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Born | [1] Whitby, Ontario, Canada[1] | March 17, 1975
Died | March 13, 2009[2] Tampa, Florida, USA | (aged 33)
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Andrew Martin[1] Big Foot Martin Kane[1] Test T.J. Thunder[1] |
Billed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)[1] |
Billed weight | 280 lb (130 kg)[3] |
Billed from | Toronto, Ontario |
Trained by | Leo Burke[1] Dory Funk, Jr.[1] Bret Hart[1] |
Debut | 1997[4] |
Retired | 2008 |
Andrew James Robert Patrick Martin (March 17, 1975 – March 13, 2009)[2] was a 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.[4]
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.
On March 13, 2009, Martin was found dead in his Tampa, Florida home 4 days before his 34th birthday.[5] He is believed to have died the day before. It was ruled that his death was from an accidental overdose of oxycodone.[6]