#92: Koko B. Ware

Real Name: James Ware

Biggest Fan: Jamie Andrews "He is the only man that had a license to wear bright colors in the 80's because he was genetically proven to be a bird (This statement was evaluated by the WWF - World Wildlife Foundation)."

As one of our experts points out, Koko B. Ware was one of the most colorful wrestlers in WWF history, in every definition of the word. Koko was named Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Rookie of the Year in 1979, but he would achieve his highest level of fame and success (in that order) once he joined the WWF in 1986. He began his Hall of Fame career with a victory over Nikolai Volkoff on Saturday Night's Main Event. From there the energetic high flyer, cheered on by his faithful friend Frankie, an equally colorful macaw, battled to the limit many of the federation's top names, becoming a fan favorite in the process. Koko also has the distinction of being the first opponent the Undertaker ever took on in the WWF, at 1990's Survivor Series. Koko easily defeated him.

When Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart departed the WWF, leaving Owen Hart without a tag team partner, Koko B. Ware was right there to help. The exciting duo, known as High Energy, for obvious reasons, injected the tag team ranks with, you guessed it, unparalleled energy, winning matches with panache and whipping capacity crowds into a frenzy. A couple of years later, Koko hung up his tights and his birdcage and called it a career. But with a character like Koko B. Ware, you never know when he might pop up. In more recent years he's been spotted wrestling Disco Inferno on pay-per-view and fighting Ted Dibiase on tosh.0. I'm sure we haven't heard the last of this superstar.