which is all that business was…opinions and politics. A lot of people tell me I was their favorite, mainly their kids favorite, which is the way it should be considering it’s a PG show. Also, aside from my time with Vince, the character wasn’t even given a chance…the audience has zero idea about all the bullshit I’ve had to put up with for the years. I have plenty to say once the times right”

On the notion that he was released because he was “too big”: “As funny as that sounds, you’re not totally wrong..again, I’ll talk about it when I can”

To a fan who says WWE dropped the ball on him: “Pretty much everyone in the corporate side of the company agreed which is why I was always the third party guy doing commercials for old spice, snickers, Mikes hard lemonade,and Toyota…however, one person clearly has some weird grudge against me”

ORIGINAL: Rick Boogs commented on his WWE release, saying he thinks it was due to a “backstage political powerplay.” Boogs was one of those released by WWE late last week, and he posted a new vlog in which he briefly touches on his release from the company.

“It’s been an interesting time in my life with my job in WWE being terminated due to a backstage political powerplay, at least that’s my opinion of it,” Boogs said (per Fightful). “But now is not the time to talk about that. I will get into detail about that when the time is right. It’s not time, but when I do and can speak freely, it’s going to be juicy. I’m talking about all the nitty gritty details.”

Boogs joined WWE in 2017 and was most famously teamed up with Shinsuke Nakamura, performing his theme on guitar.