Test (wrestler)
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Test at an ECW live event in 2007 | |
| Born | Andrew James Robert Patrick Martin March 17, 1975 Whitby, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | March 13, 2009 (aged 33) Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
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| Partner(s) | Stacy Keibler (2001–2005) Barbara Blank (2007–2009) |
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| Ring name(s) | Andrew Martin Martin Kane T.J. Thunder Test |
| Billed height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) |
| Billed weight | 285 lb (129 kg) |
| Billed from | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Trained by | Leo Burke Dory Funk Jr. Bret Hart |
| Debut | October 26, 1997 |
Andrew James Robert Patrick Martin (March 17, 1975 – March 13, 2009) was a Canadian professional wrestler and actor. He was best known for his tenures with World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/WWE) where he competed under the ring name Test.
After training under Bret Hart and Leo Burke, Martin began wrestling on the Canadian independent circuit in 1997. The following year, he signed with the WWF (now WWE) and initially debuted as an unnamed bodyguard, before adopting the name Test. During his nine-year tenure, he won the WWE European Championship and WWE Intercontinental Championship once each, the WWE Hardcore Championship twice, and the WCW World Tag Team Championship and WWE World Tag Team Championship with Booker T once each. Martin left WWE in 2004, but returned from 2006-2007 to wrestle on the ECW brand. After he briefly appeared for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in 2007, Martin would continue wrestling sporadically on the independent circuit until his death in 2009.