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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 "The Model" Martel. He is best known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Association, the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling.
Martel's first priority after retirement was his wife of 25 years, Johanne. And these days, Martel and Johanne are happy to travel the world and spend time at home in Québec City with their 7-year-old daughter, Coralie. "With me having been on the road for so long, Johanne just was so patient," said an enthused Martel.
Rick Martel (pseudonyme de Richard Vigneault, né le 18 mars 1956 à Québec) est un lutteur professionnel (catcheur) québécois. Au cours de sa carrière, il remporte à trois reprises le championnat du monde par équipe de la World Wrestling Federation , à deux reprises avec Tony Garea puis avec Tito Santana .
- 18 mars 1956 (68 ans)Québec
- Richard Vigneault
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- Rick Martel
May 18, 2023 · The Early Start Of Rick Martel's Career Martel got his start as a professional wrestler in 1973, competing in Stampede Wrestling, the NWA, and other promotions around the world. During the early 1980s, he was also competing in WWE, where he did attain success as a WWE World Tag Team Champion with Tony Garea.
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Oct 4, 2012 · After tiring of being one-half of pretty boy tag teams like The Can-Am Connection and Strike Force, Martel turned his back on partner Tito Santana at WrestleMania V, venturing out on his own in singles competition. Long viewed as one of WWE’s best-looking competitors, the native of Cocoa Beach, Fla. embraced his good looks and entered the ...
Wrestling Bios Presents - The Career of Rick MartelYou may know him from his time as the AWA Heavyweight Champion, you may recall his time in the Cam-Am conn...
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Pierre Martel. Debut. June 7, 1972. Retired. February 22, 1998. Richard Vigneault (March 18, 1956) is a retired Canadian professional wrestler under the ring name Rick Martel. He is known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the American Wrestling Association (AWA) where he had a nearly ...
