Sherri Russell
Sherri Martel was an American professional wrestler and manager, better known by her ring names, Sherri Martel and Sensational Sherri.
Martel began her professional wrestling career in the Mid South after training in Columbia, South Carolina. She joined the American Wrestling Association (AWA) in the mid-1980s and held its AWA World Women's Championship three times. In the late 1980s, she joined WWE, where she held the WWE Women's Championship. Also in WWE, Martel continued to act as a manager to wrestlers such as Randy Savage, Ted DiBiase, and Shawn Michaels. She appeared in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in the 1990s. In the latter, Martel acted as the manager for the tag team Harlem Heat. After leaving WCW, she made few wrestling related appearances until her death in 2007. She also appeared in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in September 2006 as a manager for Bobby Roode which ended up being her last televised wrestling appearance. By 2003, she and her husband Robert Schrull lived in Tennessee, where she helped him renovate homes. She was married and divorced at least twice during her life, and Booker T gave her away at one of her weddings. She had one son.
Death
On June 15, 2007, Martel died at her mother's residence in McCalla, Alabama, near Birmingham. She was 49 years old. On September 11, 2007, homicide investigators in Tuscaloosa, Alabama released the toxicology report stating that she died of an overdose with multiple drugs in her system, including high amounts of oxycodone. She was cremated after her death
Acted in
WWE This Is Awesome
2022
as Sherri Martel (archive footage)
Biography: Shawn Michaels
2021
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Biography: Booker T
2021
as (archive footage)
Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
2018
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3
2015
as Sister Sherri
WWE Survivor Series 2012
2012
as HBK's Partner (archive footage)
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
as Sensational Sherri
WWE Hall of Fame 2006
2006
as Sensational Sherri
The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
2006
as Sensational Sherri
WWE: The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
2004
as Sensational Sherri
Heroes of Wrestling
1999
as Sensational Sherri
WCW The Great American Bash 1997
1997
as Sister Sherri
WCW Slamboree 1997
1997
as Sister Sherri
WCW Uncensored 1997
1997
as Sister Sherri
WCW SuperBrawl VII
1997
as Sister Sherri
WCW World War 3 1996
1996
as Sister Sherri
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996
1996
as Sister Sherri (Manager)
WCW Fall Brawl 1996
1996
as Sister Sherri (Manager)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII
1996
as Sister Sherri
WCW Hog Wild 1996
1996
as Sister Sherri
WCW Fall Brawl 1995
1995
as Sister Sherri
WCW Monday Nitro
1995
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
1995
as Sister Sherri
WCW Bash at the Beach 1995
1995
as Sister Sherri (Manager)
WCW The Great American Bash 1995
1995
as Sister Sherri (Manager)
WCW Slamboree 1995
1995
as Sister Sherri
WCW Uncensored 1995
1995
as Sister Sherri (Manager)
WCW SuperBrawl V
1995
as Sister Sherri (Manager)
WCW Clash of the Champions XXX
1995
as Sister Sherri
WCW Clash of The Champions XXX
1995
as Sister Sherri
WCW Starrcade 1994
1994
as Sister Sherri (Manager)
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
1994
as Sensuous Sherri (Manager)
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
1994
as Sensuous Sherri (Valet)
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
1994
as Sensational Sherri (Manager)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII
1994
as Sensuous Sherri
ECW November to Remember 1993
1993
as Sherri Martel
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
1993
as Sensational Sherri (Manager)
NWA Bloodfest • Night Two
1993
as Sensational Sherri (Valet)
ECW Ultra Clash '93
1993
as Sherri Martel
WWE U.K. Fan Favourites
1993
as Sensational Sherri (Manager)
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
1993
as S. Martel
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
1993
as Sensational Sherri (Manager)
WWF Smack 'Em, Whack 'Em
1993
as Sensational Sherri (Manager)
WWE WrestleMania IX
1993
as Sensational Sherri (Ringside)
WWF: WrestleFest '93
1993
as Sensational Sherri (Manager)
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
1993
as Sensational Sherri (Appearance)
WWE Raw
1993
as Sensational Sherri (archive footage)
WWE Raw
1993
as Sensational Sherri
WWE Rampage '92
1992
as Sensational Sherri (Manager)
WWE SummerSlam 1992
1992
as Sensational Sherri
WWE World Tour 1992
1992
as Sensational Sherri (Manager)
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1992
as Sensational Sherri (Manager)
WWE Crunch Classic
1992
as Sensational Sherri (Manager)
WWE U.K. Rampage 1992
1992
as Sensational Sherri
WWE U.K. Rampage Tour '92: Munich
1992
as Sensational Sherri
WWE WrestleMania VIII
1992
as Sensational Sherri (Valet)
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
1992
as Sensational Sherri
WWE Invasion '92
1992
as Sensational Sherri (Manager)
WWE This Tuesday In Texas
1991
as Sensational Sherri (Valet)
WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991
as Sensational Sherri (Valet)
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
1991
as Sensational Sherri
WWE SummerSlam 1991
1991
as Sensational Sherri (Valet)
WWE World Tour 1991
1991
as Sensational Sherri (Manager)
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91
1991
as Sensational Sherri (Valet)
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1991
as Sensational Queen Sherri (Manager)
WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
1991
as Sensational Sherri (Valet)
WWE Mega Matches
1991
as Sensational Queen Sherri (Manager)
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991
as Sensational Queen Sherri (Valet)
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
1991
as Sensational Queen Sherri (Valet)
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
1991
as Sensational Sherri
WWF Hottest Matches
1990
as Sensational Queen Sherri
WWE SummerSlam 1990
1990
as Sensational Queen Sherri
Battle of the WWE Superstars
1990
as Sensational Queen Sherri (Manager)
WWF SuperTape vol. 2
1990
as Sensational Queen Sherri (Manager)
WWE WrestleFest '90
1990
as Sensational Queen Sherri (Manager)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
1990
as Sensational Queen Sherri
WWE World Tour
1990
as Sensational Sherri (Manager)
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
1990
as Sensational Sherri
WWE WrestleMania VI
1990
as Sensational Queen Sherri
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
1990
as Sensational Queen Sherri
WWF SuperTape
1990
as Sensational Queen Sherri (Manager)
WWE The Main Event III
1990
as Sensational Queen Sherri (Valet)
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989
as Sensational Queen Sherri (Manager)
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89
1989
as Sensational Queen Sherri (Valet)
Hulkamania 4
1989
as Sensational Sherri Martel
WWE U.K. PPV
1989
as Sensational Queen Sherri (Valet)
WWE SummerSlam 1989
1989
as Sensational Sherri
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89
1989
as Sensational Sherri (Valet)
The Best of the WWF: volume 18
1989
as Sensational Sherri
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: December '88
1988
as Sensational Sherri
WWE U.K. Rampage 1988
1988
as Sensational Sherri
Women of the WWF
1988
as Sherri Martel
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88
1988
as Peggy Sue (Valet)
WWE WrestleMania IV
1988
as Peggy Sue (Valet)
WWE The Main Event
1988
as Peggy Sue (Valet)
WWF Survivor Series 1987
1987
as Sherri Martel
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
1987
as Sensational Sherri
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
1987
as Sensational Sherri
AWA SuperClash II
1987
as Sherri Martell
AWA The Brawl in St. Paul
1986
as Sherri Martel (Manageress)
AWA Blood on the Sand
1986
as Sherri Martel
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
as Sherri Martel
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
as Sensational Queen Sherri
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
as Sensational Sherri
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
as Peggy Sue
AWA Battle by the Bay
1986
as Sherri Martell
AWA: WrestleRock '86
1986
as Sherri Martell
AWA/NWA Night of Champions II
1985
as Sherri Martel
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
1985
as Sherri Martel
AWA Super Clash
1985
as Sherri Martel
Saturday Night's Main Event
1985