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Subject: Andrew "Test" Martin Posted by: wiggs - [0139914] Sat, Mar 14, 2009, 10:31 - Former WWE Superstar Andrew "Test" Martin passed away last night at his home in Tampa, Florida at the age of 33, just four days away form his 34th birthday. We don't have many more details right now, but reports say he was found in his apartment. Tampa area authorities have declined to confirm it is Martin but word within the wrestling industry has been widespread. Martin was suspended under the WWE Wellness Policy back in 2007 and shortly released from his contract. Martin made a few appearances for TNA that year and talked about retiring from the business but has made several appearances overseas since then, working a match in Japan last month. Martin was scheduled to leave this for a wrestling tour of Europe. We will keep you updated with more details as they come in. Our deepest condolences go out to Martin's friends and family. | |||||||
| 1 | blue hen ID: 8115717 Sat, Mar 14, 2009, 15:57 | Man, it just keeps coming. Test was involved in the angle that made me become a fan. Sad. | ||||||
| 2 | Boxman ID: 571114225 Sat, Mar 14, 2009, 16:26 | This is unfortunate. I have to say that the end of the Test/Stephanie McMahon storyline and then the beginning of the McMahon/Helmsley regime was the nail of the coffin of my cursory wrestling viewing. | ||||||
| 3 | Mike D Leader ID: 041831612 Sat, Mar 14, 2009, 17:21 |
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| 4 | Mike D Leader ID: 041831612 Sat, Mar 14, 2009, 17:22 |
Andrew "Test" Martin, a World Wrestling Entertainment star from earlier this decade, was found dead in his Tampa, Fla., apartment Friday night. He was 33 years old. The cause of death wasn't immediately known, the Tampa Tribune reported. Martin worked for WWE from 1998 to 2004 and 2006 to 2007. Martin was thrust into a prominent position from the onset because of his size and muscularity, with the "Test" nickname being short for "testosterone." The 6-foot-6, 280-pound Martin held numerous WWE titles but was best known for his storyline "romances" with Stephanie McMahon (the daughter of promotion owner Vince McMahon) and Stacy Keibler. Martin and Keibler, now an actress who appeared on Dancing With the Stars, had an off-screen relationship as well until splitting several years ago. Martin's second WWE stint was bumpy. While he received a major push on WWE's Extreme Championship Wrestling telecasts on Sci-Fi Network, Martin failed a drug test and was suspended under the promotion's wellness policy in February 2007. Shortly thereafter, Martin requested and received his WWE release. Martin then faded in and out of the wrestling business, recently completing an overseas tour. He was arrested on a DUI charge near his Tampa home in April 2008. Martin joins a long list of young wrestlers who prematurely died, most from causes stemming from substance-abuse. Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Mike "Crash Holly" Lockwood and Bryan "Crush" Adams are among Martin's WWE contemporaries who have passed away. None reached the age of 45. | ||||||
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