Rick Boogs Debuts, Helps Shinsuke Nakamura Beat Baron Corbin

King Corbin was determined to get his crown back from Shinsuke Nakamura this week. Instead, the WWE Universe was introduced to Rick Boogs, who helped Nakamura score a surprising win on Friday night thanks to some sweet guitar skills.

Corbin made his way down to the ring on SmackDown to address how Nakamura stole his crown last week. After he called out Nakamura, Boogs made his debut on the blue brand by coming to the stage with a guitar. He declared that he wanted to rock with Nakamura before he played Nakamura’s theme on his guitar. At the same time, “The King of Strong Style” came down to the ring to face Corbin.

During the match itself, both superstars were locked in a back-and-forth before Corbin gained some momentum late in the contest. But Boogs once again played Nakamura’s theme to distract Corbin and allow Nakamura to roll him up for the victory.

Boogs, also known as Eric Bugenhagen, first appeared on WWE programming in NXT in 2017. Earlier in 2021, Bugenhagen was unofficially called up to the main roster, as he was renamed “Joe Average”, also known as “The Nightpanther,” an Old Spice brand representative. He quickly became a new challenger to R-Truth’s reign as the WWE 24/7 Championship, and he even won the title twice.

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