Andrew Martin
Andrew Martin
Biography
Andrew James Robert Patrick Martin was a Canadian professional wrestler. 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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Personal Info
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Acting
Known Credits
64
Gender
Male
Birthday
1975-03-17 (50 years old)
Place of Birth
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Acting

2022

WWE This Is Awesome as Test (archive footage)

2011

The True Story of WrestleMania as Test (archive footage)

2010

Medium Raw as Benjamin Jacobs

2007

Grindhouse as Nazi Boxer (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS") (uncredited)

2007

TNA Hard Justice 2007 as Andrew Martin

2003

WWE Armageddon 2003 as Test

2003

WWE Unforgiven 2003 as Test

2003

WWE Bad Blood 2003 as Test

2002

WWE Velocity as Test

2002

WWE SummerSlam 2002 as Test

2002

WWE Unforgiven 2002 as Test

2002

WWE Wrestlemania X8 as Test

2002

WWE Vengeance 2002 as Test

2002

WWE No Way Out 2002 as Test

2002

WWE Global Warning as Test

2001

WWE Tough Enough as Test

2001

WWE No Mercy 2001 as Test

2001

WWE Unforgiven 2001 as Test (Appearance)

2001

WWE Vengeance 2001 as Test

2001

WWE SummerSlam 2001 as Test

2001

WWF: Hardcore as Test

2000

WWE No Mercy 2000 as Test

2000

WWE Judgment Day 2000 as Test (Appearance)

2000

WWE Armageddon 2000 as Test (Ringside)

2000

WWE Backlash 2000 as Test

2000

WWE Rebellion 2000 as Test

2000

WWE Unforgiven 2000 as Test

1999

WWE SmackDown as Test

1999

WWE SummerSlam 1999 as Test

1999

WWE Over the Edge as Test

1999

WWE WrestleMania XV as Test

1999

WWE WrestleMania XV as Test (Ringside)

1999

WWE Backlash: In Your House as Test (Appearance)

1997

Earth: Final Conflict as Atavus Commander

1993

Raw as Test