Nickname(s): The Birdman
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 229 lbs
From: Union City, TN
Birthday: Jun 20
Pro Debut: 1978
Aliases: Sweet Brown Sugar,
Stagger Lee
Feds worked for: MSW,
WCCW,
UWF,
WWF,
SWCW,
AWA Supreme (IN), Buckeye Pro Wrestling (OH), Championship International Wrestling (MI), Continental Wrestling Association (TN), Empire State Wrestling (NY), EWF, Great Canadian Wrestling (Canada), GSG, International World Class Championship Wrestling (MA/TX), Memphis Wrestling (TN), National Wrestling Superstars (NJ), New Mid-South Wrestling (MS),
NWA Liberty States (ME), NWA Maine (ME), NWA-Mid-South (AR), Phenomenon Legends Wrestling (AR), Pro Wrestling
Syndicate (NJ), Rice Pro Wrestling, Southern Independent Wrestling Federation (KY), Southern Wrestling Alliance, Top Rope Promotions (MA), World Wrestling Legends, World Class Wrestling Alliance (IN),
Finisher: The Ghostbuster (Brain Buster)
Signature Moves: Flying Dropkick, Headbutt
Career Highlights: -CWA/AWA Mid-American Champion (6x)
-CWA/AWA Mid-America Television Champion
-EWA Champion
-GSG Champion
-ICW Champion
-IWCCW Champion
-Mid-Southern Tag Team Champion (7x; 3 w/ Norvell Austin; 2 w/
Bobby Eaton; 1 each w/
Stan Lane and Dutch
Mantel)
-NWA Florida United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Norvell Austin)
-NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Champion
-PHPW Tag Team Champion (w/ Juicy Johnny)
-RHF Champion
-USWA World Champion (2x)
-USWA World Tag Team Champion (w/ Rex Hargrove)
Affiliates: Norvell Austin, Owen Hart, Bobby Eaton, Rex Hargrove, Dutch Mantel, Jimmy Hart, Bert Prentice,
Toni Adams,
Percival Pringle III, Stan Lane, Juicy Johnny, Slick,
Ox Baker
Notable Feuds: Randy Savage, Joe Cagle, Rocky Sorter, Chick Donavan,
Sonny King, The Fabulous Ones,
Jimmy Valiant, Billy Travis,
Ron Sexton,
Butch Reed, Rick Martel, Eric Draven, The Blackhearts
Official Website: www.kokobware.net/
Other Facts: -Wrestled as Sweet Brown Sugar in Tennessee, not to be confused with
Skip Young who wrestled as the same name.
-Wrestled under a mask as Stagger Lee for a brief time in Tennessee after losing a Loser-Leaves-Town Match to Bobby Eaton. Not to be confused with the Stagger Lee who wrestled in MSW (actually
Junkyard Dog under a mask).
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Fired from the WWF in 1989 in Belgium after getting into a physical confrontation with WWF executive Jim
Troy. According to Koko, Troy used a racial slur directed at Koko. After investigation, Koko was rehired and Troy was forced to step down from his position.
-Was the first person to receive a Tombstone Piledriver by the Undertaker in 'Taker's WWF debut at The Survivor Series in 1990.
-Competed in the very first match on Monday Night RAW, against Yokozuna.
-Masqueraded as The Blue Blazer in WWF in 1999
-Lost his pet macaw Frankie due to a fire that happened in his home in 2001. he now comes to the ring with a new macaw named Frankie Jr.
-Former member of The First
Family
-Former member of Neidhart's Raiders
-Inducuted into the
WWE Hall of Fame in 2009
-Ranked # 259 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked # 172 in the 1992 PWI 500
-Ranked # 117 in the 1993 PWI 500
-Ranked # 149 in the 1994 PWI 500
-Ranked # 212 in the 1995 PWI 500
-Ranked # 154 in the 1996 PWI 500
