When Stan Hansen dethroned Rick Martel to become the new AWA World Heavyweight Champion in December 1985, the result was a two-fold surprise as Hansen was a far bigger name in Japan, where he ...

in a triple threat match to retain the titles - Kurt Angle defeated TNA World Heavyweight Champion Christian Cage and Sting in a three-way match to win the title ...

He brought youth and determination to the product, and on May 13, 1984, Martel ascended the mountain and became the AWA world heavyweight champion, defeating Jumbo Tsuruta.

The company would close its doors in 1991, and is now owned by WWE. The AWA World Heavyweight Championship was established when the company formed with then-NWA champion Pat O’Connor being ...

Rick Martel was a popular babyface and proved to be one of the top wrestlers in the world during the1980s for both WWE and the AWA. Martel was a three-time WWE tag team champion with Tony Garea ...

Rick Martel got into pro wrestling through ... Championship twice in the early 1980s before winning the AWA World Heavyweight ...

Number Of WWE Tag Team Title Reigns 3 Championships World Tag Team Championship (3x) Partners The name Rick Martel is thrown ... including winning the AWA World Heavyweight title and the WCW ...

Few Superstars have ever had their essence, the detail of what makes them a Superstar, distilled into a cologne. Rick “The Model” Martel did. He carried the noxious substance around with him ...

"I have no idea [why Rick Martel is not in the WWE Hall of ... even holding the AWA World Heavyweight Championship. The Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place on March 31 at 10 p.m ...