Rick Vigneault
- Acting
- March 18, 1956 · 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.
Known for
Filmography
- WWE SummerSlam 2026: Sunday · Self
- WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story · Rick Martel
- Timeline The History of WWE – 1981 – As Told By Rick Martel · Self
- WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 · Rick Martel
- WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams · Rick Martel
- WCW SuperBrawl VIII · Rick Martel
- WCW Souled Out 1998 · Rick Martel
- WCW Thunder · Rick Martel
- WWE Royal Rumble 1995 · Rick "The Model" Martel
- Razor Ramon · "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams · "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE WrestleFest '94 · Rick Martel
- WWE Royal Rumble 1994 · "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE Survivor Series 1993 · "The Model" Rick Martel
- Best of The British Bulldog · Rick Martel
- WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993 · "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE Bashed in the USA · "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE WrestleFest '93 · "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches · "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE Royal Rumble 1993 · "The Model" Rick Martel
- Raw · "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE Survivor Series 1992 · "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE Rampage '92 · "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE SummerSlam 1992 · Rick "The Model" Martel
- WWE World Tour 1992 · "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992 · Rick "The Model" Martel
- WWE WrestleFest '92 · "The Model" Rick Martel
- 3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars · "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE Crunch Classic · "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE UK Rampage · Rick "The Model" Martel
- WWE UK Rampage '92 · Rick "The Model" Martel
- WWE WrestleMania VIII · Rick "The Model" Martel
- WWE Royal Rumble 1992 · Rick "The Model" Martel
- WWE World Tour 1991 · "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE WrestleFest '91 · "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE Greatest Hits · "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE WrestleMania VII · "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII · "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE Royal Rumble 1991 · "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWF The Main Event IV · "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE Survivor Series 1990 · "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90 · "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE Hottest Matches · Rick Martel
- WWE SuperTape: Volume 2 · "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE WrestleFest '90 · "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit · Rick Martel
- WWE WrestleMania VI · Rick 'The Model' Martel
- WWE Royal Rumble 1990 · Rick Martel
- WWE Survivor Series 1989 · "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE SummerSlam 1989 · Rick Martel
- Demolition: Witness the Power · Rick Martel
- The Best of the WWF: volume 20 · Rick Martel
- WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89 · Rick Martel
- WWE WrestleMania V · Rick Martel
- The Brains Behind the Brawn · Rick Martel
- WWE Royal Rumble 1989 · Rick Martel
- The Best of the WWF: volume 17 · Rick Martel
- Hulkamania 3 · Rick Martel
- The Best of the WWF: volume 15 · Rick Martel
- WWE WrestleMania IV · Rick Martel
- WWF The Main Event · Rick Martel
- WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87 · Rick Martel
- WWE Survivor Series 1987 · Fab Rick Martel
- WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87 · Rick Martel
- The Wrestling Album II: Piledriver · Rick Martel
- The Best of the WWF: volume 11 · Rick Martel
- WWE WrestleMania III · Rick Martel
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87 · Rick Martel
- WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87 · Rick Martel
- WWF Wrestling Challenge · Rick 'The Model' Martel, Rick Martel
- WWF Superstars · Rick Martel, Wrestler (Rick Martel)
- AWA WrestleRock 1986 · Rick Martel
- The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament · Rick Martel (Appearance)
- The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano · Rick Martel
- Tag Team Champions · Rick Martel
- AWA/NWA Night of Champions II · Rick Martel
- Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984 · Rick Martel
- AWA Super Clash · Rick Martel
- AWA Wrestling For a Cure · Rick Martel
- PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza · Rick Martel