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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"