Andrew James Robert Patrick Martin was a European-Canadian businessman, entrepreneur, professional wrestler, football player, hockey player, lacrosse player and actor. Under the ring name Test, Martin wrestled for WWE from 1998–2004, and 2006–2007. He last worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name "The Punisher" Andrew Martin. Martin won six championships in WWE. He found his greatest success as a singles competitor, winning the Intercontinental and European Championships once each, and the Hardcore Championship twice. Martin was also successful in the tag team division, twice becoming a world tag team champion with Booker T by winning the WWE and WCW World Tag Team Championships once each. Following these defeats, Test would seemingly disappear from WWE television. On February 18, WWE commentator Jim Ross, confirmed that Test had been suspended for 30 days for violating the WWE "Wellness Program" on his blog. A week after Ross made the announcement, it was reported that Test was officially released from his WWE contract. Martin released a statement through his MySpace saying that the release was mutual and he had requested it.
Andrew James Robert Patrick Martin was a European-Canadian businessman, entrepreneur, professional wrestler, football player, hockey player, lacrosse player and actor. Under the ring name Test, Martin wrestled for WWE from 1998–2004, and 2006–2007. He last worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name "The Punisher" Andrew Martin. Martin won six championships in WWE. He found his greatest success as a singles competitor, winning the Intercontinental and European Championships once each, and the Hardcore Championship twice. Martin was also successful in the tag team division, twice becoming a world tag team champion with Booker T by winning the WWE and WCW World Tag Team Championships once each. Following these defeats, Test would seemingly disappear from WWE television. On February 18, WWE commentator Jim Ross, confirmed that Test had been suspended for 30 days for violating the WWE "Wellness Program" on his blog. A week after Ross made the announcement, it was reported that Test was officially released from his WWE contract. Martin released a statement through his MySpace saying that the release was mutual and he had requested it.
After his departure, Martin debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a face under his real name on the August 2, 2007 episode of TNA Impact!. He allied himself with Abyss and Sting and helped them defeat A.J. Styles and Christian Cage in a tag team ladder match. At Hard Justice, Martin wrestled his first and only match for TNA, as he teamed with Sting and Abyss to defeat Christian's Coalition in a Doomsday Chamber of Blood match, after Styles was slammed into a pile of broken glass and pinned by Abyss.
On December 19, 2007, Martin announced his retirement from professional wrestling, and that he would do one final tour of Britain, Ireland and France in February and March 2008 before retiring permanently. Martin finished his retirement tour in France, losing to Rene Dupree in a series of matches. However, Martin did wrestle one final match nearly a year later in February 2009, defeating Mitsuya Nagai, only a month prior to his death.
On September 14, 2007 and April 5, 2008, Martin was arrested for driving under the influence in Hillsborough County and Pasco County.He was booked into jail both times, but was released the following day after posting bail.
Martin was found dead in his Tampa, Florida condominium on March 13, 2009, four days prior to his 34th birthday.Police were called after a neighbor reportedly saw Martin had been motionless for some time, seeing him through a window outside Martin's condo. Police retrieved his body after scaling the apartment balcony and discovering that he was indeed dead. He is believed to have died the previous day.His death was ruled an accidental overdose of oxycodone. It was later determined by forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu that Martin had severe chronic traumatic encephalopathy, caused by repeated concussions and subconcussive head injuries He was cremated and his remains were flown to his family at his hometown of Whitby, Ontario, Canada.
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Filmography (Movies)
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
Character:Test (archive footage)
Release Date:11/06/2019
The History of The WWE Hardcore Championship
Character:
Release Date:06/09/2016
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased
Character:
Release Date:09/08/2016
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
Character:Test (archive footage)
Release Date:26/04/2016
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
Character:Test
Release Date:03/11/2014
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
Character:Test
Release Date:27/05/2014
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Character:Test
Release Date:11/03/2014
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
Character:Test
Release Date:01/01/2014
WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches
Character:
Release Date:15/05/2012
Medium Raw
Character:Benjamin Jacobs
Release Date:06/08/2010
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
Character:Test
Release Date:13/07/2010
WWE: Edge: A Decade of Decadence
Character:Test
Release Date:23/12/2008
TNA Hard Justice 2007
Character:Andrew Martin
Release Date:12/08/2007
Grindhouse
Character:Nazi Boxer (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS") (uncredited)
Release Date:06/04/2007
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
Character:Test
Release Date:28/01/2007
ECW December to Dismember
Character:Test
Release Date:03/12/2006
WWE Survivor Series 2006
Character:Test
Release Date:26/11/2006
WWE Armageddon 2003
Character:Test
Release Date:14/12/2003
WWE Unforgiven 2003
Character:Test
Release Date:21/09/2003
WWE Bad Blood 2003
Character:Test
Release Date:15/06/2003
WWE Insurrextion 2003
Character:Test
Release Date:07/06/2003
WWE Judgment Day 2003
Character:Test
Release Date:18/05/2003
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
Character:Test
Release Date:19/01/2003
WWE Unforgiven 2002
Character:Test
Release Date:22/09/2002
WWE SummerSlam 2002
Character:Test
Release Date:25/08/2002
WWE Global Warning
Character:Test
Release Date:10/08/2002
WWE Vengeance 2002
Character:Test
Release Date:21/07/2002
WWE King of the Ring 2002
Character:Test
Release Date:23/06/2002
WWE Wrestlemania X8
Character:Test
Release Date:17/03/2002
WWE No Way Out 2002
Character:Test
Release Date:17/02/2002
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
Character:Test
Release Date:20/01/2002
WWE Vengeance 2001
Character:Test
Release Date:09/12/2001
WWE Survivor Series 2001
Character:Test
Release Date:18/11/2001
WWE No Mercy 2001
Character:Test
Release Date:21/10/2001
WWE Unforgiven 2001
Character:Test (Appearance)
Release Date:23/09/2001
Lita - It Just Feels Right
Character:Test
Release Date:01/09/2001
WWE SummerSlam 2001
Character:Test
Release Date:19/08/2001
WWF: Hardcore
Character:Test
Release Date:31/07/2001
Lita: It Just Feels Right
Character:Test
Release Date:15/07/2001
WWE Judgment Day 2001
Character:Test
Release Date:20/05/2001
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
Character:Test
Release Date:01/04/2001
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
Character:Test
Release Date:21/01/2001
WWE Armageddon 2000
Character:Test (Ringside)
Release Date:10/12/2000
WWE Rebellion 2000
Character:Test
Release Date:02/12/2000
WWE Survivor Series 2000
Character:Test
Release Date:19/11/2000
WWE No Mercy 2000
Character:Test
Release Date:22/10/2000
WWE Unforgiven 2000
Character:Test
Release Date:24/09/2000
WWF Fully Loaded 2000
Character:Test
Release Date:23/07/2000
WWE King of the Ring 2000
Character:Test
Release Date:25/06/2000
WWE Judgment Day 2000
Character:Test (Appearance)
Release Date:21/05/2000
WWE Backlash 2000
Character:Test
Release Date:30/04/2000
WWE WrestleMania 2000
Character:Test
Release Date:02/04/2000
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
Character:Test
Release Date:23/01/2000
WWE SummerSlam 1999
Character:Test
Release Date:22/08/1999
WWE Over the Edge
Character:Test
Release Date:23/05/1999
WWE Backlash: In Your House
Character:Test (Appearance)
Release Date:25/04/1999
WWE WrestleMania XV
Character:Test
Release Date:28/03/1999
WWE WrestleMania XV
Character:Test (Ringside)
Release Date:28/03/1999
WWE Royal Rumble 1999
Character:Test
Release Date:24/01/1999
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