Test (wrestler)

Andrew James Robert Patrick Martin (March 17, 1975 – March 13, 2009)^[2] was a European-Canadian professional wrestler. He was best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (later World Wrestling Entertainment) under the ring name Test. He last worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as "The Punisher" Andrew Martin.^[3]

Test
Born	(1975-03-17)March 17, 1975[1] Whitby, Ontario, Canada[1]
Died	March 13, 2009(2009-03-13) (aged 33)[2] Tampa, Florida, USA
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Andrew Martin[1] Big Foot Martin Kane[1] Test T.J. Thunder[1]
Billed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Billed weight	305 lb (140 kg)
Billed from	Toronto, Ontario
Trained by	Leo Burke[1] Dory Funk, Jr.[1] Bret Hart[1]
Debut	1997[3]
Retired	2008

Career

While in the WWF/E Martin was a former European, Hardcore, and Intercontinental champion. In addition to singles success, Martin has won both the WCW Tag Team Championship and World Tag Team Championship with Booker T.

Death

On March 13, 2009, Martin was found dead in his Tampa, Florida home 4 days before his 34th birthday.^[4] He is believed to have died the day before. It was ruled that his death was from an accidental overdose of oxycodone.^[5]

After his death, Bennet Omalu studied his brain and it was revealed that Martin had been suffering from severe case of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).^[6]

Championships

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • He was ranked him #37 of the 500 top singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 2001.^[7]

• Wild West Wrestling
  • WWW Heavyweight Championship (one time)

• World Wrestling Federation
  • WCW World Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Booker T)
  • WWF European Championship (one time)^[8]
  • WWF Hardcore Championship (two times)^[9][10]
  • WWF Intercontinental Championship (one time)^[11]
  • World Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Booker T)^[12]