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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 18, 1956
Place of Birth
Québec City, Québec, Canada
Also Known As
- Rick Martel
- Gus Griffin
- The Model
- Ricky Martel
Rick Vigneault
0.2 Popularity
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
7.6
Rick Martel
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
2014
0.0
Himself
Timeline: The History of WWE – 1981 – As Told By Rick Martel
2014
🎬
10.0
Rick Martel
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
7.1
Rick Martel
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
2009
5.0
Rick Martel
WCW SuperBrawl VIII
1998
10.0
Rick Martel
WCW Souled Out 1998
1998
7.6
Rick Martel
WCW Thunder
1998
7.0
Rick "The Model" Martel
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
1995
0.0
"The Model" Rick Martel
Razor Ramon
1994
10.0
"The Model" Rick Martel
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
1994
Credits
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
as Rick Martel
2014
7.6
Timeline: The History of WWE – 1981 – As Told By Rick Martel
as Himself
2014
0.0
🎬
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
as Rick Martel
2014
10.0
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
as Rick Martel
2009
7.1
WCW SuperBrawl VIII
as Rick Martel
1998
5.0
WCW Souled Out 1998
as Rick Martel
1998
10.0
WCW Thunder
as Rick Martel
1998
7.6
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
as Rick "The Model" Martel
1995
7.0
Razor Ramon
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1994
0.0
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1994
10.0
WWF WrestleFest '94
as Rick Martel
1994
10.0
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1994
6.9
WWE Survivor Series 1993
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1993
6.5
Best of The British Bulldog
as Rick Martel
1993
0.0
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1993
0.0
WWE Bashed in the USA
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1993
0.0
WWE WrestleFest '93
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1993
0.0
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1993
0.0
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1993
6.6
Raw
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1993
6.8
WWE Survivor Series 1992
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1992
8.2
WWE Rampage '92
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1992
0.0
WWE SummerSlam 1992
as Rick "The Model" Martel
1992
8.0
WWE World Tour 1992
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1992
0.0
🎬
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992
as Rick "The Model" Martel
1992
0.0
WWE WrestleFest '92
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1992
0.0
WWE Crunch Classic
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1992
0.0
WWE UK Rampage
as Rick "The Model" Martel
1992
5.0
WWE UK Rampage '92
as Rick "The Model" Martel
1992
0.0
WWE WrestleMania VIII
as Rick "The Model" Martel
1992
8.2
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
as Rick "The Model" Martel
1992
6.8
WWE World Tour 1991
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1991
0.0
WWE WrestleFest '91
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1991
0.0
WWE Greatest Hits
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1991
0.0
WWE WrestleMania VII
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1991
7.4
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1991
0.0
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1991
7.1
🎬
WWE The Main Event IV
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1990
0.0
WWE Survivor Series 1990
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1990
8.0
🎬
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1990
4.0
WWE Hottest Matches
as Rick Martel
1990
0.0
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1990
0.0
WWE WrestleFest '90
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1990
0.0
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
as Rick Martel
1990
0.0
WWE WrestleMania VI
as Rick 'The Model' Martel
1990
8.4
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
as Rick Martel
1990
6.0
WWE Survivor Series 1989
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1989
7.7
WWE SummerSlam 1989
as Rick Martel
1989
6.6
Demolition: Witness the Power
as Rick Martel
1989
0.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
as Rick Martel
1989
0.0
🎬
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89
as Rick Martel
1989
0.0
WWE WrestleMania V
as Rick Martel
1989
7.3
The Brains Behind the Brawn
as Rick Martel
1989
0.0
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
as Rick Martel
1989
5.1
The Best of the WWF: volume 17
as Rick Martel
1988
0.0
Hulkamania 3
as Rick Martel
1988
0.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 15
as Rick Martel
1988
0.0
WWE WrestleMania IV
as Rick Martel
1988
7.4
WrestleMania IV
as Rick Martel
1988
0.0
WWE The Main Event
as Rick Martel
1988
0.0
🎬
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
as Rick Martel
1987
0.0
WWE Survivor Series 1987
as Fab Rick Martel
1987
8.5
🎬
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87
as Rick Martel
1987
0.0
The Wrestling Album II: Piledriver
as Rick Martel
1987
0.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
as Rick Martel
1987
0.0
WrestleMania III
as Self
1987
8.3
WWE WrestleMania III
as Rick Martel
1987
7.3
🎬
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87
as Rick Martel
1987
0.0
🎬
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
as Rick Martel
1987
0.0
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Rick 'The Model' Martel
1986
6.8
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Rick Martel
1986
6.8
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as "The Model" Rick Martel
1986
6.8
AWA: WrestleRock '86
as Rick Martel
1986
10.0
🎬
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
as Rick Martel (Appearance)
1986
10.0
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
as Rick Martel
1986
10.0
Tag Team Champions
as Rick Martel
1986
0.0
🎬
AWA/NWA Night of Champions II
as Rick Martel
1985
0.0
🎬
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
as Rick Martel
1985
0.0
AWA Super Clash
as Rick Martel
1985
7.9
AWA Wrestling For a Cure
as Rick Martel
1985
0.0
🎬
PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza
as Rick Martel
1985
0.0
Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
8.4
Saturday Night's Main Event
as Rick Martel
1985
8.4
🎬
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
as Rick Martel
1985
0.0
🎬
PWUSA Star Wars
as Rick Martel
1985
0.0
Best of the WWF Volume 2
as Rick Martel
1985
0.0
🎬
AWA Christmas Show 1984
as Rick Martel
1984
0.0
🎬
AWA Christmas Show 1983
as Rick Martel
1983
0.0
AWA Christmas Night 1983
as Rick Martel
1983
0.0
AWA Super Sunday
as Rick Martel
1983
7.5
AWA Arena Shows
as Rick Martel
1981
0.0
WWF Championship Wrestling
as Rick Martel
1980
6.0
WWF All-Star Wrestling
as Rick Martel
1975
0.0
WWE Old School
as Rick Martel
1973
0.0
WWE Old School
as Rick "The Model" Martel
1973
0.0