Ex-WWE Star 'Test' Charged With DUI In Pasco County

By LISA A. DAVIS | The Tampa Tribune

Published: April 7, 2008

WESLEY CHAPEL - Former World Wrestling Entertainment star Andrew "Test" Martin was arrested Sunday morning in Pasco County, accused of driving under the influence.

Martin, 33, was stopped on State Road 54 near Gateway Boulevard by an off-duty police officer after she spotted a "reckless vehicle" driving north on Interstate 75, a highway patrol report states. A Florida Highway Patrol trooper responded to the scene near the Saddlebrook Village West subdivision just after 10:30 a.m. and noticed Martin's eyes were glassy and bloodshot and his speech was slurred, according to the report.

He didn't smell of alcohol, the trooper wrote in the report.

When Martin stepped out of the car, he was "unsteady and shaking" but agreed to do field-sobriety tests for the trooper and failed, the report states.

He was arrested on charges of DUI and driving while his license was suspended or revoked.

Martin was taken to the Land O' Lakes Jail after refusing to submit to a urine test.

"The defendant was constantly falling asleep in my vehicle," the trooper wrote.

Martin, of 371 Channelside Walkway, No. 101, Tampa, was released from jail Sunday night after posting $500 bail.

The Canadian-born wrestler is a former World Wrestling Federation Hardcore Champion, according to his Internet Movie Database biography. His trademark move is listed as a Full Nelson Slam.

He was released from WWE a few years back and joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in August 1997. It wasn't immediately clear whether he is still involved with that organization.