Sherri Russell
Born
February 8, 1958
Died
June 15, 2007 (49 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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
WWE This Is Awesome
Sherri Martel (archive footage) · (2 episodes)
2022
Biography: Shawn Michaels
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Biography: Booker T
(archive footage)
2021
Dark Side of the Ring
Self (Archival Footage) · (1 episode)
2019
Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
2018
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3
Sister Sherri
2015
WWE Survivor Series 2012
HBK's Partner (archive footage)
2012
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Sensational Sherri
2006
WWE Hall of Fame 2006
Sensational Sherri
2006
The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
Sensational Sherri
2006
WWE: The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
Sensational Sherri
2004
Heroes of Wrestling
Sensational Sherri
1999
WCW The Great American Bash 1997
Sister Sherri
1997
WCW Slamboree 1997
Sister Sherri
1997
WCW Uncensored 1997
Sister Sherri
1997
WCW SuperBrawl VII
Sister Sherri
1997
WCW World War 3 1996
Sister Sherri
1996
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996
Sister Sherri (Manager)
1996
WCW Fall Brawl 1996
Sister Sherri (Manager)
1996
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII
Sister Sherri
1996
WCW Hog Wild 1996
Sister Sherri
1996
WCW Fall Brawl 1995
Sister Sherri (Manager)
1995
WCW Monday Nitro
(262 episodes)
1995
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
Sister Sherri
1995
WCW Bash at the Beach 1995
Sister Sherri (Manager)
1995
WCW The Great American Bash 1995
Sister Sherri (Manager)
1995
WCW Slamboree 1995
Sister Sherri
1995
WCW Uncensored 1995
Sister Sherri (Manager)
1995
WCW SuperBrawl V
Sister Sherri (Manager)
1995
WCW Clash of the Champions XXX
Sister Sherri
1995
WCW Clash of The Champions XXX
Sister Sherri
1995
WCW Starrcade 1994
Sister Sherri (Manager)
1994
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
Sensuous Sherri (Manager)
1994
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
Sensuous Sherri (Valet)
1994
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
Sensational Sherri (Manager)
1994
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII
Sensuous Sherri
1994
ECW November to Remember 1993
Sherri Martel
1993
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
Sensational Sherri (Manager)
1993
NWA Bloodfest • Night Two
Sensational Sherri (Valet)
1993
ECW Ultra Clash '93
Sherri Martel
1993
WWE U.K. Fan Favourites
Sensational Sherri (Manager)
1993
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
S. Martel
1993
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
Sensational Sherri (Manager)
1993
WWF Smack 'Em, Whack 'Em
Sensational Sherri (Manager)
1993
WWE WrestleMania IX
Sensational Sherri (Ringside)
1993
WWF: WrestleFest '93
Sensational Sherri (Manager)
1993
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Sensational Sherri (Appearance)
1993
Raw
Sensational Sherri (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1993
Raw
Sensational Sherri · (2 episodes)
1993
WWE Rampage '92
Sensational Sherri (Manager)
1992
WWE SummerSlam 1992
Sensational Sherri
1992
WWE World Tour 1992
Sensational Sherri (Manager)
1992
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
Sensational Sherri (Manager)
1992
WWE Crunch Classic
Sensational Sherri (Manager)
1992
WWE UK Rampage
Sensational Sherri
1992
WWE U.K. Rampage Tour '92: Munich
Sensational Sherri
1992
WWE WrestleMania VIII
Sensational Sherri (Valet)
1992
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
Sensational Sherri
1992
WWE Invasion '92
Sensational Sherri (Manager)
1992
WWE This Tuesday In Texas
Sensational Sherri (Valet)
1991
WWE Survivor Series 1991
Sensational Sherri (Valet)
1991
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
Sensational Sherri
1991
WWE SummerSlam 1991
Sensational Sherri (Valet)
1991
WWE World Tour 1991
Sensational Sherri (Manager)
1991
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91
Sensational Sherri (Valet)
1991
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
Sensational Queen Sherri (Manager)
1991
WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
Sensational Sherri (Valet)
1991
WWE Mega Matches
Sensational Queen Sherri (Manager)
1991
WWE WrestleMania VII
Sensational Queen Sherri (Valet)
1991
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
Sensational Queen Sherri (Valet)
1991
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
Sensational Sherri
1991
WWF Hottest Matches
Sensational Queen Sherri
1990
WWE SummerSlam 1990
Sensational Queen Sherri
1990
Battle of the WWE Superstars
Sensational Queen Sherri (Manager)
1990
WWF SuperTape vol. 2
Sensational Queen Sherri (Manager)
1990
WWE WrestleFest '90
Sensational Queen Sherri (Manager)
1990
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
Sensational Queen Sherri
1990
WWE World Tour
Sensational Sherri (Manager)
1990
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
Sensational Sherri
1990
WWE WrestleMania VI
Sensational Queen Sherri
1990
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
Sensational Queen Sherri
1990
WWF SuperTape
Sensational Queen Sherri (Manager)
1990
WWE The Main Event III
Sensational Queen Sherri (Valet)
1990
WWE Survivor Series 1989
Sensational Queen Sherri (Manager)
1989
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89
Sensational Queen Sherri (Valet)
1989
Hulkamania 4
Sensational Sherri Martel
1989
WWE U.K. PPV
Sensational Queen Sherri (Valet)
1989
WWE SummerSlam 1989
Sensational Sherri
1989
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89
Sensational Sherri (Valet)
1989
The Best of the WWF: volume 18
Sensational Sherri
1989
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: December '88
Sensational Sherri
1988
WWE U.K. Rampage 1988
Sensational Sherri
1988
Women of the WWF
Sherri Martel
1988
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88
Peggy Sue (Valet)
1988
WWE WrestleMania IV
Peggy Sue (Valet)
1988
WrestleMania IV
Peggy Sue
1988
WWE The Main Event
Peggy Sue (Valet)
1988
WWE Survivor Series 1987
Sherri Martel
1987
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
Sensational Sherri
1987
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
Sensational Sherri
1987
AWA SuperClash II
Sherri Martell
1987
AWA The Brawl in St. Paul
Sherri Martel (Manageress)
1986
AWA Blood on the Sand
Sherri Martel
1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Sherri Martel · (1 episode)
1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Sensational Queen Sherri · (8 episodes)
1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Sensational Sherri · (19 episodes)
1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Peggy Sue · (2 episodes)
1986
AWA Battle by the Bay
Sherri Martell
1986
AWA: WrestleRock '86
Sherri Martell
1986
AWA/NWA Night of Champions II
Sherri Martel
1985
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
Sherri Martel
1985
AWA Super Clash
Sherri Martel
1985
Saturday Night's Main Event
(5 episodes)
1985