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clanahaha

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This request for creation has been reviewed. The reviewer comments appear below the article text. If you want to make changes and try again, copy and paste your article into a new submission and make your changes there. ClanAHaHA is the affectionate nickname of the Adult Heathens and Heretics Association. They are a group of adult gamers that play RuneScape together. The clan that they formed has a website www.clanahaha.com This site is the forum that is used to keep in touch and organize events. These group of adults consisting of age 21 and older RuneScape players do things together, called "clan events" in the Runscape relm. They have a wide age range from age 21 and up some into their 40's, 50's, even 60 and above. the average clan members age is 42. This social group was formed by RS player names romeo3333, bisquirrel, cmydob, and talwyn. They were in another group as moderators and decided that it was corrupt and felt that it infringed on peoples basic rights to be represented by their leaders. There were a few other people that were invited in AHaHA's folds in its conceptual stages. There were power struggles after a few months, between the concept creators and a few contributors whom felt they should be in control of power. Those few that felt that they should be in charge had a revolt and left to form a much smaller clan. The AHaHA group founders set out to create a membership ruled community. They decided to share all control and responsibilities equally through majority vote. In just over 1 year AHaHA had well over 100 members join. The most unusual thing about AHaHA seems to be that AHaHA has only one rule "to have fun in a respectable manor". AHaHA does have suggestive guidelines. They only use guidelines to protect and keep the clan as a strong family unit of friends And remind people to play nice at all times. The guidelines are decided by the membership through a majority vote, and controlled by that membership. The clan was based on a few simple concepts. Concepts such as "Every member has a voice and a vote", "a group by the people, for the people" and "a small active group of friends is better than a large group of inactive strangers". AHaHA during its beginnings tried to get the url ahaha.com, but it was taken, so they settled on www.clanAHaHA.com to represent the unity of a clan or family in its url as well as the "humorous" AHaHA abbreviation. The clan officially opened October 10th 2006. They have become one of the top, of the few adult clans in rs in many peoples opinions, offering a place for adults to gather to enjoy and discuss a game that they all share in common. AHaHA has many members whom have children that play. A sub-section of AHaHA was formed called Tyrants to represent members children under age 21. Sources www.clanahaha.com, An interview with Romeo3333, a founder who conceptualized the groups formation. 75.108.21.77 (talk) 00:12, 30 November 2007 (UTC) Declined. This suggestion doesn't sufficiently explain the importance or significance of the subject. See the speedy deletion criteria (A7) and/or guidelines on notability. Please provide more information on why the subject is worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. Thank you. Ariel♥Gold 00:35, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
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Stanford Hall (Loughborough)

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This request for creation has been reviewed. The reviewer comments appear below the article text. If you want to make changes and try again, copy and paste your article into a new submission and make your changes there. Stanford Hall is a Stately Home in the village of Stanford on Soar in Leicestershire, UK. The hall was originally built between 1771 and 1774 for Charles Vere Dashwood. Perhaps the Hall's most interesting owner however was Sir Julian Cahn who bought the hall in 1928 and proceeded to make many additions including a professional grade theatre designed by Cecil Aubrey Massey Sir Julian Cahn died in 1944 and the family was forced to sell the house to the Co-operative union in order to pay death duties. The hall stayed in the ownership of the Co-operative union until it was sold to the Raynsway Group in 2001. The property developer Chek Whyte purchased the hall in 2007 and has announced a large scale renovation of the property. Sources http://homepage.ntlworld.com/douglas.gilbert/stanford_hall.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julien_Cahn 86.15.129.11 (talk) 00:12, 30 November 2007 (UTC) Declined. This suggestion doesn't sufficiently explain the importance or significance of the subject. See the speedy deletion criteria (A7) and/or guidelines on notability. Please provide more information on why the subject is worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. Thank you. ~Sasha Callahan (Talk) 04:11, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
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Monash Gryphons Amateur Football Club

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This request for creation has been reviewed. The reviewer comments appear below the article text. If you want to make changes and try again, copy and paste your article into a new submission and make your changes there. Monash Gryphons Football Club plays Australian Rules Football in the Victorian Amateur Football Association since 1991. A history of the club can be seen below: 1991 - G Section South · Club formed by members and associates of CIT Staff & Student Union. Craig Robinson, Andrew O’Brien, John Duncan and Lisa Cox were key founders. · The club was named the Monash Gryphon’s Amateur Football Club with the Gryphon originating from the mascot of the Chisholm Institute of Technology. (What the Caulfield Campus was called before Monash University took control in 1991) · The strip consisted of a Maroon Jumper with a Gold Gryphon on the front. The home shorts were light blue and the away shorts were white. The socks were and still are Maroon. · Admitted into the VAFA G Section South competition with one team. The club finished 7th. · The first President of the Gryphons was John Duncan. He held this post for two years. · The first coach of the Gryph’s was Arnold O’Brien with Craig Robinson the first captain. They both held these positions for 2 years. · Simon Hogan was the inaugural Best and Fairest winner. · Chris O’Brien won the first of four Goal Kicking awards. 1992 - Club 18 Sth · Peter Smith won the first of his two best and fairest. · Chris O’Brien takes over the club captaincy. 1993 - Club 18 Sth · Matthew Campbell became president for a two year term. · Robert Hardman coached the club for the season. · Club played in Club 18 Sth (grouped geographically) 1994 - G Section · The VAFA informs the club that it must play in the G Grade competition which meant a Senior and Reserve team had to be formed. · Alan Sutherland was appointed coach · Justin Fuller is appointed the first Senior team club captain. Peter Burke was named the first Reserve team captain. · The Senior team won their first game against VUT. The club finished in 9th position. · The Reserve team did not win a game for the season and finished last. · Jon Blandford wins the first Senior B & F. · Paul Lowcock wins the first Reserves Best and Fairest. · Lee Wapling becomes the first Gryphon to reach 50 games. 1995 - E South · The VAFA competition is restructured with the teams in E, F and G grades being grouped by location which meant we played in E South. · Peter Burke takes over as President of the Club. · It was a tough year with the Senior Team winning one game v Albert Park and the Reserves winning their first ever game against Monash Whites. · It was the club first and only wooden spoon. · Lee Wells won his first of four consecutive Best and Fairest Awards. · Luke Fraser wins the first of back to back Goal Kicking Awards. · Gryph Inn Bar & Bistro opens and becomes the clubs Social Base & Major Sponsor. · Large Scale Trivia night & Revue Nights held at the Gryph. 1996 - E South · Gary Ryan is appointed Senior Coach of the club with David Ratner appointed Reserves Coach. · David King is appointed Captain of the club. · Seniors win five games. Reserves win seven games. 1997 - E South · The club moves from Blue home shorts to Maroon.· Lee Wells is appointed captain of the club. · Tim Gilchrist wins the first of his three consecutive Goal Kicking awards. · Seniors win five games but only finish 9th. · Club Values of Passion, Mateship, Commitment and Honesty are developed and implemented. 1998 - F Section · The club finishes second last which meant the VAFA would make us play in F grade (now known as D4) due to further restructure by the executive. · Club Values of Pride is added to the list of values at Pre-Season Training Camp at Sorrento. · Matthew Healy becomes President of the club. It is the first of four terms which is a record for the club. · Justin Fuller becomes the first Gryphon to register 100 games. · The club wins its first minor premiership with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses. The reserves finished with the minor premiership as well with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses. · The club plays its first final but loses to Hawthorn Amateurs. · Beat Syndal Tally Ho in the Preliminary Final to progress into the Grand Final. · Lose to Hawthorn Amateurs in the Grand Final by 21 points after leading by 22 points at three quarter time. The final Score was 12-10-82 to 16-7-103. The head to head tally was 3-2 to Hawthorn after the season. · Win a club record 9 games straight. · Tim Gilchrist wins the VAFA goal kicking award with 79 goals for the regular season with him kicking 86 goals. · Tim Gilchrist kicks a record 9 goals in one game against West Brunswick. · Beat Syndal Tally Ho at home by a club record margin with 15 goals kicked in one quarter. · Tim Drew is appointed Captain/Coach of the two’s. · The Reserves exit the finals series in straight sets. · Jim Gonis wins the first of three straight Goal Kicking awards for the two’s. Jim led the goal kicking in the competition for that year. · Greg Browell wins his second Reserves B&F award. He was the only player at the time to do this. 1999 - E Blue · Club is promoted to D3. · The club finishes in 5th place just missing out of the finals. · Jason Barrie is injured in a horrific accident in a Reserves Game against St Johns Dandenong. The injury meant a long stay in hospital and the possibility of not walking again. Due to his positive attitude and spirit he is walking again. The club had a fundraiser and raised $11000 for him. · Gary Ryan resigns as Senior Coach of the club after a four year term. 2000 - D3 · Jack McDonald is appointed coach of the club. · Carnegie Football Club folds, meaning the Monash Gryphons attain sole use of ECR. · The club finishes 9th but is not relegated due to a team in a higher grade pulling out of the competition. · Steve Bourbon is nominated captain for the first of five seasons. He also wins the first of two B & F’s · Mathew Killmister wins first of two consecutive Goal Kicking awards. 2001 - D3 · Club finishes 4th and makes 2nd finals series. · Renovations at ECR results in clubrooms. · Play St Johns in first semi final and loses by 41 points. · Club wins eight games straight in second half of the season only losing to eventual Grand Final winners Fitzroy Reds. · Jon Blandford becomes the first Gryphon to register 150 games. · Foundation Member, Craig Robinson becomes the first Gryphon to be awarded Life Membership of the club. · Adrian Flowerday wins his first of three Senior Best and Fairest. · Matt Healy resigns as President. 2002 - D3 · Carol Nichols is appointed as the clubs first Female President. · Phillip Knight is appointed Reserves coach and assistant to Jack McDonald. · Club avoids relegation in Final Game of the season with a great win over Power House at their ground. · Phil Warren wins the first of his back to back Reserves B and F’s. · Jon Blandford is the second person to be awarded as a Life Member. 2003 - D3 · Club finishes runner up with 13 wins · Club loses to Swinburne University in the Second Semi final. · Club plays Rupertswood in Preliminary Final and progress to Grand Final after Tim Gilchrist snaps a goal in the dying seconds to win the game by 4 points. · Club loses to Swinburne University in the Grand final 3-8-26 to 16-19-115 at Victoria Park. · Jon Blandford becomes the first Gryphon to register 200 games. · Matt Malone kicks a club record 12 goals in a game against St Johns Dandenong. · Jack MacDonald resigns as coach after four seasons. · Mark Graydon receives Life Membership. 2004 - D2 · Phil Knight is appointed Senior coach · Club is promoted to D2 Section. · Club votes to change jumper design and new jumper is introduced for season. · Committee votes to start a Club XV111 side with Matt Bourbon and Mick Mastromanno dual coaches. · Club plays first triple-header against LaTrobe University. The clubbies win their first game this day and were the first Gryphon side to keep an opponent goal-less. · Matt Healy and Geoff Still tie for the Reserves Best and Fairest which is the first time this has occurred in the clubs history. · Simon Dresser wins Club XV111 Best and Fairest. · The highlight of the season was beating Swinburne University at their home ground after being down by over 40 points at quarter time. There was less than a kick between the two sides. · The club finishes 9th · Carol Nichols resigns as President after three-year term. · Phil Knight resigns as Senior Coach. · Matthew Healy and Ryan Gillchrist receive Life Membership 2005 - D3 · Mark Graydon is appointed President for 2005. · Club is relegated to D3 Section · Ex-Captain and Dual Best and Fairest winner Steve Bourbon is appointed Senior Coach. · 2004 Reserves Best and Fairest winner Geoff Still is appointed Reserves Coach. · Matt Healy is the second player to achieve 200 games. · The committee decides against fielding a Club XV111 side. · Lee Wells wins his 5th Senior B&F · Geoff Still wins the Reserves B&F · Reserves play off and lose Grand Final vs St Johns · Seniors won 6 games and finished 7th. · Peter Burke, Peter Williamson, Chris Leeton and Lee Wells all receive Life Membership. 2006 - D3 · Steve Bourbon continues as coach and Mark Graydon as President. Geoff Still Returns as reserves coach with Phil Warren. · Dan Baxter is appointed captain of the club. · Mark Graydon becomes 3rd player to reach 200 games. · Gareth Kent and Brett Coxhead play 150 games. · Lee Wells wins his 6th Senior B&F · Justin Heatherington wins reserves B&F · Reserves play off in and lose the Grand Final by 1 point. · Seniors win 5 games and finish 8th. · Steve Bourbon resigns after 2 seasons as Senior coach. · David Ratner receives Life Membership. 2007 - D3 · Walter Pocock is voted in as President · Tony Naumoff is appointed senior coach · Jim Gonis is appointed reserves coach · Lee Wells becomes 4th player to reach 200 games. · Nick Rutherford and Walter Pocock play 100 games. · Seniors win 6 games and finish 8th. · Reserves win 6 games and finish 7th. Sources http://www.monashgryphonsafc.org.au/wordpress/?page_id=90 58.178.174.222 (talk) 00:34, 30 November 2007 (UTC) Declined. 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Tanky-Wheely

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Blippo

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This request for creation has been reviewed. The reviewer comments appear below the article text. If you want to make changes and try again, copy and paste your article into a new submission and make your changes there. Blippo is a font family from Bitstream designed by Robert Trogman inspired by Herbert Bayer's font P22 Bayer Universal (from German Bauhaus school). www.blippo.com is Japanese and Asian e-shop with clothing, toys, collectibles and accessories. Sources Information about the typeface Blippo [1] Short bio of Herbert Bayer [2] Blippo.com e-shop [3] 91.127.38.220 (talk) 01:04, 30 November 2007 (UTC) Declined. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and not a dictionary. We cannot accept articles that are little more than definitions of words or abbreviations as entries. A good article should begin with a good definition, but expand on the subject. Please try creating an article at Wiktionary instead. VivioFateFan (Talk, Sandbox) 02:15, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
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The Bobby E. Leach Center

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This request for creation has been reviewed. The reviewer comments appear below the article text. If you want to make changes and try again, copy and paste your article into a new submission and make your changes there. The Bobby E. Leach Center at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida was established in November of 1986 in memory of those fallen in the Freedom space shuttle explosion of January 1986. Bobby Leach, the captain of that ship, had the long-term life goal of having an exercise facility built for his family and friends. This was discovered in his daily journals from the years 1975-1983. These journals have been read in literary circles and are considered to be instantly ingenious and of Classic status. Published by Vanderveer BooksTM in 1989, his journals have made statements of aversion of Racism, Support of Jehovah's Witnesses, and of the imminent possibility of a Big Brother role in United States government. Bobby Leach Bobby E. Leach was born on January 21st, 1949 to parents Jason Leach and Margaret (Fizzletoffer)Leach. Sources 128.186.159.15 (talk) 02:41, 30 November 2007 (UTC) Declined. We cannot accept unsourced suggestions or sources that are not reliable per the verifiability policy. Please provide reputable, third-party sources with your suggestions. Third party sources are needed both to establish the verifiability of the submission as well as its notability. This submission is also declined because it has a number of obvious factual errors: The space shuttle that broke apart in 1986 was named Challenger, and the Commander (there is no such thing as a captain of a shuttle) was Dick Scobee. There has never been a shuttle named Freedom. Additionally, Bobby E. Leach's parents were named James and Thelma, not Jason and Margaret. Finally, the submission is derogatory, and defamatory, and I've removed portions of it as such. Ariel♥Gold 02:46, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
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Barry Dolinger - Prodigy

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UPLB Thespian Circle

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This request for creation has been reviewed. The reviewer comments appear below the article text. If you want to make changes and try again, copy and paste your article into a new submission and make your changes there. The UPLB Thespian Circle is a recognized student-based non-profit theater organization at the University of the Philippines Los Baños. TC began with a group of thirteen enthusiasts who believed they could provide a more dynamic theater atmosphere on campus. On March 6, 1990, the organization was established with the goal of developing talents and honing individual skills in all aspects of the theater arts. As such, TC’s repertoire has been varied from realistic to expressionistic forms. TC has produced western classics, romantic comedies, social and psychological realistic plays, dance-drama, musicales, and even children’s plays. Since its inception, TC has already mounted more than 30 productions on and off campus. Its most recent production was Dennis Marasigan’s Ang Buhay ay Pelikula directed by John Victor Canta and staged at the D.L. Umali Hall on September 3 and 4, 2007. The UPLB Thespian Circle also aims to foster a genuine love for drama and promote Filipino culture using theater as a tool for communication. It has been collaborating with other theater and cultural groups within and outside of the University and has been conducting workshops for people of all ages. Now on its 18th theater season, TC is producing Rolando Tinio’s Pilipino translation of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth at the D.L. Umali Hall in February 2008. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE JOHN VICTOR CANTA Company Manager LEI DYNARAZADE CONDE Deputy Company Manager RACHELLE CALALANG Secretary MAIREEN QUIATSON Treasurer MAE ABIGAIL OBEROS Auditor JENNIFER ANGELES Workshops and Training Officer RANDY ALQUERO Property Custodian JEAN CLAIRE FERNANDEZ Senior Adviser DONNA PATRICIA NUGUID Junior Adviser Sources 1. CASayahan 2007 Souvenir Program 2. Ang Buhay ay Pelikula Souvenir Program 124.105.19.32 (talk) 03:20, 30 November 2007 (UTC) Declined. This suggestion doesn't sufficiently explain the importance or significance of the subject. See the speedy deletion criteria (A7) and/or guidelines on notability. Please provide more information on why the subject is worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. Thank you. ~Sasha Callahan (Talk) 04:10, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
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Nickolas Rumplik

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This request for creation has been reviewed. The reviewer comments appear below the article text. If you want to make changes and try again, copy and paste your article into a new submission and make your changes there. Nickolas Rumplik The information in this page is not solely about flying, but it is about how flying is related to a young man and how it is saving his life. More information will be added to this page weekly, information will be coming from Nickolas Rumplik himself, or from interview that I have with this AMAZING young man. flying Nickolas Rumplik is a brave you man who loves to fly. "Flying is my life, without it I wouldn't fight my disease and die." he said in a quote from his book. Nickolas Rumplik has a rare type of cancer, but the doctors aren't able to tell what type of cancer exactly yet. They do know however that the cancer is in the upper body area and have been running tests for a year, but to no avail. STORY 11/26/07 - from Nickolas Rumplik - I HAVE BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL ALL DAY LONG FOR MORE TESTS. JUST TAKING A BREAK TO E-MAIL YOU ABOUT MY PROGRESS FOR THE WIKIPEDIA PAGE. SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA TO SPREAD THE NEWS ABOUT CANCER AND FLYING. - MORE LATER NICKOLAS RUMPLIK Sources 1.) Book - "Flying with Cancer." - BY Nickolas Rumplik 2.) Interview and/or contact with Nickolas Rumplik (done weekly) 74.235.194.89 (talk) 03:50, 30 November 2007 (UTC) Declined. This suggestion doesn't sufficiently explain the importance or significance of the subject. See the speedy deletion criteria (A7) and/or guidelines on notability. Please provide more information on why the subject is worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. Thank you. Hersfold (t/a/c) 04:02, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
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Michael B. Gallagher MFA Yale '70 Abstract Expressionist/Illusionist

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This request for creation has been reviewed. The reviewer comments appear below the article text. If you want to make changes and try again, copy and paste your article into a new submission and make your changes there. Creativity takes courage. I am fascinated with what's difficult, trying to do what I can't do. I am not an an adventurer by choice but by fate. Through color, light composition and line I have found a way to express that which I could not in words- paint and canvas are the basis grammar of my language. Sources www.askart.com American Art Now 1985 Lucie-Smith, Edward 67.127.100.79 (talk) 04:15, 30 November 2007 (UTC) Declined. This article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please see tips on how to better format your article. ~Sasha Callahan (Talk) 04:27, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
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Dawley Farm Village

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This request for creation has been reviewed. The reviewer comments appear below the article text. If you want to make changes and try again, copy and paste your article into a new submission and make your changes there. Dawley Farm Village Sioux Falls The Dawley Farm Village is a planned outdoor "lifestyle" center, which is an area that includes residential, parks, and commercial areas. The Dawley Farm Village will be located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and features anchor stores such as: Super Target (confirmed) Best Buy (confirmed) Kohls Barnes & Noble and other national retailers that have not been released yet. Dawley Farm Village plans to open in 2009. Sources Dawley Farm Village Website [4] [[05:33, 30 November 2007 (UTC) Declined. This suggestion doesn't sufficiently explain the importance or significance of the subject. See the speedy deletion criteria (A7) and/or guidelines on notability. Please provide more information on why the subject is worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. Thank you. ~Sasha Callahan (Talk) 05:54, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
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My days at the Vesely Company by George McCollough

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This request for creation has been reviewed. The reviewer comments appear below the article text. If you want to make changes and try again, copy and paste your article into a new submission and make your changes there. Blanked copyvio. KTC (talk) 06:48, 30 November 2007 (UTC) Sources http://www.apacheowners.com http://www.apachepopups.net/cms/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3 http://www.rv-news.com/may2003/contents.cfm 67.80.77.211 (talk) 06:11, 30 November 2007 (UTC) Declined. We cannot accept copyrighted content taken from web sites or printed sources. Note that copyright protection is granted to all works automatically, whether it is asserted or not. Unless stated otherwise, assume that most content on the internet is copyrighted and not suitable for Wikipedia. Please write in your own words, and in continuous prose. KTC (talk) 06:47, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
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Bring It On

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This request for creation has been reviewed. The reviewer comments appear below the article text. If you want to make changes and try again, copy and paste your article into a new submission and make your changes there. Bring It On is a non-album track featured in the Madden NFL 2006 football game. The total track time is 3:19. It has yet to be featured on an album, single, compilation or EP. Sources 64.235.82.96 (talk) 06:20, 30 November 2007 (UTC) Declined. We cannot accept unsourced suggestions or sources that are not reliable per the verifiability policy. Please provide reputable, third-party sources with your suggestions. Third party sources are needed both to establish the verifiability of the submission as well as its notability. KTC (talk) 06:46, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
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Michel Vigneault

Michel Vigneault
Born	October 1944 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Died	June 30, 1978(1978-06-30) (aged 33) Ponce, Puerto Rico
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Michel Martel Mitchell Martel Mad Dog Martel The Lumberjack
Billed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Billed weight
Trained by	Vic Tanney
Debut	1968

Michel Vigneault was a Canadian professional wrestler, known by his ring name Michel "Mad Dog" Martel, who competed in North American and international regional promotions including Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling, Stampede Wrestling, International Wrestling Enterprise and the World Wrestling Council during the late 1960s and 70s. He was also one half of The Mercenaries with Frenchy Martin.

One of the most popular Canadian stars wrestling in Puerto Rico during the mid-1970s, his mysterious death in 1978 has long been subject of controversy and speculation. Heavily promoted by WWC promoter Carlos Colon that Martel had died as a result of a "heart punch" used by wrestler Jose Gonzalez during his last match, it has long been the subject of rumor that Martel's death had been caused by an injury suffered in the ring, ranging from a ruptured aorta or broken rib which punctured his heart although this has since been revealed as "kayfabe" used to promote Gonzalez's feud with Frenchy Martin and Michel Martel's younger brother Rick Martel.

Early career

The eldest of six children, Vigneault was born in Quebec City to Fernand Vigneault and Evelyne Harvey in October 1944. During high school, Vigneault became involved in powerlifting and began working nights as a bouncer and bartender in local clubs. It was during this time that he would meet his future tag team partner Pierre Martin.

During the late 1960s, he began training with his uncles Real Choinard and Aldrick Harvey who wrestled occasionally for promoter Johnny Rougeau. In 1968, he began touring northern Ontario during the summer for Larry Kasaboski. During his time in the area, he was trained by Vic Tanney and later wrestled for Johnny Rougeau in Quebec for a time before traveling to Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling.

Stampede Wrestling

During his time in Stampede Wrestling, he would gain early success as a singles competitor becoming involved in a high profile feud "Cowboy" Dan Kroffat before teaming with Danny Babich to defeat Earl Black & Tiger Tomasso for the Stampede International Tag team Championship in Calgary, Alberta on October 1, 1971. However, their championship reign was brief as they lost the titles to Chin Lee & Sugi Sito less then two weeks later.

He and Babich would later defeat Tiger Joe Tomasso & Gil Hayes to recapture the tag team titles in mid-December only to loose the titles to George Gordienko & Super Hawk on December 16. Rebounding a week later, they won the titles back from George Gordienko & Super Hawk on December 23 and held on to the titles for almost a month before loosing to Dan Kroffat & Lennie Hurst in Edmonton, Alberta on January 20, 1972.

Winning back the titles in Calgary on February 9, he and Babich would eventually loose the titles to Carlos Belafonte & Gino Caruso two months later. While in Calgary, Martel would also occasionally return to Quebec from time to time as well as travel to Mexico where he wrestled as The Lumberjack.

The Mercenaries in Japan & Puerto Rico

By the mid-1970s, Martel had become an established star in Stampede Wrestling and persuaded Pierre Martin to enter professional wrestling as well. Martin eventually agreed and, after training with several veterans in Quebec, Martel brought him into Stampede Wrestling during his first year as Don Gagne.

They soon began teaming together as The Mercenaries, their in-ring personas closely mirroring the Quebecois nationalist movements active in Quebec during that time, and began wrestling in Montreal and the Maritimes for Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling as Michel and Pierre Martel feuding with Leo Burke, The Beast, Rudy Kay and Roddy Piper.

However, it was in Puerto Rico where The Mercenaries gained the greatest success, when his friends Carlos Colon and Victor Rivera established the World Wrestling Council the previous year. Signing with the promotion in early 1975, he and Martin would defeat Vikingo & Ciclon Sudamericano for the WWC North American Tag Team Championship in Caguas, Puerto Rico on April 8, 1975.

After loosing the titles to Jose Rivera & Ciclon on August 2, they also had a brief stay in the Cleveland-based International Wrestling Association facing Johnny Powers & Pez Whatley in Walpole, Massachusetts on October 1. However, negotiations to sign with the IWA would later fall through due to miscommunication with promoters Pedro Martinez and Eddie Einhorn including being unable to attain a work visa among other issues. Later that year, they would also began touring Japan as Combat defeating the Great Kusatsu & Mighty Inoue for the IWA World Tag Team Championship in Tokyo, Japan on November 3 before loosing the titles back to Kusatsu & Mighty Inoue in Yokohama, Japan the following month.

During the next two years, The Mercenaries would become one of the most popular tag teams in the promotion and feuded with many of the of the biggest stars of the era including Carlos Colon, Jose and Johnny Rivera and The Moondogs. He and Martin would eventually be joined Danny Babich, Martel's former Stampede Wrestling tag team partner, who became the third member of The Mercenaries as Daniel Martel. Later defeating The Medics for the WWC North American Tag Team titles in May 1977, he would feud over the tag team championship with Jose Rivera & Hercules Ayala and eventually won the tag team titles twice more with Babich before the end of the year.

He would also team with his brother Rick Martel in Quebec soon after his brothers debut as well as in Georgia and Calgary where he also briefly feuded with Leo Burke over the Stampede North American Championship defeating Burke for the title in March before loosing it back to him the following month.

Death

On the night of June 30, 1978, Martel was wrestling at a WWC event in Ponce, Puerto Rico appearing on the undercard in a 6-man tag team match Pierre Martin and Jack Lafarb facing Carlos Colon & The Invaders (Invader I & Invader II). Although showing no signs during the match, he complained of suffering discomfort during the match to his tag team partner while backstage preparing to leave for the night. Although Martin had offered to take him to a hospital, Martel claimed he felt better and wasn't necessary instead wanting to go back to San Juan, Puerto Rico.

However, within minutes of leaving the arena, Martel began suffering some sort of heart attack asking Martin to pull over to the side of the road. Martin attempted, but was able to vomit, and his lips began turning blue. Although Martin drove Martel to a nearby hospital only five minutes away, Martel was pronounced dead on arrival and attempts to resuscitate him would fail.

Rick Martel, now 21 years old, would eventually be flown in to Puerto Rico to identify his brother and eventually charged with bringing his body back to Quebec. His death was not only announced by Bob Leonard in Stampede Wrestling but also the World Wrestling Council where promoter Carlos Colon and Jose Gonzalez would use Martel's death to promote a long running feud between The Invaders and Pierre Martin & Rick Martel with the promotion claiming that Martel's attack had been caused by Gonzales using the then banned "heart punch" during their last match. This incident was later brought up when Jose Gonzalez stabbed American wrestler Bruiser Brody to death at a WWC show in 1988.

Although drug and alcohol use had been speculated as contributing factors to his death, Rick Martel, Pierre Martin and others believe that Martel's main artery had become blocked during the match causing him to suffocate later on during the night.

Championships and accomplishments

• International Wrestling Alliance

• IWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Pierre Martel

• Stampede Wrestling

• Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (1 times)
• Stampede International Tag Team Championship (4 times) with Danny Babich

• World Wrestling Council

• WWC North American Tag Team Championship (4 times) with Pierre Martel and Danny Babich (3)

External links

• Profile at Obsessed with Wrestling
• CageMatch.de - Michel Martel

  
  

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  Don Gagne to Jean Gagné

  • Comment. Don Gagne is a ring name used by professional wrestler Jean Gagné while in Stampede Wrestling during the 1970s. 72.74.214.181 (talk) 07:25, 30 November 2007 (UTC)