Black History Month Spotlight: Black Pro Wrestling Legends

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I haven’t been through this thread yet, so excuse me if this has already been said, but shout out to Koko B. Ware

- 31 year wrestling career (1978 - 2009)
- Breh was 5’7 or 5’9 (Internet has both listed) 228 pounds wrestling in the big and roided up era of 1980s WWF as a regular jobber, and got over so much, he was upgraded to “jobber to the stars”.

To get over with a gimmick that I honestly think nobody else could’ve pulled off on the roster as a jobber is impressive

- Helped lay the foundation for other black wrestlers after him. We all know how :mjpls: wrestling is now, I can’t even imagine the shyt he’s seen in his day
- WWE HoF (and fukk anyone who thinks he shouldn’t be inducted, Drew Carey is in that mf)
- He could GO in the ring, and make the stars look like money

and we can’t forget Frankie (RIP) :wow:

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I haven’t been through this thread yet, so excuse me if this has already been said, but shout out to Koko B. Ware

- 31 year wrestling career (1978 - 2009)
- Breh was 5’7 or 5’9 (Internet has both listed) 228 pounds wrestling in the big and roided up era of 1980s WWF as a regular jobber, and got over so much, he was upgraded to “jobber to the stars”.

To get over with a gimmick that I honestly think nobody else could’ve pulled off on the roster as a jobber is impressive

- Helped lay the foundation for other black wrestlers after him. We all know how :mjpls: wrestling is now, I can’t even imagine the shyt he’s seen in his day
- WWE HoF (and fukk anyone who thinks he shouldn’t be inducted, Drew Carey is in that mf)
- He could GO in the ring, and make the stars look like money

and we can’t forget Frankie (RIP) :wow:

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It's a shame that Koko B. Ware became an enhancement talent in the WWF. Prior to that, he was a rising star in the territories. We could probably make the case that Koko's high-flying style made a way for the Black arial wrestlers who came after him.
Also, Koko had hands...
 
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