(1956-03-18) March 18, 1956 (age 68)[1] Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Spouse(s)
Johanne Vigneault
(m. 1983)
Children
1
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Gus Griffin Pat Kelly Rick Martel The Model[1]
Billed height
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[2]
Billed weight
230 lb (104 kg)[2]
Billed from
Montreal, Quebec, Canada Cocoa Beach, Florida (as The Model)[2] Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (WCW)
Trained by
Pierre Martel
Debut
June 7, 1973[1]
Retired
March 23, 1999
Richard Vigneault (born March 18, 1956) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler, trainer, and television presenter, better known by his ring name, Rick Martel. He is best known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Association, the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling. Championships held by Martel over the course of his career include the AWA World Heavyweight Championship, WCW World Television Championship, and WWF World Tag Team Championship.
^ abc"Rick Martel Profile". Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
^ abc"Rick Martel - WWE profile". WWE. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
wrestler, trainer, and television presenter, better known by his ring name, RickMartel. He is best known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Association...
partner RickMartel, which was Garea's most successful and most popular tag team. They defeated Wild Samoans on 8 November for Garea's fourth and Martel's first...
with future tag team partner RickMartel against the High Flyers on August 29, 1982, in St Paul Minnesota. Santana and Martel lost the match. Santana returned...
Mercenaries with Frenchy Martin and the older brother of fellow wrestler RickMartel. The eldest of six children, Vigneault was born in Quebec City to Fernand...
Brown, Demolition (Ax and Smash) versus Strike Force (Tito Santana and RickMartel) for the WWF Tag Team Championship, and Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake...
he came out victorious; in February he began a house show series with RickMartel and was winless. After an absence of two months following the real life...
1987, the Islanders continued the feud with his partner RickMartel and ultimately with Martel's new team Strike Force with Tito Santana and while the two...
December 1986, Zenk and RickMartel toured Japan with All Japan Pro Wrestling, competing in the annual Real World Tag League. He and Martel received the World's...
corner, and Strike Force (Tito Santana and RickMartel). Martel and Blanchard fought out before Anderson hit Martel with his knee in the back. Brain Busters...
Portland-based Pacific Northwest territory. He teamed with Killer Tim Brooks and RickMartel to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship. Piper also won...
2013-11-22. Retrieved 2013-11-23. RickMartel vs. Boris Zhukov - September 19, 1985, Winnipeg at YouTube RickMartel vs. Boris Zhukov Cage Match Part 1...
to victory against The Enforcers (Big Boss Man, The Honky Tonk Man, RickMartel, and Akeem). Rhodes would finish the year dispatching Boss Man in house...
U.S. from Lutte Internationale including, most notably, Dino Bravo, RickMartel, Ronnie Garvin and The Rougeaus. The promotion's close in 1987 marked...
pin him. The sixth bout was a blindfold match between Jake Roberts and RickMartel. Roberts won the bout by pinfall following a DDT. The seventh bout was...
pay-per-view broadcast, was a singles bout between Koko B. Ware and RickMartel. Martel won the match by submission using a Quebec Crab. The third bout was...
Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of Shinsuke Nakamura and Rick Boogs vs. Happy Corbin and Madcap Moss in a Trick or Street Fight, and more"...
Spivey was also part of the 1987 King of the Ring. This time he lost to RickMartel in the first round. Spivey stayed with the WWF until the spring of 1988...
elocutionist Renée Martel (1947–2021), Canadian country singer RickMartel, the stage name of a professional wrestler Sherri Martel, female professional...
Brian (May 13, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (May 13): RickMartel wins AWA gold, Kurt Angle wins TNA title, Nash & Hall beat one man to...
Harley Race, and Kerry Von Erich. On October 21, 1985, Flair wrestled RickMartel in a double title match where he defended the NWA World Heavyweight Championship...
brawl after the contest. The seventh bout was a singles match between RickMartel and Tatanka. Tatanka won the match by pinfall using a cross body block...
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