18 Things You Probably Missed From WWE SmackDown (May 21)

9. Elias 2.0

Elias Rick Boogz Boogs
WWE

Here's another thing about SmackDown's new man.

Rick Boogs/Boogz is pretty much Elias. He dresses the same, plays guitar, has facial hair and is totally defined by his rocker aesthetic. Also, Eli used to play an electric axe himself before trading that in for an acoustic number.

Surely somebody on SmackDown's creative team stopped to point out that Ricky is Elias 2.0. It's so blatant that this entry almost wasn't included here, but neither Cole nor McAfee even brought it up.

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