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Rick Vigneault

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birth DateMar 18, 1956 (70 years old)
Zodiac Sign♓Pisces
Place of BirthQuébec City, Québec, Canada
Career Span1973 – Present (54 yrs)
Known Credits76 Titles
Official Links
IMDbWWikidata
ActingPopularity Score 0.7

Rick Vigneault

Also known as:Rick MartelGus GriffinThe ModelRicky Martel
Total Works

76

67 movies • 9 shows

Avg Rating

7.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Raw
6.8
Raw
1993•series
as "The Model" Rick Martel
WWE WrestleMania III
7.4
as Rick Martel
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
8.3
as Rick Martel
WWE WrestleMania V
7.3
WWE WrestleMania V
1989•movie
as Rick Martel

Photos & Headshots4

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 76 titles featuring Rick Vigneault

Raw
6.8
8 eps
Raw
1993•series

as "The Model" Rick Martel

WWE WrestleMania III
7.4

as Rick Martel

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
8.3
4 eps

as Rick Martel

WWE WrestleMania V
7.3
WWE WrestleMania V
1989•movie

as Rick Martel

WWE WrestleMania IV
7.2

as Rick Martel

WWE WrestleMania VI
8.4

as Rick 'The Model' Martel

WWE WrestleMania VII
7.3

as "The Model" Rick Martel

WWE WrestleMania VIII
8.1

as Rick "The Model" Martel

WWE Royal Rumble 1995
7.1

as Rick "The Model" Martel

WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
7.6

as Rick Martel

WWE Survivor Series 1987
8.4

as Fab Rick Martel

WWE Royal Rumble 1992
6.9

as Rick "The Model" Martel

WWE Royal Rumble 1994
6.9

as "The Model" Rick Martel

WWE Royal Rumble 1993
6.5

as "The Model" Rick Martel

WWE Survivor Series 1990
7.7

as "The Model" Rick Martel

WWE SummerSlam 1992
8.1

as Rick "The Model" Martel

WWE Royal Rumble 1991
7.1

as "The Model" Rick Martel

WWE Survivor Series 1992
8.4

as "The Model" Rick Martel

WWE SummerSlam 2026: Sunday
7.3

as Self

WCW Thunder
7.4
2 eps
WCW Thunder
1998•series

as Rick Martel

WWE Royal Rumble 1990
6.1

as Rick Martel

WWE Royal Rumble 1989
5.8

as Rick Martel

WWE Survivor Series 1989
7.8

as "The Model" Rick Martel

WWE SummerSlam 1989
6.7

as Rick Martel

WWF Superstars
7.2
58 eps
WWF Superstars
1986•series

as Rick Martel

WWE Survivor Series 1993
6.2

as "The Model" Rick Martel

AWA Super Clash
7.9
AWA Super Clash
1985•movie

as Rick Martel

WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
7.1

as Rick Martel

WWF Wrestling Challenge
6.8
27 eps

as Rick 'The Model' Martel

WCW SuperBrawl VIII
7.0

as Rick Martel

WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
10.0

as "The Model" Rick Martel

WCW Souled Out 1998
10.0

as Rick Martel

AWA Super Sunday
7.5
AWA Super Sunday
1983•movie

as Rick Martel

WWE WrestleFest '94
10.0

as Rick Martel

AWA WrestleRock 1986
10.0

as Rick Martel

The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
10.0

as Rick Martel (Appearance)

WWE UK Rampage
5.0
WWE UK Rampage
1992•movie

as Rick "The Model" Martel

The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
10.0

as Rick Martel

3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
10.0

as "The Model" Rick Martel

AWA Christmas Night 1983

as Rick Martel

WWE WrestleFest '90

as "The Model" Rick Martel

WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches

as "The Model" Rick Martel

WWE WrestleFest '91

as "The Model" Rick Martel

WWE WrestleFest '92

as "The Model" Rick Martel

WWE Crunch Classic
WWE Crunch Classic
1992•movie

as "The Model" Rick Martel

WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993

as "The Model" Rick Martel

WWE Hottest Matches

as Rick Martel

WWE SuperTape: Volume 2

as "The Model" Rick Martel

WWE Bashed in the USA

as "The Model" Rick Martel

Demolition: Witness the Power

as Rick Martel

WWE Rampage '92
WWE Rampage '92
1992•movie

as "The Model" Rick Martel

WWE World Tour 1992

as "The Model" Rick Martel

WWE World Tour 1991

as "The Model" Rick Martel

Razor Ramon
Razor Ramon
1994•movie

as "The Model" Rick Martel

The Wrestling Album II: Piledriver

as Rick Martel

WWE WrestleFest '93

as "The Model" Rick Martel

Hulkamania 3
Hulkamania 3
1988•movie

as Rick Martel

The Best of the WWF: volume 11

as Rick Martel

The Best of the WWF: volume 15

as Rick Martel

The Best of the WWF: volume 17

as Rick Martel

The Best of the WWF: volume 20

as Rick Martel

Best of the WWF Volume 2

as Rick Martel

Timeline The History of WWE – 1981 – As Told By Rick Martel

as Himself

WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit

as Rick Martel

Tag Team Champions
Tag Team Champions
1986•movie

as Rick Martel

AWA Wrestling For a Cure

as Rick Martel

WWF The Main Event
WWF The Main Event
1988•movie

as Rick Martel

WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII

as "The Model" Rick Martel

The Brains Behind the Brawn

as Rick Martel

Best of The British Bulldog

as Rick Martel

WWE UK Rampage '92
WWE UK Rampage '92
1992•movie

as Rick "The Model" Martel

WWE Greatest Hits
WWE Greatest Hits
1991•movie

as "The Model" Rick Martel

WWF All-Star Wrestling
22 eps

as Rick Martel

WWE Old School
1 eps
WWE Old School
1973•series

as Rick Martel

WWF Championship Wrestling
20 eps

as Rick Martel

AWA Arena Shows
3 eps
AWA Arena Shows
1981•series

as Rick Martel