Source: Charleston Post and Courier
Sherri Russell, better known to a generation of pro wrestling fans as “Sensational Sherri” Martel, died Friday at the age of 49. She passed away at her mother’s home in Birmingham, Ala.
No other details were available at press time.
Russell, who was regarded as one of the greatest female heel managers in the business, was the only woman ever to win the Manager of the Year award.
Russell competed in most of the major wrestling organizations during her career and was enshrined in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006.
