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Koko B. Ware
Nickname: The Birdman
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 229 lbs
From: Union City, TN
Birthday: Jun 20th
Pro Debut: 1978
Aliases: The Cocoa Kid, Koko Ware, Sweet Brown Sugar, Stagger Lee
Feds Worked For: GWF, MSW, WCW, TSW, USWA, UWF, WCCW, AWA, NWA, WWE, WWF, All American Pro Wrestling (IL), Allied Powers Wrestling Federation (PA), American Wrestling Federation (IL/PA), APEX Wrestling (PA), AWA Supreme (IN), Bad Boys of Wrestling (TX), Big Time Wrestling (CA), Blue Water Championship Wrestling (MI), Buckeye Pro Wrestling (OH), Championship International Wrestling (MI), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Continental Wrestling Association (AL/TN), CWA Championship Wrestling (MS), Deaf Wrestlefest (PA), East Coast Pro Wrestling (NJ/NY/PA), East Panhandle Pro Wrestling (WV), Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling (Canada), Empire State Wrestling (NY), Extreme Wrestling Federation (IL), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Great Canadian Wrestling (Canada), Great North Wrestling (Canada), GSG, Gulas Wrestling Enterprises (TN), International World Class Championship Wrestling (CT/ME/NJ/NY/PA/VT), International Championship Wrestling (KY/TN), International Wrestling (Canada), International Wrestling Cartel (PA), Juggalo Championship Wrestling, Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Maryland Championship Wrestling (MD), Memphis Wrestling (TN), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), Midwest Independent Association of Wrestling (WI), National Wrestling Conference (CA/NV), National Wrestling Superstars (NJ), New England Frontier Wrestling (CT/MA), New Mid-South Wrestling (MS), NWA Big Time Wrestling (TX), NWA Championship Wrestling America (NJ), NWA Liberty States (ME), NWA Los Angeles (CA), NWA Maine (ME), MWA Mid-South (AR), NWA On Fire (CT/ME/NJ) Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling (PA), Phenomenon Legends Wrestling (AR), Power Pro Wrestling (TN), Primal Conflict Wrestling (WV), Pro Wrestling Syndicate (NJ/PA), Rice Pro Wrestling, Southeast Championship Wrestling (AL/FL), Southern Independent Wrestling Federation (KY), Southern Wrestling Alliance, Steel City Wrestling (PA/WV), Super World Sports (Japan), Supreme Championship Wrestling (IN), Top of the World Wrestling (Canada), Top Rope Promotions (MA), Ultimate Championship Wrestling (MI), Ultimate Combat Wrestling (TN), Ultimate Wrestling (NY), Windy City Pro Wrestling (IL), World Class II: The Next Generation (TX), World Class Wrestling Alliance (IN), World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico), World Wrestling Legends, WrestlePro (NJ), Wrestle Association-R (Japan)
Finisher: The Ghostbuster (Brain Buster); Bird Buster (Fisherman Buster)
Signature Moves: Missile Dropkick, Headbutt, Monkey Flip, Bulldog
Career Highlights: -AWA Southern Tag Team Champions (9x; 3 each w/ Bobby Eaton and Norvell Austin, 1 each w/ Bill Dundee, Stan Lane, and Dutch Mantell)
-CWA Television Champion
-EWA Champion
-GSG Champion
-IWCCW Champion
-NWA (Florida) United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Norvell Austin)
-NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Champion
-NWA Mid-America Champion (6x)
-NWA Mid-America Television Champion
-NWA Pro East Champion
-NWA Texas Tag Team Champion (w/ Kerry Von Erich)
-NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Champion
-PHPW Tag Team Champion (w/ Juicy Johnny)
-RHF Champion
-SCW Supreme Champion
-USWA World Champion (2x)
-USWA World Tag Team Champion (w/ Rex Hargrove)
-WWC Television Champion
Affiliates: Norvell Austin, Owen Hart, Bobby Eaton, Rex Hargrove, Dutch Mantell, Jimmy Hart, Bert Prentice, Toni Adams, Percival Pringle III, Stan Lane, Juicy Johnny, Slick, Ox Baker, Bill Dundee, Kerry Von Erich, Jerry Lawler
Notable Feuds: Randy Savage, Joe Cagle, Rocky Sorter, Chick Donavan, Sonny King, Jimmy Valiant, Billy Travis, Ron Sexton, Butch Reed, Rick Martel, Eric Draven, Steve Keirn/Skinner, Bill Dundee, Wayne Farris/Honky Tonk Man, Lanny Poffo/The Genius, Jerry Lawler, Dutch Mantell, Larry Latham/Moondog Spot, Danny Davis, Tojo Yamamoto, Bobby Eaton, Brooklyn Brawler, Stan Lane, Dream Machine/Troy Graham, Jerry Sags, Brian Knobbs, Terry Taylor, Porkchop Cash, Robert Gibson, The Angel/A-Team #2/Frank Morrell, The Warlord, Jack Hart/Barry Horowitz, Haku, King Konga/The Barbarian, Eddie Gilbert, Ron Bass, Assassin #2/Randy Collins/Moondog Rex /Shadow #1, Mike Sharpe, Jr., Greg Valentine, Fatu, Samu, Mike Enos/Blake Beverly, Wayne Bllom/Beau Beverly, Crusher Broomfield/One Man Gang/Akeem, Dino Bravo, Bobby Fulton, Mark Youngblood, Jay Youngblood, Dennis Condrey, Hercules, Ted DiBiase, Atsushi Onita, Kamala, Masanobu Fuchi, Nikolai Volkoff, Jimmy Hart, Mr. Perfect
Other Facts: -Trained for pro wrestling by Herb Welch
-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) or the Stagger Lee who competed in Oklahoma in the 1990s.
-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 against Yokozuna in the very first match on "WWE Monday Night RAW"
-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 (CWA version)
-Former member of Neidhart's Raiders
-Trained The Snowman for pro wrestling
-Voted Rookie of the Year by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 1979
-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
-Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009
-Among the interviewees for the "Dark Side of the Ring" episode entitled "The Junkyard Dog"
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Spotlight in History
- 1980 Junkyard Dog def. Terry Gordy for the MSW Louisiana Champion
- 2006 Impact Inc. (John Zorthos & Bernie Donderwitz) def. The Old School Assassins (Brad Michaels & Seth Allen) for the IZW Tag Team Champions
- 2006 John O'Malley became the IZW Cruiserweight Champion
- 2017 Robyn Reid def. Erica for the IZW Womens Champion
- 2017 Beach Bod Gods (Angel Camacho & Ray the Bae) def. Nemesis (Rage Logan & Damien Morte) for the IZW Tag Team Champions
- 2017 Kevin Morgan def. Johnny Z for the IZW Heavyweight Champion
- 2017 Riker def. Mr. Nasty for the UWE Heavyweight Champion
- 2022 Wesley Crane def. Anarchy [2nd] for the UWE Heavyweight Champion
- 2023 Royal Pimpin' (Alex Royal & Mr. Nasty) def. Southern Aristocracy (Eddie LeVaughn & Anthony Wild) for the UWE Tag Team Champions
- 2023 Cappuccino Jones def. Dan Webber for the UWE Heavyweight Champion
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- 05-19 1989 Super Zodiac & Cactus Jack def. Jeff Jarrett & Kerry Von Erich for the WCCW World Tag Team Champion
- 05-19 1989 Super Zodiac def. Eric Embry for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Champion
- 05-19 2007 Brent Albright def. Rocco Valentino for the NWA-U Universal Heavyweight Champion
- 05-19 2007 Texas, Inc. (Tim Rockwell & Bernard Funk) def. Mass Destruction (Spoiler 2000 & The Bounty Hunter) for the NWA-U Universal Tag Team Champion
- 05-19 2012 Ignition def. Steven Sterling for the ComPro Showtime Champion
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- 05-20 2006 Impact Inc. (John Zorthos & Bernie Donderwitz) def. The Old School Assassins (Brad Michaels & Seth Allen) for the IZW Tag Team Champions
- 05-20 2006 John O'Malley became the IZW Cruiserweight Champion
- 05-20 2017 Robyn Reid def. Erica for the IZW Womens Champion
- 05-20 2017 Beach Bod Gods (Angel Camacho & Ray the Bae) def. Nemesis (Rage Logan & Damien Morte) for the IZW Tag Team Champions
- 05-20 2017 Kevin Morgan def. Johnny Z for the IZW Heavyweight Champion
- 05-20 2017 Riker def. Mr. Nasty for the UWE Heavyweight Champion
- 05-20 2022 Wesley Crane def. Anarchy [2nd] for the UWE Heavyweight Champion
- 05-20 2023 Royal Pimpin' (Alex Royal & Mr. Nasty) def. Southern Aristocracy (Eddie LeVaughn & Anthony Wild) for the UWE Tag Team Champions
- 05-20 2023 Cappuccino Jones def. Dan Webber for the UWE Heavyweight Champion
- 05-21 1971 Dusty Rhodes def. Bill Watts for the TSW North American Champion
- 05-21 1984 Kevin Von Erich def. Killer Khan for the WCCW Television Champion
- 05-21 2004 Cade Sydal def. X-Cal for the SRPW Light Heavyweight Champion
- 05-21 2004 Michael Faith def. Butch Dalton for the TPW Heavyweight Champion
- 05-21 2004 New Canada (AWOL & Jon Davis) def. Sexy Bologna (Anthony Jackson & Sudden Impact) for the TPW Tag Team Champions
- 05-21 2016 Skylar Slice def. Athena for the IZW Queens Champion
- 05-21 2017 Von Erichs (Marshall Von Erich & Ross Von Erich) def. The Arrow Club (Kyle Hawk & Ky-Ote) for the IWR Tag Team Champions
- 05-21 2017 Von Erichs (Marshall Von Erich & Ross Von Erich) def. The Arrow Club (Kyle Hawk & Ky-Ote) for the TCW Tag Team Champions
- 05-22 1955 Mike Clancy def. Ricki Starr for the TSW Oklahoma Junior Heavyweight Champion
- 05-22 1985 The Nightmare [1st]/The Masked Champion/The Champion def. Terry Taylor for the MSW North American Heavyweight Champion
- 05-22 2009 Texas Outlaws, Inc. (Tim Rockwell & Bernard Funk & Bobby Burns & J. W. Hardin) became the TAP Tag Team Champions
- 05-22 2021 DNR (Drake Gallows & Revan) def. Rejecs LM (Elijah Sparks & Dr. Corvus) for the EPW Tag Team Champions
- 05-22 2021 Father Padge def. Revan for the BCW Buzzsaw Champion
- 05-22 2021 Paul Puertorico became the XDWF New GenX Champion
- 05-23 1984 The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton) def. The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) for the MSW Mid-South Tag Team Champion
- 05-23 2004 Se7en & Li'l Joe def. Bernie Donderwitz & Mr. Brown for the ACW Tag Team Champions
- 05-23 2004 Li'l Joe def. Bernie Donderwitz for the ACW Hardcore Champion
- 05-23 2009 Maniac Mike def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW Hardcore Champion
- 05-23 2009 Sage def. Rage Logan for the SWCW Cruiserweight Champion
- 05-23 2010 Damien Morte def. Crisstopher Crow for the SWCW Cruiserweight Champion
- 05-23 2015 Brad Michaels def. Jermaine Johnson for the IZW Heavyweight Champion
- 05-23 2020 Cody Burns def. Drake Gallows for the BCW Heavyweight Champion
- 05-23 2021 Luke Savage def. Garcia for the ASP Mid-American Champion
- 05-23 2021 Malik Mayfield became the ASP Livestream Champion
- 05-24 1954 Rocco Perez def. Frenchy Roy for the TSW Oklahoma Junior Heavyweight Champion
- 05-24 2020 Shawn Sanders became the ASP Mid-American Champion
- 05-25 1986 Terry Taylor def. Buzz Sawyer for the UWF Television Champion
- 05-25 2013 Brock Landers became the SWCW All-American Champion
- 05-25 2013 The American Pitbulls (Craig Stevens & Jason Jaxon) def. The Investment (Jason Noal & Jay Sinn) for the ACW Tag Team Champions
- 05-25 2019 Zakk Sinizter def. Anarchy [2nd] for the UWE Apex Champion
- 05-25 2019 Simply the Future (Alex Royal & J. D.) became the UWE Tag Team Champions
- 05-25 2019 Proclamation (Ethan Cole & Reed) def. Simply the Future (Alex Royal & J. D.) for the UWE Tag Team Champions
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