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wasn't

Wasn't his age 32 years?--Justakija (talk) 10:43, 14 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Everything I've seen says he was 33, just about to turn 34 when he died. NiciVampireHeart 03:50, 18 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

how tall was he Asmrasmrasmrasmr (talk) 00:14, 4 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Asmrasmrasmrasmr: 6'6" per http://wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=93 Jim1138 (talk) 01:54, 4 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

TKO

isn't the name of his TKO the Test Gauge? Whenever he used it in ECW the commentators called it the Test Gauge, shouldnt that be added?Skilldog2 (talk) 21:45, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Union

Where it says "Union" it directs to the Corporate Ministry. Why is this here? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.135.149.85 (talk) 03:33, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done I fixed it. ♥Nici♥Vampire♥Heart♥ 05:27, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Death?

Tammy Sytch said on her Facebook this evening that Test passed away. This true?

---This was confirmed by The Blue Meanie's facebook account. It might hold water... --- Dude. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.68.131.229 (talk) 06:21, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

He didn't comfirm anything. He just believed PWinsider. You can see it on his profile.--WillC 07:02, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Uhh, no, Meanie had updates on his Facebook stating he heard it from Tammy Sytch, and three others, about a half an hour later the PWI story showed up. --DemocraplypseNow (talk) 07:03, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lets not put up a death section until the authorities say it is in fact him.Titan012 (talk) 07:36, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Here is proof: http://marcuscyganiak.blogspot.com/2009/03/andrew-test-martin-passes-away.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.68.139.248 (talk) 07:38, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Might I take part of that section "Tampa authorities in Florida have not yet confirmed Martin’s death".Titan012 (talk) 07:41, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed by Tampa Police and reported by local television station 10Connects that Andrew Martin has died

http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=102206 == —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mike10Connects (talk • contribs) 09:29, 14 March 2009 (UTC) [reply]

This looks reliable. Agreed? D.M.N. (talk) 10:49, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good enough to me, if you want to add it go ahead.Titan012 (talk) 10:50, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, reliable. — ^`CRAZY`(lN)`SANE^` 10:51, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Funny how the wikipedia article says, "The cause of death is not known at this time" like it's a newspaper article. I would think in an encyclopedia "at this time" is implied. I would have said, "The cause of death is not known." and leave it at that. I know, I know, picky picky. 68.254.169.228 (talk) 21:41, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, now that you've pointed out one of the fallacies of WP, nobody will have the guts to change it. --Kaizer13 (talk) 23:24, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think since we have the {{recentdeath}} tag up, "at this time" is appropriate. Once the page settles down, then it can (an should) be removed. Firestorm ^Talk 23:25, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Kelly Kelly confirmed on her myspace in November 2008 that her and Test were still in a relationship. The Tampa Police went into Andrew's apartment on call by neighbor who saw him unresponsive for hours. —Preceding unsigned comment added by The Prodigy13 (talk • contribs) 04:10, 15 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Spelling mistake

it says something like a neighbor called the police after martin was seen lying motionless for several hours, being seen though a window, it should say through a window, can someone change it, i would but the article is locked —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.212.222.6 (talk) 17:03, 15 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

it says this before the main article begins by the way, like before that list with all the hyperlinks to all of the paragraphs

Article is semi-protected; spelling mistake now corrected. Krytenia (talk) 01:15, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Date of death

He died on the 12th of March, not the 13th, as media report assert. The source is Meltzer's Wrestling Observer (Mar. 23, 2009 issue). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.191.199.11 (talk) 08:37, 18 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

im removing the citation needed mark

after it says he changed his name legally to include test so he could use the name when he wrestled after he left the wwe, it is explained by the first citation (after his name) and i dont know which joker added the citation needed mark, but im removing it —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.218.74.44 (talk) 02:21, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Canadian or American?

Andrew Martin is listed in the Social Security Death Index. If he had a social security card, presumably he became an American citizen at some point? So perhaps it should read "Canadian-born wrestler".

Or is it possible to have a SS number if you work in the U.S. and not be a citizen? (For the record, neither Davey Boy Smith nor Owen Hart are listed).

Link: http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi

Dan20001 (talk) 12:38, 22 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed Move

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The result of the move request was: page moved. The change in primary topic (to no primary topic, moving the dab page here) would need consensus. -- JHunterJ (talk) 23:32, 15 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Andrew Martin → Test (wrestler) – PER:COMMONNAME. Martin spent 9 year of his life in WWF/WWE, the bigest wrestling promotion under the name of Test. Relisted. Favonian (talk) 11:18, 5 April 2012 (UTC). --HHH Pedrigree (talk) 19:08, 26 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If this is moved, Andrew Martin should become a disambiguation page including the fictional character in The Bicentennial Man and Bicentennial Man Andrew Martin (disambiguation) should be moved here. Dru of Id (talk) 20:22, 26 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
How do the reliable sources refer to him? If they only use "Test", then that would be our article name (cf Madonna (entertainer) - while occasionally there are articles that refer to her as Madonna Cicone, the vast majority of articles only use "Madonna"). However, if the sources frequently refer to him as "Andrew Martin, who wrestles under the stage name Test", then we keep the article under the "real" name. -- The Red Pen of Doom 21:05, 26 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- I am not sure how you would verify, a google news search http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&q=Test+wrestle+-%22Andrew+Martin%22&oq=Test+wrestle+-%22Andrew+Martin%22&aq=f&aqi=d2&aql=&gs_sm=12&gs_upl=6412l22885l0l25537l17l17l0l12l12l0l265l981l1.1.3l5l0 for "Test" and "wrestle" but excluding "Andrew Martin" comes back with 10 pages of hits, but includes articles for for "drug testing in the WWE" and "wrestling would test his physical and mental recovery". -- The Red Pen of Doom 21:12, 26 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  - http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/hard http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/euro http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/worldtagteam where you see Andrew Martin? I only see Test. Also, at the PPVs results I only read Test. http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2001/results Yeah, Test is also a common word, but Mr. Martis spent all his carrer at the biggest promotion in the world under the ring name of Test. --HHH Pedrigree (talk) 15:32, 15 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Related Move discussion

There is a move discussion at Talk:Andrew Martin (disambiguation)#Requested move 07:42, 8 July 2013 (UTC) that appears to be an indirect follow-on from the discussion above. older ≠ wiser 14:02, 8 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Recent change

Why was Test's debut changed from 1997? Jwoodward48wiki (talk) 22:42, 4 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

(talk) In 1997, he wrestled in independent promotions in Manitoba and Saskatchewan as Martin Kane. Bret Hart got him into wrestling.

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