Rick Vigneault
Acting
1956-03-18 · 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.
Filmography
TheatersWWE SummerSlam 2026: Sunday
2026 · Movie
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
2014 · Movie
Timeline The History of WWE – 1981 – As Told By Rick Martel
2014 · Movie
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014 · Movie
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
2009 · Movie
WCW SuperBrawl VIII
1998 · Movie
WCW Souled Out 1998
1998 · Movie
WCW Thunder
1998 · Series
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
1995 · Movie
Razor Ramon
1994 · Movie
WWE WrestleFest '94
1994 · Movie
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
1994 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
1994 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1993
1993 · Movie
Best of The British Bulldog
1993 · Movie
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
1993 · Movie
WWE Bashed in the USA
1993 · Movie
WWE WrestleFest '93
1993 · Movie
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
1993 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
1993 · Movie
Raw
1993 · Series
WWE Survivor Series 1992
1992 · Movie
WWE Rampage '92
1992 · Movie
WWE SummerSlam 1992
1992 · Movie
WWE World Tour 1992
1992 · Movie
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992
1992 · Movie
WWE WrestleFest '92
1992 · Movie
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1992 · Movie
WWE Crunch Classic
1992 · Movie
WWE UK Rampage
1992 · Movie
WWE UK Rampage '92
1992 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania VIII
1992 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992 · Movie
WWE World Tour 1991
1991 · Movie
WWE WrestleFest '91
1991 · Movie
WWE Greatest Hits
1991 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991 · Movie
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
1991 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
1991 · Movie
WWF The Main Event IV
1990 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1990
1990 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90
1990 · Movie
WWE Hottest Matches
1990 · Movie
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
1990 · Movie
WWE WrestleFest '90
1990 · Movie
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
1990 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania VI
1990 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
1990 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989 · Movie
WWE SummerSlam 1989
1989 · Movie
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
1989 · Movie
Demolition: Witness the Power
1989 · Movie
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89
1989 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania V
1989 · Movie
The Brains Behind the Brawn
1989 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
1989 · Movie
The Best of the WWF: volume 17
1988 · Movie
Hulkamania 3
1988 · Movie
The Best of the WWF: volume 15
1988 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania IV
1988 · Movie
WWF The Main Event
1988 · Movie
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
1987 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1987
1987 · Movie
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87
1987 · Movie
The Wrestling Album II: Piledriver
1987 · Movie
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
1987 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania III
1987 · Movie
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87
1987 · Movie
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
1987 · Movie
WWF Superstars
1986 · Series
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986 · Series
AWA WrestleRock 1986
1986 · Movie
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1986 · Movie
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
1986 · Movie
Tag Team Champions
1986 · Movie
AWA/NWA Night of Champions II
1985 · Movie
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
1985 · Movie
AWA Super Clash
1985 · Movie
AWA Wrestling For a Cure
1985 · Movie
PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza
1985 · Movie
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985 · Series
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
1985 · Movie
PWUSA Star Wars
1985 · Movie
Best of the WWF Volume 2
1985 · Movie
AWA Christmas Show 1984
1984 · Movie
AWA Christmas Night 1983
1983 · Movie
AWA Christmas Show 1983
1983 · Movie
AWA Super Sunday
1983 · Movie
AWA Arena Shows
1981 · Series
WWF Championship Wrestling
1980 · Series
WWF All-Star Wrestling
1975 · Series
WWE Old School
1973 · Series