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Sharmell Sullivan-Huffman United States
Born (1970-11-02) November 2, 1970 (age 53)
Gary, Indiana
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Storm
Paisley
Sharmell
Queen Sharmell
Billed height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Billed weight[undue weight? – discuss]
Trained byWCW Power Plant[1]
OVW Staff
Dave Finlay
Nora Greenwald[1]
Debut1999

Sharmell Sullivan-Huffman (born November 2, 1970) is an American professional wrestling valet. She is best known for her work with World Wrestling Entertainment until her release in 2007. She first came to prominence in the wrestling world as a member of the World Championship Wrestling dance troupe the Nitro Girls.

Miss Black America

Sullivan won the Miss Black America pageant in 1991.[2] The same year the pageant was overshadowed by accusations of rape by another competitor, Desiree Washington, against pageant judge Mike Tyson.[3] After winning the title, Sullivan began a career in professional dance, touring with several hip hop artists and R&B bands, including a 3½ year stint with James Brown.[1]

Professional wrestling

World Championship Wrestling (1999-2001)

Sullivan joined World Championship Wrestling's Nitro Girl dance troupe in 1999 under the name Storm.[4] When the Nitro Girls began becoming more involved in WCW storylines, she was made the valet for The Artist, re dubbing herself Paisley (to match The Artist's Prince Gimmick).[5] As Paisley, she made her in-ring singles debut against Tammy Lynn Sytch on the April 26, 2000 edition of WCW Thunder, winning with a DDT.[6] Following The Artist's release from WCW, Sullivan began valeting for Kwee Wee.[7] She also formed an alliance with fellow former Nitro Girl Tygress, and the two ladies frequently double-teamed the Misfits In Action's valet Major Gunns.[8][9]

While in WCW, Sullivan was also a part of the pop music group Diversity 5 with other Nitro Girls Fyre, Spice, Chae, and Tygress.[4] In 2001, when she signed with the WWF, she was replaced in the group by Chiquita Anderson (also a Nitro Girl).

World Wrestling Federation (2001)

In 2001, just before WCW was bought by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), Sullivan was released from WCW and signed a developmental contract with WWF with the intent of becoming a full-time in-ring performer. She was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling to continue her training,[4] and was made the valet for The Suicide Blondes - wearing a blonde wig and using the name Sister Sharmell.[10] She also made some appearances on the main roster show, SmackDown!, as a backstage interviewer using her real name.[11] Her training, however, was cut short by a knee injury, and she subsequently retired from in ring work.[4]

World Wrestling Entertainment (2005-2007)

Sullivan was re-hired by the (now renamed) World Wrestling Entertainment in 2005, debuting as a face valet for her real-life husband Booker T. Together they took part in a feud with Kurt Angle, during which he continually sexually harassed her.[12][13] She eventually turned heel when she started interfering in Booker's matches, presumably without his knowledge.[14] Her involvement escalated until she helped Booker win the United States Championship from Chris Benoit,[15] which preceded a heel turn by Booker when he revealed he knew of her involvement in his matches the entire time.[16]

Sullivan and Booker T then began a feud with The Boogeyman, and during a match at WrestleMania 22 he managed to kiss Sullivan while he had a (legit) mouth full of worms.[17]

After Booker T's victory in the 2006 King of the Ring tournament, Booker T began referring to himself as "King Booker" and Sharmell as "Queen Sharmell". Their new gimmick had seen them acting pompous and attempting British accents.[18]

On the April 6, 2007 episode of SmackDown! Sullivan turned on her husband, claiming his failure to defeat Matt Hardy that night -- after he'd nearly attacked her during WrestleMania 23 -- meant he didn't care about her honor.[19] Later that night, Booker tried to impress Sharmell by attacking World Heavyweight Champion The Undertaker which ended in Booker being hit with a Tombstone piledriver on the announce table, which sprained Booker's neck and put him out of action. On the June 11 edition of RAW, Sharmell (with King Booker) was drafted from SmackDown! to RAW as part of the WWE Draft.[20]

On October 16, WWE announced that Sharmell along with Booker would be released from their contracts as of October 27.[21]

Championships and accomplishments

Personal life

Sullivan has a stepson Brandon, from Huffman's first marriage.[22]

Sullivan was valedictorian of her High School and graduated from Spelman College.[23]

On November 5, 2007, she appeared on an episode of Family Feud with Batista, Candice Michelle, John Cena, Mr. Kennedy, Layla El, Michelle McCool, Maria, Ric Flair, and Jonathan Coachman.[24]

References

  1. ^ a b c "A Chat with WCW's "Paisley"". Retrieved 2007-04-12.
  2. ^ "July 21, 1991 in History". Retrieved 2007-04-12.
  3. ^ "The History of Pageants". Retrieved 2007-04-12. After appearing as a celebrity guest at the Miss Black America Pageant, world heavy weight boxing champion Mike Tyson is arrested for raping a contestant, Desiree Washington, during pageant week. After the national winner and other contestants claim he groped them, the pageant's director labels the boxer a "serial buttocks fondler " and sues for damages. The case creates a media frenzy and Tyson is later convicted of rape and sentenced to six years in prison.
  4. ^ a b c d "Sharmell Sullivan profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
  5. ^ "Worldwide results - June 24, 2000". DDTDigest. Retrieved 2007-04-12. The Artist Formerly Known As The Artist Formerly Known as Prince Iaukea (w/the muse currently known as Paisley, but once known as Nitro Girl Storm)
  6. ^ "Thunder results - April 26, 2000". DDTDigest. Retrieved 2007-04-12. Match #5: Tammy (w/ Chris Candido) vs. Paisley (w/ The Artist)
  7. ^ "Monday Nitro results - August 21, 2000". DDTDigest. Retrieved 2007-04-12. Match #2: Kwee-Wee and Paisley vs. Lash LeRoux and Major Gunns
  8. ^ "Worldwide results - September 9, 2000". DDTDigest. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
  9. ^ "Nitro results - August 28, 2000". DDTDigest. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
  10. ^ WWE Divas - Tropical Pleasure (DVD). World Wrestling Entertainment. 2003. {{cite AV media}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  11. ^ "SmackDown! results - November 22, 2001". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
  12. ^ "SmackDown! results - May 12, 2005". Retrieved 2007-04-12.
  13. ^ "SmackDown! results - May 19, 2005". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
  14. ^ "SmackDown! results - October 14, 2005". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
  15. ^ "SmackDown! results - October 12, 2005". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
  16. ^ "SmackDown! results - October 28, 2005". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
  17. ^ "WrestleMania 22 results". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
  18. ^ Cite error: The named reference WWEProfile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  19. ^ "SmackDown! results - April 6, 2007". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-22.
  20. ^ Corey Clayton (June 11, 2007). "Draft brings surprises, switches ECW champion to Raw". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
  21. ^ "Booker T and Sharmell Released". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-16-10. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  22. ^ Stated in the March 2002 issue of WWE RAW Magazine and in the book WWE Unscripted.
  23. ^ Mooneyham, Mike. "The Next Big Lawsuit". Retrieved 2007-04-12. Last weekend Booker T (Booker Huffman) married longtime girlfriend Sharmell Sullivan (formerly valet Paisley and Nitro Girl Storm in WCW) in the bride's hometown of Gary, Ind. Former Nitro Girl Chae was on hand as a bridesmaid. Sullivan, 33, graduated valedictorian from Gary's Roosevelt High School in 1988, is a graduate of Spelman College and was crowned Miss Black America in 1991.
  24. ^ Medalis, Kara A. (October 30 2007). "Tune in to WWE week on 'Family Feud'". WWE. Retrieved 2007-11-04. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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