Koko B. Ware

About Koko B. Ware

The WWF's 'The Birdman,' who came into the ring with a vivid blue and yellow macaw. From 1978 until 2009, he competed professionally.

James Ware, better known by his ring name Koko B. Ware is a retired American professional wrestler. 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. "The Birdman" came to the ring with a blue-and-yellow macaw named Frankie, both flapping and dancing before and after his matches. Before joining the WWF, he was in several tag teams, most notably with Bobby Eaton in Memphis and with Norvell Austin in several promotions. In 1993, he lost the first Monday Night Raw match to Yokozuna.

Residence	Collierville, Tennessee, United States
Debut	1978
Trained by	Herb Welch
Birth name	James Ware
Billed from	Union City, Tennessee
Spouse(s)	Joyce Ware, (1963–2009, her death), Pamela James, (m. 2020)
Ring name(s)	Koko B. Ware, Stagger Lee, Sweet Brown Sugar, Koko Ware
Retired	April 4, 2009
Born	June 20, 1957, Union City, Tennessee, United States

---

Trivia

In the WWF he had the first televised Monday Night Raw match - against the Japanese sumo wrestler Yokozuna.

Koko B. Ware before fame

He began his career in regional promotions before appearing on television in a battle royal bout, which allowed him to advance in the Mid-American promotion and subsequently to the WWF.

Achievement of Koko B. Ware

He wrestled Yokozuna, a Japanese sumo wrestler, in the first broadcast Monday Night Raw match in the WWF.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Koko B. Ware family life

He was born in the Tennessee town of Union City.

Associations of Koko B. Ware

With the exception of an appearance on Daniel Tosh's Tosh, he generally kept off the screen after retiring from wrestling.0.

Koko B. Ware Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	in kg - N/A
Height	N/A
Eye Color	N/A
Hair Color	N/A