Sherri Russell
Known for: Acting
Born: February 8, 1958
Died: June 15, 2007
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
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Filmography
104 movies · 11 TV shows, newest first
7.3
WWE This Is Awesome
2022
8.3
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
10.0
Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
2018
NR
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3
2015
7.3
WWE Survivor Series 2012
2012
7.9
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
8.5
WWE Hall of Fame 2006
2006
5.5
The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
2006
7.1
TNA iMPACT!
2004
10.0
WWE: The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
2004
1.0
Heroes of Wrestling
1999
9.0
WCW The Great American Bash 1997
1997
8.0
WCW Slamboree 1997
1997
6.5
WCW Uncensored 1997
1997
8.8
WCW SuperBrawl VII
1997
4.5
WCW World War 3 1996
1996
9.0
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996
1996
9.0
WCW Fall Brawl 1996
1996
NR
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII
1996
7.0
WCW Hog Wild 1996
1996
7.0
WCW Fall Brawl 1995
1995
8.3
WCW Monday Nitro
1995
5.0
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
1995
2.7
WCW Bash at the Beach 1995
1995
NR
WCW The Great American Bash 1995
1995
NR
WCW Slamboree 1995
1995
2.0
WCW Uncensored 1995
1995
NR
WCW SuperBrawl V
1995
NR
WCW Clash of the Champions XXX
1995
NR
WCW Clash of The Champions XXX
1995
7.0
WCW Starrcade 1994
1994
7.0
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
1994
NR
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
1994
6.3
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
1994
NR
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII
1994
NR
ECW November to Remember 1993
1993
NR
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
1993
NR
Best of The British Bulldog
1993
NR
NWA Bloodfest • Night Two
1993
2.0
ECW Ultra Clash 1993
1993
NR
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
1993
NR
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
1993
NR
WWE Smack 'Em Whack 'Em
1993
6.1
WWE WrestleMania IX
1993
NR
WWE WrestleFest '93
1993
6.5
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
1993
6.8
Raw
1993
NR
WWE Rampage '92
1992
8.1
WWE SummerSlam 1992
1992
NR
WWE World Tour 1992
1992
10.0
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1992
NR
WWE Crunch Classic
1992
5.0
WWE UK Rampage
1992
NR
WWE UK Rampage '92
1992
8.1
WWE WrestleMania VIII
1992NR
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
1992
NR
WWE Invasion '92
1992
NR
WrestleMania: The Greatest Hits
1992
7.4
WWE This Tuesday In Texas
1991
10.0
Hulkamania 6
1991
7.4
WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991NR
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
1991
7.7
WWE SummerSlam 1991
1991
NR
WWE World Tour 1991
1991NR
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91
1991
10.0
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1991
6.0
WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
1991
NR
WWE Mega Matches
1991
7.3
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991
NR
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
1991
7.1
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
1991
NR
WWE Hottest Matches
1990
6.9
WWE SummerSlam 1990
1990
NR
Battle of the WWE Superstars
1990
NR
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
1990
NR
WWE WrestleFest '90
1990NR
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
1990
NR
WWE World Tour '90
1990
NR
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
1990
8.4
WWE WrestleMania VI
1990
NR
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
1990
NR
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
1990NR
WWF The Main Event III
1990
7.8
WWE Survivor Series 1989
19895.9
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89
1989
9.0
Hulkamania 4
1989
8.2
WWE U.K. PPV
1989
6.7
WWE SummerSlam 1989
1989NR
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89
1989
NR
The Brains Behind the Brawn
1989
NR
The Best of the WWF: volume 18
1989NR
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: December '88
1988
NR
Macho Madness
1988NR
WWE U.K. Rampage 1988
1988
NR
Women of the WWF
1988NR
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88
1988
7.2
WWE WrestleMania IV
1988
NR
Clash of the Champions
1988
NR
WWF The Main Event
1988
8.4
WWE Survivor Series 1987
1987NR
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
1987NR
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
1987
10.0
AWA SuperClash II
1987
7.0
AWA All-Star Wrestling
1987
NR
AWA The Brawl in St. Paul
1986NR
AWA Blood on the Sand
1986
6.8
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
7.2
WWF Superstars
1986NR
AWA Battle by the Bay
1986
10.0
AWA WrestleRock 1986
1986NR
AWA/NWA Night of Champions II
1985NR
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
1985
7.9
AWA Super Clash
1985
8.3
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
NR
WWE Old School
1973