I was lucky enough to see Rick wrestle live many times. He always gave the fans a good match. I saw Rick go 45 minutes with Don Muraco in a match that had no build up at the Providence Civic Center. It is to this day the best match I ever witnessed!
I wish I was there lol just love Don Muraco and Martel was one of my favorites, wow I could just imagine the match they had given, my favorites were Tommy Rich, Don Muraco, Paul Ordorff, and for sure Rick Martel, will throw in Jerry Lawler and Randy Savage in there as well lol.
Wow, great to see Rick Martel. He looks amazing still! I started watching wrestling in 1981 and remember when Martel and Garea won and lost the tag team belts! It was indeed a simpler time... Triple H and Vince, put him in the HOF!
he aged so well...my all time favorite match in history involved him...the blindfold match with Jake Roberts...that angle was great between those two guys
What an awesome wrestler and character from the 80's. So glad that is his real accent and he didn't put it on for TV. His feud with Jake Roberts was so good !!
***** - you don't know your wrestling history. Rick Martel held the WWF tag team titles twice with Tony Garea as well and also was AWA world champion for a time.
***** You're forgetting about the Survivor series teams they captained. I'll admit, they could have had a few more matches, but for a late 80's mid card feud, with no title at stake, the crowd were really into it. And a feud between two wrestlers who played their characters perfectly. If you go back and watch the match, you'd see how into the feud the crowd were. Personally, i loved the build up. As for titles, Jake Roberts never held a WWF title, and that certainly didn't hinder him.
No you can tell his accent was real for sure, but could be because I'm Canadian and he sounded very authentic so to speak to Montreal / Quebec and even New Brunswick French.
Wow Martel looks like a cool humble guy just by his personality and the few words he said. Just saying because a lot or some wrestlers are assholes or can be assholes I should say.
Rick Martel and Tony Garea both need to be in the hall of Fame. Put them in as a tag team. After all they were 2 time tag team champs. Garea was a 5 time tag champs
Its funny how the most annoying and obnoxious heels end up being some of the most easy going and nice guys. I hated Martels model gimmick . The way he would prance around the ring. Then when you listen to him in this shoot he comes off as the complete opposite of his character.
word has it that roddy piper was the best guy to meet ..though he spent the last 30 years of his career ,he was a face..fans would never let him be heel again ..i'm wondering if martel turn back to face before he retired
One great thing for me looking back on classic wrestlers is how much I hated them when I was a kid. I hateeeeeed Rick Martel and Jeff Jarrett, but they are such nice and regular guys. I don't watch wrestling anymore, but I still have an affinity for the stuff I grew up with. It's just funny to me how I hated so many different ones (the gimmicks, not them as people, although I conflated them as being one in the same when I was younger), but now I can watch all these shoot interviews and see the real person reflecting back on their career. I love shoot interviews.
He still looks great for his age not gonna lie. Give a Rick a job backstage or something WWE he's got a lot of knowledge the younger talent could use/learn from
I met Martel and Tito Santana right across MSG, they were in a restaurant, so they said after they finish eating, they would sign for us, and they both came out, they looked great, my mom said Martel looks very handsome lol, he was taller in person, but I also remember he teamed up with Tom Zenk, but things did not work out well for Zenk I suppose.... I do not remember actually what happened..
Zenk is the only guy to says bad things about Rick. Everybody else has nothing but good things about Rick. That should tell you all about Zenk. Zenk claims Rick went behind his back and got more money for himself. He fails to take into account that Rick was an established veteran by that point while Zenk was still a rookie. Ofcourse Rick was going to make more. Its a shame Zenk didn't try to mend fences with Rick and everybody before he passed away a few years ago.
thats cool you guys were able to recognize him.. when i first saw the thumbnail for the vid, i had no idea who it was, then when i read the title and heard his voice i was a little shocked because, to me, he looks very different from the last time I had seen him.
@@Kravis63 Oh that Golden moment where everyone does get old and change, they should come up with a magic pill , or a fountain of youth, that person would be extremely rich for sure....... but yeah Rick has changed a lot, even my favorites like Tommy Rich and Paul Orndorrf and Don Muraco do not look like themselves, perhaps also cause of all the drug abuse they have been doing over the years, and other activities..
He needs to be inducted into the hall of fame
+Raj Nirvan Agreed!
he sounds like a good guy
Hopefully ASAP ... 2022 or 2023, the Soonest
Yes he does. And Tito Santana should be the one to induct him
Like 10 years ago
I was lucky enough to see Rick wrestle live many times. He always gave the fans a good match. I saw Rick go 45 minutes with Don Muraco in a match that had no build up at the Providence Civic Center. It is to this day the best match I ever witnessed!
I wish I was there lol just love Don Muraco and Martel was one of my favorites, wow I could just imagine the match they had given, my favorites were Tommy Rich, Don Muraco, Paul Ordorff, and for sure Rick Martel, will throw in Jerry Lawler and Randy Savage in there as well lol.
He looks great at 58, looking forward to this one.
Hell yeah he does! I hope I look that good at damn near 60. Shit, I hope I'm that ALIVE at damn near 60!
He is so underrated
RICK THE MODEL MARTEL, ONE OF THE ALL TIME GREATEST HEELS, THEY DONT MAKE HEELS LIKE RICK ANYMORE.
I would like to hear the timeline from 87 to 90 ! I would like to hear about the Can Am connection & Strikeforce . That was my favorite Rick Martel .
Martel was always one of my favorites.
Wow, great to see Rick Martel. He looks amazing still! I started watching wrestling in 1981 and remember when Martel and Garea won and lost the tag team belts! It was indeed a simpler time... Triple H and Vince, put him in the HOF!
The man looks in great shape! They could absolutely bring him back to manage the Miz or something
***** which i understand was one of the original names that Vince had drafted for him….probably
fandango and tyle breeze managed by the model
ArseCrayonGaming That's not a bad idea at all!
The Miz doesnt deserve to be in the same laundry mat as Martel
Rick looks like a million dollars
Legend he needs to be in the HOF
he aged so well...my all time favorite match in history involved him...the blindfold match with Jake Roberts...that angle was great between those two guys
Great job by Kayfabe, I love Rick!! However a shoot about his time as AWA champion would have been more interesting!!
What an awesome wrestler and character from the 80's. So glad that is his real accent and he didn't put it on for TV.
His feud with Jake Roberts was so good !!
***** - you don't know your wrestling history. Rick Martel held the WWF tag team titles twice with Tony Garea as well and also was AWA world champion for a time.
***** You're forgetting about the Survivor series teams they captained. I'll admit, they could have had a few more matches, but for a late 80's mid card feud, with no title at stake, the crowd were really into it. And a feud between two wrestlers who played their characters perfectly.
If you go back and watch the match, you'd see how into the feud the crowd were.
Personally, i loved the build up.
As for titles, Jake Roberts never held a WWF title, and that certainly didn't hinder him.
***** the blind fold match was good but in another way it sucked ass
No you can tell his accent was real for sure, but could be because I'm Canadian and he sounded very authentic so to speak to Montreal / Quebec and even New Brunswick French.
One of my all time faves!
Wow Martel looks like a cool humble guy just by his personality and the few words he said.
Just saying because a lot or some wrestlers are assholes or can be assholes I should say.
He looks like Gilligan here !!
He seems like a really personable guy, he should do more of these
Rick vs Stan Hansen were some of my favorite matches
Rick Martel and Tony Garea both need to be in the hall of Fame. Put them in as a tag team. After all they were 2 time tag team champs. Garea was a 5 time tag champs
Its funny how the most annoying and obnoxious heels end up being some of the most easy going and nice guys.
I hated Martels model gimmick . The way he would prance around the ring. Then when you listen to him in this shoot he comes off as the complete opposite of his character.
Well said
I read somewhere that people who are genuinely nice make the most effective villains.
word has it that roddy piper was the best guy to meet ..though he spent the last 30 years of his career ,he was a face..fans would never let him be heel again ..i'm wondering if martel turn back to face before he retired
An all time great! Loved his work!
One great thing for me looking back on classic wrestlers is how much I hated them when I was a kid. I hateeeeeed Rick Martel and Jeff Jarrett, but they are such nice and regular guys. I don't watch wrestling anymore, but I still have an affinity for the stuff I grew up with. It's just funny to me how I hated so many different ones (the gimmicks, not them as people, although I conflated them as being one in the same when I was younger), but now I can watch all these shoot interviews and see the real person reflecting back on their career. I love shoot interviews.
I never understand why he wasn't a major heel IC Champion like Curt Henning was . They missed the boat on that one.
He still looks great for his age not gonna lie. Give a Rick a job backstage or something WWE he's got a lot of knowledge the younger talent could use/learn from
Martel looks like Jim Nabors...ooops, I see someone already mentioned his uncanny resemblance to Gomer Pyle.
Rick should be in the wwe hall of fame
I met Martel and Tito Santana right across MSG, they were in a restaurant, so they said after they finish eating, they would sign for us, and they both came out, they looked great, my mom said Martel looks very handsome lol, he was taller in person, but I also remember he teamed up with Tom Zenk, but things did not work out well for Zenk I suppose.... I do not remember actually what happened..
Was a fan of Rick Martel and still a fan .
I like Rick Martel, but the Micky Mouse hat is hilarious. lol
Rick was a great mechanic.
"The Model" Jim Nabors
chrisedelic77 HA! HA! HA!
sirroxalot I'm mean, he'd kick my butt!! lol
chrisedelic77 lol good one
It's Gomer Pyle!
He was so good 👍. If he was a heel in late 90's the fans would have made him a babyface fast lol
What about Rick and the Tom Zenk rumors? What's the verdict?
frank bonini Zenk seems to be the only guy who dislikes Martel which is rare in wrestling.
Zenk is the only guy to says bad things about Rick. Everybody else has nothing but good things about Rick. That should tell you all about Zenk. Zenk claims Rick went behind his back and got more money for himself. He fails to take into account that Rick was an established veteran by that point while Zenk was still a rookie. Ofcourse Rick was going to make more. Its a shame Zenk didn't try to mend fences with Rick and everybody before he passed away a few years ago.
He should have been ic champ and have razor/Scott Hall chase him for till at least royal rumble
3:55 made me laugh! ^^
The Model vs Razor Ramon was a GREAT match.
Ricky martel miss you
I loved this guy in almost every incarnation, but the model, what a "douchey" and great heal.
clearly he was on roids at one point. I didn't believe it was him the only reason I believe it's him is that it says his name.
He was absolutely ripped during his Model days and was probably juicing then. Even in WCW he had that muscle mass.
I think rick was one of the best
where the heck is the model.
he looks and sounds like a nice guy... i am a quebecer like him!
he kinda looks like gomer pyle right here
damn he looks like jim neighbors these days
Man is still lucky for marrying Sensational Sherri. RIP
Had all that to himself.
Mrbaltimore2001 I dont thk they were related sir. Just happened to have same performance last names
Wish he would of finished 98.
❤
Vince is probably still pissed off he wasnt taking wrestling seriously in the early 90s, the reason why he isnt in the HOF
He has a accent I didn’t know that
Rick turned into Jim Nabors.
He looks like Gomer Pyle!
He kinda looks like Gomer Pyle
WTF that looks nothing like the rick martel i grew up watching!
People get older and age, who would have guessed it huh??
Kravis63 His face looks exactly the same to me, just older and obviously works out a lot less.
thats cool you guys were able to recognize him.. when i first saw the thumbnail for the vid, i had no idea who it was, then when i read the title and heard his voice i was a little shocked because, to me, he looks very different from the last time I had seen him.
@@Kravis63 Oh that Golden moment where everyone does get old and change, they should come up with a magic pill , or a fountain of youth, that person would be extremely rich for sure....... but yeah Rick has changed a lot, even my favorites like Tommy Rich and Paul Orndorrf and Don Muraco do not look like themselves, perhaps also cause of all the drug abuse they have been doing over the years, and other activities..
AWA WRESTLING WINNIPEG
You know...
he looks nothing like him..wow.
Great fart noise
Not a hint of Arrogance! Would love to hear more from the view of the Model!
He lost his looks. He's not "The Model" anymore! 😄
Kristoffer Infante He looks like Gomer Pyle!
Wow I know it sure sucks to be old, but we all will have to go through it lol.... but he really does not look the same, he did keep the body going..