Rick Vigneault
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1956-03-18 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Québec City, Québec, Canada
Rick Vigneault
Biography
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
Acting
(2014)
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
as Rick Martel
(2014)
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
as Rick Martel
(2014)
(2009)
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
as Rick Martel
(1998)
WCW Souled Out 1998
as Rick Martel
(1998)
WCW SuperBrawl VIII
as Rick Martel
(1995)
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
as Rick "The Model" Martel
(1994)
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
as "The Model" Rick Martel
(1994)
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
as "The Model" Rick Martel
(1994)
WWF WrestleFest '94
as Rick Martel
(1994)
Razor Ramon
as "The Model" Rick Martel
(1993)
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
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)
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
as "The Model" Rick Martel
(1993)
WWF: WrestleFest '93
as "The Model" Rick Martel
(1992)
WWE WrestleMania VIII
as Rick "The Model" Martel
(1992)
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
as Rick "The Model" Martel
(1992)
WWE UK Rampage
as Rick "The Model" Martel
(1992)
WWE Survivor Series 1992
as "The Model" Rick Martel
(1992)
WWE SummerSlam 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 World Tour 1992
as "The Model" Rick Martel
(1992)
WWE Rampage '92
as "The Model" Rick Martel
(1992)
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992
as Rick "The Model" Martel
(1991)
WWE WrestleFest '91
as "The Model" Rick Martel
(1991)
WWE WrestleMania VII
as "The Model" Rick Martel
(1991)
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
as "The Model" Rick Martel
(1991)
WWE World Tour 1991
as "The Model" Rick Martel
(1991)
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
as "The Model" Rick Martel
(1990)
WWE WrestleMania VI
as Rick 'The Model' Martel
(1990)
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
as Rick Martel
(1990)
WWE Survivor Series 1990
as "The Model" Rick Martel
(1990)
WWF SuperTape vol. 2
as "The Model" Rick Martel
(1990)
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
as Rick Martel
(1990)
WWE WrestleFest '90
as "The Model" Rick Martel
(1990)
WWF Hottest Matches
as Rick Martel
(1990)
WWE The Main Event IV
as "The Model" Rick Martel
(1990)
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90
as "The Model" Rick Martel
(1989)
WWE WrestleMania V
as Rick Martel
(1989)
WWE SummerSlam 1989
as Rick Martel
(1989)
WWE Survivor Series 1989
as "The Model" Rick Martel
(1989)
WWE Royal Rumble 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
(1988)
WWE WrestleMania IV
as Rick Martel
(1988)
WWE The Main Event
as Rick Martel
(1988)
Hulkamania 3
as Rick Martel
(1988)
The Best of the WWF: volume 17
as Rick Martel
(1988)
The Best of the WWF: volume 15
as Rick Martel
(1987)
WWE WrestleMania III
as Rick Martel
(1987)
WWE Survivor Series 1987
as Fab Rick Martel
(1987)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87
as Rick Martel
(1987)
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
as Rick Martel
(1987)
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
as Rick Martel
(1987)
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
as Rick Martel
(1987)
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87
as Rick Martel
(1987)
The Wrestling Album II: Piledriver
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)
PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza
as Rick Martel
(1985)
Best of the WWF Volume 2
as Rick Martel
(1985)
AWA Super Clash
as Rick Martel
(1985)
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
as Rick Martel
(1985)
AWA/NWA Night of Champions II
as Rick Martel
(1985)
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
as Rick Martel
(1985)
AWA Wrestling For a Cure
as Rick Martel
(1985)
PWUSA Star Wars
as Rick Martel
(1984)
AWA Christmas Show 1984
as Rick Martel
(1983)
AWA Super Sunday
as Rick Martel
(1983)
AWA Christmas Night 1983
as Rick Martel
(1983)
AWA Christmas Show 1983
as Rick Martel