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James Ware(V)

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James Ware
This colorful, high-flying wrestler was a mainstay in the WWF from 1986 to 1993. He appeared at many of the WWF's major Pay-Per-View events during this time frame, such as Wrestlemania, Summerslam, Survivor Series, and Royal Rumble. He was mainly used as a jobber - a wrestler who rarely wins and is mainly used to help elevate other talent. Despite what seemed like an endless losing streak, Koko remained one of the WWF's most popular wrestlers throughout most of his career. His biggest match was probably at Survivor Series 1988, where he wrestled in the main event on Hulk Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage's 5-man team. Koko was always one of the best high-flying wrestlers in the WWF. One of his favorite moves was a dropkick on his opponents from the top turnbuckle. He often came to the ring with multi-colored hair, and he was rarely seen at ringside without his pet parrot: Frankie. One of his strongest attributes was his hard head, which his opponents usually found out when they attempted to ram Koko's head into the top turnbuckle, with no avail. This failed attempt to hurt Koko's head was always picked up on by legendary wrestling commentator Gorilla Monsoon, who would remark "(Koko's opponent) didn't do his homework". His last year in the WWF was spent as a tag team of the late Owen Hart as the high-flying team of High Energy.
BornJune 20, 1958
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    WWF Prime Time Wrestling (1985)
    WWF Prime Time Wrestling
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Koko B. Ware
    • Koko B. Ware - High Energy
    WWF Superstars (1986)
    WWF Superstars
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Koko B. Ware
    • 'The Birdman' Koko B. Ware
    • Koko B. Ware - High Energy
    • Koko B.Ware
    André René Roussimoff and Hulk Hogan in WrestleMania III (1987)
    WrestleMania III
    7.9
    TV Special
    • Koko B. Ware
    • 1987
    Elizabeth Hulette and Randy Savage in WrestleMania IV (1988)
    WrestleMania IV
    6.9
    TV Special
    • Koko B. Ware
    • 1988

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    • WrestleQuest (2023)
      WrestleQuest
      Video Game
      • Koko B. Ware
      • 2023
    • Jerry Lawler's Memphis Wrestling
      4.6
      TV Series
      • Koko B. Ware
      • 2010
    • PWS: Brawl for Paul (2009)
      PWS: Brawl for Paul
      Video
      • Koko B. Ware
      • 2009
    • Mark Calaway, Adam Copeland, Rey Mysterio, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Mark Henry, Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, Paul Levesque, John Layfield, Jay Reso, Paul Wight, Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin, John Cena, Randy Orton, CM Punk, Antonio Burke Jr., and Kofi Kingston in The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania (2009)
      The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania
      7.5
      TV Special
      • Koko B.Ware
      • 2009
    • Michael Verdi, Alex Shelley, and Craig Williams in PWS: Revelation (2007)
      PWS: Revelation
      Video
      • Koko B. Ware
      • 2007
    • WWE Sunday Night Heat (1998)
      WWE Sunday Night Heat
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Koko B. Ware
      • The Blue Blazer
      • 1999–2005
    • Rey Mysterio, Walter Hahn, CM Punk, Gionna Daddio, and Demi Bennett in WWE Raw (1993)
      WWE Raw
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Koko B. Ware
      • The Blue Blazer
      • 1993–2005
    • Owen Hart in WWF Mania (1994)
      WWF Mania
      Video
      • Koko B. Ware
      • 1994
    • Rodney Anoai, Scott Hall, and Larry Pfohl in The History of SummerSlam (1994)
      The History of SummerSlam
      Video
      • Koko B. Ware
      • 1994
    • WWF Superstars (1986)
      WWF Superstars
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Koko B. Ware
      • Koko B. Ware - High Energy
      • Koko B.Ware ...
      • 1986–1994
    • USWA Championship Wrestling (1989)
      USWA Championship Wrestling
      4.6
      TV Series
      • Koko B. Ware
      • 1994
    • Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels in German Fan Favorites (1993)
      German Fan Favorites
      5.3
      Video
      • Koko B. Ware
      • 1993
    • Best of WWF Most Unusual Matches (1993)
      Best of WWF Most Unusual Matches
      3.8
      Video
      • Koko B. Ware
      • 1993
    • Randy Savage and Charles Wright in Wrestling Grudge Matches (1993)
      Wrestling Grudge Matches
      5.4
      Video
      • Koko B. Ware
      • 1993
    • Ray Traylor in WWF: WrestleFest '93 (1993)
      WWF: WrestleFest '93
      5.6
      Video
      • Koko B. Ware
      • 1993

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    • Saturday Night's Main Event (1985)
      Saturday Night's Main Event
      7.3
      TV Series
      • performer: "Piledriver" (as Koko B. Ware)
      • 1987

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    • Alternative names
      • Coco B. Ware
    • Height
      • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
    • Born
      • June 20, 1958
      • Union City, Tennessee, USA
    • Spouse
      • Joyce? - September 5, 2009 (her death, 3 children)

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      Teamed with the British Bulldogs against Bobby Heenan and The Islanders at WrestleMania IV (1988).
    • Trademarks
        Wrestling finishing move "The Ghostbuster"
    • Nicknames
      • Koko B. Ware
      • The Birdman

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