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Andrew Martin
Actor, Producer
Died March 13, 2009 (33 years)
Andrew James Robert Patrick Martin was a Canadian professional wrestler. Under the ring name Test, Martin wrestled for WWE from 1998–2004, and 2006–2007. He last worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name "The Punisher" Andrew Martin. Martin won six championships in WWE. He found his greatest success as a singles competitor, winning the Intercontinental and European Championships once each, and the Hardcore Championship twice. Martin was also successful in the tag team division, twice becoming a world tag team champion with Booker T by winning the WWE and WCW World Tag Team Championships once each. Following these defeats, Test would seemingly disappear from WWE television. On February 18, WWE commentator Jim Ross, confirmed that Test had been suspended for 30 days for violating the WWE "Wellness Program" on his blog. A week after Ross made the announcement, it was reported that Test was officially released from his WWE contract. Martin released a statement through his MySpace saying that the release was mutual and he had requested it.
After his departure, Martin debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a face under his real name on the August 2, 2007 episode of TNA Impact!. He allied himself with Abyss and Sting and helped them defeat A.J. Styles and Christian Cage in a tag team ladder match. At Hard Justice, Martin wrestled his first and only match for TNA, as he teamed with Sting and Abyss to defeat Christian's Coalition in a Doomsday Chamber of Blood match, after Styles was slammed into a pile of broken glass and pinned by Abyss.
On December 19, 2007, Martin announced his retirement from professional wrestling, and that he would do one final tour of Britain, Ireland and France in February and March 2008 before retiring permanently. Martin finished his retirement tour in France, losing to Rene Dupree in a series of matches. However, Martin did wrestle one final match nearly a year later in February 2009, defeating Mitsuya Nagai, only a month prior to his death.
On September 14, 2007 and April 5, 2008, Martin was arrested for driving under the influence in Hillsborough County and Pasco County.He was booked into jail both times, but was released the following day after posting bail.
Martin was found dead in his Tampa, Florida condominium on March 13, 2009, four days prior to his 34th birthday.Police were called after a neighbor reportedly saw Martin had been motionless for some time, seeing him through a window outside Martin's condo. Police retrieved his body after scaling the apartment balcony and discovering that he was indeed dead. He is believed to have died the previous day.His death was ruled an accidental overdose of oxycodone. It was later determined by forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu that Martin had severe chronic traumatic encephalopathy, caused by repeated concussions and subconcussive head injuries He was cremated and his remains were flown to his family at his hometown of Whitby, Ontario, Canada.
After his departure, Martin debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a face under his real name on the August 2, 2007 episode of TNA Impact!. He allied himself with Abyss and Sting and helped them defeat A.J. Styles and Christian Cage in a tag team ladder match. At Hard Justice, Martin wrestled his first and only match for TNA, as he teamed with Sting and Abyss to defeat Christian's Coalition in a Doomsday Chamber of Blood match, after Styles was slammed into a pile of broken glass and pinned by Abyss.
On December 19, 2007, Martin announced his retirement from professional wrestling, and that he would do one final tour of Britain, Ireland and France in February and March 2008 before retiring permanently. Martin finished his retirement tour in France, losing to Rene Dupree in a series of matches. However, Martin did wrestle one final match nearly a year later in February 2009, defeating Mitsuya Nagai, only a month prior to his death.
On September 14, 2007 and April 5, 2008, Martin was arrested for driving under the influence in Hillsborough County and Pasco County.He was booked into jail both times, but was released the following day after posting bail.
Martin was found dead in his Tampa, Florida condominium on March 13, 2009, four days prior to his 34th birthday.Police were called after a neighbor reportedly saw Martin had been motionless for some time, seeing him through a window outside Martin's condo. Police retrieved his body after scaling the apartment balcony and discovering that he was indeed dead. He is believed to have died the previous day.His death was ruled an accidental overdose of oxycodone. It was later determined by forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu that Martin had severe chronic traumatic encephalopathy, caused by repeated concussions and subconcussive head injuries He was cremated and his remains were flown to his family at his hometown of Whitby, Ontario, Canada.
Filmography
| 2022 | WWE This is Awesome (TV Series) · as Test (archive Footage) |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | United States Championsip-A Legacy of Greatness · as Test (archive Footage) |
| 2014 | WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions · as Test |
| 2012 | |
| 2011 | The True Story of WrestleMania · as Test (archive Footage) |
| 2010 | Medium Raw: Night of the Wolf · as Benjamin Jacobs |
| 2010 | |
| 2008 | WWE Edge: A Decade of Decadence · as Test |
| 2007 | Werewolf Women of the S.S. · as Nazi Boxer (uncredited) |
| 2007 | Royal Rumble · as Test |
| 2006 | ECW December to Dismember · as Test |
| 2006 | Survivor Series · as Test |
| 2003 | WWE Armageddon · as Test |
| 2003 | WWE Unforgiven · as Test |
| 2003 | WWE Bad Blood · as Test |
| 2003 | WWE Insurrextion · as Test |
| 2003 | WWE Judgment Day · as Test |
| 2003 | Royal Rumble · as Test |
| 2002 | WWE Unforgiven · as Test |
| 2002 | Summerslam · as Test |
| 2002 | WWE Global Warning Tour: Melbourne · as Test |
| 2002 | WWE Vengeance · as Test |
| 2002 | WWE Velocity (TV Series) · as Test |
| 2002 | King of the Ring · as Test |
| 2002 | WrestleMania X8 · as Test |
| 2002 | WWF No Way Out · as Test |
| 2002 | Royal Rumble · as Test |
| 2001 | WWF Vengeance · as Test |
| 2001 | Survivor Series · as Test |
| 2001 | WWF No Mercy · as Test |
| 2001 | Summerslam · as Test |
| 2001 | WWF: Hardcore · as Test |
| 2001 | Invasion · as Andrew Test |
| 2001 | Lita: It Just Feels Right · as As Test |
| 2001 | WWE Tough Enough (TV Series) · as Test |
| 2001 | WWF Judgment Day · as Test |
| 2001 | WrestleMania X-Seven · as Test |
| 2001 | Royal Rumble · as Test |
| 2000 | WWF Armageddon · as Test (ringside) |
| 2000 | WWF Rebellion · as Test |
| 2000 | Survivor Series · as Test |
| 2000 | WWF No Mercy · as Test |
| 2000 | WWF Unforgiven · as Test |
| 2000 | Fully Loaded · as Test |
| 2000 | King of the Ring · as Test |
| 2000 | WWF Judgment Day · as Test (appearance) |
| 2000 | WWF Backlash · as Test |
| 2000 | WrestleMania 2000 · as Test |
| 2000 | Royal Rumble · as Test |
| 1999 | Summerslam · as Test |
| 1999 | WWF Over the Edge · as Test |
| 1999 | WWE SmackDown (TV Series) · as Test |
| 1999 | WWF Backlash · as Test (appearance) |
| 1999 | WrestleMania XV · as Test |
| 1999 | WWF Royal Rumble: No Chance in Hell · as Test |
| 1997 | Earth: Final Conflict (TV Series) · as Atavus Commander |
| 1993 | WWE Raw (TV Series) · as Test |