10 On-Screen Wrestling Couples You Never Knew Existed

7. Shane Douglas & Sensational Sherri

Mickie James Ring of Honor
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Shane Douglas didn't half love having digs at Ric Flair at the eight of his mid-1990s ECW fame, all while portraying an "extreme" version of 'The Nature Boy' that the Arena faithful couldn't help but adore. Here, the feud crossed promotional borders, even if it was only ever one-sided to begin with.

Such was the case when his largely forgotten stint with manager Sensational Sherri came to an end before her 1994 signing with WCW.

It was a rather unique situation - Douglas looked every bit the 'Franchise' with such an experienced and deadly valet, but held her in utter contempt when it became apparent she'd be heading to Atlanta and to Flair's side.

In the retrospectively uncomfortable but of-the-time conclusion of their arc, Sherri turned on Douglas during a tag team match, resulting in the tweener Heavyweight Champion piledriving her all the way out of the organisation. Fans went berserk, such was the rather unnerving thirst for male-on-female violence at the time.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett