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In the late 1990s, Martin met professional wrestler Bret Hart in a restaurant. After Hart offered to train him, Martin spent eight months training under Bret and Leo Burke. He debuted in 1997, wrestling on the Canadian independent circuit under the ring names Martin Kane and T.J. Thunder. Martin furthered his training under Dory Funk, Jr. at Funk`s Funkin` Dojo.
[edit] World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (1998-2004)
Martin debuted in the World Wrestling Federation on the October 25, 1998 episode of Sunday Night HEAT as an unnamed bodyguard for the band Mötley Crüe, which was performing on Sunday Night Heat. In a staged event, Martin threw an overzealous fan off the stage during the band`s rehearsal. On the December 14, 1998 episode of Raw is War, Martin aligned himself with WWF Champion The Rock by attacking Rock`s rival Triple H. Martin went on to join The Corporation. He was given the ring name Test, with The Rock stating in an interview that Triple H would have to "pass the Test" before facing him.
After being ousted from the Corporation, Test became a face and joined a stable that included Big Show, Mankind, and Ken Shamrock. Dubbed "The Union", the group briefly feuded with the Corporation before quietly disbanding. They were known for carrying 2" by 4" pieces of lumber to the ring with them.
Test began an onscreen relationship with Stephanie McMahon and the two eventually got engaged after Test defeated Shane McMahon - who disapproved of Test - in a "love her or leave her" match at SummerSlam 1999. After The British Bulldog hit Stephanie with a trash can, she developed amnesia. Plans for the wedding continued until Triple H showed a video which revealed that he had drugged Stephanie and taken her to Las Vegas, Nevada, where they were married in a drive-through ceremony. Stephanie turned on Test and sided with Triple H, ushering in the McMahon-Helmsley Era.
Test would be pushed down the card, and eventually turned heel again and formed a tag team with Albert, known as T & A (Test and Albert), under the tutelage of Trish Stratus. T and A disbanded in early 2001 when Albert turned on Test at the orders of Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley. After the split, Test tossed William Regal out of the ring once he entered the 2001 Royal Rumble and then defeated him the next night on RAW is WAR for the WWF European Championship. Test then feuded with Eddie Guerrero, losing the championship to him at WrestleMania X-Seven following interference from Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn.
Later in 2001, Test joined The Alliance in retaliation for being attacked by the APA, who were suspicious of Test`s friendship with Shane McMahon (prior to Shane`s heel turn and the formation of the ECW half of the Alliance). He went on to pin Bradshaw at SummerSlam, win the tag team titles with Booker T, and was victorious against Kane at No Mercy.
He then feuded with Edge, losing to him at Survivor Series in a match in which the WCW United States Championship and the WWF Intercontinental Championship, which he had taken from Edge two weeks prior on RAW, were unified. On the same night, he won a battle royal which granted him immunity from being fired for a year after attacking and taking the place of Scotty 2 Hotty. For a brief period of time he threw his weight around, attacking non-wrestlers. This gimmick was dropped, and Test`s immunity was not mentioned again.
In 2002, Test made it to the semi-finals of the Kin
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Last WWE Performance was in in February 2007
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