Rick Martel
Real Name:
Richard Vigneault
Birthday:
March 18, 1956
Hometown:
Lac-Beauport, Quebec City
Marital Status:
Height & Weight:
6'0" - 226 lbs
Trained by:
Debut: 1972
Previous Names:
"The Model" Rick Martel
Finishing Move:
The Boston Crab
Favorite Moves:
Dropkick
Bodyslam
Hip-toss
Notable Feuds:
Buddy Rose
The Wild Samoans
The Moondogs
Dino Bravo
Hart Foundation
Tito Santana
Shawn Michaels
Brutus Beefcake
Tatanka
The 1-2-3 Kid
Booker T
The Flock
Title History
Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Lennie Hurst defeating Duke Savage & Stan Kowalski (????, 1974);
NWA Austra Asian Tag Team titles w/Larry O` Day defeating Masa Saito & Ed Wiskoski (Febuary 18, 1977);
NWA (New Zealand) British Empire/ Commonwelth Heavyweight title defeating Curtis Iaukea (May 26, 1977);
NWA (Hawaii) North American Heavyweight title defeating Tor Kamata (March ??, 1978);
NWA Georgia Tag Team titles w/Tommy Rich defeating Ivan Koloff & Ole Anderson (October 13, 1978);
WWC North American Tag Team titles w/Pierre Martel Awarded (January 22, 1979);
NWA (New Zealand) British Empire / Commonwelth Heavyweight title defeating Mad Dog Martin (March 19, 1979);
NWA (New Zealand) British Empire / Commonwelth Heavyweight title defeating Mr. Fuji (September 3, 1979);
NWA Pacfic Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Buddy Rose (March 22, 1980);
NWA Pacfic Northwest Tag Team titles w/Roddy Piper defeating Luke Williams & Butch Miller (March 29, 1980);
NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Roddy Piper defeating Luke Williams & Butch Miller (May 19, 1980);
NWA Pacfic Northwest Tag Team titles w/Roddy Piper Awarded (August 5, 1980);
WWF Tag Team titles w/Tony Garea defeating Wild Samoans Afa & Sika (November 8, 1980);
WWF Tag Team titles w/Tony Garea defeating The Moondogs Spot & Rex (May 1, 1981);
IWA (Montreal) International Heavyweight title wins a tournament (September ??, 1982);
AWA World Heavyweight title defeating Jumbo Tsuruta (May 13, 1984);
WWF World Tag Team titles w/Tito Santana defeating Jim Neidhart & Bret Hart (October 27, 1987);
WCW World Television Title defeating Booker T (Febuary 16, 1998);
Richard Vigneault
Birthday:
March 18, 1956
Hometown:
Lac-Beauport, Quebec City
Marital Status:
Height & Weight:
6'0" - 226 lbs
Trained by:
Debut: 1972
Previous Names:
"The Model" Rick Martel
Finishing Move:
The Boston Crab
Favorite Moves:
Dropkick
Bodyslam
Hip-toss
Notable Feuds:
Buddy Rose
The Wild Samoans
The Moondogs
Dino Bravo
Hart Foundation
Tito Santana
Shawn Michaels
Brutus Beefcake
Tatanka
The 1-2-3 Kid
Booker T
The Flock
Title History
Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Lennie Hurst defeating Duke Savage & Stan Kowalski (????, 1974);
NWA Austra Asian Tag Team titles w/Larry O` Day defeating Masa Saito & Ed Wiskoski (Febuary 18, 1977);
NWA (New Zealand) British Empire/ Commonwelth Heavyweight title defeating Curtis Iaukea (May 26, 1977);
NWA (Hawaii) North American Heavyweight title defeating Tor Kamata (March ??, 1978);
NWA Georgia Tag Team titles w/Tommy Rich defeating Ivan Koloff & Ole Anderson (October 13, 1978);
WWC North American Tag Team titles w/Pierre Martel Awarded (January 22, 1979);
NWA (New Zealand) British Empire / Commonwelth Heavyweight title defeating Mad Dog Martin (March 19, 1979);
NWA (New Zealand) British Empire / Commonwelth Heavyweight title defeating Mr. Fuji (September 3, 1979);
NWA Pacfic Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Buddy Rose (March 22, 1980);
NWA Pacfic Northwest Tag Team titles w/Roddy Piper defeating Luke Williams & Butch Miller (March 29, 1980);
NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Roddy Piper defeating Luke Williams & Butch Miller (May 19, 1980);
NWA Pacfic Northwest Tag Team titles w/Roddy Piper Awarded (August 5, 1980);
WWF Tag Team titles w/Tony Garea defeating Wild Samoans Afa & Sika (November 8, 1980);
WWF Tag Team titles w/Tony Garea defeating The Moondogs Spot & Rex (May 1, 1981);
IWA (Montreal) International Heavyweight title wins a tournament (September ??, 1982);
AWA World Heavyweight title defeating Jumbo Tsuruta (May 13, 1984);
WWF World Tag Team titles w/Tito Santana defeating Jim Neidhart & Bret Hart (October 27, 1987);
WCW World Television Title defeating Booker T (Febuary 16, 1998);