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
Rick Martel
AWA/NWA Night of Champions II
Rick Martel
WWE WrestleMania III
Rick Martel
WWE WrestleMania V
"The Model" Rick Martel
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
Rick Martel
AWA Christmas Night 1983
"The Model" Rick Martel
WWE WrestleFest '91
"The Model" Rick Martel
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
"The Model" Rick Martel
WWE WrestleFest '90
"The Model" Rick Martel
WWE WrestleFest '92
"The Model" Rick Martel
WWE Crunch Classic
"The Model" Rick Martel
WWE U.K. Fan Favourites
Rick Martel
WWF Hottest Matches
"The Model" Rick Martel
WWF SuperTape vol. 2
"The Model" Rick Martel
WWF Bashed in the USA
Rick Martel
WWE Demolition
"The Model" Rick Martel
WWE Rampage '92
"The Model" Rick Martel
WWE World Tour 1991
"The Model" Rick Martel
WWE World Tour 1992
"The Model" Rick Martel
Razor Ramon
"The Model" Rick Martel
WWE WrestleMania VII
"The Model" Rick Martel
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
Rick Martel
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
Rick Martel
WWE SummerSlam 1989
Rick 'The Model' Martel
WWE WrestleMania VI
"The Model" Rick Martel
WWE Survivor Series 1990
"The Model" Rick Martel
WWE Survivor Series 1992
"The Model" Rick Martel
WWE Survivor Series 1993
Rick Martel
The Wrestling Album II: Piledriver
Rick Martel
AWA Christmas Show 1984
Rick Martel
AWA Christmas Show 1983
Rick Martel
WCW SuperBrawl VIII
Rick Martel
WCW Souled Out 1998
Rick Martel
PWUSA Star Wars
Rick Martel
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
Rick Martel
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
"The Model" Rick Martel
WWF: WrestleFest '93
Rick Martel
AWA Super Clash
Rick Martel
PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza
Rick Martel
Hulkamania 3
Rick Martel
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
Rick Martel
The Best of the WWF: volume 15
Rick Martel
The Best of the WWF: volume 17
Rick Martel
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
Rick Martel
Best of the WWF Volume 2
Himself
Timeline: The History of WWE – 1981 – As Told By Rick Martel
Rick Martel
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87
Rick Martel
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
Rick Martel
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87
Rick Martel
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
Rick Martel
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89
Rick Martel
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
Rick Martel
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Rick Martel
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
Rick Martel
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
Rick Martel
AWA Super Sunday
Rick Martel
WWF WrestleFest '94
Rick Martel
AWA: WrestleRock '86
Rick Martel
Tag Team Champions
Rick Martel
WWE WrestleMania IV
Rick Martel
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
"The Model" Rick Martel
WWE Survivor Series 1989
Rick Martel
AWA Wrestling For a Cure
"The Model" Rick Martel
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90
Rick Martel (Appearance)
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
Fab Rick Martel
WWE Survivor Series 1987
Rick Martel
WWE The Main Event
"The Model" Rick Martel
WWE The Main Event IV
"The Model" Rick Martel
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
Rick "The Model" Martel
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992
Rick "The Model" Martel
WWE SummerSlam 1992
Rick "The Model" Martel
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
"The Model" Rick Martel
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Rick "The Model" Martel
WWE WrestleMania VIII
Rick "The Model" Martel
WWE UK Rampage
"The Model" Rick Martel
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
Rick "The Model" Martel
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
Self
WrestleMania III
Rick Martel
WrestleMania IV
Rick Martel
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
79
Gender
Male
Birthday
1956-03-18
Place of Birth
Québec City, Québec, Canada
Also Known As
Rick Martel