Rick Vigneault
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 18 March 1956 · Québec City, Québec, Canada
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
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- 2026WWE SummerSlam 2026: Sunday as Self
- 2014WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story as Rick Martel
- 2014Timeline: The History of WWE – 1981 – As Told By Rick Martel as Himself
- 2014WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 as Rick Martel
- 2009WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams as Rick Martel
- 1998WCW SuperBrawl VIII as Rick Martel
- 1998WCW Souled Out 1998 as Rick Martel
- 1995WWE Royal Rumble 1995 as Rick "The Model" Martel
- 1994Razor Ramon as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1994WWE WrestleFest '94 as Rick Martel
- 1994WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1994WWE Royal Rumble 1994 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1993WWE Survivor Series 1993 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1993Best of The British Bulldog as Rick Martel
- 1993WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1993WWE Bashed in the USA as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1993WWE WrestleFest '93 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1993WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1993WWE Royal Rumble 1993 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1992WWE Survivor Series 1992 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1992WWE Rampage '92 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1992WWE SummerSlam 1992 as Rick "The Model" Martel
- 1992WWE World Tour 1992 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1992WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992 as Rick "The Model" Martel
- 1992WWE WrestleFest '92 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 19923rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1992WWE Crunch Classic as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1992WWE UK Rampage as Rick "The Model" Martel
- 1992WWE UK Rampage '92 as Rick "The Model" Martel
- 1992WWE WrestleMania VIII as Rick "The Model" Martel
- 1992WWE Royal Rumble 1992 as Rick "The Model" Martel
- 1991WWE World Tour 1991 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1991WWE WrestleFest '91 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1991WWE Greatest Hits as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1991WWE WrestleMania VII as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1991WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1991WWE Royal Rumble 1991 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1990WWE The Main Event IV as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1990WWE Survivor Series 1990 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1990WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1990WWE Hottest Matches as Rick Martel
- 1990WWE SuperTape: Volume 2 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1990WWE WrestleFest '90 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1990WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit as Rick Martel
- 1990WWE WrestleMania VI as Rick 'The Model' Martel
- 1990WWE Royal Rumble 1990 as Rick Martel
- 1989WWE Survivor Series 1989 as "The Model" Rick Martel
- 1989WWE SummerSlam 1989 as Rick Martel
- 1989The Best of the WWF: volume 20 as Rick Martel
- 1989Demolition: Witness the Power as Rick Martel
- 1989WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89 as Rick Martel
- 1989WWE WrestleMania V as Rick Martel
- 1989The Brains Behind the Brawn as Rick Martel
- 1989WWE Royal Rumble 1989 as Rick Martel
- 1988The Best of the WWF: volume 17 as Rick Martel
- 1988Hulkamania 3 as Rick Martel
- 1988The Best of the WWF: volume 15 as Rick Martel
- 1988WWE WrestleMania IV as Rick Martel
- 1988WrestleMania IV (Duplicated) as Rick Martel
- 1988WWE The Main Event as Rick Martel
- 1987WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87 as Rick Martel
- 1987WWE Survivor Series 1987 as Fab Rick Martel
- 1987WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87 as Rick Martel
- 1987The Wrestling Album II: Piledriver as Rick Martel
- 1987The Best of the WWF: volume 11 as Rick Martel
- 1987WWE WrestleMania III as Rick Martel
- 1987WrestleMania III (Duplicated) as Self
- 1987WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87 as Rick Martel
- 1987WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87 as Rick Martel
- 1986AWA WrestleRock 1986 as Rick Martel
- 1986The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament as Rick Martel (Appearance)
- 1986The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano as Rick Martel
- 1986Tag Team Champions as Rick Martel
- 1985AWA/NWA Night of Champions II as Rick Martel
- 1985Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984 as Rick Martel
- 1985AWA Super Clash as Rick Martel
- 1985AWA Wrestling For a Cure as Rick Martel
- 1985PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza as Rick Martel
- 1985PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands as Rick Martel
- 1985PWUSA Star Wars as Rick Martel
- 1985Best of the WWF Volume 2 as Rick Martel
- 1984AWA Christmas Show 1984 as Rick Martel
- 1983AWA Christmas Show 1983 as Rick Martel
- 1983AWA Christmas Night 1983 as Rick Martel
- 1983AWA Super Sunday as Rick Martel