Occasionally, Bugenhagen's spouse is featured in his Instagram posts and his workout videos helping him out with his lifting.
In one of his uploads, he recounted how he met his spouse and how they initiated their relationship.
An old picture of Eric Bugenhagen and his wife. (Photo: Instagram)
On February 25, Bugenhagen uploaded a video titled 'Relationship Breakup?' He started the video by reading a 21-year-old viewer, Micheal's question, who wanted some life advice from the wrestler.
Micheal asked him if he should end his new relationship because he's not sure if it's what he's looking for.
Apparently, Micheal felt Bugenhagen was the right person to pose the question to because of how happy Bugenhagen looked with his spouse. So Bugenhagen responded by giving a back story of when he was 20 years old.
He revealed he partied and got into a lot of trouble, and wrestling was the last thing on his mind.
He tried to get better but failed until he got kicked out of his apartment one day. Long story short, while trying to find a new place, he met his wife.
And that was when Bugenhagen's life changed. He got into a relationship with her and admitted that she helped him get his life on the right track.
After recounting his story, Bugenhagen advised the fan. "If you feel like you are missing out on your youth or partying with your lads or anything like that, I would say to reevaluate your priorities...," he stated.
He explained that being in a relationship with his spouse helped him transform from backup on the college wrestling team to student-athlete of the month.
