1956-03-18 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.
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Timeline: The History of WWE – 1981 – As Told By Rick Martel | Himself | 2014-11-10 |
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WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story | Rick Martel | 2014-11-18 |
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WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 | Rick Martel | 2014-03-11 |
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WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams | Rick Martel | 2009-01-01 |
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WCW SuperBrawl VIII | Rick Martel | 1998-02-22 |
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WCW Souled Out 1998 | Rick Martel | 1998-01-24 |
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WWE Royal Rumble 1995 | Rick "The Model" Martel | 1995-01-22 |
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WWF WrestleFest '94 | Rick Martel | 1994-06-29 |
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Razor Ramon | "The Model" Rick Martel | 1994-10-05 |
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WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams | "The Model" Rick Martel | 1994-06-29 |
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WWE Royal Rumble 1994 | "The Model" Rick Martel | 1994-01-22 |
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WWE Royal Rumble 1993 | "The Model" Rick Martel | 1993-01-24 |
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WWE Survivor Series 1993 | "The Model" Rick Martel | 1993-11-24 |
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WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches | "The Model" Rick Martel | 1993-03-01 |
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WWF Bashed in the USA | "The Model" Rick Martel | 1993-06-23 |
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WWF: WrestleFest '93 | "The Model" Rick Martel | 1993-03-20 |
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WWE U.K. Fan Favourites | "The Model" Rick Martel | 1993-08-09 |
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WWE U.K. Rampage 1992 | Rick "The Model" Martel | 1992-04-19 |
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WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992 | Rick "The Model" Martel | 1992-08-23 |
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WWE SummerSlam 1992 | Rick "The Model" Martel | 1992-08-29 |
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WWE Survivor Series 1992 | "The Model" Rick Martel | 1992-11-25 |
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WWE WrestleMania VIII | Rick "The Model" Martel | 1992-04-05 |
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WWE Royal Rumble 1992 | Rick "The Model" Martel | 1992-01-19 |
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WWE World Tour 1992 | "The Model" Rick Martel | 1992-08-27 |
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WWE Rampage '92 | "The Model" Rick Martel | 1992-10-22 |
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WWE Crunch Classic | "The Model" Rick Martel | 1992-05-28 |
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WWE WrestleFest '92 | "The Model" Rick Martel | 1992-07-23 |
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WWE World Tour 1991 | "The Model" Rick Martel | 1991-08-22 |
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WWE WrestleFest '91 | "The Model" Rick Martel | 1991-07-25 |
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WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII | "The Model" Rick Martel | 1991-03-17 |
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WWE Royal Rumble 1991 | "The Model" Rick Martel | 1991-01-19 |
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WWE WrestleMania VII | "The Model" Rick Martel | 1991-03-24 |
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WWE WrestleFest '90 | "The Model" Rick Martel | 1990-06-28 |
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WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit | Rick Martel | 1990-04-13 |
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WWE WrestleMania VI | Rick "The Model" Martel | 1990-04-01 |
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WWF Hottest Matches | Rick Martel | 1990-10-25 |
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WWE The Main Event IV | "The Model" Rick Martel | 1990-11-23 |
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WWE Survivor Series 1990 | "The Model" Rick Martel | 1990-11-22 |
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WWF SuperTape vol. 2 | "The Model" Rick Martel | 1990-07-25 |
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WWE Royal Rumble 1990 | Rick Martel | 1990-01-21 |
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WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90 | "The Model" Rick Martel | 1990-11-18 |
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WWE Royal Rumble 1989 | Rick Martel | 1989-01-15 |
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WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89 | Rick Martel | 1989-05-08 |
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WWE SummerSlam 1989 | Rick Martel | 1989-08-28 |
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The Best of the WWF: volume 20 | Rick Martel | 1989-08-09 |
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WWE Survivor Series 1989 | "The Model" Rick Martel | 1989-11-23 |
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WWE Demolition | Rick Martel | 1989-08-09 |
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WWE WrestleMania V | Rick Martel | 1989-04-02 |
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The Best of the WWF: volume 17 | Rick Martel | 1988-11-10 |
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WWE The Main Event | Rick Martel | 1988-02-05 |
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Hulkamania 3 | Rick Martel | 1988-08-27 |
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The Best of the WWF: volume 15 | Rick Martel | 1988-04-13 |
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WWE WrestleMania IV | Rick Martel | 1988-03-27 |
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WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87 | Rick Martel | 1987-12-11 |
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The Best of the WWF: volume 11 | Rick Martel | 1987-06-24 |
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The Wrestling Album II: Piledriver | Rick Martel | 1987-09-21 |
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WWE Survivor Series 1987 | Fab Rick Martel | 1987-11-26 |
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WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87 | Rick Martel | 1987-11-06 |
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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87 | Rick Martel | 1987-03-15 |
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WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87 | Rick Martel | 1987-01-05 |
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WWE WrestleMania III | Rick Martel | 1987-03-29 |
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The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament | Rick Martel (Appearance) | 1986-04-19 |
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AWA: WrestleRock '86 | Rick Martel | 1986-04-20 |
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Tag Team Champions | Rick Martel | 1986-03-01 |
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PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza | Rick Martel | 1985-05-21 |
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AWA Wrestling For a Cure | Rick Martel | 1985-08-16 |
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Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984 | Rick Martel | 1985-12-25 |
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PWUSA Star Wars | Rick Martel | 1985-02-24 |
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AWA Super Clash | Rick Martel | 1985-09-25 |
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PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands | Rick Martel | 1985-04-19 |
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AWA/NWA Night of Champions II | Rick Martel | 1985-12-29 |
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Best of the WWF Volume 2 | Rick Martel | 1985-01-01 |
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AWA Christmas Show 1984 | Rick Martel | 1984-12-25 |
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AWA Christmas Night 1983 | Rick Martel | 1983-12-25 |
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AWA Super Sunday | Rick Martel | 1983-04-24 |
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AWA Christmas Show 1983 | Rick Martel | 1983-12-25 |
