Koko Ware shoots on a jobber - what's the story?

[Joe Neglia]

Something had Koko pissed off pretty fierce. Anyone know what went down to cause Ware to go off on this guy the way he did?

[Hobby Drifter]

Then as now, somebody calling themselves “the masked patriot” probably deserved a beating.

The announcer references a video of the patriot from earlier. Guessing it was somehow questioning Koko’s patriotism or some such thing.

[BorneAgain]

Heenan: Guy must have said something mean about his mother Tupper.

[Joe Neglia]

Jan 19, 2020 20:42:01 GMT -5 Hobby Drifter said:

Then as now, somebody calling themselves “the masked patriot” probably deserved a beating.

The announcer references a video of the patriot from earlier. Guessing it was somehow questioning Koko’s patriotism or some such thing.

I doubt a worked angle video questioning patriotism would have resulted in this.

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

Just my opinion but I think Koko got pissed after the jobber chopped him on the chest. Hearing interviews from old school guys like Honky Tonk Man and The Grappler and they hated to be chopped my guess is that Koko was that way too.

[Mozenrath]

If I had to guess, and it's just guessing, I think he was maybe angry about the guy locking up right away and pushing him in the corner. Maybe he didn't want a jobber taking the offensive like that, or the guy stiffed him through incompetence or something. Koko's not a guy I typically see get brought up for his temper, but yeah, he's obviously really angry here.

[kidtamagotchi]

Yeah, it seems the chop set Koko off. Who knows if anything was said between them backstage before their match, though. That masked dude was legit knocked out after Koko's clothesline, sheesh!

[No One]

Koko Ware hates America!

[XIII]

This masked mofo must have owed Koko money.

[Wieners=$$$]

B. Ware masked jobbers. B. Koko Ware.

[Fake Jesus]

Only semi-related but:

what the f***. I genuinely thought Koko B Ware was dead. I'm losing it rn 

[Brandon Walsh is Insane.]

Is this the match Bruce Prichard said that the masked guy wouldn’t sell for Koko? He just wouldn’t stay down, so Koko kept beating on him?

[Glitch]

His opponent must have been acting like a total bird brain.

[SmashTV]

I’ve always thought that Koko looked angry when walking out here, and presumed something had happened between them backstage. That slap at the end is quite telling, as if Koko is proving a point.

[Ecks Ecks Ringout Ecks Ecks]

This is a weird one all around, since I've never heard of Koko having temper issues or a reputation for taking liberties.

The chop didn't look that bad, so I'd be inclined to assume words were exchanged backstage. If that were the case, though, I'm not sure why he'd let the jobber take control at the start of the match. Maybe he said something during the lockup?

[Joe Neglia]

Jan 20, 2020 2:36:09 GMT -5 Brandon Walsh is Insane. said:

Is this the match Bruce Prichard said that the masked guy wouldn’t sell for Koko? He just wouldn’t stay down, so Koko kept beating on him?

Dunno what Prichard's referring to, but he never worked the Memphis office, so he wouldn't have a clue, so far as I know.

Looking elsewhere online, I'm seeing that Masked Patriot may have made a racist statement before the match (something to the effect of he "didn't want to lose to an n-word"), and I can buy that.

[David-Arquette was in WCW 2000]

That clothesline though!

[Push R Truth]

Jan 20, 2020 10:59:35 GMT -5 Joe Neglia said:

Jan 20, 2020 2:36:09 GMT -5 Brandon Walsh is Insane. said:

Is this the match Bruce Prichard said that the masked guy wouldn’t sell for Koko? He just wouldn’t stay down, so Koko kept beating on him?

Dunno what Prichard's referring to, but he never worked the Memphis office, so he wouldn't have a clue, so far as I know.

Looking elsewhere online, I'm seeing that Masked Patriot may have made a racist statement before the match (something to the effect of he "didn't want to lose to an n-word"), and I can buy that.

Yeah my best guess without any more evidence is "I'm guessing something racist happened".

[Chainsaw]

Jan 20, 2020 3:14:10 GMT -5 SmashTV said:

I’ve always thought that Koko looked angry when walking out here, and presumed something had happened between them backstage. That slap at the end is quite telling, as if Koko is proving a point.

When I was poking around looking at the clip, I found another YouTube video with them talking about this on the 6:05 Superpodcast, and Bixenspan also mentioned that it looked like Koko was staring him down from the start, so I have a feeling there was definitely heat between them from the jump. If the dude did say something racist about Koko and it got back to him, as others have suggested, then I don't blame Koko in the least for going off on the guy in the ring.

[SmashTV]

Jan 20, 2020 11:14:08 GMT -5 David-Arquette was in WCW 2000 said:

That clothesline though!

For such a simple, throwaway move it’s one of the more brutal ones in the match!