Rick Boogs Says Vince McMahon Appreciates That He’s Also An Intense Dude Who Loves Crushing Weights

Rick Boogs opens up about his relationship with Vince McMahon.

Speaking with Inside The Ropes’ Kenny McIntosh, the SmackDown Superstar, who made his main roster debut this past May alongside Shinsuke Nakamura, detailed his first encounter with Vince and said that he appreciates his bluntness when giving direction. 

“Yeah, absolutely. I was very fortunate when I started, they flew me out to Stamford to get a tour, see the warehouse and all that. I then got a chance to talk with Vince for a bit and like you said, just bantered. Just a chat, nothing too businessy in a sense,” Boogs said.

“We are both similar in a sense, we are both intense dudes and just love crushing some weights, he appreciated that about me. He is great at communicating and letting you know what he wants and what he doesn’t want. Kicking it off with that first conversation was great, I felt like I can connect with this guy.

And now on tv or whatever it may be, if there is some aggression he wants. He is very blunt, he knows what he wants and he will drive that point home, and he wants you to know what he is saying.

Some people might take it the wrong way, but I am very appreciative of how he is like ‘I like this, I don’t like this, try this…’ It just makes it easier to know where you are going. I love his ideas, he likes characters as well, so it doesn’t hurt, that’s for sure. You want me to be a big character? I want to do that too, so we are on the same page.”

Boogs and Nakamura recently scored a victory over Angel and Humberto. Next Friday night there will be a 12 Days of Christmas 12-Man Gauntlet Match to determine the number one contender to Nakamura’s Intercontinental Championship. 

During another recent interview, Boogs responded to Chris Jericho’s comments about his name change. Learn more here.