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.
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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story (2014) | Rick Martel | 8 | |
| 2 | WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams (2009) | Rick Martel | - | - |
| 3 | WCW Souled Out 1998 (1998) | Rick Martel | - | - |
| 4 | WCW SuperBrawl VIII (1998) | Rick Martel | 8 | |
| 5 | WWE WrestleFest '93 (1993) | "The Model" Rick Martel | 7 | |
| 6 | WWE Survivor Series 1993 (1993) | "The Model" Rick Martel | 8 | |
| 7 | WWE SummerSlam 1992 (1992) | Rick "The Model" Martel | 6 | |
| 8 | WWE WrestleMania VIII (1992) | Rick "The Model" Martel | 6 | |
| 9 | WWE WrestleMania VII (1991) | "The Model" Rick Martel | 8 | |
| 10 | WWE WrestleMania VI (1990) | Rick 'The Model' Martel | 8 | |
| 11 | WWE Royal Rumble 1989 (1989) | Rick Martel | 8 | |
| 12 | WWE SummerSlam 1989 (1989) | Rick Martel | 8 | |
| 13 | WWE WrestleMania V (1989) | Rick Martel | 7.5 | |
| 14 | WWE Survivor Series 1989 (1989) | "The Model" Rick Martel | 8 | |
| 15 | WWE WrestleMania IV (1988) | Rick Martel | 7.3 | |
| 16 | WWE WrestleMania III (1987) | Rick Martel | 7.3 | |
| 17 | WWE Survivor Series 1987 (1987) | Fab Rick Martel | 8 |
