Rick Vigneault
Known for: Acting
Born: March 18, 1956
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
83 movies · 9 TV shows, newest first
7.8
WWE SummerSlam 2026: Sunday
2026
7.6
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
2014
NR
Timeline The History of WWE – 1981 – As Told By Rick Martel
201410.0
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
7.1
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
2009
7.0
WCW SuperBrawl VIII
1998
10.0
WCW Souled Out 1998
1998
7.4
WCW Thunder
1998
7.1
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
1995
NR
Razor Ramon
1994
10.0
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
1994
10.0
WWE WrestleFest '94
1994
6.9
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
1994
6.2
WWE Survivor Series 1993
1993
NR
Best of The British Bulldog
1993
NR
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
1993
NR
WWE Bashed in the USA
1993
NR
WWE WrestleFest '93
1993
NR
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
1993
6.5
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
1993
6.8
Raw
1993
8.4
WWE Survivor Series 1992
1992
NR
WWE Rampage '92
1992
8.1
WWE SummerSlam 1992
1992
NR
WWE World Tour 1992
1992NR
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992
1992
NR
WWE WrestleFest '92
1992
10.0
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1992
NR
WWE Crunch Classic
1992
5.0
WWE UK Rampage
1992
NR
WWE UK Rampage '92
1992
8.1
WWE WrestleMania VIII
1992
6.9
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992
NR
WWE World Tour 1991
1991
NR
WWE WrestleFest '91
1991
NR
WWE Greatest Hits
1991
7.3
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991
NR
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
1991
7.1
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
1991NR
WWF The Main Event IV
1990
7.7
WWE Survivor Series 1990
19904.0
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90
1990
NR
WWE Hottest Matches
1990
NR
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
1990
NR
WWE WrestleFest '90
1990
NR
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
1990
8.4
WWE WrestleMania VI
1990
6.1
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
1990
7.8
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989
6.7
WWE SummerSlam 1989
1989
NR
Demolition: Witness the Power
1989
NR
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
1989NR
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89
1989
7.3
WWE WrestleMania V
1989
NR
The Brains Behind the Brawn
1989
5.8
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
1989
NR
The Best of the WWF: volume 17
1988
NR
Hulkamania 3
1988
NR
The Best of the WWF: volume 15
1988
7.2
WWE WrestleMania IV
1988
NR
WWF The Main Event
1988NR
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
1987
8.4
WWE Survivor Series 1987
1987NR
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87
1987
NR
The Wrestling Album II: Piledriver
1987
NR
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
1987
7.4
WWE WrestleMania III
1987NR
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87
1987NR
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
1987
6.8
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
7.2
WWF Superstars
1986
10.0
AWA WrestleRock 1986
1986
10.0
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1986
10.0
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
1986
NR
Tag Team Champions
1986NR
AWA/NWA Night of Champions II
1985NR
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
1985
7.9
AWA Super Clash
1985
NR
AWA Wrestling For a Cure
1985NR
PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza
1985
8.3
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985NR
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
1985NR
PWUSA Star Wars
1985
NR
Best of the WWF Volume 2
1985NR
AWA Christmas Show 1984
1984
NR
AWA Christmas Night 1983
1983NR
AWA Christmas Show 1983
1983
7.5
AWA Super Sunday
1983
NR
AWA Arena Shows
1981
NR
WWF Championship Wrestling
1980
NR
WWF All-Star Wrestling
1975
NR
WWE Old School
1973