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Rick Vigneault
ActorBorn March 18, 1956 (68 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 2020 | Ric Flair's Best WWE Matches · as Rick Martel |
| 2016 | Scott Hall: Living on a Razor's Edge · as Rick Martel |
| 2016 | Straight Outta Dudleyville: The Legacy of the Dudley Boyz · as Rick Martel |
| 2014 | Macho Man: The Randy Savage Story · as Rick Martel |
| 2014 | The Knockout Theory (TV Series) · as Ricky Martel |
| 2014 | WWE Hall of Fame · as Rick Martel |
| 2009 | WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams · as Rick Martel |
| 2009 | WWE: Greatest Stars of the '90s · as Rick Martel |
| 2009 | WWE: Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection · as Rick Martel |
| 2008 | Nature Boy Ric Flair: The Definitive Collection · as Rick Martel |
| 2008 | The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect · as Rick Martel |
| 2007 | The Shawn Michaels Story: Heartbreak and Triumph · as Rick 'the Model' Martel |
| 2007 | WWE Vengeance · as Rick Martel |
| 2006 | The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story · as Rick Martel |
| 2006 | The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA · as Rick Martel |
| 2005 | The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior · as Rick Martel |
| 2004 | WWE Hall of Fame 2004 · as Rick Martel |
| 2004 | WWE: The History of WrestleMania I-IX · as Rick Martel |
| 2003 | The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection · as Rick Martel |
| 1998 | WCW/NWO SuperBrawl VIII · as Rick Martel |
| 1998 | WCW/NWO Souled Out · as Rick Martel |
| 1998 | WCW Thunder (TV Series) · as Rick Martel |
| 1995 | WCW Monday Nitro (TV Series) · as Rick Martel |
| 1995 | Royal Rumble · as Rick "the Model" Martel |
| 1994 | Razor Ramon: Oozing Machismo · as "the Model" Rick Martel |
| 1994 | Royal Rumble · as "the Model" Rick Martel |
| 1993 | Survivor Series · as "the Model" Rick Martel |
| 1993 | Davey Boy Smith: The British Bulldog · as Rick Martel |
| 1993 | Bashed in the USA · as "the Model" Rick Martel |
| 1993 | WWF: WrestleFest '93 · as "the Model" Rick Martel |
| 1993 | Royal Rumble · as "the Model" Rick Martel |
| 1993 | WWE Raw (TV Series) · as "the Model" Rick Martel |
| 1992 | Survivor Series · as "the Model" Rick Martel |
| 1992 | Summerslam · as Rick "the Model" Martel |
| 1992 | World Tour 1992 · as "the Model" Rick Martel |
| 1992 | WWF: Wrestlefest '92 · as "the Model" Rick Martel |
| 1992 | Crunch Classic · as "the Model" Rick Martel |
| 1992 | Rampage '92 · as "the Model" Rick Martel |
| 1992 | UK Rampage · as Rick "the Model" Martel |
| 1992 | WrestleMania VIII · as Rick "the Model" Martel |
| 1992 | Royal Rumble · as Rick "the Model" Martel |
| 1991 | World Tour 1991 · as "the Model" Rick Martel |
| 1991 | WWF: Wrestlefest '91 · as "the Model" Rick Martel |
| 1991 | WrestleMania VII · as "the Model" Rick Martel |
| 1991 | Royal Rumble · as "the Model" Rick Martel |
| 1990 | Survivor Series · as "the Model" Rick Martel |
| 1990 | WWF Hottest Matches · as Rick Martel |
| 1990 | WWF: Wrestlefest '90 · as "the Model" Rick Martel |
| 1990 | WrestleMania VI · as Rick "the Model" Martel |
| 1990 | Royal Rumble · as Rick Martel |
| 1989 | Survivor Series · as "the Model" Rick Martel |
| 1989 | Summerslam · as Rick Martel |
| 1989 | WWF: Demolition - Witness the Power · as Rick Martel |
| 1989 | WrestleMania V · as Rick Martel |
| 1989 | The Brains Behind the Brawn · as Rick Martel |
| 1989 | Royal Rumble · as Rick Martel |
| 1988 | WrestleMania IV · as Rick Martel |
| 1987 | Survivor Series · as Fab Rick Martel |
| 1987 | WrestleMania III · as Rick Martel |
| 1986 | WWF Wrestling Challenge (TV Series) · as Rick Martel |
| 1986 | WWF Superstars (TV Series) · as Rick 'the Model' Martel |
| 1986 | AWA: WrestleRock · as Rick Martel |
| 1985 | SuperClash '85 · as Rick Martel |
| 1985 | WWF Saturday Night's Main Event (TV Series) |
| 1985 | WWE Prime Time Wrestling (TV Series) · as Rick Martel |
| 1983 | AWA Super Sunday · as Rick Martel |
| 1975 | WCW WorldWide (TV Series) · as Rick Martel |
| 1972 | WWF All-Star Wrestling (TV Series) · as Rick Martel |
| 1972 | WWF Championship Wrestling (TV Series) · as Rick Martel |