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* CanadaEh: He's from Quebec City, Quebec.
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* ArchEnemy: Tito Santana, Wrestling/JakeRoberts
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Worked a gimmick like this during his WCW run. He was billed as a good guy with a fiery French temper that he'd lose in response to foul play. His face opponents tended to inadvertently set it off - for example, during a match Martel tried to leap frog Booker T. at the same time as Booker tried a back body drop, leading to Booker inadvertently headbutting Martel in the groin. Martel lost his temper and worked a brutal borderline heelish style for the rest of the match.

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* ArchEnemy: Tito Santana, Wrestling/JakeRoberts
Wrestling/JakeRoberts. During his WCW run it was Wrestling/PerrySaturn, who threw him through a plate glass door and called him a stooge.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Worked a gimmick like this during his late 90s WCW run. He was billed as a good guy with a fiery French temper that he'd lose in response to foul play. His face opponents tended to inadvertently set it off - for off. In one example, during a match against Booker T., Martel tried to leap frog Booker T. a leapfrog at the same time as Booker tried a back body drop, leading to Booker inadvertently headbutting Martel in the groin. Martel lost his temper and worked a brutal borderline heelish style for the rest of the match.



* TheFightingNarcissist and GorgeousGeorge: His heel gimmick as "The Model."
* FinishingMove: Boston Crab, Slingshot Splash

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* TheFightingNarcissist and GorgeousGeorge: TheFightingNarcissist: His heel gimmick as "The Model."
* FinishingMove: Boston [=Boston/Quebec=] Crab, Slingshot Splash



* UnderwearOfPower

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* UnderwearOfPowerUnderwearOfPower: Red in the AWA, pink in the WWF, black with a white jaguar pattern waist in WCW.
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He was in no way related to [[Wrestling/SherriMartel "Sensational" Sherri Martel]].

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He was in no way related to [[Wrestling/SherriMartel "Sensational" Sherri Martel]].Martel]], even though the two of them were involved in a storyline in the WWF.
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Richard Vigneault (born March 18, 1956) is a retired UsefulNotes/{{Canad|a}}ian {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er who competed from the 1970s through the 1990s as '''Rick Martel.''' He started in his native Quebec and competed for Wrestling/{{WWE}}, the [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]], various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, various other territories and independents before he had a short-lived comeback in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in 1997-1998. He made his [=PPV=] debut at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} III'' teaming with Tom Zenk as the Can-Am Connection in a win over "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr. and Wrestling/DonMuraco. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a former AWA World Heavyweight Champion, a former 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Champion]] (2x w[=/=]Tony Garea and 1x w[=/=]Wrestling/TitoSantana as Strike Force) and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-tv.html WCW World Television Champion]]. He retired in 1998 due to accumulated injuries.

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Richard Vigneault (born March 18, 1956) is a retired UsefulNotes/{{Canad|a}}ian {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er who competed from the 1970s through the 1990s as '''Rick Martel.''' He started in his native Quebec and competed for Wrestling/{{WWE}}, the [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]], various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, various other territories and independents before he had a short-lived comeback in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in 1997-1998. He made his [=PPV=] debut at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} III'' teaming with Tom Zenk Wrestling/TomZenk as the The Can-Am Connection in a win over "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr. and Wrestling/DonMuraco. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a former AWA World Heavyweight Champion, a former 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Champion]] (2x w[=/=]Tony Garea and 1x w[=/=]Wrestling/TitoSantana as Strike Force) and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-tv.html WCW World Television Champion]]. He retired in 1998 due to accumulated injuries.

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* HoldingOutForAHero: He used the {{Trope Namer|s}} as entrance music in the AWA.

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* HoldingOutForAHero: He used the {{Trope Namer|s}} Trope Namer as entrance music in the AWA.



* RealSongThemeTune: Along with the above,
** Deniece Williams' "Let's Hear It for the Boy" (in the AWA and in Japan)
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'''Richard Vigneault''' (b. 1956) is a retired UsefulNotes/{{Canad|a}}ian {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er who competed from the 1970s through the 1990s as '''Rick Martel.''' He started in his native Quebec and competed for Wrestling/{{WWE}}, the [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]], various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, various other territories and independents before he had a short-lived comeback in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in 1997-1998. He made his [=PPV=] debut at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} III'' teaming with Tom Zenk as the Can-Am Connection in a win over "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr. and Wrestling/DonMuraco. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a former AWA World Heavyweight Champion, a former 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Champion]] (2x w[=/=]Tony Garea and 1x w[=/=]Wrestling/TitoSantana as Strike Force) and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-tv.html WCW World Television Champion]]. He retired in 1998 due to accumulated injuries.

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'''Richard Vigneault''' (b. Richard Vigneault (born March 18, 1956) is a retired UsefulNotes/{{Canad|a}}ian {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er who competed from the 1970s through the 1990s as '''Rick Martel.''' He started in his native Quebec and competed for Wrestling/{{WWE}}, the [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]], various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, various other territories and independents before he had a short-lived comeback in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in 1997-1998. He made his [=PPV=] debut at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} III'' teaming with Tom Zenk as the Can-Am Connection in a win over "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr. and Wrestling/DonMuraco. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a former AWA World Heavyweight Champion, a former 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Champion]] (2x w[=/=]Tony Garea and 1x w[=/=]Wrestling/TitoSantana as Strike Force) and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-tv.html WCW World Television Champion]]. He retired in 1998 due to accumulated injuries.




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* NotInTheFace: The stipulation for a match with ShawnMichaels was no attacks to the face.

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* NotInTheFace: The stipulation for a match with ShawnMichaels Wrestling/ShawnMichaels was no attacks to the face.
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'''Richard Vigneault''' (b. 1956) is a retired UsefulNotes/{{Canad|a}}ian {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er who competed from the 1970s through the 1990s as '''Rick Martel.''' He started in his native Quebec and competed for Wrestling/{{WWE}}, the [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]], various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, various other territories and independents before he had a short-lived comeback in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in 1997-1998. He made his [=PPV=] debut at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} III'' teaming with Tom Zenk as the Can-Am Connection in a win over "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr. and Wrestling/DonMuraco. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a former AWA World Heavyweight Champion, a former 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Champion]] (2x w[=/=]Tony Garea and 1x w[=/=]Wrestling/TitoSantana as Strike Force) and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-tv.html WCW World Television Champion]]. He retired in 1998 due to back injuries.

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'''Richard Vigneault''' (b. 1956) is a retired UsefulNotes/{{Canad|a}}ian {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er who competed from the 1970s through the 1990s as '''Rick Martel.''' He started in his native Quebec and competed for Wrestling/{{WWE}}, the [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]], various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, various other territories and independents before he had a short-lived comeback in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in 1997-1998. He made his [=PPV=] debut at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} III'' teaming with Tom Zenk as the Can-Am Connection in a win over "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr. and Wrestling/DonMuraco. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a former AWA World Heavyweight Champion, a former 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Champion]] (2x w[=/=]Tony Garea and 1x w[=/=]Wrestling/TitoSantana as Strike Force) and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-tv.html WCW World Television Champion]]. He retired in 1998 due to back accumulated injuries.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Worked a gimmick like this during his WCW run. He was billed as a good guy with a fiery French temper that he'd lose in response to foul play. His face opponents tended to inadvertently set it off - for example, during a match Martel tried to leap frog Booker T. at the same time as Booker tried a back body drop, leading to Booker inadvertently headbutting Martel in the groin. Martel lost his temper and worked a brutal borderline heelish style for the rest of the match.

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!!! "The tropes of success":

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He was in no way related to [[Characters/WWEDivas "Sensational" Sherri Martel]].


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He was in no way related to [[Characters/WWEDivas [[Wrestling/SherriMartel "Sensational" Sherri Martel]].

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* NotInTheFace: The stipulation for a match with ShawnMichaels was no attacks to the face.

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* ArchEnemy: Tito Santana, Wrestling/JakeRoberts



* FoeRomanceSubtext: With Tito Santana and Shawn Michaels.

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* TheFightingNarcissist

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* TheFightingNarcissistTheFightingNarcissist and GorgeousGeorge: His heel gimmick as "The Model."



* FoeRomanceSubtext: With Tito Santana and Shawn Michaels.7
* GorgeousGeorge

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* FoeRomanceSubtext: With Tito Santana and Shawn Michaels.7
* GorgeousGeorge



* RealMenWearPink

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* RealMenWearPinkRealMenWearPink: His shorts were often pink during his heel run as "The Model."
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* ArchEnemy: Dino Bravo, Wrestling/StanHansen, Tito Santana (after Martel turned heel), [[Wrestling/JakeRoberts Jake "The Snake" Roberts]], Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/{{Tatanka}}, Wrestling/BookerT, Wrestling/PerrySaturn
* BashBrothers: Tito Santana, Tony Garea, Tommy Rich, Tom Zenk, Wrestling/RoddyPiper
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'''Richard Vigneault''' (b. 1956) is a retired UsefulNotes/{{Canad|a}}ian {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er who competed from the 1970s through the 1990s as '''Rick Martel.''' He started in his native Quebec and competed for Wrestling/{{WWE}}, the [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]], various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, various other territories and independents before he had a short-lived comeback in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in 1997-1998. He made his [=PPV=] debut at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} III'' teaming with Tom Zenk as the Can-Am Connection in a win over "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr. and Don Muraco. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a former AWA World Heavyweight Champion, a former 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Champion]] (2x w[=/=]Tony Garea and 1x w[=/=]Wrestling/TitoSantana as Strike Force) and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-tv.html WCW World Television Champion]]. He retired in 1998 due to back injuries.

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'''Richard Vigneault''' (b. 1956) is a retired UsefulNotes/{{Canad|a}}ian {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er who competed from the 1970s through the 1990s as '''Rick Martel.''' He started in his native Quebec and competed for Wrestling/{{WWE}}, the [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]], various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, various other territories and independents before he had a short-lived comeback in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in 1997-1998. He made his [=PPV=] debut at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} III'' teaming with Tom Zenk as the Can-Am Connection in a win over "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr. and Don Muraco.Wrestling/DonMuraco. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a former AWA World Heavyweight Champion, a former 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Champion]] (2x w[=/=]Tony Garea and 1x w[=/=]Wrestling/TitoSantana as Strike Force) and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-tv.html WCW World Television Champion]]. He retired in 1998 due to back injuries.
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** The Super Models, with [[Characters/WWEManagers Don Callis]]

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** The Super Models, with [[Characters/WWEManagers Don Callis]]Wrestling/DonCallis
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* LoserLeavesTown: Lost one to [[Wrestling/PlayboydBuddyRose "Playboy" Buddy Rose]] in Portland.

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* LoserLeavesTown: Lost one to [[Wrestling/PlayboydBuddyRose [[Wrestling/PlayboyBuddyRose "Playboy" Buddy Rose]] in Portland.
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* LoserLeavesTown: Lost one to "Playboy" Buddy Rose in Portland.

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* LoserLeavesTown: Lost one to [[Wrestling/PlayboydBuddyRose "Playboy" Buddy Rose Rose]] in Portland.
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* LoserLeavesTown: Lost one to "Playboy" Buddy Rose in Portland.
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** Strike Force, with Tito Santana.

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** [[TheSomethingForce Strike Force, Force]], with Tito Santana.
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'''Richard Vigneault''' (b. 1956) is a retired UsefulNotes/{{Canad|a}}ian {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er who competed from the 1970s through the 1990s as '''Rick Martel.''' He started in his native Quebec and competed for Wrestling/{{WWE}}, the [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]], various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, various other territories and independents before he had a short-lived comeback in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in 1997-1998. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a former AWA World Heavyweight Champion, a former 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Champion]] (2x w[=/=]Tony Garea and 1x w[=/=]Wrestling/TitoSantana as Strike Force) and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-tv.html WCW World Television Champion]]. He retired in 1998 due to back injuries.

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'''Richard Vigneault''' (b. 1956) is a retired UsefulNotes/{{Canad|a}}ian {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er who competed from the 1970s through the 1990s as '''Rick Martel.''' He started in his native Quebec and competed for Wrestling/{{WWE}}, the [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]], various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, various other territories and independents before he had a short-lived comeback in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in 1997-1998. He made his [=PPV=] debut at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} III'' teaming with Tom Zenk as the Can-Am Connection in a win over "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr. and Don Muraco. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a former AWA World Heavyweight Champion, a former 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Champion]] (2x w[=/=]Tony Garea and 1x w[=/=]Wrestling/TitoSantana as Strike Force) and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-tv.html WCW World Television Champion]]. He retired in 1998 due to back injuries.



* FoeRomanceSubtext: With Tito Santana and Shawn Michaels.

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* FoeRomanceSubtext: With Tito Santana and Shawn Michaels.7



* ImprobableWeaponUser: His cologne called "Arrogance" which caused TemporaryBlindness.

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* ImprobableWeaponUser: His cologne called "Arrogance" which caused TemporaryBlindness.Jake Roberts to suffer TemporaryBlindness and led to their [[GimmickMatches Blindfold Match]] at ''[=WrestleMania=] VII.''

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* CanadaEh
* CoolShades

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* CanadaEh
CanadaEh: He's from Quebec City, Quebec.
* CoolShadesCoolShades: As "The Model"
* FaceHeelTurn: During Strike Force's match with the Brainbusters (Wrestling/ArnAnderson and Tully Blanchard) at ''[=WrestleMania=] V'', Santana accidentally collided with Martel. Martel responded by walking out on the match, leading to Santana taking the Brainbusters' Spike Piledriver and losing the match.
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\nHe was in no way related to [[Characters/WWEDivas "Sensational" Sherri Martel]].

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[[caption-width-right:200:As [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/awa/awa-h.html AWA World Heavyweight Champion]]


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Champion]]]]



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* HoldingOutForAHero: He used the {{Trope Namer|s}} as entrance music in the AWA.


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* RealSongThemeTune: Along with the above,
** Deniece Williams' "Let's Hear It for the Boy" (in the AWA and in Japan)


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** The Super Models, with [[Characters/WWEManagers Don Callis]]

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'''Richard Vigneault''' (b. 1956) is a retired UsefulNotes/{{Canad|a}}ian {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er who competed from the 1970s through the 1990s as '''Rick Martel.''' He started in his native Quebec and competed for Wrestling/{{WWE}}, the [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]], various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, various other territories and independents before he had a short-lived comeback in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in 1997-1998. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a former AWA World Heavyweight Champion, a former 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Champion]] (2x w[=/=]Tony Garea and 1x w[=/=]Wrestling/TitoSantana as Strike Force) and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-tv.html WCW World Television Champion]]. He retired in 1998 due to back injuries.



!!! "The tropes of success":
* ArchEnemy: Dino Bravo, Wrestling/StanHansen, Tito Santana (after Martel turned heel), [[Wrestling/JakeRoberts Jake "The Snake" Roberts]], Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/{{Tatanka}}, Wrestling/BookerT, Wrestling/PerrySaturn
* BashBrothers: Tito Santana, Tony Garea, Tommy Rich, Tom Zenk, Wrestling/RoddyPiper



* FinishingMove: Boston Crab
* FoeRomanceSubtext: With Tito Santana and Wrestling/ShawnMichaels.

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* FinishingMove: Boston Crab
Crab, Slingshot Splash
* FoeRomanceSubtext: With Tito Santana and Wrestling/ShawnMichaels.Shawn Michaels.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Was planned to have one last run in the WWF as part of a tag-team called "The Super Models" with Don Callis (later known as "The Jackyl", and then "Cyrus the Virus" in ECW), which would have resulted in Martel turning face for the first time since ''[=WrestleMania V=]'', but it never panned out.
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* CanadaEh
* CoolShades
* TheFightingNarcissist
* FinishingMove: Boston Crab
* FoeRomanceSubtext: With Tito Santana and Wrestling/ShawnMichaels.
* GorgeousGeorge
* ImprobableWeaponUser: His cologne called "Arrogance" which caused TemporaryBlindness.
* RealMenWearPink
* RedBaron: "The Model"
* TagTeam:
** The Can-Am Connection, with Tom Zenk
** Strike Force, with Tito Santana.
* UnderwearOfPower
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Was planned to have one last run in the WWF as part of a tag-team called "The Super Models" with Don Callis (later known as "The Jackyl", and then "Cyrus the Virus" in ECW), which would have resulted in Martel turning face for the first time since ''[=WrestleMania V=]'', but it never panned out.
* WrestlingDoesntPay: "[[LampshadeHanging Yes, I am a Model]]"

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