James Ware

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    Sweet Brown Sugar, Stagger Lee, Koko Ware, Koko B. Ware, "The Birdman" Koko B. Ware, The Birdman

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James Ware, better known by his ring name "The Birdman" Koko B. Ware, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler who made his professional wrestling debut in 1978. He gained most of his popularity in the World Wrestling Federation when he was known as the Birdman. Ware came to the ring with a blue-and-yellow macaw parrot named Frankie, and would flap his arms like a bird while dancing before and after his matches. Before joining the WWF, Ware worked as a part of several tag teams, first with Bobby Eaton in Memphis and then later on with Norvell Austin as one half of the The P.Y.T. Express in several promotions. 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. The crowd favorite was Jimmy Valiant, who Koko accidentally knocked into Danny Davis and eliminated Valiant. Moments later, Koko dumped Davis to the floor and won his first title. After the match, Jimmy Valiant returned to the ring and beat Koko down. Koko’s feud with Jimmy Valiant was quickly expanded to include the heel Tojo Yamamoto and Koko ally Tommy Rich. When Dutch Mantel returned to the CWA in early 1981 he quickly defeated Koko for the TV title making Koko’s first run with the gold a short one. Koko floundered until September 1981 when he was chosen to referee a Southern Heavyweight Championship title match between Jerry Lawler and “The Dream Machine". Ware unfairly counted Lawler out to give the Dream Machine the victory, a decision that did not sit well with Lawler nor the fans in Memphis. Koko quickly aligned himself with manager Jimmy Hart and his First Family and changed his name to Sweet Brown Sugar. Sugar never got the best of Lawler but did taste tag-team success alongside Steve Keirn and then with Bobby Eaton. Eaton & Sugar won the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship. On June 8, 2008, Koko made a special appearance at TNA's Slammiversary as a groomsman in the wedding for "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal and So Cal Val, along with George "The Animal" Steele, Kamala the Ugandan Giant, and Jake "The Snake" Roberts. On April 4, 2009, Koko was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by The Honky Tonk Man. On September 5, 2009 Ware's wife died after a battle with cancer. On February 15, 2011 Koko made an appearance on Tosh.0. He is one of only three wrestlers to sport 'WWF' on his trunks.

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1957-06-20
  • event Death Date Unknown
  • school Known for: Acting
  • star Popularity: 2.1
  • info Birth Place Union City, Tennessee, USA
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WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches

1993-03-01

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WWE WrestleFest '91

1991-07-25

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WWE SuperTape vol. 4

1991-05-23

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WWF Bashed in the USA

1993-06-23

7.8

WWE Royal Rumble 1991

1991-01-19

6.6

WWE Royal Rumble 1990

1990-01-21

6.5

WWE SummerSlam 1989

1989-08-28

8.4

WWE WrestleMania VI

1990-04-01

8.4

WWE Survivor Series 1992

1992-11-25

8.5

WWE Survivor Series 1988

1988-11-24

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The Wrestling Album II: Piledriver

1987-09-21

8.2

WWE Survivor Series 1990

1990-11-22

7.5

WWE WrestleMania III

1987-03-29

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WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '84

1984-11-22

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WWF: WrestleFest '93

1993-03-20

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Fan Favorites

1989-08-09

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The Best of the WWF: volume 13

1987-10-28

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The Best of the WWF: volume 14

1987-12-15

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World Wrestling Legends: 6:05 - The Reunion

2005-04-29

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JCW Legends and Icons

2011-12-08

8.2

WWE U.K. PPV

1989-10-10

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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '88

1988-11-06

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WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87

1987-11-06

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WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: December '88

1988-12-17

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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87

1987-01-11

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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88

1988-04-24

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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88

1988-09-18

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WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87

1987-01-05

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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '88

1988-10-09

8.8

The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment

2013-11-18

9.3

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

2013-09-10

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WWE Hall Of Fame 2009

2009-04-04

7.4

The Sheik

2014-04-26

8.3

The True Story of WrestleMania

2011-03-13

7.4

WWE SummerSlam 1988

1988-08-29

5.5

WWE Royal Rumble 1989

1989-01-15

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WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '84

1984-10-24

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The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

1986-04-19

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WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII

1991-03-17

7.9

WWE Royal Rumble 1993

1993-01-24

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Biography: Booker T

2021-05-09

7.2

Biography: WWE Legends

2021-04-18

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AWF Warriors of Wrestling

1995-03-06

6.7

WWE Raw

1993-01-11

6.8

WWF Wrestling Challenge

1986-09-07

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WWE Pay Per View

1985-03-31