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James Ware
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1957-06-20,Union City, Tennessee, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches

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WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
1993-03-01

WWE WrestleFest '91

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WWE WrestleFest '91
1991-07-25

WWE SuperTape vol. 4

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WWE SuperTape vol. 4
1991-05-23

WWF Bashed in the USA

0

WWF Bashed in the USA
1993-06-23

WWE Royal Rumble 1991

7.8

WWE Royal Rumble 1991
1991-01-19

WWE Royal Rumble 1990

6.6

WWE Royal Rumble 1990
1990-01-21

WWE SummerSlam 1989

6.6

WWE SummerSlam 1989
1989-08-28

WWE WrestleMania VI

8.4

WWE WrestleMania VI
1990-04-01

WWE Survivor Series 1992

8.4

WWE Survivor Series 1992
1992-11-25

WWE Survivor Series 1988

8.5

WWE Survivor Series 1988
1988-11-24

The Wrestling Album II: Piledriver

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The Wrestling Album II: Piledriver
1987-09-21

WWE Survivor Series 1990

8.2

WWE Survivor Series 1990
1990-11-22

WWE WrestleMania III

7.5

WWE WrestleMania III
1987-03-29

WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '84

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WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '84
1984-11-22

WWF: WrestleFest '93

0

WWF: WrestleFest '93
1993-03-20

0

Fan Favorites
1989-08-09

The Best of the WWF: volume 13

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The Best of the WWF: volume 13
1987-10-28

The Best of the WWF: volume 14

0

The Best of the WWF: volume 14
1987-12-15

World Wrestling Legends: 6:05 - The Reunion

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World Wrestling Legends: 6:05 - The Reunion
2005-04-29

JCW Legends and Icons

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JCW Legends and Icons
2011-12-08

8.2

WWE U.K. PPV
1989-10-10

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '88

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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '88
1988-11-06

WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87

0

WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87
1987-11-06

WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: December '88

0

WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: December '88
1988-12-17

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87

0

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
1987-01-11

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88

0

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88
1988-04-24

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88

0

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
1988-09-18

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87

0

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
1987-01-05

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '88

0

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '88
1988-10-09

The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment

8.8

The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
2013-11-18

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

9.3

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013-09-10

WWE Hall Of Fame 2009

9

WWE Hall Of Fame 2009
2009-04-04

7.417

The Sheik
2014-04-26

The True Story of WrestleMania

8.3

The True Story of WrestleMania
2011-03-13

WWE SummerSlam 1988

7.4

WWE SummerSlam 1988
1988-08-29

WWE Royal Rumble 1989

5.5

WWE Royal Rumble 1989
1989-01-15

WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '84

0

WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '84
1984-10-24

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

10

The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1986-04-19

WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII

0

WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
1991-03-17

WWE Royal Rumble 1993

7.2

WWE Royal Rumble 1993
1993-01-24

Biography: Booker T

7

Biography: Booker T
2021-05-09

Biography: WWE Legends

7.2

Biography: WWE Legends
2021-04-18

AWF Warriors of Wrestling

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AWF Warriors of Wrestling
1995-03-06

6.8

Raw
1993-01-11

WWF Wrestling Challenge

6.8

WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986-09-07