Sherri Russell

Acting

Born February 8, 1958 · 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

Films (103)

Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division

2018

The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3

2015

WWE Survivor Series 2012

2012

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

2006

WWE Hall of Fame 2006

2006

The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers

2006

WWE: The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers

2004

Heroes of Wrestling

1999

WCW The Great American Bash 1997

1997

WCW Slamboree 1997

1997

WCW Uncensored 1997

1997

WCW SuperBrawl VII

1997

WCW World War 3 1996

1996

WCW Halloween Havoc 1996

1996

WCW Fall Brawl 1996

1996

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII

1996

WCW Hog Wild 1996

1996

WCW Fall Brawl 1995

1995

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI

1995

WCW Bash at the Beach 1995

1995

WCW The Great American Bash 1995

1995

WCW Slamboree 1995

1995

WCW Uncensored 1995

1995

WCW SuperBrawl V

1995

WCW Clash of the Champions XXX

1995

WCW Clash of The Champions XXX

1995

WCW Starrcade 1994

1994

WCW Halloween Havoc 1994

1994

WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII

1994

WCW Bash at the Beach 1994

1994

WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII

1994

ECW November to Remember 1993

1993

WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts

1993

Best of The British Bulldog

1993

NWA Bloodfest • Night Two

1993

ECW Ultra Clash 1993

1993

WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993

1993

WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers

1993

WWE Smack 'Em Whack 'Em

1993

WWE WrestleMania IX

1993

WWE WrestleFest '93

1993

WWE Royal Rumble 1993

1993

WWE Rampage '92

1992

WWE SummerSlam 1992

1992

WWE World Tour 1992

1992

3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

1992

WWE Crunch Classic

1992

WWE UK Rampage

1992

WWE UK Rampage '92

1992

WWE WrestleMania VIII

1992

WWE March to WrestleMania VIII

1992

WWE Invasion '92

1992

WWE This Tuesday In Texas

1991

Hulkamania 6

1991

WWE Survivor Series 1991

1991

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991

1991

WWE SummerSlam 1991

1991

WWE World Tour 1991

1991

WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91

1991

2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

1991

WWE U.K. Rampage 1991

1991

WWE Mega Matches

1991

WWE WrestleMania VII

1991

WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII

1991

WWE Royal Rumble 1991

1991

WWE Hottest Matches

1990

WWE SummerSlam 1990

1990

Battle of the WWE Superstars

1990

WWE SuperTape: Volume 2

1990

WWE WrestleFest '90

1990

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90

1990

WWE World Tour '90

1990

WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit

1990

WWE WrestleMania VI

1990

WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI

1990

WWE SuperTape: Volume 1

1990

WWE The Main Event III

1990

WWE Survivor Series 1989

1989

WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89

1989

Hulkamania 4

1989

WWE U.K. PPV

1989

WWE SummerSlam 1989

1989

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89

1989

The Brains Behind the Brawn

1989

The Best of the WWF: volume 18

1989

WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: December '88

1988

Macho Madness

1988

WWE U.K. Rampage 1988

1988

Women of the WWF

1988

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88

1988

WWE WrestleMania IV

1988

WWE The Main Event

1988

WWE Survivor Series 1987

1987

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87

1987

WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show

1987

AWA SuperClash II

1987

AWA The Brawl in St. Paul

1986

AWA Blood on the Sand

1986

AWA Battle by the Bay

1986

AWA WrestleRock 1986

1986

AWA/NWA Night of Champions II

1985

Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984

1985

AWA Super Clash

1985