Test (wrestler)
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| Birth name | Andrew James Robert Patrick Martin |
| Born |
March 17, 1975 Whitby, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | March 13, 2009 (aged 33) Tampa, Florida, United States |
| Cause of death | Drug overdose |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Andrew Martin Big Foot Martin Kane Test T.J. Thunder |
| Billed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Billed weight | 285 lb (129 kg) |
| Billed from | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Trained by |
Leo Burke Dory Funk Jr. Bret Hart |
| Debut | 1997 |
Andrew James Robert Patrick Martin (March 17, 1975 – March 13, 2009) was a Canadian professional wrestler. He was best known for his time with the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment under the ring name Test.
Martin won six championships in the WWF (now 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 WWF (now WWE) and WCW World Tag Team Championships once each.
In the mid-1990s, Martin met professional wrestler Bret Hart in a restaurant. After Hart offered to train him to wrestle, Martin spent eight months training under both Hart and Leo Burke. Martin debuted in 1997, wrestling on the Canadian independent circuit under the ring names Martin Kane and T.J. Thunder. Martin continued his training with Dory Funk, Jr. at Funk's Funkin' Dojo, a training center in Ocala, Florida.
Martin debuted in the World Wrestling Federation on the October 25, 1998, episode of Sunday Night Heat as an unnamed bodyguard for the band Mötley Crüe, who were performing on the show. In a scripted event, Martin threw an overzealous fan off the stage during the band's rehearsal. On the December 14, 1998, episode of Raw is War, Martin aligned himself with WWF Champion The Rock by attacking The Rock's rival Triple H. A week later on the December 21 edition of Raw, Martin made his in ring debut teaming with The Rock to defeat Triple H and X-Pac by DQ. Martin went on to join The Corporation, a wrestling stable consisting of numerous other wrestlers. During this time, he received the ring name "Test".
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