Throughout the Perspective Period of the WWF in the 90’s, it was always going to be difficult for a young superstar to burst on the scene and make a name for themselves. However that’s specifically what Andrew “Examination” Martin did, and also this was to his great sports body, paired with his capability to make his existence felt when he was getting in touch with the fans. Martin caught the eye of WWF management, and it was from there that his profession ended up being phenomenally big, with followers from all over the globe mourning his unfortunate and also awful fatality in 2009.
Throughout the 90’s, Examination met up with Bret “The Gunman” Hart as well as it was from below that he made the decision to begin training to sign up with the WWF. With Bret Hart just recently ending up being a target of the Montreal Screwjob now, it seemed that he was eager to obtain his protege, in the form of Andrew Martin, executing in the firm that he had been headlining PPV’s for, over the previous decade. Along with from Hart, Martin additionally had help in establishing his fumbling abilities from Dory Funk Jr., who likewise educated superstars such as Edge, Jeff Hardy and also Kurt Angle, who were also appearing at the very same time as Test.
Examination made his debut as a bodyguard, however not long after that he aligned with the WWF Champion at the time, being The Rock. This was a storyline that obtained Martin noticed immediately, as well as unlike the Hardy Boyz that came with the rankings at a comparable time, Test was coming to be a household name overnight. This revealed that WWF management identified from early on that Test had the charisma and also in-ring capability essential to compete in the ring with the very best. At Summerslam 1999, Examination defeated Shane McMahon to make himself the right to wed Stephanie McMahon on-screen, and this was the very first sign that Evaluate was going to be a main event fixture.
As Test was about to marry Steph, Triple H disrupted the marital relationship and declared that he had actually currently wed her, backing it up with video clip evidence. Even though he had actually currently been propelled right into the general public eye by his participation with the McMahon household, Test was now entailed with one of the very best superstars at the time, and also to now, in Triple H. During this time around, Examination developed his in-ring abilities, along with his microphone abilities. This proved pivotal, as he would later go onto turned into one of one of the most constant super stars on the roster during the most successful period in the background of the WWF. Subsequently, Test relocated into the tag team division, where he and also Albert would certainly be handled by Trish Stratus, as they added a new, much more powerful measurement to the department that was dominated by high fliers prior to their arrival.
Post-T & A, Examination moved back onto the singles division, and also once more he was incredibly effective, because of him being somebody that might bring a match on his shoulders, and still make it look great to the followers. It was during this period that he won most of his championships, including the Intercontinental, European and also Hardcore Championships. Despite him no longer remaining in the centerpiece image, this was the period in which Examination showed himself to be reputable in the ring as well as on the microphone.
During the largest storyline in the history of expert fumbling, that being the Intrusion story throughout 2001, Examination moved back right into the tag group division, this moment with a guy who had actually already developed himself in WCW, Booker T. Test and Booker went onto win the WCW tag group titles on two occasions, on one factor beating The Rock as well as Chris Jericho, stressing just how much that monitoring trusted Examination at a high degree, by blending him with 3 skilled primary eventers. He after that went onto fight with Side, in one of the key fights of the whole storyline. Outside of the 5-on-5 main event, Test’s match with Side at Survivor Series was of one of the most awaited suits on the card, as well as these two super stars warranted this. Examination would certainly gain on-screen immunity on that exact same evening, as the WWF recognised that having Examination remain on-screen over the coming months, prior to they started presenting everybody back right into programs, would not do anything to damage their ratings.