Sheri Whitlow
| Sheri Whitlow | |
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 Sheri poses in a wrestling ring | |
| Nationality | American |
| Wrestles for | Cal Supreme, Triumph Studios and Mildred Burke Productions |
| Years active | 1970s |
| Assumed Competitive Female Wrestling Record | |
| Assumed Competitive Mixed Wrestling Record | |
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Sheri Whitlow was the queen of 8mm film amateur wrestling in the first half of the 1970s. Judell Du Long, who never wrestled Sheri, even though there was an offer from the Dulong camp for a match, overtook her in popularity, most likely due to her ability and the authenticity of her matches. Sheri was no slouch. She did wrestle competitively, but most of that was done privately. One of her competitive matches was her rematch with Kathy Patronis, possibly the top girl on the underground wrestling circuit when Sheri beat her in 1970.
Sheri also had a number of mixed matches, wrestling Dave to a 1-1 draw for Milco, beating a different Dave twice for Triumph Studios, and conquering Ric for Triumph as well. Her best hold was her scissors, and unlike some of the other 70s girls who looked more like models than wrestlers, Sheri was not afraid to mix it up with the kind of mat wrestling that was more the exception than the norm. But Sheri's primary appeal was her beauty. To this day she remains as beautiful as any girl in the wrestling business. She made films for Milco, Cal Supreme, which has a 90-minute video of most of her matches for the company in the late-60s and 70s), Triumph Studios, and Sundance Studios.
Sheri also tried to start her own wrestling company and even sent hand-written notes to fans, but the venture never really got off the ground. But she is an iconic figure in the history of amateur female wrestling, a lady many of us who were around then still have on a pedestal.
