When I asked Bix about any possible story he had about this. [12] Ware also sang the title track of the 1987 WWF album Piledriver, which then became his entrance music. 5 Times WWE Quickly Rehired Released Superstars - Cultaholic The Birdman shares his insight on everything from his early days with Norvell Austin to how he learned to do his bird dance. Ware, however, would often be on the losing end when he came up against other established stars, such as Butch Reed, Hercules, Greg Valentine, and The Big Boss Man. On August 23, 2007, he defeated his former nemesis Greg Valentine for Great North Wrestling at the Ottawa SuperEX in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Koko B. Ware Also known as Koko Ware, Stagger Lee, Sweet Brown Sugar Overview News and Rumors Career Career highlights Titles Matches Match Statistics Matchguide Feuds Tournaments Tag Teams & Stables Entourage Awards Themes Wrestling Games Ratings Comments Matches Displaying items 1 to 100 of total 1705 items that match the search parameters. Later, a masked man calling himself "Stagger Lee" debuted; the fact that he looked and wrestled like a masked version of Sugar helped make him instantly popular. WWE KOKO B WARE ACTION 6" WRESTLING FIGURE CLASSIC SUPERSTAR JAKKS PACIFIC 2003. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. Do the Bird!: The best of Koko B. Ware | WWE 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. Sharmel she is only there as a favour to Booker T. At least all the others did at least something even if it wasn't very good. On July 28, 2018, Ware appeared in Eastern Wrestling Federation and teamed with Blackcat Johnson in a winning effort. In 2003, Koko returned to the spotlight competing once again in the Memphis area for the Memphis Wrestling promotion. [22] Koko faced his former partner Owen Hart on the June 18 episode of Superstars. 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. Unfortunately, Frankie appears to have met a tragic end following the pairs in-ring partnership. 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. In 2001, Ware's house caught on fire while the wrestler was out. [30] dropkick, headbutt or monkey flip. Koko B Ware | Wrestling Data It didn't disappoint. The neighbor heard the bird and thought there was a child trapped inside. [5] The feud got so out of control that it had to be settled with a "loser leaves town" match, a match that Eaton won, driving Sugar out of the arena. Right hand from Koko, Santana back with a couple forearm shots. [29] [2] [1] He used a wide range of signature moves including the Missile dropkick, bulldog. [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. After World Class, Koko went back to Memphis and worked a series of gimmick matches, including the first scaffold match. Always resplendent in eye-catching, colorful outfits, he was accepted immediately by WWE fans around the world, especially the younger generation. She doesn't know a single current wrestler He continued wrestling in the promotion through the remainder of the year. Ware made a few appearances for the American Wrestling Federation from 1994 to 1996 but did not become a regular before going into semi-retirement in 1997. WWE Hall of Famer Hospitalized - comicbook.com Koko is also best known as, The Birdman of the WWF who entered the ring wth a bright blue and yellow macaw. 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. At the same time, Ware made appearances in the USWA as part of a talent exchange program with WWF. Morton has wrestled for multiple promotions in the United States including the Continental Wrestling Association, Mid-South Wrestling, Jim Crockett Promotions, World Championship Wrestling, Smoky Mountain Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation, and Extreme Championship Wrestling, as well as the Japanese promotions All Japan Pro Wrestling, New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and Wrestle Association R. Bobby Lee Eaton was an American professional wrestler best known as "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton. And if there was ever an individual who could be classified as being purely "game on" each and every night he competed in a WWE ring, then Koko B. Ware certainly fits that category. 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. To date, the drive has received over $3,600 of a $10,000 goal. 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. Koko is neck to neck with Shinya Hashimoto as my favorite user of the Brainbuster. [26] In 2020 he married Pamela James. 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. Ware made his debut as a fan favorite on the September 6, 1986, episode of Superstars , teaming with Paul Roma against Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) in a losing effort. He defeated Billy Maverick for the SCW Supreme Title for Supreme Championship Wrestling on August 22. "The Birdman" came to the ring with a blue-and-yellow macaw named Frankie,[3] both flapping and dancing before and after his matches. . In 1981, Ware was booked as the referee in a title match between The Dream Machine (Troy Graham) and defending Southern Heavyweight Champion Jerry Lawler. In August 1985, Ware won a tournament for the vacant NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship. Ware's feud with Valiant was quickly expanded to include the heel Tojo Yamamoto and Ware's ally, Tommy Rich. 1/1 BOBBY HEENAN KOKO B WARE 1990 CLASSIC WWF #56 PRINTING - ebay.com Possibly none. Koko B. Ware - Wikipedia Ware's last WWE appearance came in 2005 when he was defeated by Rob Conway on an episode of Heat. 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. [ citation needed ] Ware was interviewed briefly during the 1999 wrestling documentary Beyond the Mat . Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 2015 Topps WWE Road to Wrestlemania Hall of Fame #25 Koko B. Ware wrestling card at the best online prices at eBay! Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Shahid. It's becoming a must listen. Free shipping for many products! On June 8, 2008, Ware made a special appearance at TNA's Slammiversary as a groomsman in the kayfabe wedding for "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal and SoCal Val, along with George "The Animal" Steele, Kamala the Ugandan Giant, and Jake "The Snake" Roberts. He is best known for his first run with WWF, where he held the WWF Intercontinental Championship for a record 64 weeks before losing it to The Ultimate Warrior at the 1988 SummerSlam. [24]. Beat real jobbers on TV, lost to the stars on PPV or Saturday Night's Main Event. Another one of Koko's considerable talents was singing. Things You Didn't Know About WWE Hall Of Famer Koko B. Ware - TheSportster He left in 1997 before the company shut down later that year. [23] When Hart died, the angle was dropped and Ware's services were no longer needed. He gained most of his popularity in the World Wrestling Federation when he was known as the Birdman. February 1, 1986. Koko B. Ware Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images of 1 High Energy's final match came in a loss to The Headshrinkers at a live event on March 10. His first victory was on the September 7 episode of Wrestling Challenge against Bob Bradley. WWE Hall of Famer Koko B. Ware set aside a few minutes of his schedule to answer questions from his fans, courtesy of SLAM! The event occurred when Ware was wrestling for the Continental Wrestling Association in 1986. [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. [32][33][34][35][36] In 2020, 411Mania writers Steve Cook and Kevin Pantoja discussed Ware's induction. He headlined the inaugural 1993 edition of ECW's premier annual event, November to Remember. At the Survivor Series in 1990, Koko became the first wrestler to fall victim to The Undertakers Tombstone piledriver in the Undertakers debut match. Koko B. Ware vs. Butch Reed: WrestleMania 3 | WWE This video is either unavailable or not supported in this browser Error Code: MEDIA_ERR_SRC_NOT_SUPPORTED Technical details : The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. 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. Koko lost the first-ever match on Raw to Yokozuna as 1993 would be a banner year for Yokozuna, who would go on to win the Royal Rumble two weeks after squashing Koko. CREATIVE. After his time with WWE was through, Koko B Ware continued wrestling in independent promotions for years. Id def flap to this. 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. Koko B. Ware - Wikipedia The song's video featured top wrestlers of the day like Hulk Hogan and the Honky Tonk Man. What's the big deal about Koko B.Ware? | Wrestling Forum 0. After dropping the gold in Florida, the Pretty Young Things returned to the Continental Wrestling Association in April 1985. "The Birdman" came to the ring with a blue-and-yellow macaw named Frankie, both flapping and dancing . 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. He was best known as Road Warrior Hawk, one half of the tag team known as The Road Warriors, with Road Warrior Animal. In February 1986, Koko moved on to Bill Watts' Mid-South/UWF territory, where he started calling himself Koko B. Ware. 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. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event, your favorite shows, new movies, live sports, and more. 4. It was not until late in 1980 that Koko's fortune changed when he participated in a battle royal to crown the first ever Mid-American Television Champion. Help make SquaredCircle safer and more inclusive by using the report button to flag posts and comments for moderator review. 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. On May 31, 2014, Ware appeared in the main event at Valour Wrestling's special event to raise money for Lou Gehrig disease.[25]. Ware was later rehired, a little over a month later, when Troy resigned. He is at a facility in Mississippi. "The Birdman" came to the ring with a blue-and-yellow macaw named Frankie, both flapping and dancing before and after . Best. WWE Hall of Famer Koko B. Ware reportedly hospitalized After leaving the WWF, Koko made a few appearances for the American Wrestling Federation but did not become a regular before going into semi-retirement in 1995. They remained with the promotion until November 1984. During a 1989 European tour, Ware was fired for his part in a physical altercation with WWF executive Jim Troy. Ware's connection to Frankie was a large part of his gimmick. 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 Jerry O'Neil Lawler, better known as Jerry "The King" Lawler, is an American color commentator and professional wrestler. Koko B. Ware - CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database On television, his first major showcase was at the November 29, 1986 Saturday Night's Main Event VIII where he defeated Nikolai Volkoff. 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. James Ware [1] (born June 20, 1957), better known by his ring name Koko B. Ware, is a retired American professional wrestler who made his professional wrestling debut in 1978. Koko B. Ware 1993 Best of WWF Most Unusual Matches (Video) Koko B. Ware 1993 German Fan Favorites (Video) Koko B. Ware 1993 Wrestling Grudge Matches (Video) Koko B. Ware 1993 WWF: WrestleFest '93 (Video) Koko B. Ware 1993 Bashed in the USA (Video) Koko B. Ware 1993 Invasion of the Bodyslammers (Video) Koko B. Ware On July 28, 2018, Ware appeared in Eastern Wrestling Federation and teamed with Blackcat Johnson in a winning effort. He was most active throughout the 1980s and 1990s in the Tennessee-based United States Wrestling Association (USWA) and Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW), and had two short stints with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring names of T.L. Troy had used racial slurs during an argument after which the dispute turned physical. My mom knows Koko. Reminder that Koko B. Ware has the all-time nastiest brainbuster RELATED: 10 WWE Golden Era Moments That Aged Badly. Koko B. Ware | Pro Wrestling | Fandom There's a choke toss to send Ware flying again but he comes back with some right hands. [17], In 1992, Ware teamed up with Owen Hart to form the high-flying team known as High Energy, well known in wrestling circles for their gigantic baggy brightly colored pants and checkered suspenders. Koko B. Ware keeps his personal and love life private. 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. Koko B. Ware Hospitalized On May 19, he defeated The Genius and followed it up a night later with three more wins over Poffo later that month. On February 15, 2011, Ware made an appearance on Tosh.0 . In December 1984 the Pretty Young Things began wrestling for Championship Wrestling from Florida. 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. Many of the other wrestlers on the list were wrestlers that were only in WWE for short stints and never reached any major milestones. His first victory was on September 7 episode of Wrestling Challenge against Bob Bradley. Michael Paul Shaw was an American professional wrestler who was best known for his stint in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as Norman the Lunatic, and as Bastion Booger in the World Wrestling Federation. The same taping later saw Ware defeat Savage by countout in a dark match. On February 26, 1985, Austin and Ware defeated Jay and Mark Youngblood to win the NWA Florida United States Tag Team Championship. 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. Who is Koko B. Ware Dating? 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. 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. In 1999, Koko made a short-lived return to the World Wrestling Federation where he put on the Blue Blazer" mask during the Owen Hart angle. . By 1992 the WWF and the United States Wrestling Association started a talent exchange agreement which saw Koko B. Ware return to Memphis. [17], In 1992, Ware teamed up with Owen Hart to form the high-flying team known as High Energy, well known in wrestling circles for their gigantic baggy brightly colored pants and checkered suspenders. and with the encouragement of his best friend Frankie, Koko decided to try his hand at Wrestling. Trivia. Ware left the Continental Wrestling Association later that month to join the Universal Wrestling Federation. 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). In 1986, Ware signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) where he was repackaged as the fun loving Birdman" Koko B. Ware. [12] Ware also sang the title track of the 1987 WWF album Piledriver , which then became his entrance music. Koko B. Ware : definition of Koko B. Ware and synonyms of - sensagent Koko B. Ware Koko's first big victory came at the expense of WWE Hall of Famer Nikolai Volkoff on an edition of Saturday Night's Main Event in November 1986. If the item you received doesn't match . Ware was inducted by The Honky Tonk Man, with whom he feuded in 1987, including two contests for the Intercontinental Championship.
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