Eric Bugenhagen made his TV debut on the February 6 edition of NXT in a losing effort to Drew Gulak, but the fans in attendance didn't seem to care about the loss too much.
Bugenhagen, formerly known as Ric Boog, brought a lot of energy to the arena with his flamboyant, rock 'n roll personality. His air-guitar antics and screeching voice are irritating, of course, but that's clearly by design and seemed to get him over with the black and gold universe.
In fact, the Full Sail crowd were so impressed that they demanded an encore, and after the show went off the air, they were treated to one.