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| align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:150%;" |'''Koko B. Ware''' 
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="2" |
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Birth name'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |James (Brandon) McLeod
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Ring name(s)'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |'''Koko B. Ware''' Stagger Lee Sweet Brown Sugar Koko War
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Billed height'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Billed weight'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |240 lb (110 kg)
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Born'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |June 20, 1957 (age 56) [[Union City, Tennessee]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Resides'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Collierville, Tennessee]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Billed from'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Union City, Tennessee
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Debut'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |1978
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Retired'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |April 4, 2009
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'''James McLeod''' (born June 20, 1957), better known by his ring name '''Koko B. Ware''', is a retired [[United States of America|American]] [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestler]] who made his professional wrestling debut in 1978. He gained most of his popularity in the [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]] when he was known as the Birdman. Ware came to the ring with a [[Blue-and-Yellow Macaw|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 IWF, Ware worked as a part of several tag teams, first with [[Bobby Eaton]] in [[Continental Wrestling Association|Memphis]] and then later on with [[Norvell Austin]] as one half of the The P.Y.T. Express in several promotions. Ware also holds the distinction of having competed in the first ever match on the first episode of ''[[IWE Raw|Monday Night Raw]]'' in a losing effort against [[Taylor Anoa'i|Yokozuna]].

==Professional wrestling career==

===Early years===

===Stagger Lee===

===Pretty Young Things===

===International Wrestling Federation (1986–1994)===
====Debut (1986)====

====Midcard (1986–1992)====

====High Energy and departure (1992–1994)====

===United States Wrestling Association (1991–1995)===

===Semi-retirement and return===

===Special appearances===

==Personal life==

==In wrestling==
*'''Finishing move'''
**''Bird Buster'' / ''Ghost Buster'' ([[Brainbuster]], with theatrics)

*'''Signature moves'''
**[[Dropkick]], sometimes from the [[Dropkick#Missile dropkick|top rope]]
**[[Professional wrestling attacks#Headbutt|Headbutt]]

*'''[[Manager (professional wrestling)|Managers]]'''
**[[Jimmy Heart]]
**[[Paul Bearer|Percival Pringle III]]

*'''Nicknames'''
**"The Birdman"
**"The Holy Ghost"

*'''Entrance Themes'''
**"Piledriver" by [[Jim Johnston (Composer)|Jim Johnston]]
**"Bird" by [[Jimmy Heart]]

==Championships and accomplishments==
[[File:Koko B Ware.jpg|thumb|250px|Ware in Hall of Fame 2009.]]
*'''Badger State Pro Wrestling'''
**BSPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
**BSPW Tag Team Championship (2) - with Juicy Johnny

*'''[[Championship Wrestling from Florida]]'''
:*[[NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida Version)|NWA United States Tag Team Championship ''(Florida version)'']] ([[NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version)#Title history|1 time]]) - with Norvell Austin

*'''[[Continental Wrestling Association]]'''
:*[[AWA Southern Tag Team Championship]] ([[AWA Southern Tag Team Championship#Title history|7 times]]) - with Norvell Austin (3), [[Robert Eaton|Bobby Eaton]] (2), [[Scott Lane|Stan Lane]] (1), and [[Dutch Mantel]] (1)
:*[[NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship]] ([[NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship#Title history|6 times]])
:*NWA Mid-America Television Championship (1 time)

*'''[[International World Class Championship Wrestling]]'''
:*[[IWCCW Heavyweight Championship]] ([[IWCCW Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])

*'''International Wrestling Alliance'''
**IWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''
:*PWI ranked him #'''406''' of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.

*'''Real Wrestling Federation'''
:*RWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*'''Supreme Championship Wrestling'''
:*SCW Supreme Championship (1 time)

*'''[[United States Wrestling Association]]'''
:*[[USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship#Title history|2 times]])
:*[[USWA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[USWA World Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) - with Rex Hargrove

*'''[[IWE|International Wrestling Entertainment]]'''
:*[[IWE Hall of Fame]] (2009)

==References==

==External links==

{{IWE Hall of Fame}}

James McLeod - Revision history

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