[8.0] "Personally don't get all the hate for Boogs. The crowd loves him, hes got the energy to get a crowd excited and he can do some impressive stuff even if its not much more than being really strong."
[4.0] "A pretty uninspiring body guy who has some charisma. I'm not really impressed. The guitar gimmick has a shelf life and I think he's reached the end. To his credit, he seems to have a pretty solid following on social media."
[7.0] "This dude is fun as fuck to watch, to hell with what anyone else says. When's the last time you can say you saw a strongman/guitarist/showman gimmick?"
[4.0] "Er ist over. Das muss man ihm lassen. Aber ich finde sein Gimmick sonst nicht gut. Im Ring überzeugt er mich eher nicht. Shinsuke Nakamura kann man so viel besser einsetzen. Dennoch Gute Besserung, hat sich bei Mania schwer verletzt."
[5.0] "Can't say I'm surprised as Vince values entertainment over actual wrestling skill. I don't mind him being a jobber but hes beating established talent and has not paid his dues in the wrestling world."
[3.0] "This guys booking is ridiculous! They slapped him with Nakamura to get Nakamura's entrance more over (including as part of his run as Intercontinental Champion) only to have them do random tag matches every week with Boogs squashing established talent in 2 minutes singlehandedly as the IC Champ lays 'hurt' on the outside WTF? He has a finisher and can 'play' his opponent like a guitar. That's his move-set. If he was beating guys with a ton of moves I would not rate him so harshly. Vince then decided he should look more like Freddy Mercury but to me he looks more like Franco Bash (for anyone that knows that character)."
[8.0] "showman, charismatic, solid in the ring. He has great potential, he totally eclipses Nakamura. I hope he will quickly be an important solo element."
[3.0] "Can play a guitar and thats it. Horrible gimmick wrestler like its 1991 again. Not good in the ring even tough he is already in his mid 30s aber also not really good on the microphone."
[7.0] "His charisma has been clear since NXT fans called for an encore following a squash match, and his grappling skills have been showing promise as he shows them off more and more."
[8.0] "Rick Boogs is an extremely charismatic dude with a lot of upside. He has a great look, a great character, good promo skills and from what we've seen so far is fairly solid in the ring for his limited experience."
[8.0] "Elevates an already charismatic Nakamura to an astronomical affect, modern wrestling requires somebody who can resonate with the crowd, while his in-ring work is pretty satisfactory, else he's everything that is needed as a manager."
[6.0] "Has definitely stepped up his pace in the last few months at house shows and EVOLVE events. Could be a solid mid to upper mid-carder with a little more polish and experience. Charisma is undeniable (good crowd connection for sure), in ring work is passable - extremely so by WWE standards. If he stays injury-free, and on the same path, I would expect good things from the Bugez in the future."
[5.0] "Was introduced kind of randomly as Eric Bugenhagen & got over in a sort of surprising way. He seems to have a good amount of charisma & hi's super jacked. But he's doing this air guitar gimmick & I just know that can only carry someone so far. Sure it will work for a while in an intimate setting such as NXT, but if he ever wants to be taken seriously in any meaningful way, he needs to drop that asap."
