Rick Vigneault
Born: 1956-03-18 in Québec City, Québec, Canada
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2014
- WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 as Rick Martel
- WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story as Rick Martel
- Timeline: The History of WWE – 1981 – As Told By Rick Martel as Himself
2009
- WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams as Rick Martel
1998
- WCW Thunder as Rick Martel
- WCW Souled Out 1998 as Rick Martel
- WCW SuperBrawl VIII as Rick Martel
1995
- WWE Royal Rumble 1995 as Rick "The Model" Martel
1994
- WWE Royal Rumble 1994 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams as "The Model" Rick Martel
- Razor Ramon as "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE WrestleFest '94 as Rick Martel
1993
- Raw as "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE Royal Rumble 1993 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE Survivor Series 1993 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE WrestleFest '93 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE Bashed in the USA as "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches as "The Model" Rick Martel
- Best of The British Bulldog as Rick Martel
1992
- WWE SummerSlam 1992 as Rick "The Model" Martel
- WWE WrestleMania VIII as Rick "The Model" Martel
- WWE Crunch Classic as "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE UK Rampage '92 as Rick "The Model" Martel
- WWE Rampage '92 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE UK Rampage as Rick "The Model" Martel
- WWE Royal Rumble 1992 as Rick "The Model" Martel
- WWE Survivor Series 1992 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE World Tour 1992 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars as "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992 as Rick "The Model" Martel
- WWE WrestleFest '92 as "The Model" Rick Martel
1991
- WWE WrestleFest '91 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII as "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE WrestleMania VII as "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE World Tour 1991 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE Royal Rumble 1991 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE Greatest Hits as "The Model" Rick Martel
1990
- WWE WrestleMania VI as Rick 'The Model' Martel
- WWE Survivor Series 1990 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE WrestleFest '90 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE The Main Event IV as "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE Royal Rumble 1990 as Rick Martel
- WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit as Rick Martel
- WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE Hottest Matches as Rick Martel
- WWE SuperTape: Volume 2 as "The Model" Rick Martel
1989
- WWE Survivor Series 1989 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- WWE Royal Rumble 1989 as Rick Martel
- WWE SummerSlam 1989 as Rick Martel
- WWE WrestleMania V as Rick Martel
- Demolition: Witness the Power as Rick Martel
- WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89 as Rick Martel
- The Best of the WWF: volume 20 as Rick Martel
- The Brains Behind the Brawn as Rick Martel
1988
- WWE WrestleMania IV as Rick Martel
- WWE The Main Event as Rick Martel
- Hulkamania 3 as Rick Martel
- The Best of the WWF: volume 15 as Rick Martel
- The Best of the WWF: volume 17 as Rick Martel
1987
- WWE WrestleMania III as Rick Martel
- WWE Survivor Series 1987 as Fab Rick Martel
- WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87 as Rick Martel
- WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87 as Rick Martel
- WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87 as Rick Martel
- The Wrestling Album II: Piledriver as Rick Martel
- The Best of the WWF: volume 11 as Rick Martel
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87 as Rick Martel
1986
- WWF Wrestling Challenge as Rick 'The Model' Martel
- WWF Superstars as Rick Martel
- The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament as Rick Martel (Appearance)
- The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano as Rick Martel
- AWA WrestleRock 1986 as Rick Martel
- Tag Team Champions as Rick Martel
1985
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
- PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands as Rick Martel
- AWA Super Clash as Rick Martel
- PWUSA Star Wars as Rick Martel
- AWA/NWA Night of Champions II as Rick Martel
- PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza as Rick Martel
- Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984 as Rick Martel
- Best of the WWF Volume 2 as Rick Martel
- AWA Wrestling For a Cure as Rick Martel
1984
- AWA Christmas Show 1984 as Rick Martel
1983
- AWA Christmas Show 1983 as Rick Martel
- AWA Super Sunday as Rick Martel
- AWA Christmas Night 1983 as Rick Martel
1981
- AWA Arena Shows as Rick Martel
1980
- WWF Championship Wrestling as Rick Martel
1975
- WWF All-Star Wrestling as Rick Martel
1973
- WWE Old School as Rick Martel