Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

112

Gender

Female

Birthday

1958-02-08

Day of Death

2007-06-15 (49 years old)

Place of Birth

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Also Known As

Sherri Martel

Sister Sherri

Scary Sherri

Sensuous Sherri

Sherri Martine

Peggy Sue

Sensational Queen Sherri

Sensational Sherri

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

Acting

AWA/NWA Night of Champions II

1985

AWA/NWA Night of Champions II

as

Sherri Martel

WCW Clash of the Champions XXX

1995

WCW Clash of the Champions XXX

as

Sister Sherri

Battle of the WWE Superstars

1990

Battle of the WWE Superstars

as

Sensational Queen Sherri (Manager)

WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts

1993

WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts

as

Sensational Sherri (Manager)

2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

1991

2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

as

Sensational Queen Sherri (Manager)

3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

1992

3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

as

Sensational Sherri (Manager)

WWE WrestleFest '90

1990

WWE WrestleFest '90

as

Sensational Queen Sherri (Manager)

WWE Crunch Classic

1992

WWE Crunch Classic

as

Sensational Sherri (Manager)

Women of the WWF

1988

Women of the WWF

as

Sherri Martel

WWE U.K. Fan Favourites

1993

WWE U.K. Fan Favourites

as

Sensational Sherri (Manager)

WWF Hottest Matches

1990

WWF Hottest Matches

as

Sensational Queen Sherri

WWF Smack 'Em, Whack 'Em

1993

WWF Smack 'Em, Whack 'Em

as

Sensational Sherri (Manager)

WWF SuperTape

1990

WWF SuperTape

as

Sensational Queen Sherri (Manager)

WWF SuperTape vol. 2

1990

WWF SuperTape vol. 2

as

Sensational Queen Sherri (Manager)

WWE Invasion '92

1992

WWE Invasion '92

as

Sensational Sherri (Manager)

WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers

1993

WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers

as

Sensational Sherri (Manager)

WWE Mega Matches

1991

WWE Mega Matches

as

Sensational Queen Sherri (Manager)

WWE Rampage '92

1992

WWE Rampage '92

as

Sensational Sherri (Manager)

WWE World Tour

1990

WWE World Tour

as

Sensational Sherri (Manager)

WWE World Tour 1991

1991

WWE World Tour 1991

as

Sensational Sherri (Manager)

WWE World Tour 1992

1992

WWE World Tour 1992

as

Sensational Sherri (Manager)

WWE WrestleMania VII

1991

WWE WrestleMania VII

as

Sensational Queen Sherri (Valet)

WWE SummerSlam 1989

1989

WWE SummerSlam 1989

as

Sensational Sherri

Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches

1993

Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches

as

S. Martel

WWE WrestleMania VI

1990

WWE WrestleMania VI

as

Sensational Queen Sherri

WWE SummerSlam 1991

1991

WWE SummerSlam 1991

as

Sensational Sherri (Valet)

WWE SummerSlam 1990

1990

WWE SummerSlam 1990

as

Sensational Queen Sherri

WWE Survivor Series 1991

1991

WWE Survivor Series 1991

as

Sensational Sherri (Valet)

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

2006

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

as

Sensational Sherri

1985

Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984

as

Sherri Martel

Biography: Shawn Michaels

2021

Biography: Shawn Michaels

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

WWF: WrestleFest '93

1993

WWF: WrestleFest '93

as

Sensational Sherri (Manager)

AWA Super Clash

1985

AWA Super Clash

as

Sherri Martel

WWE Survivor Series 2012

2012

WWE Survivor Series 2012

as

HBK's Partner (archive footage)

WWE Royal Rumble 1991

1991

WWE Royal Rumble 1991

as

Sensational Sherri

The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers

2006

The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers

as

Sensational Sherri

Hulkamania 4

1989

Hulkamania 4

as

Sensational Sherri Martel

The Best of the WWF: volume 18

1989

The Best of the WWF: volume 18

as

Sensational Sherri

The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3

2015

The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3

as

Sister Sherri

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89

1989

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89

as

Sensational Sherri (Valet)

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90

1990

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90

as

Sensational Queen Sherri

WWE U.K. Rampage 1988

1988

WWE U.K. Rampage 1988

as

Sensational Sherri

WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show

1987

WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show

as

Sensational Sherri

WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: December '88

1988

WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: December '88

as

Sensational Sherri

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87

1987

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87

as

Sensational Sherri

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88

1988

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88

as

Peggy Sue (Valet)

NWA Bloodfest • Night Two

1993

NWA Bloodfest • Night Two

as

Sensational Sherri (Valet)

WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit

1990

WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit

as

Sensational Sherri

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

2018

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

as

WWE: The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers

2004

WWE: The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers

as

Sensational Sherri

WWE Hall of Fame 2006

2006

WWE Hall of Fame 2006

as

Sensational Sherri

AWA: WrestleRock '86

1986

AWA: WrestleRock '86

as

Sherri Martell

WWE WrestleMania IV

1988

WWE WrestleMania IV

as

Peggy Sue (Valet)

Heroes of Wrestling

1999

Heroes of Wrestling

as

Sensational Sherri

WWE U.K. PPV

1989

WWE U.K. PPV

as

Sensational Queen Sherri (Valet)

WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89

1989

WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89

as

Sensational Queen Sherri (Valet)

WWE Survivor Series 1989

1989

WWE Survivor Series 1989

as

Sensational Queen Sherri (Manager)

WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI

1990

WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI

as

Sensational Queen Sherri

AWA Battle by the Bay

1986

AWA Battle by the Bay

as

Sherri Martell

AWA Blood on the Sand

1986

AWA Blood on the Sand

as

Sherri Martel

AWA The Brawl in St. Paul

1986

AWA The Brawl in St. Paul

as

Sherri Martel (Manageress)

AWA SuperClash II

1987

AWA SuperClash II

as

Sherri Martell

WWE The Main Event

1988

WWE The Main Event

as

Peggy Sue (Valet)

WWE Survivor Series 1987

1987

WWE Survivor Series 1987

as

Sherri Martel

WWE The Main Event III

1990

WWE The Main Event III

as

Sensational Queen Sherri (Valet)

WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII

1991

WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII

as

Sensational Queen Sherri (Valet)

WWE U.K. Rampage 1991

1991

WWE U.K. Rampage 1991

as

Sensational Sherri (Valet)

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI

1995

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI

as

Sister Sherri

WCW Fall Brawl 1995

1995

WCW Fall Brawl 1995

as

Sister Sherri (Manager)

WWE SummerSlam 1992

1992

WWE SummerSlam 1992

as

Sensational Sherri

WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91

1991

WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91

as

Sensational Sherri (Valet)

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991

1991

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991

as

Sensational Sherri

WWE This Tuesday In Texas

1991

WWE This Tuesday In Texas

as

Sensational Sherri (Valet)

WWE Royal Rumble 1993

1993

WWE Royal Rumble 1993

as

Sensational Sherri (Appearance)

WWE March to WrestleMania VIII

1992

WWE March to WrestleMania VIII

as

Sensational Sherri

WWE WrestleMania VIII

1992

WWE WrestleMania VIII

as

Sensational Sherri (Valet)

WCW Hog Wild 1996

1996

WCW Hog Wild 1996

as

Sister Sherri

WWE WrestleMania IX

1993

WWE WrestleMania IX

as

Sensational Sherri (Ringside)

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII

1996

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII

as

Sister Sherri

WCW Fall Brawl 1996

1996

WCW Fall Brawl 1996

as

Sister Sherri (Manager)

ECW Ultra Clash '93

1993

ECW Ultra Clash '93

as

Sherri Martel

WWE UK Rampage

1992

WWE UK Rampage

as

Sensational Sherri

ECW November to Remember 1993

1993

ECW November to Remember 1993

as

Sherri Martel

WCW Halloween Havoc 1996

1996

WCW Halloween Havoc 1996

as

Sister Sherri (Manager)

WCW World War 3 1996

1996

WCW World War 3 1996

as

Sister Sherri

WWE U.K. Rampage Tour '92: Munich

1992

WWE U.K. Rampage Tour '92: Munich

as

Sensational Sherri

WCW SuperBrawl VII

1997

WCW SuperBrawl VII

as

Sister Sherri

WCW Uncensored 1997

1997

WCW Uncensored 1997

as

Sister Sherri

WCW Slamboree 1997

1997

WCW Slamboree 1997

as

Sister Sherri

WCW Bash at the Beach 1994

1994

WCW Bash at the Beach 1994

as

Sensational Sherri (Manager)

WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII

1994

WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII

as

Sensuous Sherri

WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII

1994

WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII

as

Sensuous Sherri (Valet)

WCW The Great American Bash 1997

1997

WCW The Great American Bash 1997

as

Sister Sherri

WCW Halloween Havoc 1994

1994

WCW Halloween Havoc 1994

as

Sensuous Sherri (Manager)

WCW Starrcade 1994

1994

WCW Starrcade 1994

as

Sister Sherri (Manager)

WCW Clash of The Champions XXX

1995

WCW Clash of The Champions XXX

as

Sister Sherri

WCW SuperBrawl V

1995

WCW SuperBrawl V

as

Sister Sherri (Manager)

WCW Uncensored 1995

1995

WCW Uncensored 1995

as

Sister Sherri (Manager)

WCW Slamboree 1995

1995

WCW Slamboree 1995

as

Sister Sherri

WCW The Great American Bash 1995

1995

WCW The Great American Bash 1995

as

Sister Sherri (Manager)

WCW Bash at the Beach 1995

1995

WCW Bash at the Beach 1995

as

Sister Sherri (Manager)

Biography: Booker T

2021

Biography: Booker T

as

(archive footage)

WCW Monday Nitro

WCW Monday Nitro

as

Raw

Raw

as

Sensational Sherri (archive footage)

WWE This Is Awesome

WWE This Is Awesome

as

Sherri Martel (archive footage)

WWF Wrestling Challenge

WWF Wrestling Challenge

as

Sherri Martel

WWF Wrestling Challenge

WWF Wrestling Challenge

as

Sensational Queen Sherri

Raw

Raw

as

Sensational Sherri

WWF Wrestling Challenge

WWF Wrestling Challenge

as

Sensational Sherri

WWF Wrestling Challenge

WWF Wrestling Challenge

as

Peggy Sue

Saturday Night's Main Event

Saturday Night's Main Event

as

Dark Side of the Ring

Dark Side of the Ring

as

Self (Archival Footage)

Production

Crew

Directing