Watch every Premium Live Event and get unlimited access to WWE's premium content - available to you anywhere, anytime, on any device. Ware, Jr. (born June 20, 1958), better known by his ring name Koko B. Ware is an American retired professional wrestler. Ware came to the ring with a blue-and-yellow macaw parrot named Frankie, and would flap his arms like a bird while . In February 1986, Koko moved on to Bill Watts' Mid-South/UWF territory, where he started calling himself Koko B. Ware. In a precursor to what would become a regular team years later, Ware occasionally teamed with Owen Hart, wrestling as The Blue Blazer at the time, throughout 1988 and 1989. Ware's connection to Frankie was a large part of his gimmick. Then it looks like Koko knocks him out with the big clothesline. [14][15][16] From 1987 to 1993, Ware appeared on several WWF PPVs (including WrestleMania III where he lost to Reed) and editions of Saturday Night's Main Event, being used mainly to make established or rising stars look good. Ware wrestled his last match on August 10, 2019 for Pennsylvania Premiere Wrestling, teamed with John Wes and Matt Turner to defeat James Ellsworth, RJS and Alexander Bateman. In August 1984, The Pretty Young Things began wrestling for World Class Championship Wrestling in Texas. Moments later, Koko dumped Davis to the floor and won his first title. Outside of The Road Warriors, Hawk was a sporadic challenger for world heavyweight championships on pay-per-view from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. That was . Primarily a tag team wrestler, Lane held championships including the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship, NWA United States Tag Team Championship, NWA World Tag Team Championship, and SMW Tag Team Championship as part of The Fabulous Ones, The Midnight Express, and The Heavenly Bodies. Eaton and Sugar won the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship.[5]. He rose in popularity during the mid 1980s, while appearing in the World Wrestling Federation, where he was initially a strong mid-carder before he eventually briefly became a jobber to the stars. Koko B. Ware competed in the USWA until his semi-retirement in 1995. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event, your favorite shows, new movies, live sports, and more. Ware left the Continental Wrestling Association later that month to join the Universal Wrestling Federation. However, while Snuka and Roberts were at the height of their popularity in WWE, Ware was never seen as anything more than an undercard wrestler in the WWE. He competed professionally from 1978 to 2009. Ware wrestled for WWE from 1986 to 1994 but made special appearances in the late 1990s and 2000s. He deserves to be in the hall idc idc. During an interview where Eaton and Jimmy Hart bragged about the victory, Sugar complained that he was unable to win the Southern Title from Terry Taylor. Needless to say, The Patriot realized it at this point. What followed were some sick punches and stomps, before Ware hits a SHOOT BRAINBUSTER(which he called the Ghostbuster) to pick up the win in over a minute, then slapped the Patriot during a pin. Two weeks later on March 5, 1985 the team lost the title back to the Youngbloods. Saw him at an indie show when I was a kid. Koko B. Ware vs. Yokozuna - WWF Monday Night RAW #1, 11.01.1993 Charlotte Flair vs. Ruby Riott - WWE Fastlane 2018, 11.03.2018 - WWE SmackDown Women's Title Match Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka - WWE WrestleMania 34, 08.04.2018 - WWE SmackDown Women's Title Match In 1998 to 1999 he wrestled for Power Pro Wrestling in Memphis. He appeared at "WWE Homecoming", Raw's return to the USA Network, on October 3, 2005. He really didn't have a huge impact in the WWF. All Rights Reserved. The team lasted until March 1993, but were broken up after Hart suffered a knee injury during a match against The Headshrinkers. Even after the brainbuster he sat up. [4] Sugar never got the best of Lawler but did taste tag-team success alongside Steve Keirn and then with Bobby Eaton. [5] In 1996 he feuded with Brian Christopher and Jerry Lawler. On April 4, 2009, Ware was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by The Honky Tonk Man. Ware's feud with Valiant was quickly expanded to include the heel Tojo Yamamoto and Ware's ally, Tommy Rich. Perfect on the January 7, 1989, episode of Saturday Night's Main Event XIX , while at the 1990 Survivor Series, Ware became the first wrestler to fall victim to The Undertaker's Tombstone piledriver in the Undertaker's WWF debut match. Koko B. Ware is a retired American professional wrestler. IMPACT Wrestling/NJPW Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive. [5]. Under the management of Jim Cornette, he originally teamed with Dennis Condrey and, later on, with Stan Lane. He also competed at the World Wrestling Legends" PPV on March 5, 2006 where he defeated Disco Inferno. In April 2007, he wrestled in a tag match (while managed by special guest Slick) and lost to Bill Dundee and Dutch Mantel (managed by Jimmy Valiant) at Ultimate Clash of the Legends '07 headlined by Hulk Hogan vs. Paul Wight (Big Show). Koko returned to WWF in 1994 when he appeared on the March 21 episode of Monday Night Raw and faced Jeff Jarrett. High Energy's final match came in a loss to The Headshrinkers at a live event on March 10. He was represented by attorney Konstantine Kyros, who was involved in several other lawsuits involving former WWE wrestlers. Best wishes to Koko B Ware. Koko B. Ware (born James Ware on June 20, 1957) is a semi-retired American professional wrestler who made his professional wrestling debut in 1979. After dropping the gold in Florida, the Pretty Young Things returned to the federation that first put them together, the Continental Wrestling Association. Ware was inducted by his former rival The Honky Tonk Man. Ware's persona was that of a face who entered the ring to the theme of Morris Day's "The Bird", doing an arm-flapping dance. [9] The two men soon began wearing red leather jackets, and each had a single white glove on, in an obvious imitation of Michael Jackson to further enhance their "pretty boy" image. He would make his entrances dancing to the ring to the tune of Morris Day and The Time's The Bird, flapping his arms and carrying his pet bird Frankie", who sat on a perch at ringside while Koko wrestled. Who is Koko B. Ware Dating? Williams and Miller were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2015, and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2020. [14] [15] [16] From 1987 to 1993, Ware appeared on several WWF PPVs (including WrestleMania III where he lost to Reed) and editions of Saturday Night's Main Event , being used mainly to make established or rising stars look good. Right hand from Koko, Santana back with a couple forearm shots. Ware's feud with Valiant was quickly expanded to include the heel Tojo Yamamoto and Ware's ally, Tommy Rich. WWE KOKO B WARE ACTION 6" WRESTLING FIGURE CLASSIC SUPERSTAR JAKKS PACIFIC 2003. Welcome to Squash City, where Fightful.com takes a look at some of the more fun squash matches in pro wrestling history. The Bushwhackers consisted of Butch Miller and Luke Williams while the Sheepherders also included Jonathan Boyd and Rip Morgan as members at times. RELATED - 10 Best Animals in WWE History, Ranked. He defeated stars like Harley Race (at a house show) and Nikolai. Koko B. Ware (1989) Time gone: Roughly six weeks. Probably made it worse the guy sat up after everything Coco did to him. [5] After the match, Valiant returned to the ring and beat Ware down. Koko B. Ware On April 4, 2009, Ware was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by The Honky Tonk Man. Austin and Ware became a regular tag team dubbed the Pretty Young Things or (the PYT Express). Many of the other wrestlers on the list were wrestlers that were only in WWE for short stints and never reached any major milestones. In 2001, Ware's house caught on fire while the wrestler was out. After successfully teaming for a while Sugar and Eaton started to show signs of dissension, during their last run with the tag-team title Bobby Eaton beat Jacques Rougeau for the Mid-American Heavyweight title. It turned out that the Macaw was stuck inside the house in his cage as the fire roared around him. His first victory was on the September 7 episode of Wrestling Challenge against Bob Bradley. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. WWE Main Event Results (1/26): Bronson Reed And Nikki Cross In Action. In one of those wrestling coincidences" a masked man calling himself Stagger Lee debuted; the fact that he looked and wrestled like a masked version of Sweet Brown Sugar helped make him instantly popular. [29], After being inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009, Ware has been a point of controversy because, working as a carpenter, he was inducted before world champions Ivan Koloff, [31] Randy Savage or Bruno Sammartino. [2] He performed a brainbuster known as the Ghostbuster. In August 1986, "The Birdman" felt the time was right to make his WWE debut, coming to the ring with energy personified. In 2015, a class-action lawsuit was filed by attorney Konstantine Kyros against WWE. High Energy feuded with (and generally lost to) The Nasty Boys, The Headshrinkers, and Money Inc.[18] They made only one PPV appearance as a team, a loss to the Headshrinkers at the 1992 Survivor Series. While Cook defended his Hall of Fame status since he was very over and some of his losses were historic, Pantoja described him as "the floor for inductees".[37]. WWE Hall of Famer Koko B. Ware set aside a few minutes of his schedule to answer questions from his fans, courtesy of SLAM! At the Survivor Series in 1990, Koko became the first wrestler to fall victim to The Undertakers Tombstone piledriver in the Undertakers debut match. Wenn Sie Ihre Auswahl anpassen mchten, klicken Sie auf Datenschutzeinstellungen verwalten. "The Birdman" came to the ring with a blue-and-yellow macaw named Frankie, both flapping and dancing before and after . Ware was fired for his part in the chaotic . [19] Ware appeared in the first match on the very first episode of Monday Night Raw on January 11, 1993, where he was defeated in a squash match by Yokozuna. Hailing from the Australian Capital of Sport, Melbourne, Edan is a fan of Carlton, AC Milan, The New York Giants. The team ended in March 1993 after Hart injured his knee. Wonderful", was an American professional wrestler and college football player, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). After his time with WWE was through, Koko B Ware continued wrestling in independent promotions for years. . He is also known for his appearances under the ring name Luke Williams for promotions such as NWA New Zealand, Stampede Wrestling, Pacific Northwest Wrestling, Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling, Southwest Championship Wrestling, and the Universal Wrestling Federation, where he teamed with Butch as "The Kiwis" and "The Sheepherders". [29], After being inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009, Ware has been a point of controversy because, working as a carpenter, he was inducted before world champions Ivan Koloff,[31] Randy Savage or Bruno Sammartino. Tito whips Koko into the corner, follows in for a monkey flip, but Ware drops him with an inverted atomic drop and a right hand. By 2003 Ware began to wrestle full time again. James Ware (born June 20, 1957), better known by his ring name Koko B. Ware is a semi-retired American professional wrestler who made his professional wrestling debut in 1978. Weitere Informationen ber die Verwendung Ihrer personenbezogenen Daten finden Sie in unserer Datenschutzerklrung und unserer Cookie-Richtlinie. On that very same night that The Rockers went crazy, Ware found himself on the outs with the WWF, after getting into a physical altercation with company executive Jim Troy. He made his entrances dancing to the ring to the tune of Morris Day and The Time's "The Bird", flapping his arms and carrying Frankie, who sat on a perch at ringside while Ware wrestled. In 2009, Koko B. Ware was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. By 1992 the WWF and the United States Wrestling Association started a talent exchange agreement which saw Koko B. Ware return to Memphis. He debuted in 1978 and became widely popular in 1986, in the World Wrestling Federation, where he went from strong mid-carder to jobber to the stars. Austin and Ware became a regular tag team dubbed "The Pretty Young Things" or ("The PYT Express"). KOKO WARE YOU SHOULD WATCH: v Bill Dundee (Memphis, 6/21/82) w/Bobby Eaton v Dutch Mantell & King Cobra (Memphis, 7/19/82) w/Bobby Eaton, Rick McGraw & Sabu v Jerry Lawler, Bill Dundee, Dutch Mantell & Terry Taylor (Memphis, 12/4/82) w/Norvell Austin v Tommy Rich & Eddie Gilbert (Memphis, 5/18/84) v Ric Flair (11/18/85) Quote Reply to this topic. Which means I actually called him "Mr. B. Ware." "Mr. B. Ware," I said, "my name is RJ, we'll be wrestling each other tonight." He sang so well, in fact, that when WWE released its second album in fall 1987, entitled Piledriver, Koko himself crooned the title track and had a cameo wrestling appearance in the video that was released in support of the album. in the Continental Wrestling Association. [19] Ware appeared in the first match on the very first episode of Monday Night Raw on January 11, 1993, where he was defeated in a squash match by Yokozuna. Ware debuted in Mid-South Wrestling in 1978 as Koko Ware and spent time with multiple NWAterritories. Wrestling / Koko B. Ware James Ware (born June 20, 1957) is a retired American professional wrestler from Union City, TN who competed from the 1970s through the start of the 21st century as Koko B. Ware. Koko B Ware. After World Class, Koko went back to Memphis and worked a series of gimmick matches, including the first scaffold match. His final reign ended in January 1986 when he lost to Buddy Landel. Koko B. Ware: his birthday, what he did before fame, his family life, fun trivia facts, popularity rankings, and more. Ware was inducted by The Honky Tonk Man, with whom he feuded in 1987, including two contests for the Intercontinental Championship. On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Koko B. Ware, with his Career History, real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions he worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles he won, his Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, his appearance changes through the years, and more. During the course of the match Stagger Lee's mask was removed to reveal the man beneath it, prompting a heel turn for Ware. [21] Koko picked up his first victory of his return by defeating Bastion Booger on the April 16, 1994, episode of WWF Mania. Edan is an Australian currently living in the Middle East. Troy had used racial slurs during an argument after which the dispute turned physical. Pro Wrestling is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. High Energy feuded with (and generally lost to) The Nasty Boys, The Headshrinkers, and Money Inc. [18] They made only one PPV appearance as a team, a loss to the Headshrinkers at the 1992 Survivor Series. In the USWA Koko was more successful than in the WWF, winning the USWA World Title twice, once from Kamala The Ugandan Giant" and once from USWA icon Jerry Lawler. [23] When Hart died, the angle was dropped and Ware's services were no longer needed. The plaintiffs include Paul Orndorff, Jimmy Snuka, Kamala, Demolition, King Kong Bundy, Shane Douglas, and Perry Saturn. Ware was a defendant in a 2015 lawsuit filed by WWE after they received a letter from him indicating that he intended to sue them for concussion-based injuries sustained during his tenure with them. Although he never helda championship in his WWE tenure, "The Birdman" attained great success in 1992when he joined forces with the late Owen Hart and formed the tag team known as High Energy. The team managed to defeat the team of Elijah Akeem and Kareem Mohammad for the AWA Southern Tag Team title in February 1984, although they only hung on to the gold for a little under two weeks before Akeem and Mohammad regained the title. CREATIVE. When Dutch Mantel returned to the CWA in early 1981 he quickly defeated Ware for the TV title making Ware's first run with the gold a short one. [7] [8] Bobby Eaton later turned face, he teamed with "Stagger Lee" for a series of matches. Ware's last WWE appearance came in 2005 when he was defeated by Rob Conway on an episode of Heat. At the same time, Ware made appearances in the USWA as part of a talent exchange program with WWF. Ware's persona was that of a face who entered the ring to the theme of Morris Day's "The Bird", doing an arm-flapping dance. [citation needed] Ware was interviewed briefly during the 1999 wrestling documentary Beyond the Mat. He wrestled primarily for independent promotions in the Southeastern United States. A second lawsuit brought against the company was brought on by the Dynamite Kid, former WWE Champion Ivan Koloff, and WWE Hall of Famers Blackjack Mulligan and Koko B. Ware. After dropping the gold in Florida, the Pretty Young Things returned to the Continental Wrestling Association in April 1985. For the simple fact that WWF was more popular during Koko's time that makes him he his more over or well known that almost every wrestlers today save for a couple. In April 2007, he wrestled in a tag match (while managed by special guest Slick) and lost to Bill Dundee and Dutch Mantel (managed by Jimmy Valiant) at Ultimate Clash of the Legends '07 headlined by Hulk Hogan vs. Paul Wight (Big Show). Koko B. Ware's height is 1.75m & weight is 103kg. Watch WrestleMania and other WWE Premium Live Events on Flow. Koko B. Ware Age: 65 years Promotion: Freelancer Personal Data Birthplace: Union City, Tennessee, USA Gender: male Height: 5' 8" (173 cm) Weight: 229 lbs (104 kg) Career Data Alter egos: Koko B. Ware a.k.a. He continued wrestling in the promotion through the remainder of the year. Ware was a defendant in a 2015 lawsuit filed by WWE after they received a letter from him indicating that he intended to sue them for concussion-based injuries sustained during his tenure with them. James W. Ware, Jr. (born June 20, 1958), better known by his ring name Koko B. Ware is an American retired professional wrestler.He debuted in 1978 and became widely popular in 1986. Ware is already over 60 years old and has been wrestling since the late 1970s. I couldn't find the match anywhere on Koko's cagematch profile, probably because he had to work really hard to have it expunged from his record. [5]. Koko is neck to neck with Shinya Hashimoto as my favorite user of the Brainbuster. Koko B. Ware was inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009. On May 18, 2001, Ware returned to wrestling and defeated Brickhouse Brown at Galaxy Championship Wrestling in Little Rock, Arkansas. Ware was inducted ahead of WWE legends like Ted DiBiase, Jim Duggan, and Jake Roberts, as well as former WWE World Champions including Bob Backlund, Yokozuna, Ivan Koloff, and Randy Savage. Thomas Prichard is a retired American professional wrestler and author. Name: James Ware Preferred Name: Koko B. Ware Date Of Birth: Jun 20th 1957 Place of Birth: Union City, Tennessee, United States Nationality: USA Gender: Male Matches: 215 (14 Pay Per View) Ring Name(s): Koko B Ware, Koko Ware, Stagger Lee, Sweet Brown Sugar During a tag-team tournament in 1983, the masked Stagger Lee teamed up with fellow face Norvell Austin to take on Fargos Fabulous Ones" (Tommy Rich and "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert). . During the course of the match Stagger Lee's mask was removed to reveal the man beneath it, prompting a heel turn for Ware. Sign up for Peacock to watch. There, they won the AWA Southern Tag Team title twice, both times from The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn and Stan Lane) as they feuded with the top face team of the promotion. Ware was inducted alongside "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Ricky Steamboat, Bill Watts, Howard Finkel, The Funks, and the Von Erich family. [10] The team defeated Elijah Akeem and Kareem Mohammad for the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship in February 1984; almost two weeks later, Akeem and Mohammad regained the title. J.W. Eaton, along with the rest of the First Family, tried in vain to unmask Lee but could not manage to do so. [5] Koko also hooked up with Rex Hargrove and won the USWA Tag Team Championship once in 1993. In September 2009, Ware's wife died from cancer. [5] After the match, Valiant returned to the ring and beat Ware down. The Wrestling Collection announced that Koko B Ware is currently hospitalized with an unspecified medical condition. Robert Lawrence Horne is an American semi-retired professional wrestler who is most famous for his time in the World Wrestling Federation from 1993 to 1996 under the ring name Mo, where he held the WWF World Tag Team Championship with Mabel as "Men on a Mission". Koko in this current era would be so beloved by the internet. He left in 1997 before the company shut down later that year. Later that night the duo defended their title against Taylor and Bill Dundee, losing the title when Sugar "accidentally" kicked Eaton and then left the ring. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! [ citation needed ] Ware was interviewed briefly during the 1999 wrestling documentary Beyond the Mat . He debuted in 1978 and became widely popular in 1986. 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Having made his debut in the late 1970s, the native of Union City, Tenn., plied his craft into the 1980s in such areas as Memphis, Dallas, Lousiana, and Florida. In a somewhat surprising move, Ware was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009, despite spending most of his WWE career in the mid-card. In 1991 the WWF and the United States Wrestling Association started a talent exchange agreement which saw Koko B. Ware return to his old stomping grounds in Memphis (same area, different promotion). [4], It was not until late in 1980 that Ware's fortunes changed when he participated in a battle royal to crown the first ever Mid-American Television Champion. [5][6], Ware floundered until September 1981, when he was chosen to referee a Southern Heavyweight Championship title match between Jerry Lawler and the "Dream Machine". Later that night the duo defended their title against Terry Taylor and Bill Dundee, losing the title when Sugar accidentally" kicked Eaton and then left the ring. [21] Koko picked up his first victory of his return by defeating Bastion Booger on the April 16, 1994, episode of WWF Mania . By 1992 the WWF and the United States Wrestling Association started a talent exchange agreement which saw Koko B. Ware return to Memphis.