Sherri Russell
Biography
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
Known For(109 works)
Raw
1993Raw
1993
Raw
1993Raw
1993
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
WWE Pay Per View
1985WWE Pay Per View
1985
TNA iMPACT!
2004TNA iMPACT!
2004
Dark Side of the Ring
2019Dark Side of the Ring
2019
WWE Old School
1973WWE Old School
1973
WWE Old School
1973WWE Old School
1973
Clash of the Champions
1988Clash of the Champions
1988
Clash of the Champions
1988Clash of the Champions
1988
Clash of the Champions
1988Clash of the Champions
1988
WWE This Is Awesome
2022WWE This Is Awesome
2022
WCW Monday Nitro
1995WCW Monday Nitro
1995
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
WWE SummerSlam 1991
1991WWE SummerSlam 1991
1991
WWE Survivor Series 2012
2012WWE Survivor Series 2012
2012
WWE SummerSlam 1992
1992WWE SummerSlam 1992
1992
WWE WrestleMania VIII
1992WWE WrestleMania VIII
1992
WWE WrestleMania IX
1993WWE WrestleMania IX
1993
WWE World Tour '90
1990WWE World Tour '90
1990
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991WWE WrestleMania VII
1991
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996
1996WCW Halloween Havoc 1996
1996
WCW World War 3 1996
1996WCW World War 3 1996
1996
WWE WrestleMania VI
1990WWE WrestleMania VI
1990
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
1994WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
1994
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
1991WWE Royal Rumble 1991
1991
WCW SuperBrawl V
1995WCW SuperBrawl V
1995
WWE SummerSlam 1989
1989WWE SummerSlam 1989
1989
WWE WrestleFest '93
1993WWE WrestleFest '93
1993
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3
2015The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3
2015
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
1993WWE Royal Rumble 1993
1993
AWA All-Star Wrestling
1987AWA All-Star Wrestling
1987
WCW Slamboree 1995
1995WCW Slamboree 1995
1995
Hulkamania 6
1991Hulkamania 6
1991
WCW Slamboree 1997
1997WCW Slamboree 1997
1997
WWE Survivor Series 1987
1987WWE Survivor Series 1987
1987
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
1994WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
1994
The Brains Behind the Brawn
1989The Brains Behind the Brawn
1989
WWE UK Rampage '92
1992WWE UK Rampage '92
1992
WWE WrestleMania IV
1988WWE WrestleMania IV
1988
WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
19923rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1992
Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
2018Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
2018
WCW Bash at the Beach 1995
1995WCW Bash at the Beach 1995
1995
WWE Invasion '92
1992WWE Invasion '92
1992
WCW Starrcade 1994
1994WCW Starrcade 1994
1994
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
1993WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
1993
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII
1996WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII
1996
WCW Fall Brawl 1996
1996WCW Fall Brawl 1996
1996
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
1994WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
1994
WWE WrestleFest '90
1990WWE WrestleFest '90
1990
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
1990WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
1990
WCW The Great American Bash 1995
1995WCW The Great American Bash 1995
1995
WWE World Tour 1991
1991WWE World Tour 1991
1991
WCW The Great American Bash 1997
1997WCW The Great American Bash 1997
1997
WCW Hog Wild 1996
1996WCW Hog Wild 1996
1996
WWE Rampage '92
1992WWE Rampage '92
1992
WWE SummerSlam 1990
1990WWE SummerSlam 1990
1990
WWE Crunch Classic
1992WWE Crunch Classic
1992
AWA The Brawl in St. Paul
1986AWA The Brawl in St. Paul
1986
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
1995WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
1995
Hulkamania 4
1989Hulkamania 4
1989
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
1993WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
1993
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
19912nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1991
WWE World Tour 1992
1992WWE World Tour 1992
1992
WCW Fall Brawl 1995
1995WCW Fall Brawl 1995
1995
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII
1994WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII
1994
WCW Uncensored 1997
1997WCW Uncensored 1997
1997
AWA Super Clash
1985AWA Super Clash
1985
WWE Hottest Matches
1990WWE Hottest Matches
1990
WCW Clash of The Champions XXX
1995WCW Clash of The Champions XXX
1995
WWE This Tuesday In Texas
1991WWE This Tuesday In Texas
1991
Heroes of Wrestling
1999Heroes of Wrestling
1999
WCW SuperBrawl VII
1997WCW SuperBrawl VII
1997
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
1993WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
1993
WWE The Main Event
1988WWE The Main Event
1988
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
1990WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
1990
WWE Mega Matches
1991WWE Mega Matches
1991
WWE: The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
2004WWE: The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
2004
ECW Ultra Clash 1993
1993ECW Ultra Clash 1993
1993
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
1990WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
1990
AWA WrestleRock 1986
1986AWA WrestleRock 1986
1986
WCW Uncensored 1995
1995WCW Uncensored 1995
1995
The Best of the WWF: volume 18
1989The Best of the WWF: volume 18
1989
WCW Clash of the Champions XXX
1995WCW Clash of the Champions XXX
1995
AWA SuperClash II
1987AWA SuperClash II
1987
NWA Bloodfest • Night Two
1993NWA Bloodfest • Night Two
1993
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
1991WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
1991
WWE UK Rampage
1992WWE UK Rampage
1992
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
1990WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
1990
WWE Smack 'Em Whack 'Em
1993WWE Smack 'Em Whack 'Em
1993
WWE U.K. PPV
1989WWE U.K. PPV
1989
WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
1991WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
1991
Macho Madness
1988Macho Madness
1988
Battle of the WWE Superstars
1990Battle of the WWE Superstars
1990
ECW November to Remember 1993
1993ECW November to Remember 1993
1993
Best of The British Bulldog
1993Best of The British Bulldog
1993
WWE Hall of Fame 2006
2006WWE Hall of Fame 2006
2006
The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
2006The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
2006
Women of the WWF
1988Women of the WWF
1988