Rick Vigneault
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
ActingBirthday
March 18, 1956Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
71Place of birth
Québec City, Québec, CanadaAlso known as
Rick Martel, Gus Griffin, The Model, Ricky Martel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/eJtEZUmHtZ3MiJ9jyzodIRqBtJb.jpg)
Cast credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/wefwuTe2d2m5HYTMGPxuE3PkOCT.jpg)
WWE WrestleMania III
Rick Martel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/2yC2QTnNnRhpw5iBixCJo3brEoB.jpg)
WWE WrestleMania V
Rick Martel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/sUW1gfu7Zzwlun1ZnrbT7RcGyBK.jpg)
WWE WrestleMania VII
"The Model" Rick Martel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rqN2m5eBrv4bCmG2J3alrjkF20m.jpg)
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
Rick Martel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fF5SEuUN3xr2vV5SeSSUseJ3fGe.jpg)
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
"The Model" Rick Martel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bzpZfXmyJ2hWl6KeCajaeUMd8Kx.jpg)
WWE SummerSlam 1989
Rick Martel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5YIED4k7IwhhUO5kcCASpdoTJ6V.jpg)
WWE WrestleMania VI
Rick "The Model" Martel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/svBxlL13nmUWpBHLc62E1yFyq90.jpg)
WWE Survivor Series 1992
"The Model" Rick Martel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ml7mpNf45QYkjTow5ThhT16kDRC.jpg)
WWE Survivor Series 1990
"The Model" Rick Martel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/tFBtTEga5yLTlfZqOjIVEJvb2fq.jpg)
WWE Survivor Series 1993
"The Model" Rick Martel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/9dQ49uOnsvYRbGL74wmVMw9Hf5Q.jpg)
WCW SuperBrawl VIII
Rick Martel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vZL8GLDvi4hwQbdf13ibANWiqMa.jpg)
WCW Souled Out 1998
Rick Martel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7D3GsBGvKic9AHuTYgjk4hkFQdA.jpg)
Timeline: The History of WWE – 1981 – As Told By Rick Martel
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/pyTJfdQTQUobyXYLpzyVCXDLDSz.jpg)
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
Rick Martel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/eTmLxtbyznpfPPCD3XbTAbct3C4.jpg)
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
Rick Martel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fSghMx9Inz7NsFwD5cc1CdrQlt.jpg)
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
Rick Martel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/n5PlgpPB0R0r9St8hgNO7P5r6NV.jpg)
AWA Super Sunday
Rick Martel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qMF48BNohjzVh52UWnNvR1sMpD2.jpg)
WWF WrestleFest '94
Rick Martel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nk9SlSZMJ4h53p3VUyMGzYZDxRY.jpg)
AWA: WrestleRock '86
Rick Martel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/w3TecjxI3u7kJFeMbyp6dymZ7NI.jpg)
Tag Team Champions
Rick Martel