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.
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Movies (48)
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
as Rick Martel
2014
Timeline: The History of WWE – 1981 – As Told By Rick Martel
as Himself
2014
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
as Rick Martel
2014
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
as Rick Martel
2009
WCW SuperBrawl VIII
as Rick Martel
1998
WCW Souled Out 1998
as Rick Martel
1998
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
as Rick "The Model" Martel
1995
Razor Ramon
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1994
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1994
WWF WrestleFest '94
as Rick Martel
1994
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1994
WWE Survivor Series 1993
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1993
Best of The British Bulldog
as Rick Martel
1993
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1993
WWE Bashed in the USA
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1993
WWE WrestleFest '93
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1993
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1993
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1993
WWE Survivor Series 1992
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1992
WWE Rampage '92
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1992
WWE SummerSlam 1992
as Rick "The Model" Martel
1992
WWE World Tour 1992
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1992
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 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 UK Rampage
as Rick "The Model" Martel
1992
WWE UK Rampage '92
as Rick "The Model" Martel
1992
WWE WrestleMania VIII
as Rick "The Model" Martel
1992
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
as Rick "The Model" Martel
1992
WWE World Tour 1991
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1991
WWE WrestleFest '91
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1991
WWE Greatest Hits
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1991
WWE WrestleMania VII
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1991
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1991
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1991
WWE The Main Event IV
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1990
WWE Survivor Series 1990
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1990
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1990
WWE Hottest Matches
as Rick Martel
1990
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1990
WWE WrestleFest '90
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1990
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
as Rick Martel
1990
WWE WrestleMania VI
as Rick 'The Model' Martel
1990
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
as Rick Martel
1990
WWE Survivor Series 1989
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1989
WWE SummerSlam 1989
as Rick Martel
1989
Demolition: Witness the Power
as Rick Martel
1989
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
as Rick Martel
1989
