About

Known credits:
79
Birthday:
1956-03-18
Place of birth:
Québec City, Québec, Canada
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Rick Vigneault

Overview

Richard Vigneault is a retired Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with WWE between 1980 and 1995 under the ring name Rick Martel. He is also known for his two-year-long reign as AWA World Heavyweight Champion. After retiring from the ring, Martel worked for WCW as a trainer, and as host of the French versions of WCW programming.

After the main event of a house show in Quebec City on May 3, 2003, then WWE Champion Brock Lesnar introduced Martel to the ring as a surprise, and shook his hand. Martel, who received a standing ovation from his home fans, said he was honoured to be associated with WWE and thanked the fans.

At WWE's Vengeance: Night of Champions pay-per-view in 2007, Martel, along with his former teammate Tony Garea, saved Jimmy Snuka and Sgt. Slaughter from a post-match attack at the hands of Deuce 'n Domino.

Martel is a playable character in WWE 2K18 and WWE 2K19, the first video game appearance since 1993's Sega Mega drive/Genesis version of WWE Royal Rumble.

Known for

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2014 WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story Actor Rick Martel 59
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2014 Timeline: The History of WWE – 1981 – As Told By Rick Martel Actor Himself N/A
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2014 WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 Actor Rick Martel 59
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2009 WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams Actor Rick Martel 59
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1998 WCW SuperBrawl VIII Actor Rick Martel 58
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1998 WCW Souled Out 1998 Actor Rick Martel 58
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1995 WWE Royal Rumble 1995 Actor Rick "The Model" Martel 59
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1994 Razor Ramon Actor "The Model" Rick Martel N/A
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1994 WWF WrestleFest '94 Actor Rick Martel 59
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1994 WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams Actor "The Model" Rick Martel 59
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1994 WWE Royal Rumble 1994 Actor "The Model" Rick Martel 59
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1993 WWE Survivor Series 1993 Actor "The Model" Rick Martel 59
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1993 WWE U.K. Fan Favourites Actor "The Model" Rick Martel N/A
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1993 WWF Bashed in the USA Actor "The Model" Rick Martel N/A
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1993 WWF: WrestleFest '93 Actor "The Model" Rick Martel N/A
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1993 WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches Actor "The Model" Rick Martel N/A
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1993 WWE Royal Rumble 1993 Actor "The Model" Rick Martel 59
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1992 WWE Survivor Series 1992 Actor "The Model" Rick Martel 59
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1992 WWE Rampage '92 Actor "The Model" Rick Martel N/A
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1992 WWE SummerSlam 1992 Actor Rick "The Model" Martel 59
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1992 WWE World Tour 1992 Actor "The Model" Rick Martel N/A
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1992 WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992 Actor Rick "The Model" Martel N/A
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1992 WWE WrestleFest '92 Actor "The Model" Rick Martel N/A
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1992 WWE Crunch Classic Actor "The Model" Rick Martel N/A
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1992 WWE UK Rampage Actor Rick "The Model" Martel 58
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1992 WWE WrestleMania VIII Actor Rick "The Model" Martel 59
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1992 WWE Royal Rumble 1992 Actor Rick "The Model" Martel 59
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1991 WWE World Tour 1991 Actor "The Model" Rick Martel N/A
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1991 WWE WrestleFest '91 Actor "The Model" Rick Martel N/A
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1991 WWE WrestleMania VII Actor "The Model" Rick Martel 59
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1991 WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII Actor "The Model" Rick Martel N/A
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1991 WWE Royal Rumble 1991 Actor "The Model" Rick Martel 59
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1990 WWE The Main Event IV Actor "The Model" Rick Martel N/A
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1990 WWE Survivor Series 1990 Actor "The Model" Rick Martel 59
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1990 WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90 Actor "The Model" Rick Martel 59
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1990 WWF Hottest Matches Actor Rick Martel N/A
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1990 WWF SuperTape vol. 2 Actor "The Model" Rick Martel N/A
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1990 WWE WrestleFest '90 Actor "The Model" Rick Martel N/A
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1990 WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit Actor Rick Martel N/A
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1990 WWE WrestleMania VI Actor Rick 'The Model' Martel 59
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1990 WWE Royal Rumble 1990 Actor Rick Martel 59
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1989 WWE Survivor Series 1989 Actor "The Model" Rick Martel 59
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1989 WWE SummerSlam 1989 Actor Rick Martel 58
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1989 The Best of the WWF: volume 20 Actor Rick Martel N/A
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1989 WWE Demolition Actor Rick Martel N/A
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1989 WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89 Actor Rick Martel N/A
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1989 WWE WrestleMania V Actor Rick Martel 59
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1989 WWE Royal Rumble 1989 Actor Rick Martel 59
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1988 The Best of the WWF: volume 17 Actor Rick Martel N/A
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1988 Hulkamania 3 Actor Rick Martel N/A
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1988 The Best of the WWF: volume 15 Actor Rick Martel N/A
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1988 WWE WrestleMania IV Actor Rick Martel 59
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1988 WrestleMania IV Actor Rick Martel N/A
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1988 WWE The Main Event Actor Rick Martel N/A
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1987 WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87 Actor Rick Martel N/A
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1987 WWE Survivor Series 1987 Actor Fab Rick Martel 59
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1987 WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87 Actor Rick Martel N/A
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1987 The Wrestling Album II: Piledriver Actor Rick Martel N/A
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1987 The Best of the WWF: volume 11 Actor Rick Martel N/A
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1987 WrestleMania III Actor Self 58
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1987 WWE WrestleMania III Actor Rick Martel 59
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1987 WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87 Actor Rick Martel N/A
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1987 WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87 Actor Rick Martel N/A
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1986 AWA: WrestleRock '86 Actor Rick Martel 59
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1986 The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament Actor Rick Martel (Appearance) 58
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1986 Tag Team Champions Actor Rick Martel N/A
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1985 AWA/NWA Night of Champions II Actor Rick Martel N/A
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1985 Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984 Actor Rick Martel N/A
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1985 AWA Superclash Actor Rick Martel N/A
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1985 AWA Super Clash Actor Rick Martel 59
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1985 AWA Wrestling For a Cure Actor Rick Martel N/A
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1985 PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza Actor Rick Martel N/A
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1985 PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands Actor Rick Martel N/A
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1985 PWUSA Star Wars Actor Rick Martel N/A
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1985 Best of the WWF Volume 2 Actor Rick Martel N/A
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1984 AWA Christmas Show 1984 Actor Rick Martel N/A
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1983 AWA Christmas Show 1983 Actor Rick Martel N/A
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1983 AWA Christmas Night 1983 Actor Rick Martel N/A
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1983 AWA Super Sunday Actor Rick Martel 59
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