I don't think Rick cares to be inducted. If you listen to Bruce Prichard he says Martel has moved on and just doesn't want to be involved in wrestling anymore. Kind of odd
@@UnHolyWible It is odd because he has so much to be proud of. Many of us don't remember his great babyface singles run and his great tag team run with Tito Santana but we do remember the Model and how great he was as a heel. This proves he is a generational talent. He was so good at what he did and so many of us feel he should be honored for it.
Part of me says the whole Dino Bravo getting killed mixed with whatever personal resentment he has for wrestling and whatever he does in his personal life now,ive heard he moved on from it entirely.
I know we throw around the word 'underrated' quite a bit to the point where it doesn't have a lot of meaning; but Martel to me - might actually be *the most* underrated guy of that 89-93 period. He was a total workhorse and arguably the best TV guy they had. Watching a lot of tapes he's almost regularly in the best match of the night week after week. The Jake Roberts blindfold match is one of the coolest, most creative gimmick matches in Mania history and I believe he was the first guy to go crazy long in the Rumble (51 minutes) back in 91... it just got overlooked by Flair going full on wire to wire the next year. He was a spectacular character though. I'm surprised he didn't at least get a brief reign with the Intercontinental Championship or something.
Rick Martel definitely deserves the term "underrated" in all its positive meaning. He was a great babyface as a tag-team wrestler, and he was an even better heel with his "The Model" gimmick. His appearance on "The Brother Love Show", asking Bruce Pritchard to hand the blind man's cane to Jake Roberts was priceless. Or him and HBK squaring off at Wrestlemania, trying not to hurt each other's faces... Hilarious.
That match with HBK is underrated on its own. Dispute the gimmicky no hitting in the face thing both could work abs had a great match on overall Wish we had gotten more from those two and a intercontinental title run for Martel
I remember going to a house show before the Mania blindfold match at the University of Illinois where they did that blindfold match almost as a dry run and being before cell cameras and wide use of the Internet they could get away with it knowing that it would be hard to get the footage out to give away anything. Anyways Martel used the perfume but it backfired and Roberts one. Was fun to see at a house show.
2 things I’ll always remember about this theme. 1. Lord Alfred hayes always talking about how much he loved this music and how soothing it was. 2. The 1990 survivor series, this song was played all over the place due to the awesomeness and dominance that was The Visionaries!!!!!
I'll always remember his smooth cool entrance at WrestleMania VI opening bout against Koko B. Ware with this smooth jazz could be heard everywhere in the massive SkyDome.
@@fivebearrugsnot just the Visionaries team...... even The Perfect Team used Mr Perfects theme that night, even though Demolition had their own theme. Granted it wasn’t the one that we associate with Demolition Ax and Smash, because at this point Crush had joined them (Big mistake btw) but they still had a theme. But for some reason..... they came down to the ring to Mr Perfects theme. I think it may have also happened in other matches too, with the rest of the team coming down to the Captain of their teams theme music ? I’d have to rewatch it again on DVD
I was being nosey and saw his house in Cocoa Beach. Its a nice little house nothing like some of these other wrestler's mansions like Hogan, Cena, Rock, Big Show, also in Florida
Rick Martel does indeed desvere a spot in the HOF. A former AWA World's Champion, a three time holder of the WWF Tag Team Championsp, Twice with Tong Garea, and once with Tito Santana, as a member of Strike Force. Infamously turned on Tito at Wrestlemaina 5 in 1989 during a tag match against Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson. Blinded Jake Roberts on the Brother Love Show.
I just think of hearing this song live at WrestleMania 6 the first entrance music played that day to an excited kid being me attending his first-ever wrestling event with music being played. I attended a house show in Niagara Falls in January before WrestleMania April and then something must have been wrong with the public audio speaker and what not because they could not play entrance themes so hearing this for the first time Life after this seeing it on TV for so many times and how loud it got in the Skydome method I don't think I blinked once that entire day thank you Dad. You were in my life that much growing up I understand that you suffer from addiction but you did what you could and you would took me to WrestleMania 6 we drove the Toronto for the weekend from Buffalo it was one of the best memories I will ever and it involves you I can still remember every detail about that weekend. You weren't the best father by far but you will never understand the memory the lasting memory just had on me you did what you could man me being an addict myself years later I learned and I understood and I forgave you
This wasn't the first entrance theme played that day because Koko B Ware's theme played first. Before that, there was a dark match between Paul Roma and The Brooklyn Brawler, so I suspect that Roma's theme was the first one played that night.
@@filthiestfish so you we're there ???? Paul roma came out to one of the songs from the pile driver album that was hardly even Audible Shane McMahon is the referee Howard Finkel got the ring and they announced the Brooklyn Brawler and then Paul Roma came out I forgot the name of the song but it was hardly Audible so yes I'm talking about the actual show when Rick martel's music begin playing inside the brain new dome it was loud and it was exciting and it was the first music that was truly the start of the show
I think, given your responses, it is evident that you have issues. Your ego has been dented because you've been shown to be wrong. Just man up and admit that you were wrong. Being humble makes you a better person!
The WWF themes were some of the greatest music ever especially for me as a big Wrestling fan and a child in the 80s. The themes all had that signature saxophone in them, which made them stand out.
I only knew as a kid I liked Martel because he was a heel. As an adult who’s now a musician and music teacher… what a theme song. That bass line is underrated and hits hard, and also the keyboard part got really nice fills.
Jim Johnston really outdid himself with this one and Rick played his entrance perfectly with the theme and knew when to time it best to get a crowd reaction
@@kingdjack6 true but he was a great heel after turning on Tito, and I loved how they’d always end up fighting every Royal Rumble for like five years. Didn’t matter how far apart the numbers were they’d find each other.
One of the most underrated theme songs of all time! An absolute masterpiece, even by Jim Johnston standards. The saxophone, the keyboard, the bass, the drums, the harp at the beginning...all perfect! Gives me goosebumps and makes me feel nostalgic for a time period when I wasn't even born yet.
Needed a run as Intercontinental Champion. He was always underrated to me back in the day. He put on a great showing in the 1991 Royal Rumble Match...thought after this they would've done more with him.
cant listen to this without hearing gorilla monsoon in my head with jesse ventura commentating during his entrance! 0:50 "look at this crowd gorilla" "we are jam packed to the rafters tonight jesse"
Rick deserves a hof spot. A highly capable hand in the ring and a memorable character as the model. When you see certain other guys going in its a head scratcher why he hasn't gone in yet
Really sucks that WWE hasn't been able to release this version of his theme. The Uncaged one does sound more clear, but this one uses actual instruments so it just feels different.
@@RepoManFan4Lyfe well..I can't say i blame him..he's already in the professional wrestling hall of fame so it's all good..he's already put wrestling behind him and closed that chapter
Ladies & Gentlemen the following contest is scheduled for ONE FALL! Coming down the aisle from COCO BEACH FLORIDA. The MODEL Rick Martel!!! - Howard Finkle
Hardcore Holly, Crash Holly, Tommy Dreamer, RVD, Al Snow, Sandman, Sabu, Christian, Chavo Guerrero aren't in. If "The Model" got in before these guys then we know that the HOF is a joke.
Happy to hear the real version of this theme, as opposed sadly to the one we got on the Uncaged III album. Will always remember it fondly, the character, and his neverending feud with Tito Santana after they broke up at WrestleMania V. In the years that followed I remember any time they were in the Royal Rumble together they would go after one another first before anyone else. Great rivalry. 🤘❤🤘
@@ottagol1985 It was the same beat and rhythm as this one, but it's a reproduced version that sounds different once you hear it after listening to the original 1990 version.
He was what a wrestler should be: phenomenal shape, awesome promos, a character that truly fit his image, etc. The magic of the golden era of the world wrestling federation...😎
How is this man still not in the WWE HOF? Martel was a star both in and outside of the WWE. Probably would have made a great Intercontinental Champion but he had the misfortune of being in the WWE at the same time as Rick Rude and Mr. Perfect.
Remember seeing The Model and Jake The Snake Roberts wrestle each other in a blindfold match in a house show in early 1990 I believe in Champaign IL. Didn’t know I was in the presence of greatness.
Rick would have been the perfect WWF European Champion if that title was around during the late 80s and early 90s. Imagine the awesome vignettes they could have filmed in Europe
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The Model helped many of us kids introduce their friends to the painful hell that was the Boston Crab.
Yep practice that move a lot when I was kid in the neighborhood 😂
i told my friend to do it on me and that i tried to escape from it but gave up as quick as he started
Used it as my finisher for my entire backyard wrestling career
lol so true. thats the go to submission move me and my friends always did lol
But sharp shooter was so painful too
Use to let this play over and over on my Royal Rumble game for my Sega Genesis.Good memories 🤘🏽
Same here!
That game got me into wrestling.
I use to do the same thing, wow
Hell yeah me too lol
I also used to listen to this on the genesis and on sega cd. damn I miss those days.
I used the themes for my wrestling figures!
"Clothes doesn't make me look good...I make clothes look good!"
True statement..
Great start to a new "The Model " Rick Martel facts spin-off; similar to the Chuck Norris facts that have become popular.
😅😂😅 LMAO..classic
*don’t
No doubt about it👍 The Model made them look superb💯 He looked ab fab handsome and was in amazing physical shape😍💕
Might be my favorite entrance theme of all time. You get transported back to the 80s as soon as you hear it
Ikr
It was a very cool and sexy sounding instrumental. I can imagine laying on the sand at Miami Beach flsnked ny 2 babelicious bikini hotties😍💞
flanked by....my bad
@Robt It was.
@@TingTong2568 sitting on the beach watching the waves go by during the sunset drinking with your girl Miami vibes
Remember, Arrogance it's not just a fragrance. It is the way of life. Ha Ha
"Yes. I am a model."
Today's Man In a Classic Can
"one splash, and you're in the Royal Box"
@@markusalcudia one shot*
@@Windham85 correct
Please WWE put this man in The WWE Hall Of Fame already will ya
I don't think Rick cares to be inducted. If you listen to Bruce Prichard he says Martel has moved on and just doesn't want to be involved in wrestling anymore. Kind of odd
@@UnHolyWible It is odd because he has so much to be proud of. Many of us don't remember his great babyface singles run and his great tag team run with Tito Santana but we do remember the Model and how great he was as a heel. This proves he is a generational talent. He was so good at what he did and so many of us feel he should be honored for it.
@@andrewvincent7299 absolutely. He was a great babyface, and an even better heel.
Pure magic
He's a no talent ham and egger.
Part of me says the whole Dino Bravo getting killed mixed with whatever personal resentment he has for wrestling and whatever he does in his personal life now,ive heard he moved on from it entirely.
This was Ricks best gimmick. Song was fire 🔥🔥🔥.
Makes me want to walk up the runway and posed.
Makes me wanna put on the best suits and alligator shoes.. Rent me a luxury car and ride in the cities (prefer Miami or Los Angeles)
Fingers crossed for 2022 HOF induction or 2023, 2024...
such a relaxing theme......really takes you back to the 80s
It has at the beach during the sunset watching the waves vibe to it
I can picture that!
This also has an 80s porn vibe...just sayin'
This would be perfect for skiing a long sunny run
@@Skorpio420 have you jerked off to this theme? be honest
Another legendary Jim Johnston theme. There will never be a professional wrestling music artist like him.
I know we throw around the word 'underrated' quite a bit to the point where it doesn't have a lot of meaning; but Martel to me - might actually be *the most* underrated guy of that 89-93 period. He was a total workhorse and arguably the best TV guy they had. Watching a lot of tapes he's almost regularly in the best match of the night week after week. The Jake Roberts blindfold match is one of the coolest, most creative gimmick matches in Mania history and I believe he was the first guy to go crazy long in the Rumble (51 minutes) back in 91... it just got overlooked by Flair going full on wire to wire the next year.
He was a spectacular character though. I'm surprised he didn't at least get a brief reign with the Intercontinental Championship or something.
Rick Martel definitely deserves the term "underrated" in all its positive meaning.
He was a great babyface as a tag-team wrestler, and he was an even better heel with his "The Model" gimmick.
His appearance on "The Brother Love Show", asking Bruce Pritchard to hand the blind man's cane to Jake Roberts was priceless.
Or him and HBK squaring off at Wrestlemania, trying not to hurt each other's faces... Hilarious.
@@markusalcudia that was SummerSlam 92 but yea still a unique concept especially when they were both heels
That match with HBK is underrated on its own. Dispute the gimmicky no hitting in the face thing both could work abs had a great match on overall
Wish we had gotten more from those two and a intercontinental title run for Martel
I remember going to a house show before the Mania blindfold match at the University of Illinois where they did that blindfold match almost as a dry run and being before cell cameras and wide use of the Internet they could get away with it knowing that it would be hard to get the footage out to give away anything. Anyways Martel used the perfume but it backfired and Roberts one. Was fun to see at a house show.
Phenomenal worker, the prototypical big physique, great tan, what you expect to see in a wrestler...😎
Finally a version of the song without the door slamming sound lol
Yeah - 'what was that all about', I used to wonder, ha ha.
I use to wonder why in the hell was the door slamming sound included and what was it meant for?
@Chris Page Thank you for the information.. I'm surprised the person didn't catch it.. Thank You..
The notorious AIM chat lol
😂😂😂
This guy deserves his spot on hall of fame. Great entertainer.
Wrestler too
@@Realdealrob True.
Won"t do it. Not interested anymore.
They actually did walk up to him about it but he declined
@@dylangaming7404 They didn't just call?
Unquestionably, one of the greatest themes in World Wrestling Federation history.
Yesss!
I love it
Yes sir
Hands down. Captures that era perfectly. Totally nostalgic.
Val Venis theme is 10 times better than this!
2 things I’ll always remember about this theme.
1. Lord Alfred hayes always talking about how much he loved this music and how soothing it was.
2. The 1990 survivor series, this song was played all over the place due to the awesomeness and dominance that was The Visionaries!!!!!
I'll always remember his smooth cool entrance at WrestleMania VI opening bout against Koko B. Ware with this smooth jazz could be heard everywhere in the massive SkyDome.
Well that and the fact that Warlord and Power & Glory weren’t using entrance themes even though they were managed by Slick.
@@fivebearrugsnot just the Visionaries team...... even The Perfect Team used Mr Perfects theme that night, even though Demolition had their own theme. Granted it wasn’t the one that we associate with Demolition Ax and Smash, because at this point Crush had joined them (Big mistake btw) but they still had a theme. But for some reason..... they came down to the ring to Mr Perfects theme. I think it may have also happened in other matches too, with the rest of the team coming down to the Captain of their teams theme music ? I’d have to rewatch it again on DVD
From Cocoa Beach, Florida, Weighing in at 234 Pounds, Here is The Model Rick Martel.
Memories of Howard Finkel making the ring announcements. The golden age the greatest!!!
anyone else read this in the Finks voice?!
I was being nosey and saw his house in Cocoa Beach. Its a nice little house nothing like some of these other wrestler's mansions like Hogan, Cena, Rock, Big Show, also in Florida
Play WWF Rage in the Cage for the Sega CD and The Fink will introduce him with clear audio.
@@willisapril tell me more
The bassline in this song is so amazing. I wish there was a tab for it.
I would like to see De Lo Brown walk out to this song, he would break his neck with how hard the drums go lol
The precursor to Val Venis's entrance theme, both masterpieces 👏👏👏
Can here it val venison theme too
Val Venison. Wrestles after Thanksgiving in Western NY & Western PA. Finisher is the .30-06
And Ravishing Rick Rude's theme was the precursor to Rick Martel's entrance theme, all three masterpieces.
Mr. Martel, An Absolute Legend... Hall of Fame Worthy!!!
I love this theme so much. It's like if Fabio gave you a tour of a tacky, 80's mansion.
I see a 1980s Mansion by the Beach being walked through 🏖️
Rick Martel does indeed desvere a spot in the HOF. A former AWA World's Champion, a three time holder of the WWF Tag Team Championsp, Twice with Tong Garea, and once with Tito Santana, as a member of Strike Force. Infamously turned on Tito at Wrestlemaina 5 in 1989 during a tag match against Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson. Blinded Jake Roberts on the Brother Love Show.
I just think of hearing this song live at WrestleMania 6 the first entrance music played that day to an excited kid being me attending his first-ever wrestling event with music being played. I attended a house show in Niagara Falls in January before WrestleMania April and then something must have been wrong with the public audio speaker and what not because they could not play entrance themes so hearing this for the first time Life after this seeing it on TV for so many times and how loud it got in the Skydome method I don't think I blinked once that entire day thank you Dad. You were in my life that much growing up I understand that you suffer from addiction but you did what you could and you would took me to WrestleMania 6 we drove the Toronto for the weekend from Buffalo it was one of the best memories I will ever and it involves you I can still remember every detail about that weekend. You weren't the best father by far but you will never understand the memory the lasting memory just had on me you did what you could man me being an addict myself years later I learned and I understood and I forgave you
STAY STRONG BROTHER......WE LOVE YOU
This wasn't the first entrance theme played that day because Koko B Ware's theme played first. Before that, there was a dark match between Paul Roma and The Brooklyn Brawler, so I suspect that Roma's theme was the first one played that night.
all that I said that's all you got out of it but you had to find an argument
@@filthiestfish so you we're there ???? Paul roma came out to one of the songs from the pile driver album that was hardly even Audible Shane McMahon is the referee Howard Finkel got the ring and they announced the Brooklyn Brawler and then Paul Roma came out I forgot the name of the song but it was hardly Audible so yes I'm talking about the actual show when Rick martel's music begin playing inside the brain new dome it was loud and it was exciting and it was the first music that was truly the start of the show
I think, given your responses, it is evident that you have issues. Your ego has been dented because you've been shown to be wrong. Just man up and admit that you were wrong. Being humble makes you a better person!
"Hey Jake, how many fingers am I holding up?"
Lol
**brother love to Rick martel**
“Why don’t you show him how many fingers?”
**rick Martel slaps jake**
Best episode of the brother love show ever
"over here"
@@misssexyjess1Followed by Jake giving the DDT to Brother Love.
Lol! Brother love segment
The WWF themes were some of the greatest music ever especially for me as a big Wrestling fan and a child in the 80s. The themes all had that signature saxophone in them, which made them stand out.
I only knew as a kid I liked Martel because he was a heel. As an adult who’s now a musician and music teacher… what a theme song. That bass line is underrated and hits hard, and also the keyboard part got really nice fills.
i dont understand how this man is not yet at Hall of fame
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"The Model" Rick Martel deserve to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame
"Arrogance, is not just fragrance is the way of life"
Great theme song. Very soothing .
Jim Johnston really outdid himself with this one and Rick played his entrance perfectly with the theme and knew when to time it best to get a crowd reaction
Such great respect for a great wrestler in "The Model" Rick Martel, could really generate a lot of heat..one of the all-time greats.
before wwe and after it he was actually a huge babyface in fact he started out in wwe as a face.
@@kingdjack6 true but he was a great heel after turning on Tito, and I loved how they’d always end up fighting every Royal Rumble for like five years. Didn’t matter how far apart the numbers were they’d find each other.
He should of had an IC Title run in 1990.
One of the most underrated theme songs of all time! An absolute masterpiece, even by Jim Johnston standards. The saxophone, the keyboard, the bass, the drums, the harp at the beginning...all perfect! Gives me goosebumps and makes me feel nostalgic for a time period when I wasn't even born yet.
Very underrated talent he took it to the next level with The Model gimmick it actually fit him perfectly.
The master of the Boston crab
Yes, I am a Model
I start a new job Wednesday. I so want this to play when I walk in the office. Grant you I'm no model but still want too
Could your colleagues stand the smell of your arrogance?
@@sarnobat2000
No way. That place is bad. Looking for something better where they appreciate the sweet smell of arrogance
the 2 great Ricks! (Rick Martel, and Rick Rude) were my favorite heels in the late 80's
"Arrogance"..loved heel rick martel and this theme. Whomever did this..good job
1990 WWF Survivor SERIES....The Visionaries
First team to sweep their team!
@@RetroTiburon yep
*The Model hits a tennis ball and walks towards camera without seeing where the ball went*
Model: Ha! Practice!
Dude was gloriously mocking practice before Allen Iverson made it cool to mock practice. The Model is more legendary than he gets credit for.
He and Rick Rude as The Ravishing Models.Great tag team champions there.
1:45 straight bussin skat on the keyboard and saxophone 🎷
Anyone who dislikes this theme, and I don't think there are many, than YOU ARE NOT A MODEL!
Great Character back in the day!! His Blindfold Match with Jake The Snake 🐍 Roberts was Classic.
The Boston Crab is still my finishing move, because of this man.
Saw him live in 93 at nec vs 123 kid. Opening match, is music theme tune was a signature part of me growing up n watching wrestling 👌🏻
Needed a run as Intercontinental Champion. He was always underrated to me back in the day. He put on a great showing in the 1991 Royal Rumble Match...thought after this they would've done more with him.
He really did, imagine him beating Bret Hart instead of the Mountie.
@@Mr_Tony_gaming Agree 100%. Martel was more than deserving, especially after all the hard work he put in the Tag Team division with Strike Force
cant listen to this without hearing gorilla monsoon in my head with jesse ventura commentating during his entrance! 0:50
"look at this crowd gorilla"
"we are jam packed to the rafters tonight jesse"
To the rafters....give me a lil irresistible force meeting the immovable object. Or a contrast of styles
Add the saxophone and you got Val Venis theme
Hello ladies
There is a saxophone in this music.
@@RocketmanRockyMatrix Add in a more aggressive saxophone then...honestly it sounds more like a synth sound than it does an actual saxophone here
There it is
Add music to the music and you've got a theme.
"Coming down the aisle...weighing in at..."
RIP Fink
One of my favorite WWE themes!
Rick deserves a hof spot. A highly capable hand in the ring and a memorable character as the model. When you see certain other guys going in its a head scratcher why he hasn't gone in yet
This is a beaut of a composition.
Really sucks that WWE hasn't been able to release this version of his theme. The Uncaged one does sound more clear, but this one uses actual instruments so it just feels different.
Hall of Fame for Rick Matel Please WWE, But some arrogance in the HOF. He earned it
Martel
That ship has sailed..been rallying for him to be in the HOF since 2008..McMahon is so fukked up in the head
@@015Froggy he has dementia.
WWE have made offers for Martel to join the Hall of Fame, but he has actually declined.
@@RepoManFan4Lyfe well..I can't say i blame him..he's already in the professional wrestling hall of fame so it's all good..he's already put wrestling behind him and closed that chapter
This song is so 80s. I love it.
yea the 80's was the era of the saxophone.
never to return
Ladies & Gentlemen the following contest is scheduled for ONE FALL!
Coming down the aisle from COCO BEACH FLORIDA. The MODEL Rick Martel!!!
- Howard Finkle
Such a sexy theme. Rick Martel was that dude.
This song is a certified timeless classic, this song is that Jam.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
the drum work on transitions @1:20
and the fading sax dual skat @1:45 are elite level 👌
mutli-layered gem
1:19 the drum work!!!!
❤
Underrated. Perfect heel, funny, great promos and of course a perfect theme song. never a contender but all the better, one of my all time favorites
Still befuddles me that he’s not in the hall of fame but Snoop Dogg is.
Hardcore Holly, Crash Holly, Tommy Dreamer, RVD, Al Snow, Sandman, Sabu, Christian, Chavo Guerrero aren't in.
If "The Model" got in before these guys then we know that the HOF is a joke.
@@SpiralPoli the WWE HOF has always been a joke.
@@skipbayless557 I know that but it's still insulting.
@@SpiralPoli yeah especially with the Bella twins getting in first before all of those that you mention.
I heard he wants nothing to do with the wrestling business anymore.
Happy to hear the real version of this theme, as opposed sadly to the one we got on the Uncaged III album. Will always remember it fondly, the character, and his neverending feud with Tito Santana after they broke up at WrestleMania V. In the years that followed I remember any time they were in the Royal Rumble together they would go after one another first before anyone else. Great rivalry. 🤘❤🤘
How did that version go?
@@ottagol1985 It was the same beat and rhythm as this one, but it's a reproduced version that sounds different once you hear it after listening to the original 1990 version.
@@Godlike_Virus Huh, I see.
This is such an awesome, chill theme, takes me back to the late 80s/early 90s
He was what a wrestler should be: phenomenal shape, awesome promos, a character that truly fit his image, etc. The magic of the golden era of the world wrestling federation...😎
I remember first seeing him in the AWA...surprised he could have pulled off the Model character the way he did. Very underrated worker
What a career Rick Martel had!
Never realized that Jim Johnson just remixed this for the first Val Venis theme
His theme had no business being so God damn 80s adult contemporary saxophone hit. I miss Jim Johnston.
" The Model " Rick Martel
Is A Future WWE Hall Of Famer
Nostalgia is strong with this one
5 stars. This theme should be in the Hall Of Fame.
Has a Miami Vice vibe!
This dude was my favorite wrestler 😂😂😂 the tennis racket and spraying everyone with cologne! Hilarious!
Greatest heel ever the model rick Martel
I'm one of the biggest Martel fans out there but Ted Dibiase is a much better heel
Introducing first! From Cocoa Beach Florida! Weighing 234 pounds! "THE MODEL!!!" Rick Martel!
Made Cocoa Beach famous.
Best entrance song of all time.
Rick Martel was an amazing wrestler definitely one of the best in ring guys if his time so underrated
One of the greatest theme songs 😊😊😊
2024… who still remembers the Model Rick Martel. He certainly needs to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
This theme always reminds me of survivor series 1990 and the visionaries entrance , Rick Martel, power and glory and warlord
Exactly 💯
I remember the "Model" and this theme song, it sounds like the theme from an 1980's soap opera.🤣
Genuinely one of my favourite themes
One question - Why the hell is Jim Johnston not in the WWE Hall of Fame?!!?
No matter how HD you can go, this theme will always sound like it's being played on an AM frequency with a towel covering the speaker.
Underrated theme
This song always sounded great in the arena, especially when announcers were trying to make sense of things 😂
Very chill theme
i actually liked his and Razor’s feud back in the day.
It is very relaxing but brings me back to the soothing scent of arrogance
Song reminds me of spring time, when flowers are blooming and weather is perfect
This theme song was the shit lmao
How is this man still not in the WWE HOF? Martel was a star both in and outside of the WWE.
Probably would have made a great Intercontinental Champion but he had the misfortune of being in the WWE at the same time as Rick Rude and Mr. Perfect.
First match they broadcasted in Italy during ‘80 was Martel vs a jobber named Bryan Walsh. Me as child fell instantly in love with The Model ❤
Super sax! Proper 80’s
Great hearing this. Thanks.
A lot of people only remember Rick Martel in WWE he had a career before where he was AWA champion
Before the AWA title he had a great WWF run where he and Tony Garea won the tag team titles twice.
Remember seeing The Model and Jake The Snake Roberts wrestle each other in a blindfold match in a house show in early 1990 I believe in Champaign IL.
Didn’t know I was in the presence of greatness.
Now this is another fabulous “Thank you for calling our customer service. Please hold.” BGM.
Ahh memories....yet each year they keep getting further and further away. Damn life.
I know. I'm pushing 50
Rick would have been the perfect WWF European Champion if that title was around during the late 80s and early 90s. Imagine the awesome vignettes they could have filmed in Europe