Rick Vigneault
Known For
Acting
Born
1956-03-18 in Québec City, Québec, Canada
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.
Most Known For
Raw
as "The Model" Rick Martel
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Rick 'The Model' Martel
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Rick Martel
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as "The Model" Rick Martel
Saturday Night's Main Event
Saturday Night's Main Event
as Rick Martel
WWE Old School
as Rick Martel
WWE Old School
as Rick "The Model" Martel
WWF Championship Wrestling
as Rick Martel
WWE Hottest Matches
as Rick Martel
WWF All-Star Wrestling
as Rick Martel
WCW Thunder
as Rick Martel
Tag Team Champions
as Rick Martel
AWA Arena Shows
as Rick Martel
Razor Ramon
as "The Model" Rick Martel
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
as "The Model" Rick Martel
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
as Rick "The Model" Martel
WWE WrestleMania V
as Rick Martel
WWE WrestleMania VIII
as Rick "The Model" Martel
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
as Rick Martel