Rick Vigneault
March 18, 1956 (68 years old) in Québec City, Québec, Canada
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
Credits
- 2014 · WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story as Rick Martel
- 2014 · Timeline: The History of WWE – 1981 – As Told By Rick Martel as Himself
- 2014 · WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 as Rick Martel
- 2009 · WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams as Rick Martel
- 1998 · WCW SuperBrawl VIII as Rick Martel
- 1998 · WCW Souled Out 1998 as Rick Martel
- 1998 · WCW Thunder as Rick Martel
- 1995 · WWE Royal Rumble 1995 as Rick "The Model" Martel
- 1994 · Razor Ramon as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1994 · WWF WrestleFest '94 as Rick Martel
- 1994 · WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1994 · WWE Royal Rumble 1994 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1993 · WWE Survivor Series 1993 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1993 · WWE U.K. Fan Favourites as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1993 · WWF Bashed in the USA as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1993 · WWF: WrestleFest '93 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1993 · WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1993 · WWE Royal Rumble 1993 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1993 · WWE Raw as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1992 · WWE Survivor Series 1992 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1992 · WWE Rampage '92 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1992 · WWE SummerSlam 1992 as Rick "The Model" Martel
- 1992 · WWE World Tour 1992 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1992 · WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992 as Rick "The Model" Martel
- 1992 · WWE WrestleFest '92 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1992 · WWE Crunch Classic as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1992 · WWE U.K. Rampage 1992 as Rick "The Model" Martel
- 1992 · WWE WrestleMania VIII as Rick "The Model" Martel
- 1992 · WWE Royal Rumble 1992 as Rick "The Model" Martel
- 1991 · WWE World Tour 1991 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1991 · WWE WrestleFest '91 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1991 · WWE WrestleMania VII as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1991 · WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1991 · WWE Royal Rumble 1991 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1990 · WWE The Main Event IV as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1990 · WWE Survivor Series 1990 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1990 · WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1990 · WWF Hottest Matches as Rick Martel
- 1990 · WWF SuperTape vol. 2 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1990 · WWE WrestleFest '90 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1990 · WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit as Rick Martel
- 1990 · WWE WrestleMania VI as Rick "The Model" Martel
- 1990 · WWE Royal Rumble 1990 as Rick Martel
- 1989 · WWE Survivor Series 1989 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1989 · WWE SummerSlam 1989 as Rick Martel
- 1989 · The Best of the WWF: volume 20 as Rick Martel
- 1989 · WWE Demolition as Rick Martel
- 1989 · WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89 as Rick Martel
- 1989 · WWE WrestleMania V as Rick Martel
- 1989 · WWE Royal Rumble 1989 as Rick Martel
- 1988 · The Best of the WWF: volume 17 as Rick Martel
- 1988 · Hulkamania 3 as Rick Martel
- 1988 · The Best of the WWF: volume 15 as Rick Martel
- 1988 · WWE WrestleMania IV as Rick Martel
- 1988 · WWE The Main Event as Rick Martel
- 1987 · WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87 as Rick Martel
- 1987 · WWE Survivor Series 1987 as Fab Rick Martel
- 1987 · WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87 as Rick Martel
- 1987 · The Wrestling Album II: Piledriver as Rick Martel
- 1987 · The Best of the WWF: volume 11 as Rick Martel
- 1987 · WWE WrestleMania III as Rick Martel
- 1987 · WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87 as Rick Martel
- 1987 · WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87 as Rick Martel
- 1986 · WWF Wrestling Challenge as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1986 · WWF Wrestling Challenge as Rick Martel
- 1986 · AWA: WrestleRock '86 as Rick Martel
- 1986 · The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament as Rick Martel (Appearance)
- 1986 · Tag Team Champions as Rick Martel
- 1985 · AWA/NWA Night of Champions II as Rick Martel
- 1985 · Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984 as Rick Martel
- 1985 · AWA Super Clash as Rick Martel
- 1985 · AWA Wrestling For a Cure as Rick Martel
- 1985 · PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza as Rick Martel
- 1985 · Saturday Night's Main Event as
- 1985 · PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands as Rick Martel
- 1985 · PWUSA Star Wars as Rick Martel
- 1985 · Best of the WWF Volume 2 as Rick Martel
- 1984 · AWA Christmas Show 1984 as Rick Martel
- 1983 · AWA Christmas Show 1983 as Rick Martel
- 1983 · AWA Christmas Night 1983 as Rick Martel
- 1983 · AWA Super Sunday as Rick Martel